BOOK 108: MR PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR
BOOKSTORE: ROBIN SLOAN
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is
a 2012 novel by American writer Robin Sloan. It was chosen
one of the best 100 books of 2012 by the San Francisco
Chronicle, was a New York Times Editor's
Choice, 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.
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 main 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.
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