The Bookshop Podcast

Exploring the Power of Writing in Processing Grief with Dina Gachman

16 Oct 2023

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Send us a textHave you ever pondered the profound impact that writing can have on the processing of grief? Join me as I walk through this journey with...

Exploring the Enchanting Yet Eerie Literary World of Catriona Ward

09 Oct 2023

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Send us a textGet ready for an unforgettable journey through the captivating life of Catriona Ward, a beloved international best-selling author. Trave...

Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Author

02 Oct 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with British author Laura Shepherd-Robinson about her latest novel The Square of Sevens, switching from politics...

Katya Cengel, Straitjackets And Lunch Money

25 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I welcome back journalist and author Katya Cengel. We chat about her new non-fiction memoir, Straitjackets And Lunch Mo...

Tiffany Smith, Copperfield's Books, Texas

18 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Tiffany Smith, owner of Copperfield's Books about computerizing inventory, family, local authors, and ...

Matt Mendez, Author

11 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Matt Mendez about his new novel The Broke Hearts, his attachment to the desert, writing for YA reade...

Natania Jansz, Sort of Books

04 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Natania Jansz co-owner of Sort of Books about what led her to start a publishing company with her partner, ...

Christina Gerhardt

28 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Christina Gerhardt about her new book, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean, the politics of t...

Trilogy Curated Bookshop & Library

21 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Ahalya Naidu about Trilogy Curated Bookshop & Library which she owns with her partner Meethil Momaya ab...

Fonda Lee

14 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Fonda Lee about what prompted her decision to become a serious writer, her innate love and respect for anim...

Elizabeth L Silver

07 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Elizabeth L Silver about her new novel The Majority, women in the workplace and motherhood, teaching...

Paulina Porizkova

31 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Paulina Porizkova about her book No Filter, The Good, The Bad, And The Beautiful, living in an all-male hou...

Jenny Xie, Holding Pattern

24 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Jenny Xie about her debut novel Holding Pattern, exploring intimacy through cuddling, negative space...

A Mini In Between Episode

23 Jul 2023

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Send us a textWith Summer in full swing, I thought I’d give you a short mini-in-between episode about one of my favorite places in California, Santa...

Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop

17 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Otto Penzler, owner of The Mysterious Bookshop about publishing, the genre of mystery and crime fiction, fe...

Deborah Crossland, Author

10 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Deborah Crossland about her new YA novel, The Quiet Part Out Loud, teaching, landing her dream agent, and m...

Petrach's Bookshop, Launceston, Tasmania

03 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Andy Durkin about the family owned and run Petrach's Bookshop, Tasmanian authors, the demographics of ...

Jennifer De Leon

26 Jun 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Jennifer De Leon about teaching, learning, her writing, and how reading fiction helps develop empathy.Jenni...

Hannah Pittard, Author

19 Jun 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Hannah Pittard about her new book, We Are Too Many, styles of writing, divorce, and teaching.Hannah Pittard...

Charlotte Guest, The Book Bird

12 Jun 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Charlotte Guest, manager of The Book Bird, about ethnic diversity in West Geelong, bookselling, local autho...

Paul Rudnick

05 Jun 2023

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Send us a textHappy Global Gay Pride Month! In this episode, I chat with the brilliant Paul Rudnick about his fabulous new novel Farrell Covington and...

Mairi Oliver, Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh

29 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Mairi Oliver, owner of Lighthouse Books, about radical bookshops, feminist writers in Edinburgh, how the wo...

Heidi Stemple, Children's Author

22 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Heidi Stemple about her writing practice, the rules and skills needed to write children's books, havin...

Monica Diodati and Rachel Stuckey-Slaton, Two Friends Books

15 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Two Friends Books owners Monica Diodati and Rachel Stuckey-Slaton about Bentonville, Arkansas, local author...

Fonda Lee

08 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Fonda Lee about what prompted her decision to become a serious writer, her innate love and respect for anim...

Claire Harris, Manager of Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop

01 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Claire Harris, manager of Lutyens and Rubinstein Bookshop, about how the demographics of Notting Hill affec...

Annabelle Gurwitch

24 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Annabelle Gurwitch about her career in acting, speaking, and writing, her experience with SPY (Safe Place F...

Livia Manera Sambuy, In Search of Amrit Kaur

17 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with journalist, documentarian, and author Livia Manera Sambuy about her new book In Search of Amrit Kaur, the d...

Jan Smedh and Stina Björkelid, The English Bookshop, Uppsala, Sweden

10 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Jan Smedh, co-owner of The English Bookshop in Uppsala, Sweden, and the events manager Stina Björkelid abo...

Daniela Barani, Albion Road Book Club

03 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Daniela Barani about living in Verona, global travels, languages, and books!Daniela Barani is an English bo...

E.A.Aymar, Author

27 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with E.A. Aymar about his latest novel No Home For Killers, the D.C. Noir at the Bar series, and the Latino BIPO...

Candi Milo, Voiceover Actor, Author

20 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with voiceover actor and author Candi Milo about her memoir Surviving The Odd, her childhood in a halfway house,...

Katya Cengel, Journalist, Author

13 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Katya Cengel about her life as a journalist,  interviewing refugees from Cambodia, and her book Exiled: Fr...

Jane Yolen, Author

06 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Jane Yolen about her new book, The Scarlet Circus, short stories, and romance!Jane Yolen’s books a...

Mervyn Sloman, The Book Lounge, Cape Town

27 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Mervyn Sloman, owner of The Book Lounge, about how shipping affects the supply chain, local authors, the di...

Michael Moorcock

20 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Michael Moorcock about growing up in London during WW II, his life as a journalist, writing Gloriana...

Zibby Owens, Author, Publisher, Owner Of Zibby Bookshop

13 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Zibby Owens about opening Zibby's Bookshop, Zibby Media, curating her bookshop, and books!Zibby Owens ...

TJ Klune

06 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author TJ Klune about his new book In The Lives Of Puppets, the importance of libraries and indi...

Tim Jarvis, Fullers Bookshop

30 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Tim Jarvis, director of Fullers Bookshop, about taking over the 103-year-old bookshop, local...

Deborah Levine Herman, Author

23 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Deborah Levine Herman about the republication of her book, Spiritual Writing, The Seven Lessons ...

Jenny McCann, Bear Bookshop

16 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Jenny McCann, director of Bear Bookshop in Smethwick, U.K., about her career as an English teach...

Marie Moser, The Edinburgh Bookshop

09 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Marie Moser, owner of The Edinburgh Bookshop, about children's books, local authors, and il...

Emily Moore, Library of Congress

02 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Emily Moore, Curator at the Library of Congress, about an exciting event happening in January 20...

Terry Craven, Desperate Literature, Madrid

26 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Terry Craven from Desperate Literature in Madrid about his art, working at Shakespeare & Com...

Paula Marantz Cohen, Author

19 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen about empathy, Shakespeare, teaching, and her book Of Human Kindness: Wh...

Rosamund De Le Hey, Mainstreet Trading Company

12 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Rosamund De Le Hey, the co-owner of Mainstreet Trading Company, about opening a general store, t...

Stephanie Cotsirilos, Author

05 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author Stephanie Cotsirilos about her novella My Xanthi, Greek heritage, The Writer's Hotel...

The Library of Congress with Stephanie Stillo and Marianna Stell

28 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I’m back at the Library of Congress chatting with Stephanie Stillo and special guest Marianna Stell about the Giant B...

Linda Kass, Owner Of Gramercy Books

21 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Linda Kass, co-owner of Gramercy Books in Bexley, Ohio, about her career as a journalist and aut...

David Ebenbach, Author, Poet, Teacher

14 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author and poet David Ebenbach about his new poetry collection What's Left To Us By Evening...

Ellen Pall, Author

07 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author Ellen Pall about her new novel Must Read Well, her career as a journalist, and the craft ...

Jacqui Delbaere & Tim Jenkins, The Little Green Bookshop

31 Oct 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I’m chatting with Jacqui Delbaere, the owner of The Little Green Bookshop, and bookseller, and in-store pianist Tim J...

David Rocklin, Author and Attorney

24 Oct 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I’m chatting with David Rocklin about his novels, creativity in Los Angeles, Roar Shack, and books! David Rocklin gr...

Bob Keefe, Executive Director of E2 & Author Of CLIMATENOMICS

17 Oct 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Bob Keefe, executive director of E2 and author of CLIMATENOMICS: Washington, Wall Street and the Economic B...

Fiona Duncan, The Whitby Bookshop

10 Oct 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I’m in Whitby, North Yorkshire, chatting with Fiona Duncan, manager of The Whitby Bookshop, about gothic novels, thei...

Abdulrazak Gurnah, Author, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

03 Oct 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Abdulzarak Gurnah about how his life has changed since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, 20...

Maddalena Fossombroni and Pietro Torrigiani, co-owners of Todo Modo

26 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Maddalena Fossombroni and Pietro Torrigiani, the co-owners of Todo Modo, about the innovative st...

David Pepper, political activist, writer, lawyer, former elected official

19 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author David Pepper about his new novel A Simple Choice, independent bookshops, his non-fiction ...

Mary Callopy Mollman, Madison Street Books

12 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Mary Callopy Mollman, owner of Madison Street Books in Chicago's West Loop, about small pub...

Bruce Holsinger, Novelist and Literary Scholar

05 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Bruce Holsinger about his latest novel, The Displacements, emotional fatigue brought on by the c...

Emma Corfield-Walters, Book-ish

29 Aug 2022

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Send us a textToday I'm chatting with Emma Corfield-Walters, co-owner of Book-ish in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, about diversifying your library, ...

Sophie Irwin, Author

22 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Sophie Irwin about her new novel, A Ladies Guide To Fortune Hunting, women finding autonomy in Regency Engl...

Meg Prince, The Ironbridge Bookshop

15 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Meg Prince, owner of The Ironbridge Bookshop in Shropshire, England, about buying an indie bookshop at age ...

KJ Dell'Antonia, Author, and Co-host of #AmWriting Podcast

08 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author KJ Dell'Antonia about her new novel In Her Boots, her podcast #amwriting, and books!KJ Dell&apo...

Carrie Morris, Booka Bookshop

01 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Carrie Morris, co-owner of Booka Bookshop in Oswestry, UK, about bookish events, the stunning co...

Tamar Haspel, Author, Journalist, Co-host of Climavores Podcast

27 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Tamar Haspel about her new book, To Boldly Grow, eating for a healthier planet and you, the beef industry, ...

Mary Ellen Hartje, Old Town Books

25 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Mary Ellen Hartje, the owner of Old Town Books, about reinventing retirement, the San Angelo community, the...

Ashley Poston, Author

20 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author Ashley Poston about her new novel The Dead Romantics, ghostly encounters, and switching f...

Calvin Crosby & Anne Holman, Co-owners The King's English Bookshop

18 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Anne Holman and Calvin Crosby, co-owners of The King's English Bookshop, about diversity in...

Lucy Clarke, Author

13 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author Lucy Clarke about her becoming story, writing in notebooks, Tasmania, and her new novel O...

Jennifer Caspar, Village Well Books & Coffee

11 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I’m chatting with Jennifer Caspar, the owner of Village Well Books & Coffee, about community, books, and moving t...

Fiona Barton, Author & Journalist

06 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Fiona Barton about her life as a journalist, volunteering in Sri Lanka where she worked with journal...

Deon Stonehouse, Sunriver Books & Music

04 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Deon Stonehouse about books, dogs, the magic of writing with an exquisite pen, and the beauty of Sunriver, ...

Annabel Monaghan, Author

29 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn today's episode, I'm chatting with Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script about switching from writing YA to adul...

Diane Castro, Sweet Home Books

27 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Diane Castro, owner of Sweet Home Books, about her dedicated customer base, the skills she's learned s...

Melodie Edwards, Host of The Modern West Podcast & Co-Owner of Night Heron Books & Coffeehouse

22 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Melodie Edwards, host of The Modern West podcast, about how locals are being outpriced in the Wy...

Jhoanna Belfer, Bel Canto Books

20 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Jhoanna Belfer, the owner of Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, California.Bel Canto Books, is a pro...

Hillary S. Webb, PhD., Cultural Anthropologist, Author, and Mixed-Media Storyteller

15 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Hillary S. Webb, PhD. about her new book, The Friendliest Place In The Universe: Love, Laughter, and Stand-...

Ben Gunter, Dave's Olde Bookshop

13 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Ben Gunter, the owner of Dave's Olde Bookshop in Redondo Beach, California, about the pros ...

Stephanie Stillo Ph.D & Emily Moore, Library of Congress

08 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I caught up with Stephanie Stillo Ph.D. and Emily Moore from the Library of Congress about what's new with the Ara...

Tom Nissley, Phinney Books

06 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Tom Nissley owner of Phinney Books in Seattle, about his book A Reader's Book of Days, what he learned...

Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood, Author

01 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood, a Vietnamese and American writer and author of If I Had Two Lives from...

Ben O'Connell, O'Connell's Bookshop, Adelaide, Australia

30 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Ben O'Connell about running a third-generation bookshop, his love of Australian historic architecture,...

Sara Baume, Author and Artist

25 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode I chat with Irish author Sara Baume about her visual artwork, writing, the financial difficulties of living as a creativ...

Alexander Schneider and Christina Ross-Schneider: A Novel Idea

23 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode of the Bookshop Podcast, I'm chatting with Alexander Schneider and Christina Rosso-Schneider, from A Novel Idea on ...

Lucy Holland, Author

18 May 2022

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Send us a textLucy Holland is the author of The Times bestselling SISTERSONG, a reimagining of the folk ballad ‘The Twa Sisters’ published by Pan ...

Geoff Burgess, Desire Books & Records

16 May 2022

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Send us a textToday I'm in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, chatting with Geoff Burgess, a co-owner of Desire Books & Records.Desire Books ...

Kasey Lansdale, Singer, Songwriter, Author, Actress, Publisher

11 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with singer-songwriter, author, actress, and publisher, Kasey Lansdale about her new publishing company, Pandi P...

Cori Cusker, Bright Side Bookshop

09 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Cori Cusker, the assistant book buyer and literary matchmaker at Bright Side Bookshop. Long held as a cruc...

Mary Laura Philpott, Author

04 May 2022

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Send us a textMy guest today is Mary Laura Philpott. We chat about parenting, indie bookshops, meditation, and her latest memoir, Bomb Shelter: Love, ...

Rachel Person, Events Manager, Northshire Bookstore,

02 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Rachel Person, events manager at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York.Northshire B...

Kat Ward, LitFest Pasadena

27 Apr 2022

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Send us a textLitFest Pasadena begins Saturday, April 30, through Saturday, May 14, and marks the festival’s10th Anniversary. To celebrate, the orga...

Hamish Alcorn and Dawn Albinger, Co-owners Archives Fine Books

25 Apr 2022

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Send us a textJoin me in conversation with Hamish Alcorn and Dawn Albinger, owners of Archives Fine Books in Brisbane, Australia. We chat about the cl...

Joe R. Lansdale, Author

20 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Joe R. Lansdale about his new novel Born For Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard, Tex...

Francesca Wilkins, Owner, The Margate Bookshop

18 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThe Margate Bookshop is an independent bookshop situated in the Old Town section of the seaside village of Margate in Kent. Their stock ...

Ann Binney, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

13 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThe Los Angeles Festival of Books, scheduled for April 23 and 24 on the University of Southern California campus, is the nation’s larg...

Karen Finlay, Alibi Bookshop

11 Apr 2022

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Send us a textAlibi Bookshop in Downtown Vallejo, California, is a general interest and proudly independent bookstore. After spending nearly twenty ye...

Stephanie Stillo & Aliza Leventhal From The Library of Congress With Special Guests Nadine Seiler, and Karen Irwin

06 Apr 2022

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Send us a textOn February 12 of this year, I read an article by Jonathan Franklin, a digital reporter on the News desk at National Public Radio here i...

Heather J. Marquez, Director of Retail Operations at The Gamble House Conservancy

04 Apr 2022

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Send us a textToday I'm exploring a bookshop of a different kind, set within a National Historic Landmark and specializing in books on architectu...

Dr. Mary Hill-Wagner, Author

30 Mar 2022

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Send us a textDr. Mary Hill-Wagner is the author of Girlz ‘N the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles, which was released by the Pact...