The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Education:Language Learning
We were honored to welcome Andy Hunter, the CEO of Bookshop.org to the podcast this week. Andy is a writer, a publisher, and now heads up a company that competes with Amazon for on-line book sales. But unlike Amazon, the proceeds of Bookshop.org’s sales go back to independent bookstores.
At the click of a button, you can order a book to be delivered while your favorite independent bookseller gets part of that sale. Independent bookstores that sell most of their books during summer or don’t have the capacity to ship books can create a Bookshop.org page and sell books to anyone at any time. Authors, schools, and book influencers can create pages, too.
We talk with Andy about why he started this endeavor a few months before COVID hit, why he loves Coney Island, and how his degree in philosophy has affected the types of books he gravitates to.
Oh, and as of this recording, we decided to get with the times. The Perks is a Bookshop affiliate; you can see any of the books we talk about on the show on our new bookshop page and order them there.
https://bookshop.org/shop/PerksOfBeingABookLover
You can find Bookshop at bookshop.org.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
Books mentioned--
1- Is It Hot In Here? (Or am I Suffering for all Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth?) by Zach Zimmerman
2- Emergency by Kathleen Alcott
3- The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut
4- When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
5- Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
6- The Wizard's Guide to Magical Baking by T. Kingfisher
7- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Movies mentioned--
1- Barbie (2023)
Podcast episode-
1- Thrillers by the Bookclub Podcast - Ep. 39 - Murder Ensues
Recipe mentioned:
Tomato and Fried Provolone Sandwich
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