Mastering the Art of the Lockdown Book Recommendation
With Lockdown Libraries, Clemmie Jackson-Stops Asks Readers to Think Beyond Genre and Taste February 8, 2021 My sister always goes to the same bookshop in Oxfordshire, where she lives. There she seeks out a young bookseller with a shock of black hair from within the stacks. He once recommended her a list of books, and she loved every single one; she’s been returning to him ever since. During lockdown, visiting bookstores was off the table. As was talking to strangers. That’s when my sister turned to a new service that sprung up in the vacuum: Lockdown Libraries. It was launched by Clemmie...