Embree is a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, a longtime bookseller, and the proprietor of the recently opened Three Penny Books on Murray Avenue, in Squirrel Hill. So that's been about 16 years. I took a couple of years off, then I worked at The Bookworm, right here in Squirrel Hill, and Caliban Books in Oakland, which I think is one of the best bookstores in Pennsylvania, flat out. Dealing with the people, I think.
Some people are booksellers and some people are book collectors.
Book collectors never want to let a book out of their sight. Booksellers are a whole different kind of person. I enjoy going out, finding the books, talking to people. The books aren't quite a sideline, but it's mostly dealing with the people. You must have some interesting customers.