12. When you show up to work in matching cardigans & spectacles

11. When the recommendation...

is way, way off the mark.

10. When the computer says we have 5 copies

but we can't seem to find them.

9. Age appropriate questions...

...can be very, very awkward.

8. When you have trouble spelling a difficult author name, like, KRZHIFANOVSKI

KRIZHANOVSKY

CRZIHANOVESKY?

KRAVAZHOVSKI?

AAARHGH! NOW I CAN WRITE THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CORPSE!

7. When someone tries to return a "gently" used book...

and the use was not so "gentle."

6. When an adorable child settles down in the kids' section...

...just as the author begins a brilliant AND profanity laden reading.

5. When someone finally asks about radically experimental works in translation...

when Josh is on vacation.

4. When You've Been Waiting a VERY Long Time for the Bathroom Key

And Sometimes You Wait For a VERY VERY Long Time

3. When your enthusiastic recommendation of a contemporary book...

...prompts the reader to gush about a classic you haven’t read.

2. The Bait...

..and Switch!

1. When Bear...

...is moist.
