“Inside this book is prowess of the written word like you probably have never seen it. Briscoe's voice doesn't just welcome you into his fictional world with his fictional characters. He transmits your mind into the exact space where everything is transpiring on the page....An exceptional collection of short stories that you won't want to miss. Rating 5 stars.”
—Reviewed by Erin Nicole Cochran for Readers' Favorite

“The Book Seller story was riveting! I couldn't put it down and read it in a single sitting. I'm a great Borges fan, so I loved the echoes, both in style and subject matter. Patricia Fara, historian of science and author of Life after Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career

Peter Briscoe's prose is brilliant and flawless....If you appreciate mystery, ideas, characterization, libraries, and elegantly written expression reminiscent of Balzac, all woven into a memorable work of literary art, The Bookseller is for you. Rating 5 stars.”
—Reviewed by Jon Michael Miller for Readers' Favorite

“The gripping title story—more of a novella—draws on Briscoe's 30 years of experience as a university librarian to explore what will become of the world's libraries as we hurtle towards an increasingly digital future. The additional stories rounding out the collection are much shorter than his title work, but still insightful—similar to meditative vignettes. Great for fans of Haruki Murakami's Men Without Women."
—Publishers Weekly BookLife Reviews