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Shut up and read : a memoir from Harriett's Bookshop

Shut up and read : a memoir from Harriett's Bookshop

Book 2026

"Jeannine Cook always thought she'd open a bookshop in her old age. Raised by a blind librarian, books were integral to her life, and she expected she would eventually write one as well. Instead, Jeannine found herself a burnt-out workaholic with three jobs and no time to read or write, feeling like she hadn't fulfilled her purpose. In her journal, Jeannine began an imaginary dialogue with Harriet Tubman, "Q&As" she dubbed Conversations with Harr...