Got Books? Conversations with Booksellers
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Welcome back to Got Books, the podcast where we talk to booksellers all around the world. My guest today is Alex, co-founder of the first and only bookshop selling new english books in Lisbon, Portugal, Salted Books. This conversation was yet another proof, in case you needed one, that women can indeed do it all, if they set their mind to it. Alex has started Salted Books with her partner Mark, and she has done so without giving up her work and while raising two children. She’s created a magical space that only opened its doors about 5 months ago but has already received raving reviews from readers and writers in Lisbon, and if you head over to their Instagram page you’ll see why. The book curation couldn’t be more relevant, the design of the space is bold and beautiful and it just feels fresh and exciting and like you want to be there. Alex is also hosting intimate and very safe writing spaces, where early on a Tuesday mornings writers come together to write in silence, by candlelight. She’s bringing new voices to Lisbon and encouraging those in Lisbon to write and get creative. This conversation felt encouraging and uplifting and it confirmed a suspicion I’ve had for a while now, interviewing bookshop owners all around the world: starting and running a bookshop is a bit of an art form and there’s a lot of artistic freedom in how it can be done. Here’s my conversation with Alex.
Mini-Episode 4: News in Books & Book Review w. Daniela Barani (A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles)
S2 Ep 3: Nadia Wassef, Diwan (Cairo, Egypt)
Mini-Episode 3: News in Books & Book Review w. Victoria Wood (Assembly by Natasha Brown)
S2 Ep 2: Book Cover Design w. Terry Miura & Darya Solomenko
Mini-Episode 2: News in Books & Book Review w. Molly Hills (Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney)
S2 Ep 1: Golden Hare (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Mini-Episode 1: News in Books & Book Review w. Phoebe (Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller)
Season 2: Trailer
S1 Ep. 17: Future Booksellers & Ana Sipciu, Asteroidul B612 (Bucharest, Romania)
S1 Ep. 16: Madeline Gressel, McNally Jackson (New York, US)
S1 Ep. 15: Jane Turner, Gertrude & Alice (Sydney, Australia)
S1 Ep. 14: VaLinda Miller, Turning Page (Goose Creek, South Carolina, US)
S1 Ep. 13: Samir Mansour, Samir Mansour Bookshop (Gaza, Palestine)
S1 Ep. 12: Kenny Leck, Books Actually (Singapore)
S1 Ep. 11: Mark Thornton, Bookshop.Org & Founder of Mostly Books (Oxford, UK)
S1 Ep. 10: Martin Latham, Waterstones (Canterbury, UK) & Author of The Bookseller's Tale
S1 Ep. 9: Samuel Medina, Libros AC (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
S1 Ep. 8: Pil Cappelen Smith, Cappelens Forslag (Oslo, Norway)
S1 Ep. 7: Angela Franklin, Chez Alpha Books (Dakar, Senegal)
S1 Ep. 6: Arabella Friesen & Johnny de Falbe, John Sandoe Books (London, UK)
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