Bookstories

<p>A podcast about bookstores, the books inside them, and book culture.</p>

E43: Bookstories Redux with John Evans of Diesel Bookstore

John Evans of Diesel, a bookstore in Brentwood, talks about the state of his business and shares his insights on how bookselling will look in a post-pandemic world.

05-08
52:19

E42: Richard Wolf, author of 'In Tune'

a conversation with producer, teacher, and author Richard Wolf about his new book, In Tune, available now.

06-04
36:53

E41: Shawn Levy, author of The Castle on Sunset

Shawn Levy, in conversation, about his new book The Castle on Sunset.

05-18
33:56

E40: Danny Goldberg, author of Serving the Servant

Danny discusses his new book remembering Kurt Cobain, his time managing the band Nirvana, and more.

05-07
52:21

E39: Community Bookstore (Brooklyn) / Stephanie Valdez

A conversation with Stephanie Valdez, owner of Community Bookstore in Brooklyn.

05-04
45:27

E38: Brazos Bookstore / Ben Rybeck

A conversation with Ben Rybeck of Brazos Bookstore in Houston, TX.

04-23
40:13

E37: Geoff Dyer

Geoff discusses his prior work and current thoughts on tennis, jazz, film, tv, literature, bookstores and more.

03-27
36:42

E36: Susan Jaques, author of The Caesar of Paris

Susan Jaques in conversation about her new book, The Caesar of Paris. Topics discussed include: tackling the subject matter of Napoleon Bonaparte, the history of art appropriation, the history of The Louvre, Napoleon's looting of Egypt, his relationship with the Catholic Church, the history of the Arc de Triomphe, Napoleon's downfall, and why we still talk about and study him today.

03-21
31:11

E35: Madhuri Vijay, author of The Far Field

Madhuri and Vik discuss the inspiration behind her first novel, writing in the first person, the Kashmir region of India, favorite bookstores, and much more.

02-27
27:47

E34: Karen Bender, author of The New Order

Karen Bender discusses intent and process on several short stories in her new collection and caps the conversation with a run down of favorite works, bookstores and what she's currently reading.

02-12
28:27

E33: Kembrew McLeod, author of The Downtown Pop Underground

Kembrew McLeod discusses his new book, The Downtown Pop Underground

02-08
31:39

E32: Thomas Kohnstamm, author of Lake City

Thomas Kohnstamm, author of Lake City, discusses why he wrote about the two sides of Seattle, Lake City the place, the business of producing a book, the writing process, favorite places to write, and much more.

01-31
48:39

E30: Gallery Bookshop / Christie Olson Day

Christie talks about the store she owns and operates in beautiful Mendocino, CA. Topics discussed include: taking over a legacy store, event planning for stores outside big cities, Joan Didion, the origin story behind their great coffee mugs, the state of technology in the retail book space, and more.

01-18
55:38

E29: David Kipen, editor of the book 'Dear Los Angeles'

David Kipen discusses his new book, Dear Los Angeles: the City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018

01-13
29:49

E28: A conversation with Teena Apeles and Andrea Richards, the creative team behind the book 'Dear Seller'

A conversation with Teena Apeles and Andrea Richards, the creative team behind the book 'Dear Seller'

12-27
37:45

E27: Avid Bookshop / Janet Geddis

A conversation with Janet Geddis, owner of Avid Bookshop in Athens, GA.

12-18
01:14:51

E26: A conversation with New York Times bestselling author Bill Knoedelseder about his new book called Fins about the rise of General Motors and the glory days of Detroit.

A conversation with New York Times Bestselling author Bill Knoedelseder about his new book called Fins about the rise of General Motors and the glory days of Detroit.

12-06
28:18

E25: Old Town Books / Ally Kirkpatrick

A conversation with Ally Kirkpatrick, owner of the newly launched Old Town Books in Alexandria, VA.

12-04
34:32

E24: Words (Maplewood, NJ) / Jonah Zimiles

A conversation with Jonah Zimiles, owner of Words Bookstore in Maplewood, NJ.

11-29
39:25

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