Meet Your Literary Matchmakers
Owner
Hi, I'm Michele. Page 1 Books was founded in 2017, by book lover, Brandy O'Briant, who formed the idea and started boxing subscription orders in her spare bedroom. The company flourished, survived Covid, and then I bought it because it's my fantasy business.
I'm that person who watches the Time Enough At Last episode of The Twilight Zone and identifies with Henry Bemis. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Henry, except that he lacked the foresight to stock up on reading glasses. I, too, would like to read David Copperfield at work, to the exclusion of all else. And now I can.
I was browsing descriptions of the first subscription book service started in 1926. The press predicted it would be "a bonanza to busy ladies and clubs that want 'to keep up.' A selecting committee comprised of big names in the world literary, selects each month the book of the month which is mailed to all club members. If the book received is not really desirable it can be returned for another, selected from a list of several month's best books prepared by the committee."
We've come a long way, baby! Today, we don't want to send you the books we think best. We want to know what you like and, then, hand-select something tailor made to suit you. We're not selling you what we have. We're searching for what you want. Welcome aboard. We're glad you turned to Page 1.
Book Store Manager
My name Is Christie, I have worked in the education field for over 30 years and have put literature into the hands of people of all ages. Admittedly, I love the classics and have an ever-growing to-be-read list. As I travel in my free time, I have learned the value of digital and audiobooks. As Erasmus once said, "When I have a little money, I buy books and if I have any left I buy food and clothes." This statement resonates with me, as my home library grows, I can reminisce about all the adventures and places books have taken me throughout my life.
