The Book Culture Paradox (or: When Your Fictional Characters Shop Better Than You Do)
The Book Culture Paradox (or: When Your Fictional Characters Shop Better Than You Do) Every so often, the universe throws a writer a bone. Not a big bone. Not a “movie‑deal‑announcement” bone. More like a polite, well-mannered bone that taps you on the shoulder and says, “Hey, look at this. Isn’t this weirdly delightful?” This is one of those bones. In Reunion: Coda , Maddie shows up at the Moonglow Club carrying a Book Culture bag. Jim notices the bag. The reader notices the bag. No one — and I mean no one — knows what’s in the bag. Except Maddie. And she’s not telling. Cut to real life. I recently wandered over to Book Culture’s website — the same Book Culture whose bag Maddie is carrying — and discovered that my books are available through their online ordering system. Not stocked on shelves. Not perched in Staff Picks with a handwritten card that says “A tender, emotionally literate indie gem.” Just… orderable. Quietly. Politely. Like a cat sitting in a doorway waiting to ...