So I went to BN for coffee, but decided to find an adult paranormal novel to read. I asked the guy at the Customer Service desk, but I’m pretty sure I just confused him. So I decided to roam around.

A few minutes later, a nice lady came over to me and asked if I were looking for paranormal fiction. As it turns out, she’s a writer. I’d actually spoken with her a few weeks ago about book placement in the store.

She ended up not only suggesting a few books for me to read, but also some books to...