The book "The Bookstore Job" planned and edited by Yoshiaki Misago, a humanities concierge at Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS, will go on sale on June 15th.
2022.06.08
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
―18 booksellers speak. A new way of working seen from the work of a bookstore―
The book "The Bookstore Job" (Sekai Shisosha), edited by Yoshiaki Misago, the humanities concierge at Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS, operated by Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., and the planner of the store's book selection project "School of Reading," has been published and will go on sale from June 15th.
"The Bookstore Job" is a book that takes a fresh look at why people choose to visit a bookstore, a place where people and books gather and come into direct contact; what bookstore employees look for in their work; how they utilize their individuality; and what kind of work they create.
Based around the phrase "A bookstore is a bonfire," which has influenced Misago, the book is structured around three themes: "Lighting the fire -- creating a door to books in places where there are no bookstores" (Beginning), "Adding firewood -- creating new value from daily work" (Continuing), and "To keep the fire burning -- expanding the work of a bookstore" (Expanding). Misago asks respected booksellers from around the country about new ways of working that can be seen from the work of a bookstore, and each of them writes down their thoughts.
Through the words of bookstore employees, this book asks and challenges readers to consider "what work is," and we hope that it will provide them with hints to open up a brighter tomorrow.
To commemorate the publication of this work, talk events will be held at Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS and Ropponmatsu TSUTAYA BOOKS, inviting various guests to discuss the future of books and bookstores. Please join us.
Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS "The Bookstore Job" Book Talk Festival
Sanshiro Takagi Talk Show "Pro-Wrestling Bookstore Theory" (Interviewer: Hiromitsu Kitada, Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS)
In order to make bookstores brighter and more lively in the future, Kitada asks, "We need to convey the appeal of books to people who don't normally read books." Takagi will be joined by Sanshiro Takagi, CEO of CyberFight Inc. from the professional wrestling industry and an active professional wrestler, who has successfully expanded his customer base through a thorough advertising strategy of "drawing in people who aren't interested and creating a boom," to explore hints for a V-shaped recovery for the bookstore industry.
Date and time: June 18th (Sat) 13:00-15:00
Location: Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS 4th Lounge
Details and application:https://store.tsite.jp/umeda/event/shop/26652-1516300516.html
Commemorating the publication of "The Flame of Life" by Ashitanoshikaku Publishing
Talk event between Atsushi Horibe and Junichiro Shimada: "Notes on Business" by Seikosha and Natsuhasha
"There is nothing like the invigorating joy of surviving alone in a place no one has ever set foot before."In 2015, Atsushi Horibe opened his own independent bookstore, Seikosha, and is now running a sustainable bookstore using original methods that are unconstrained by precedents and conventions. In 2009, Junichiro Shimada founded the independent publishing company Natsuhasha, without any prior experience as an editor, and continues to work with long-term values that are not swayed by trends. A talk event will be held to commemorate the publication of the two authors' new books, as they continue their tough adventure as both a bookstore and a publisher, set in a new frontier discovered in the publishing industry.
Date and time: June 18th (Sat) 16:00-18:00
Location: Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS 4th Lounge
Details and application:https://store.tsite.jp/umeda/event/shop/26821-1202290525.html
Riko Murai x Yoshiaki Misago "The Power of Reading: How to Enjoy a Bookstore"
In her new book, "When I Read a Book, I Remembered My Grandma," translator and essayist Murai Riko, who is well-versed in books from all over the world and throughout history, writes about the books she reads and how she lives her life.
How does Murai choose and read books?
From how to enjoy bookstores to how to interact with books, we will hear from Murai about the secrets of books and reading that have continued to support his life.
Date and time: Sunday, June 19th, 13:00-14:30
Location: Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS 4th Lounge
Details and application:https://store.tsite.jp/umeda/event/shop/26821-1202290525.html
Yoshitetsu Nishimura and Yoshiaki Misago: Rethinking the Future of Work
We will be inviting work style researcher Yoshitetsu Nishimura to discuss the work that will be needed to survive in the coming era, starting with the question, "What is the work of a bookstore?"How can we make our work not just a job, but our own job? Starting with Yoshitetsu Nishimura's book "Creating Your Own Job," the two will think about the jobs that will allow us to survive in the coming era.
Date and time: Sunday, June 19th, 17:00-18:30
Location: Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS 4th Lounge
Details and application:https://store.tsite.jp/umeda/event/shop/26746-1650140520.html
Ropponmatsu TSUTAYA BOOKS "Bookstore Job" Publication Commemoration Event
Kotaro Kondo x Yoshiaki Misago "The Door to Books: Why We Need Books in Life"
We will be inviting author and Asahi Shimbun editorial committee member Kotaro Kondo as our guest to hold a talk event on the theme of books and bookstores.
"Your bookshelf is your brain. Each book is like blood circulating in the brain. " (From his book "Like a Sanshin") says Kondo. The two discuss the work and value of bookstores, which have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and why books are necessary in life.
Date and time: July 3rd (Sun) 13:00-14:30
Location: Ropponmatsu TSUTAYA BOOKS Art Space
Details and application:https://store.tsite.jp/ropponmatsu/event/shop/26946-1543290531.html
Author Profile
Yoshiaki Misago
Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS Humanities Concierge
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1982. Head of the Reading Room. After graduating from university, he worked for Kosakusha Co., Ltd. and other companies before joining Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. He has been involved in the launch of Umeda TSUTAYA BOOKS. He has contributed book selection articles to web media such as "Hon no Hikidashi".His books include "A Thousand Years of Reading: Encounters with Books that Change Your Life" (Shobunsha).
Book Title: The Bookstore Business
Editor: Yoshiaki Misago
Publisher: Sekai Shisosha
Specifications: 216 pages, 46 format
Price: 1,870 yen (tax included)
Release date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
ISBN : 9784790717706
This book is available at bookstores nationwide, online bookstores, and the following TSUTAYA BOOKS:
Hakodate / Ebetsu / Tagajo City Library / Urawa / Makuhari / Kashiwanoha / Shonan / Ebina City Central Library
Roppongi / Ginza / Nakameguro / Futako Tamagawa / Daikanyama / Nagoya Minato / Kyoto Okazaki
Umeda / Hirakata / Nara / Wakayama City Library / Takahashi City Library / Hiroshima / EDION TSUTAYA ELECTRICS
Shunan City Tokuyama Station Front Library / Kochi / Ropponmatsu / Takeo City Library / Nobeoka Encross
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