The Bookseller's Podcast
Episodes
Episode 35: Susannah Bowen: Future-proofing our Australian Indie Bookshops
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing on from Episode 34 on advoacy and policy-making, we chat with Susannah Bowen, the new CEO of the Australian Bookselling Association. Susann...
Episode 34: Advocacy. Rumbling with Wenona Byrne, Director, Writing Australia
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Jaye chat with Wenona Byrne, Director of Writing Australia as to how best booksellers might advocate for ourselves.
Episode 33. 2026 - We're Baaaack!
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Jaye catch up with plans for 2026, the 4th Year of the Bookseller's Podcast.
Episode 32: Sandy Grant, Co-founder and Chair of Hardie Grant
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the year, we present a converstaion between Mark and Sandy Grant. Sandy reflects on his (and therefore Hardie Grant's) or...
Episode 31: Rapid Round-Up: News in Bookselling World
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much happening in bookselling world, we thought we would bring you your very own news bulletin, done the friendly Bookseller's Podcast...
Episode 30: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (behaviours in our bookshops & industry))
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Booksellers Nina (Verso Books), Lynne (Torquay Books), Heather (Fairfield Books) and Charlotte (Ink Bookshop) freewheel about behaviours seen in our b...
Episode 29. Brave New World with Mark Fletcher (Tower Systems)
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Jaye chat with Mark Fletcher, Founder of Tower Systems & Managing Director, newsXpress. The conversation, ostensibly about Tower Systems ...
Episode 28. In Service of the Book (Part 2)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jaye speaks with three individuals who have found alternate ways to support the book industry. Come and get to know (better): Kaye Wright (Leading Edg...
Episode 27. Meet Mathilde, French Bookseller from Paris
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have been very keen for awhile now to speak to a French Bookseller and Mark has finally had the chance to do so. We learn, directly from the horse&...
Episode 26: 'In Service of the Book' featuring David Gaunt from Gleebooks, Sydney
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark has a fireside chat with David Gaunt from Gleebooks. Turn the volume up, find somewhere quiet and listen to this mesmerising conversation from 2 ...
Episode 25. The New Kids on the Block
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the theme of chatting with new bookshop owners, Jaye sought out:Alison Arnold from LadyHawke Bookshop. IvanhoeLien Giang from Pictures and ...
Episode 24. 'For Nature Lovers & Deep Thinkers'
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Rubbo chews the fat with Alex Caminer who shares he & his partner Chi's vision & ambition for the newly acquired Alternative Bookshop...
Episode 23: Everything you need to know about your (circle)POS & beyond
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how EDI, Pac-stream, title page and the publishers all talk to your bookshop via your POS system? Didn't even know they did? Well, faste...
Episode 22: It's a wrap!
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Jaye start with intentions to reflect on the year that's been but end up with a session on the books of the season. You can take the booksel...
Episode 21: Special Announcement: The Global Book Crawl
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's an Indie Bookshops Call to Arms! We speak to the Global Coordination Team: Federico Lang (Libreria Luces, Malaga, Spain) Brid Conroy (Tertulia B...
Episode 20. The Art of Indie Bookselling (Curation & Handselling)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Booksellers talking about bookselling. We cannot think of a more delicious episode. Featuring Anna Low from Potts Point Bookshop, NSW; Jaclyn Cupri f...
Jason Steger reflects on his time as Literary Editor of The Age
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Jaye chat with Jason Steger fresh off his 14 year role as Literary Editor of The Age.
Episode 18: Jan Smedh from The English Bookshop, Sweden
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Booksellers Podcast has gone global in this episode featuring Mark's conversation with Jan from The English Bookshop in Sweden. Both bookselle...
Episode 17. Tea Spilling (and books)
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jaye & Mark talk books as they have coffee but spill tea.
Episode 16: Succession
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We say this every time, but this might be our best episode yet. Feauturing Kate Horton (Farrells Bookshop, Mornington Peninsula, Vic), Tim Jarvis (Fu...
Episode 15: Selling (or not) your bookshop? Tips from Michael Kerr of Kerr Capital
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the pointy end of owning a bookshop. Whether you are thinking of selling your business, and even if you are not, Mark speaks to Michael Kerr o...
Episode 14: Meet Ann Patchett and Lauren Groff. American Indie Bookshop Owners.
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jaye and Mark had the immense pleasure and privilege of chatting with best-selling authors Ann Patchett and Lauren Groff who also have the distinction...
Episode 13. Beauty (Children's Bookselling) & the Beast (IYKYK)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features the best of us - Children's Bookselling. We would like to thank Fran from Escape Hatch Deb from The Younger Sun Erin fr...
Limited Fixed Pricing on New Releases - Mark speaks with Ray Bonner
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this single topic episode - fixed pricing - Mark Rubbo explores the concept of limited fixed pricing on new releases with Pulitzer prize winning jo...
Episode 11. Booksellers are wonderful, resilient, inspiring creatures. Meet Sally, Dan and Bronwyn from Bookoccino, Roaring Stories and Red Kangaroo.
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark waxes lyrical about his recent experience with the Jaipur (India) Literary Festival. We also hear origin stories from Sally Tabner (Bookoccino), ...
Episode 10. United Book Distributors. How do they do it?
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Jaye chat with Matthew O'Brien, Operations Director of United Books Distributors (UBD), the country's pre-eminent book distribution w...
Episode 9. Holiday Edition
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jaye and Mark have a very cosy 'Christmas Fireside'-like chat ranging from current fave reads to audiobooks to aspirations for the podcast. As...
Episode 8. More events (Part 2), book chats and trade secrets
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lucky episode 8 is a bit of a chop suey episode with lots of yummy ingredients and a gem or three. We are indebted everyone who contributed and shared...
Episode 7. Publishers are great people too (Part 2)
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we speak with Keiran Rogers from Affirm Press, Barry Scott from Transit Lounge and Louise Stark from Hachette. In this series ...
Episode 6. Mark chats with Henry Rosenbloom of Scribe Publications
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode is in celebration of the start of Mark's next chapter following 50 years as Managing Director of Readings. We are tagging thi...
Episode 5. Events (Part 1) - launches, book-clubs and so much more.
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To monetise or not to monetise - that is the question. In an episode packed with dos and don'ts and some very creative ideas, this is the episode...
Episode 4. 'Live' from the 2023 BookPeople Conference, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, SA
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jaye and Mark catch up at the annual BookPeople conference and chat with many new, and familiar, faces. This episode will put a smile on the dial of t...
Episode 3. Let's start at the very beginning. Fundamentals of bookselling and bookshop ownership with Robbie Egan
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where do the books come from? What is stock turn? How high should the shelves be? What is author care? This episode might just be mandatory listening...
Episode 2. Bookshop Beginnings (Part 2) and Bookselling Tips
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear from Rachel Chopping (Product and Member Services Assistant, BookPeople) and Michael Earp (YA author, Bookseller of the Year, ...
Episode 1. Beginnings (and other milestones)
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of The Bookseller's Podcast. To celebrate the beginning of this new initiative, we talk to Chris Redfern from Avenue ...