The newly launched Litographs Book Club "taps into a community of people whose jobs are to help others discover and experience the books they love--independent booksellers. Every season, we ask four different booksellers: 'If you could recommend one book, what would it be?' We take their suggestions, create a digital home for each title, and make it easy for readers to find and read these books with each other."
Noting that bookstores "have long known that recommending books is a craft, and it's one they've perfected over the course of helping millions find their next great book," Litographs is currently partnering with the Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, Mass., Green Apple Books in San Francisco, Calif., Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, Wash., and Left Bank Books in St. Louis, Mo.
"While reading is often a solitary experience, the love of books is not. Bookstores are about conversation--among readers and between writers and the reading public. We love the fact that Litographs is seeking to bring that experience online," said Harvard Book Store owner Jeff Mayersohn.
