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Located in Chelsea, London, John Sandoe Books has books on every available surface and nook over three floors and three shops. The 18th-century Georgian premises have been home to this beloved bookshop since 1957. A former newsagent and tobacconist, John Sandoe Books locked the spirit of the 50s inside and remained faithful to its ethos and passionate dedication to great books. A testament to the quality of the spread is its clientele, from Elton John and Mick Jagger to Edna O’Brien and William Boyd.
Our guests today are Arabella Friesen and Johnny de Falbe, partners both in life and in bookselling. Johnny took over the shop from bookselling legend John Sandoe in 1986, together with Stewart Grimshaw. Their love of books transpires not only in the books they select and sell but also in their conversations with authors and readings they do on the John Sandoe Books podcasts. We are happy to have them as guests today and to find out the secret of John Sandoe Books' longevity and charm.
Books recommended by Arabella & Johnny:
Nostalgia, by Mircea Cartarescu
The Enchanted Night: Selected Tales, by Miklos Banffy
The Hare with Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal
Good Behaviour, by Molly Keane
Berlin diaries, 1940-1945, by Marie Vassiltchikov
Ghostwritten, by David Mitchell
My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante
A Wartime Childhood (When I Was Young), by Rebecca Hunter
'Chips': the diaries of Sir Henry Channon, by Henry Channon
Letters to Camondo, by Edmund de Waal
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotbooks/messageS3 Ep10 Alex Holder, Salted Books (Lisbon, Portugal)
S3 Mini Episode: Opening a Bookshop!
S3 Ep9 Edgars Lielausis, Robert's Books (Riga, Latvia)
S3 Mini Episode: Future Booksellers Club and Fun Christmas Gifts
S3 Ep8 Danny Caine, The Raven Book Store (Lawrence, Kansas, United States)
S3 Ep7 Hailey Brock, The Nature of Reading (Madison, New Jersey, United States)
S3 Mini Episode: All About Bookshops - Niche Bookshops Everywhere
S3 Ep6 Neil Paul & Brid Conroy, Tertulia (Westport, Ireland)
S3 Ep5 Federico Lang, Libreria Luces (Malaga, Spain)
S3 Ep4 Clayton Comber, Bouquiniste (Kiama, Australia)
S3 Ep3 Rakesh Singh, Harmony (Varanasi, India)
S3 Ep2 Gesine Tosin, About (Berlin, Germany)
S3 Ep1: Jorge F. Hernandez & Pablo Cerezo, Pergamo (Madrid, Spain)
S2 Ep 9: Christmas Special w. Pil Cappelen Smith, Cappelens Forslag (Oslo, Norway)
S2 Ep 8: Christmas Special w. Julia König & David Bloomfield, Golden Hare (Edinburgh, Scotland)
S2 Ep 7: Christmas Special w. Shaun Bythell, The Bookshop (Wigtown, Scotland)
S2 Ep 6: Christmas Special w. Stephen Fowler, Monkey's Paw (Toronto, Canada)
S2 Ep 5: Christmas Special w. Charlotte Delattre, Desperate Literature (Madrid, Spain)
Mini-Episode 5: News in Books & Book Review w. Emily Feetham (Girl in the Walls by A. J. Gnuse)
S2 Ep 4: Carmen Oliart, Sabina Editorial (Madrid, Spain)
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