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See if you can spot Konner in the picture above!<\/p><\/div> That’s Konner second from the left in the Holiday staff photo. She had convinced us all to have out Santa Hats upright.<\/p><\/div>
\nThis is as it should be, to be sure, but that doesn’t mean one shouldn’t mark the spot now and again. You see the whole staff is in denial over losing Konner Wilson, who just graduated from UMF and will be leaving for Chicago, for a Master’s program in Writing for the Screen and Stage. Konner proves an important point; skills are interchangeable but personality is not.\u00a0 Konner has a great work ethic and is a real team player, absolutely, but most of all she is a true original. She has a fun and decisive character which includes entertainingly purposeful bad advice and a great sense of personal theater.
\nWe’re all going to miss her but we’re also excited that she is staying in bookselling and has taken a job at The Book Cellar out in Chicago. The title of this post came from the idea Konner put forward when we were preparing to do our video store tour. “Everyone should always refer to me by saying, ‘yes, that Konner Wilson,’ as though I’m super famous and it’s hard to believe I work here.”\u00a0 In order to help explain how she is that Konner Wilson, an exit interview was clearly in order.
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\nKenny:<\/span> What don’t the Konner Wilsons in parallel dimensions know that they really ought to but only you do?
\nKonner:<\/span> Well, I\u2019ve gotten very lucky in this dimension. I know one Konner in another who didn\u2019t get into grad school, and she\u2019s taking it pretty hard. I try not to let them know about my success in this dimension because I don\u2019t want to start anything.
\nKenny:<\/span> How does your theater background translate to bookselling both in terms of presentation and handselling?
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\nKonner:<\/span> Wow, this is a great question. It translates to every part of it. Because of my theater background I\u2019m constantly thinking in terms of presentation. My acting experience helps on a very basic level. I can talk about and recommend books easily. But my reading and writing of plays is also something to take into consideration. I\u2019ve never been an outwardly social person, but with my experience I can figure out what to say and predict how scenarios will go. And of course in the book world, reading is of the upmost importance. I read books all the time, and I also read plays. I think that creates a different way of reading and interpreting literature that I try to use to my advantage.
\nKenny:<\/span> If The Nix<\/em> were going to marry another book what would it be?
\nKonner:<\/span> Everything Matters!<\/em> by Ron Currie, no questions asked. It helps that they are two of my favorite books, but they also made me feel something when I read them. I felt loss, grief, some humor, and hope. They are both books that have stuck with me and they made me think. One of the best things a book can do is make you think. These two made me question myself and the things around me. I highly recommend these to anyone who hasn\u2019t read them.
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