Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Author | Robin Sloan |
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Cover artist | Rodrigo Corral |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | 2012 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 304 pp (US Hardcover) |
ISBN | 978-0374214913 |
OCLC | 778422009 |
813/.6 | |
LC Class | PS3619.L6278 M7 2012 |
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is a 2012 novel by American writer Robin Sloan. It was chosen as one of the best 100 books of 2012 by the San Francisco Chronicle,[1] was a New York Times Editor's Choice,[2] and was on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller list[3] as well as the NPR Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List.[4] The US book cover, which glows in the dark, was done by Rodrigo Corral and chosen as one of the 25 best book covers for 2012 by BookPage.[5][6][7]
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore combines elements of fantasy, mystery, friendship and adventure as a way of looking at the modern conflict and transition between new technology (electronic) and old (print books). The protagonist is a laid-off Silicon Valley tech worker who begins working at a dusty bookstore with very few customers, only to start discovering one secret after another. The mysterious old books, along with the store's owner, lead to a 500-year-old secret society.[8]
Notes
- ↑ McMurtrie, John (December 21, 2012). "Best books of 2012: 100 recommended books". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "Editor's Choice". New York Times Sunday Book Review. December 21, 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller list for October 28, 2012". New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore". National Public Radio. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "'Mr. Penumbra' Bridges The Digital Divide". NPR. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "25 best book jackets of 2012". Book Page. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "Book Review: "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore"". PhiloBiblos. November 26, 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (November 7, 2012). "Google Aces Can't Defeat Bibliophiles 'Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore' by Robin Sloan". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
External links
- Author's website
- New York Times Sunday Book Review
- New York Times review
- Boston Globe review
- The Hindu review
- Slate review
- BookLore review