By Margaret Lea Cathy Berner, the event coordinator/kids' book specialist from Blue Willow Bookshop, will be speaking at our chapter meeting August 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM at the Tracy Gee Community Center, and also on Zoom. She will present "A Bookseller's Look at the Kids' Book World." Below is my email interview with Cathy. Also, check out bluewillowbookshop.com, or stop by the shop at 14532 Memorial Dr., Houston, 77079. 1) What’s the best thing about working at a bookshop? The best things about working at Blue Willow are discovery and connection. Discovering new books and authors and connecting those books and authors with readers fills my cup. 2) What's the worst thing about working at a bookshop? All the unglamorous details of retail: fixing the toilet handle, vacuuming, dealing with technology and stressing about the temperature at an event when it's warm outside. 3) How do you decide which books to stock, and do you stock books by self-published...
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