Got Books? Conversations with Booksellers
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On this mini episode, I talk about niche and quirky bookshops from different parts of the world.
Pillow-Cat Books is all about animals in books.
Wonderland Bookshop! are all in on the Alice-in-Wonderland theme.
Robert Humm & Co. is "Britain's largest railway bookshop".
Libreria il Mare in Italy is a store that's all about H2O.
Libreria Griot is an Italian bookstore that's all about African literature.
Heading to Berlin, we've got the Bibliotheca-Culinaria Kochbuchantiquariat, a food lover's paradise, with over 15,000 vintage cookbooks.
In London, Bookmarks is the place to be for radical and socialist reads.
Now, let's cross the Channel to Librairie des Femmes, a Parisian gem that celebrates women's writing. La Anonima, in Madrid, aims to pay tribute to those women who have been silenced, unable to sign their texts, and have signed, in many cases, as Anonymous. Like Chicago’s Women and Children First
In Brussels, it's a two-in-one deal at Cook & Book. This bookstore slash restaurant offers nine unique rooms with different atmospheres and book selections.
And for all you theater buffs, head to Germany's EINAR & BERT THEATERBUCHHANDLUNG. From children's theater to operas, they've got all things stage-related.
Finally, in the heart of Madrid, we've got La Librería, a treasure trove of literature dedicated to the vibrant history and legends of Madrid.
La Casquería is a bookstore located in a stall at the San Fernando market in Lavapiés. Just like neighboring fruit stands, butchers, and fishmongers, here, everything is sold by weight."
And The Nature of Reading is an environmental bookstore specializing in seasonal reading, nature writing, and climate change books, pulling together the joy and wonder of the natural world with the knowledge and passion to fight for its survival.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotbooks/messageMini-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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