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Antonia Squire
Antonia has been a children's bookseller for almost 20 years. She started her bookselling career in Northern California, then relocated back to the UK in 2015 where she ran her own bookshop on the Dorset Coast.
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Alec Kalled
Alec is a longtime fan of The Kings English and local Theatre Artist. When he’s not performing, touring, producing, or teaching - Alec primarily works in receiving/shipping and helps to maintain the store’s inventory.
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Jennifer Adams
A long-time friend of the bookstore, Jennifer Adams received her degree in English literature from the University of Washington in Seattle. She is the author of more than fifty books and has worked as a writer and editor for many years.
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Margaret Brennan Neville
When the Bookmobile lady told my mom I needed a bigger library, we started going to the Sprague branch in Sugarhouse.
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Anne "AB" Brillinger
In 40 years of (mostly) nonprofit public relations work, AB's had the good fortune to promote things she believes in and have fun while she's at it. Her Irish luck continues with her King's English assignment, helping to publicize events for writers and readers.
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Betsy Burton
Betsy Burton is the co-founder of The King's English Bookshop.
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Ann Cannon
Utah native Ann Cannon is a bookseller, newspaper columnist and award-winning children's author who once wrote a series of easy readers about two stupid pirates. In order to better understand her characters, Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe, Ann spent some time wearing an eye patch.
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Calvin Crosby
In 2021 I returned to Utah and Salt Lake City after 25 plus years in Northern California. My husband and I returned to take over The King’s English Bookshop’s founder Betsy Burton’s share in the store.
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Will Eakland
Will is the shipping/receiving manager and IT manager at the King's English Bookshop. This position involves receiving and maintaining incoming inventory every day.
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Rob Eckman
Rob has been a bookseller for nearly 25 years and enjoys all genres of books but particularly philosophy, history, science and nature and children's picture books.
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Vivian Evans
A long time member and former president of The Children's Literature Association of Utah, Vivian loves people and books. When the two come together, she is especially happy.
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Sue Fleming
Why is a retired nurse working in a bookstore? Several years ago I completed a very satisfying career as a nurse with communities, hospitals, colleges and for the Utah Army National Guard. I love working for The King's English and am having a grand experience reading everything as fast as I can!
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Wendy Foster Leigh
Retired English teacher and administrator, she finds nothing more wonderful than having a cat on the knee and a book in hand. She is an Anglophile and lover of mystery and fantasy novels--often set in the wilds of Lancashire or Yorkshire.
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Mickey George
Whether in a library, bookstore, or writing her own, Mickey has always been surrounded by books. She lives in Salt Lake City with two adorable troublemaking dogs and has a long time passion for graphic novels and comics, and a new passion for Dungeons and Dragons.
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Linda Gurrister
Linda Gurrister is a long time Utah resident. She is a retired psychotherapist and also a "closet bibliophile" who has recently "come out." Working at The King's English combines her passion for good books with her love of people.
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Kim Hacking
I joined the TKE holiday wrapping team a decade ago and just recently became a children's book seller. It has been a dream come true. I was a late bloomer to any real consistant reading until I had my first baby in my late 20's.
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