The Bookshop Podcast

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with E.A. Aymar about his latest novel No Home For Killers, the D.C. Noir at the Bar series, and the Latino BIPOC thriller writing community.Anthony Award-nominated E.A. Aymar’s most recent thriller, No Home for Killers, received praise from the New York Times, Kirkus, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. His previous thriller, They’re Gone, was published to rave reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus (starred), and named one of the best books of 2020 by the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He is a former member of the national board of the International Thriller Writers and is an active member of Crime Writers of Color and Sisters in Crime. Ed Aymar was born in Panama and now lives in the D.C. area, where he runs the D.C. Noir at the Bar series, and his column, “Decisions and Revisions,” appears monthly in the Washington Independent Review of Books. E.A.AymarNo Home For Killers, E. A. AymarThe Last Policeman, Ben H. WintersMore Than You’ll Ever Know, Katie GuitierrezSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with voiceover actor and author Candi Milo about her memoir Surviving The Odd, her childhood in a halfway house, homelessness, mental illness, and alcoholism. Candi Milo is a successful actor, most famous for her extensive, award-nominated career voicing cartoons. Born in Palm Springs and raised in San Jose, California, Candi is an actor, singer, and comedian based in Los Angeles who is one of the busiest performers in voiceovers today and has starred in nightclub shows across the country.She is honored to have taken the mantle from the legendary late June Foray as the voice of Granny for all of Warner Brothers Animation projects, including Space Jam 2: A New Legacy with LeBron James. She is an Annie Award nominee best known for voicing Deter in DEXTER’s Laboratory and The Flea in Mucah Lucha, among other well-known characters in hundreds of film and television projects, including Looney Tunes Cartoons. On stage, she starred alongside Jennifer Holiday in the first touring production of “Dreamgirls,” directed by Michael Bennett. Candi also gives inspirational talks about her unusual childhood and how it has informed her as a performer and mother. She is a passionate advocate for people dealing with mental illness and homelessness and the author of Surviving the Odd.Candi MiloSurviving The Odd, Candi MiloBill Graham Present: My Life Inside Rock and Out, Bill Graham, Robert GreenfieldLIVID, Patricia CornwellNational Women’s Law CenterSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Katya Cengel about her life as a journalist,  interviewing refugees from Cambodia, and her book Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back.Katya Cengel is a freelance writer and author based in California. Her work has appeared in New York Times Magazine, Marie Claire, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, among other publications. She has reported from North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and was based in the former Soviet Union for half a decade. She was a features and news writer for the Louisville Courier-Journal from 2003 to 2011.She is the author of Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) 2020 winner and Foreword Indies 2019 winner From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union (Potomac, 2019); Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back (Potomac, 2018) and 2013 Kentucky Literary Award finalist Bluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life (Nebraska, 2012).She has been awarded grants from the International Reporting Project, the International Women’s Media Foundation, and the International Center for Journalists. Her series on the families of the Lost Boys of Sudan received a second place feature writing Society of Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Award and her 2017 article My brother’s killer is now my friend was named one of BBC’s “Best big reads of 2017”. Her second book, Exiled, is included in a California State Library curated permanent collection. Katya CengelExiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back, Katya CengelFrom Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union, Katya CengelBluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life, Katya Cengel The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime, Bradley HopeBel Canto BooksSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Jane Yolen about her new book, The Scarlet Circus, short stories, and romance!Jane Yolen’s books and stories and poems have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, three World Fantasy Awards, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, two Golden Kite Awards, the Jewish Book Award and the Massachusetts Center for the Book award. She has also won the World Fantasy Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Science Fiction Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, the Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award, and the Science Fiction Poetry Associations Grand Master Award (the three together she calls the Trifecta). Plus she has won the Association of Jewish Libraries Award and the Catholic Libraries Medal—the DuGrummond Medal, the Kerlan Award, and the Ann Izard story-telling award at least thrice. Six colleges and universities have given her honorary doctorates for her body of work which includes more than 400 books for children and adults. Jane YolenThe Scarlet Circus, Jane YolenSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Mervyn Sloman, owner of The Book Lounge, about how shipping affects the supply chain, local authors, the diverse population of Cape Town,  and his favorite book to hand-sell to customers.Mervyn Sloman owns The Book Lounge, an independent bookshop in the heart of Cape Town featuring passionate staff, great coffee, and fantastic books!The Book LoungeHow to Be a Revolutionary, C.a. DavidsThe Promise: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner), Damon GalgutThe Yearning, Mohale MashigoSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with author Michael Moorcock about growing up in London during WW II, his life as a journalist, writing Gloriana, Or The Unfulfill'd Queen, and his latest music. Michael Moorcock is one of the most important and influential figures in speculative fiction and fantasy literature. Listed recently by The Times (London) as among the fifty greatest British writers since 1945, he is the author of 100 books and more than 150 shorter stories in practically every genre.  He has been the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards, including the Prix Utopiales, the SFWA Grand Master, the Stoker, and the World Fantasy, and has been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He has been awarded the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, the John W. Campbell Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. He has been compared to Balzac, Dickens, Dumas, Ian Fleming, Joyce, and Robert E. Howard, to name a few.Michael Moorcock’s MiscellanyThe Faery Queene, Edmund Spenser Gloriana: Or, the Unfulfill’d Queen, Michael Moorcock Gormenghast, Mervyn PeakeSexual Politics, Kate MillettHonoré de BalzacLive At The Terminal Café, Michael Moorcock & The Deep FixByzantium Endures: The First Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael MoorcockLaughter of Carthage: The Second Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael MoorcockJerusalem Commands: The Third Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael MoorcockVengeance of Rome: The Fourth Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet, Michael MoorcockThe Citadel of Forgotten Myths, Michael Moorcock  Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Zibby Owens about opening Zibby's Bookshop, Zibby Media, curating her bookshop, and books!Zibby Owens is an author, award-winning podcaster, entrepreneur, and CEO. Owens founded Zibby Media, a privately-held media company, in 2018, with her award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. The company has since grown to include the publishing house Zibby Books, the magazine Zibby Mag, the podcast network Zibby Audio, the education platform Zibby Classes, and community events like retreats, a book club, and a writing community.  She was celebrated as “New York’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine. Owens is a regular contributor to "Good Morning America" and other broadcast outlets. She is the author of the memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, the children’s book, Princess Charming, and the editor of two anthologies. Owens is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. She lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and her four children. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens.Zibby OwensZibby’s BookshopZibby BooksMoms Don't Have Time To Read Books PodcastBookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, Zibby OwensMy What If Year, Alisha Fernandez MirandaZibby’s Bookshop EventsThe Language of Goldfish, Zibby OnealThe Love You Save: A Memoir, Goldie TaylorStone Cold Fox, Rachel Koller Croft Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with author TJ Klune about his new book In The Lives Of Puppets, the importance of libraries and indie bookshops, the two people who sparked his love of writing, and books! TJ KLUNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.TJ KluneIn The Lives Of Puppets, TJ KluneChris Sickels – Red Nose StudioThe House In The Cerulean Sea, TJ KluneUnder The Whispering Door, TJ KluneChristopher Finan (NCAC) Interview on The Bookshop PodcastElizabeth Bluemle, The Flying Pig Bookstore, interview on The Bookshop PodcastOn Writing, Stephen KingRainbow High, Alex SanchezSome Desperate Glory, Emily TeshSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Tim Jarvis, director of Fullers Bookshop, about taking over the 103-year-old bookshop, local authors, what to see around Hobart, and books!Fullers Bookshop was established in 1920, by W. E. (Bill) Fuller, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. In 1961 the shop was taken over by Cedric and Ian Pearce, famous not only as booksellers but also as jazz musicians. In 1980, when Cedric became ill, the shop was purchased by Ian Drinkwater. Ian moved Fullers to Murray St in 1981.Clive Tilsley bought Fullers in 1982 and 1992 and moved the bookshop back to Collins Street. In 1996 the Afterword Café was established on the mezzanine level of the shop – this moved Fullers onto another level of business. In 2001, Fullers opened a second shop in Launceston in the north of the state, where Clive spent 13 years establishing the brand in a very competitive book-buying market.In 2009 the Hobart shop moved again – up the road to a bright new space (with a fabulous view of the mountain). In 2014, Fullers sold its Launceston shop, and at the same time, Clive moved back to Hobart.In the 30 years under Clive’s guidance, Fullers has confirmed its status as a leading bookseller in Tasmania and a fundamental component of the cultural landscape of the state. In 2021 Tim Jarvis took over ownership, steering the bookshop through the pandemic, and continuing the tradition of Fullers Bookshop being a hub of the community, offering a wide range of author events, readings, books clubs, and publishing. Fullers BookshopFullers Bookshop Book ClubRichard FlanaganJames DryburghPrue BattenBob Brown FoundationPete HayLucinda Wine BarDier Makr RestaurantThe Little Lotus Vegan and Vegetarian RestaurantMONASunbear CoffeeThe Internet Is Not What You Think It Is, Justin E. H. SmithAuto-Da-Fé, Elias Canetti  Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I'm chatting with Deborah Levine Herman about the republication of her book, Spiritual Writing, The Seven Lessons of Soul Odyssey, being okay with rejection, and building your author platform.Deborah Levine Herman is a gifted spiritual teacher who believes we are here to raise the vibration of others and to live with love, authenticity, and, most of all, hope. Her mission is to guide and encourage others to answer their call to write while teaching them to navigate the path to publishing.As a mystic, Deborah combines the spiritual journey with the writer’s path. She teaches that the act of writing connects people with their higher selves, and therefore the Source.  Deborah is a former literary agent, a publisher, and intuitive writing coach. She is also the bestselling author of thirteen books and has dedicated her 25-plus year career in publishing to writer education. She is the author of Spiritual Writing from Inspiration to Publication 2nd Edition. Through this timely book, Deborah helps writers discover their spiritual writing path. Her book helps spiritual writers answer the question: which kind of spiritual writer are you?  writersnetworking.comsoulodysseybooks.commicropublishingmedia.comauthorbrandingsolutions.comdebsbookparadise.comSpiritual Writing: From Inspiration To Publication, Deborah Levine HermanSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links