Episode 86 || We'll Be There for You: TV Sitcoms + Bookselling

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Author Ann Patchett recently compared bookselling to being on a sitcom. Annie and Chris investigate that claim, comparing their fellow booksellers to Friends characters and examining why we identify with fictional characters of all kinds. + Read Ann Patchett's original interview, here. + Find CJ Hauser's essay all about characters who are "just like us" here.

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