A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the "Los Angeles
Times" Book Prize for First Fiction, named a Best Book of the Year
by NPR, "Los Angeles Times," and "San Francisco Chronicle
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The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a
San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr.
Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay
discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or
its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they
never seem to buy anything--instead, they "check out" large,
obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay
engineers an analysis of the clientele's behavior, seeking help
from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their
findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets
extend far beyond its walls. Rendered with irresistible brio and
dazzling intelligence, Robin Sloan's "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour
Bookstore" is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you
have to enter and will never want to leave.
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