{"product_id":"the-book-rats-daughter-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Book Rat's Daughter: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Michaels Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBruce Marshall Gentry\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book Rat's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is Carolyn Michaels Kerr's affectionate portrait of her father, the deeply respected (and deeply book-obsessed) New Testament scholar J. Ramsey Michaels, told through the tangle of his lifelong devotion to books. A self-proclaimed \"book rat,\" Ramsey began collecting as a boy--an enthusiasm that never waned. His idea of a good time involved a dusty used bookstore, a good meal at a bargain price, and a few hours of theological or literary conversation--preferably over wine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from his unfinished memoir, some published writings, and hours of recorded interviews (because when your dad's a scholar, even casual chats turn into archives), Kerr traces not only the man behind the stacks but also the quiet evolution in their relationship after her mother's death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured around stories of treasured finds, antiquarian bookstore adventures, and the rhythms of a reading life, the memoir is part tribute, part travelogue through their shared world of words. It is also a study in primary sources, first editions, marginalia, and the enjoyable challenge of keeping up with a man whose everyday conversation was liberally sprinkled with such words as eschatology, dispensationalism, and hermeneutics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Michaels Kerr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bunny Suit and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), is a graduate of the MFA program at Goddard College. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFlannery O'Connor Review, The Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristianity and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. Kerr lives with her husband in Hamilton, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49331283329272,"sku":"9798385251032","price":28.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/WENIG85mdA9798385251032.webp?v=1781938437","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-book-rats-daughter-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}