Booksellers from Copperfield's, Petaluma, Calif., gathered to celebrate "our fearless leader, best manager ever, and most patient pug-owning guy we know. We thought it best that we commemorate the most oft-used phrase here in the store: 'Hey, Matt...?' " as manager Matt Brown transitions from 25+ years in the store to the main office in Sebastopol. Today is his last day in the store. Amber Reed will take the helm as manager; Ray Lawrason will continue as assistant manager, and Patty Norman will continue to direct kids events.
Pictured: (l.-r., back row) Sarita McKay, Barbara Spicer, Mark Warren, Amber Reed, Patty Norman, Howard Belove, Ellen Skagerberg, Ross Lockhart; (front row) Katie Wigglesworth, Sophie Zagerman, Ray Lawrason, Daniel Waller, Jeremy Carpenter.