Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Jobs I Would Love to Have
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!
This week’s TTT topic is Bookish Jobs I Would Do For Free (Real or Imaginary). I tweaked the topic just a bit since I don’t see myself doing much for free these days, haha. Instead, I’ve broken the jobs down into what I consider to be somewhat realistic options if I were to ever decide to make a career change versus jobs I would love to do if such jobs even existed and if I have the skill/creativity to do them.
Bookish Jobs I Would Love to Have
Semi-Realistic Ones Based on My Actual Skill Set:
1. Any job in publishing – If I could go back in time and plot a different career path for myself, I definitely would have loved to go into publishing and relocate to New York.
2. Librarian – Another option I would love since it would mean interacting with readers all day and helping them find books I hope they will love.
3. Book Shop Owner, ideally the owner of a shop that is part bookstore, part wine bar or bakery – Same as number 2, but with the added bonus of food and/or wine.
4. Literary Agent – What a thrill it would be to discover and represent new authors!
5. Elementary School Reading Teacher – While I was a teacher many years ago, I was a high school English teacher. If I could go back and do things differently, I think I would have loved teaching young children the joys of reading.
Dream Jobs If They Actually Exist and/or I Actually Had the Skill to Do Them:
6. Professional Bookworm – Who wouldn’t want to get paid to just read all day?
7. Book Cover Designer – If I had any artistic ability, this would be such an amazing job.
8. Book Club Coordinator – This doesn’t really exist but I think it would be so much fun to help people who are looking for book clubs to find one that is perfect for them.
9. Designer of Bookish Merchandise – There’s just something about bookish merch that brings me so much joy so I really wish I had the artistic talent to design and sell merch of my own.
10. College Professor who specializes in teaching Contemporary Romance – I think this one springs from both my love of contemporary romance novels and my desire to defend the genre against those who always belittle it.
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