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BOOKSELLERS ARE AMAZING!

I love bookstores and think booksellers are the absolute best! Every year, I design and print a thank you card to send out to hundreds of them. It's a months-long process as I try to figure out the art, hire an artist, order cards, etc. It ends with my wife Denise and I stuffing nearly 900 envelopes over Thanksgiving break. (She's a high school teacher.) This year, I decided to make a video to go with it. Below you can see that as well as a gallery of images taken at stores across the country. If I haven't been to your store yet, I hope to remedy that sometime soon. Thank you for being amazing and for putting books into the hands of young readers. I'm honored that sometimes that book is one of mine. 

James

© 2025 by James Ponti; illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As, Jane Mount Paul Hoppe, and Nigel Quarless 

Photos - Elena Seibert Photography

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