Notes from a Public Typewriter, Michael Gustafson
Notes from a Public Typewriter, Michael Gustafson
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Notes from a Public Typewriter

Author: Michael Gustafson, Oliver Uberti

Narrator: Michael Gustafson, Will Collyer, Christine Lakin, Ron Butler, Roxana Ortega

Unabridged: 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A collection of confessional, hilarious, heartbreaking notes written anonymously on a public typewriter for fans of PostSecret and Other People's Love Letters.

When Michael Gustafson and his wife Hilary opened Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they put out a typewriter for anyone to use. They had no idea what to expect. Would people ask metaphysical questions? Write mean things? Pour their souls onto the page? Yes, no, and did they ever.

Every day, people of all ages sit down at the public typewriter. Children perch atop grandparents' knees, both sets of hands hovering above the metal keys: I LOVE YOU. Others walk in alone on Friday nights and confess their hopes: I will find someone someday. And some leave funny asides for the next person who sits down: I dislike people, misanthropes, irony, and ellipses ... and lists too.

In Notes From the Public Typewriter Michael and designer Oliver Uberti have combined their favorite notes with essays and photos to create an ode to community and the written word that will surprise, delight, and inspire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on August 11, 2018

Oh my heart. I did NOT expect to cry during a book about a typewriter in a bookstore. But here I am with tears still in my eyes. What a precious jewel of a book.......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on June 30, 2018

bell peppers with fig jam are better than expected don't be scared.......more

Goodreads review by Donna on May 25, 2019

Heart-felt, honest, poignant and philosophical. The cloak of anonymity allows for confessions, jokes and introspection to be shared via a public typewriter. How I now yearn to hear the clackety, clackety tapping of keys and pinging to herald line's end. What would you type? I'm sorry. The butler didn't......more