Monday, October 29, 2012

Nice ta Meetcha-- Monday, October 29th: Ingrid, Laina, and Susan

As I mentioned in the previous post, the next few weeks, I'm taking some time to introduce y'all to our lovely staff members so you know whom to speak with about your particular book queries. This week, I'm continuing the streak of posting about all female booksellers (the boys are shy, I guess).

Ingrid--

  •  When did you start working at BBS?
    • I started working at Boulder Book Store in September, 2012.
  •  What is your role on the floor?
    • I'm the one trying to appear like I'm not forcing the Reader's Guild membership on you at the register.
  •  Where are you from originally and what brought you to Boulder?
    • I'm originally from Park City, UT. My husband is currently attending law school at CU Boulder.
  •  What are some of your favorite genres/specific titles?
    • I read all kinds of stuff. Some of my favorite genres are memoir (especially memoirs about living in polygamous marriages,) Native American literature, women's studies, some philosophy, and general literary fiction. My favorite book of all time is War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. I also love Margaret Atwood, Thomas Hardy, Edith Wharton, Cheryl Strayed, Jeffrey Eugenides, Joan Didion, Louise Erdrich, and Sylvia Plath. 
  •  What is your favorite thing about working at BBS?
    • I love keeping up on new releases and talking to customers about the books they are buying. 
  •  What is one unique/interesting fact about you that one wouldn't necessarily learn in ordinary conversation?
    • Starting in elementary school I developed a somewhat unhealthy obsession with WWII history. I read everything I could possibly find about WWII in my elementary and middle school libraries, and every day after school would scan the yahoo search results for "holocaust," "nazi," "d-day," and other general WWII terms. I had an intricate folder system in my closet in which I would store and organize what information I had printed from the internet. When I graduated from high school, my grandfather took me on a special trip to Europe where we visited all the major WWII sites.

Laina-- 


  • When did you start working at BBS? 
    • Fall 2009
  • What is your role on the floor? 
    • Bookseller/Assistant Buyer (DVDs, Out-of-Print Search Service, Buyer for several smaller backlist sections (ask me which ones!)) 
  • Where are you from originally and what brought you to Boulder? 
    • Pleasantville, NY (No, it's NOT black and white (just white)). I moved here in July of '08 to join my sister and my cousins for the excellent skiing. And also to go to Massage Therapy school. (Yes, I'm in practice)
  • What are some of your favorite genres/specific titles? 
    • Graphic Novels, SciFi/Fantasy, Fiction, Kids and teen! Titles - too many to count :)
  • What is your favorite thing about working at BBS? 
    • Other than the books and fine company? I love being involved in the book market as a whole. I'm proud to work for an Indie, and it is important to me that the outstanding customer service that goes hand-in-hand with Indies stays outstanding. We are what keeps bookstores alive, and no town should be without one.
  • What is one unique/interesting fact about you that one wouldn't necessarily learn in ordinary conversation? 
    • I share a birthday with Billie Holiday, Ravi Shankar, Francis Ford Coppola, Russell Crowe and Jackie Chan!

Susan-- 

  •  When did you start working at BBS?
    • August 2010
  • What is your role on the floor?
    • I'm the Corporate and School Sales assistant which means I handle offsite sales and large orders for schools, corporations, and - on occasion - individuals. I also buy used books and process all of our internet sales. 
  • Where are you from originally and what brought you to Boulder?
    • I've lived in quite a few places, but Leadville, CO has always been home. I moved to Boulder to strike out on my own while still saying close enough to family.
  • What are some of your favorite genres/specific titles?
  • What is your favorite thing about working at BBS?
    • What? You mean aside from the books? The people. My amazing coworkers who are each unique and passionate and all of our quirky customers. 
  • What is one unique/interesting fact about you that one wouldn't necessarily learn in ordinary conversation?
    • I'm writing a zombie novel. The mindless, slowly decaying kind. Oh! The zombies, not the novel. Well, hopefully not the novel. Eek.

2 comments:

  1. Ingrid is a lovely, lovely book reader. And all around human being. All of the good folks entering the bookstore will be lucky to meet her indeed.

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  2. Indeed she is! We certainly enjoy having her :)

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