The Bookshop Podcast

Send us a textToday I'm chatting with sister and brother, Hannah Harlow and Sam Pfeifle, co-owners of The Book Shop of Beverly Farms about how publishers can better support indie bookshop owners, writing, the perils of driving in Massachusetts, and of course, books!The Book Shop of Beverly Farms Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan What Strange Paradise, Omar El Akkad Powder Days, Heather Hansman The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid A Lie someone Told You About Yourself, Peter Ho Davies Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley Poet Warrior: A Memoir, Joy Harjo The Little French Bridal Shop, Jennifer Dupee Swimming to the Top of the Tide, Patricia Hanlon Ever Heard of Her, Lisa Savage, Ruby Pfeifle Seaside Towns of the North Shore of Mass, Ingrid Moller Potenza Beer & Weed Magazine Grief is the Thing With Feathers, Max Porter  Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn today’s episode, I chat with Jeff Hoffman about his new book Other People’s Children, adoption, and writing. Jeff Hoffman attended Bradley University and then earned an MFA in fiction from Columbia College Chicago. His writing has appeared in Barely South Review, The Sun, Harpur Palate, The Roanoke Review, Booth, and Lunch Ticket. Hoffman is the winner of the Madison Review’s 2018 Chris O’Malley Prize in Fiction and a finalist for the Missouri Review’s 2019 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. Jeff HoffmanOther People's Children, Jeff HoffmanCrossroads, Jonathan FranzenSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textToday I'm chatting with picture book author and owner of The Flying Pig Bookstore, Elizabeth Bluemle, about writing and the magic of solo writing retreats, the diversity database she has developed, and of course, BOOKS!The Flying Pig Bookstore  Elizabeth Bluemle, books Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline WoodsonTheir eyes Were Watching God: A Novel, Zora Neale Hurston On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel, Ocean Vuong Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (translator) Sankofa: a novel, Chibundu Onuzo Roxanne Gay, books Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textSheila Darcey is the author of Sketch by Sketch: The Creative Path to Emotional Healing and TransformationDuring a difficult time in her life, Sheila found that the act of sketching and freestyle drawing―of giving a physical form to her thoughts, emotions, and ideas―was an impactful way to process what she was feeling. One simple sketch became a daily practice and developed into a meditative and therapeutic tool that Sheila has taught and shared with thousands of people.Sheila DarceySketch PoeticSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textDear Listeners,You are getting a twofer this week—an indie bookshop co-owner and an author—Emma Straub.Emma is the New York Times-bestselling author of four novels—All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures—and the short story collection Other People We Married. Her books have been published in more than 20 languages, and All Adults Here is currently in development as a television series. She and her husband, Michael Fusco, own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Emma’s new novel, This Time Tomorrow is coming May 2022.Emma StraubBooks Are MagicEmma Straub, booksPeter Straub, booksPeter StraubBrooklyn Bridge BodegaWhat Is Love, Mac Barnett, Carson EllisBrown Girls, Daphne Palasi AndreadesLive, Laugh, Kidnap, Gabby NooneSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to the first special monthly edition of The Bookshop Podcast! In these editions, I chat with specialists at the Library of Congress, Stephanie Stillo, Curator, Rare Book and Special Collections Division,  and Emily Moore, the Librarian-in-Residence in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division.We discuss  exhibits, what’s going on behind the scenes, From the Vaults!, and introduce you to the people who work tirelessly to protect and curate the vast collections, and how you can benefit from the work they do.Library of CongressFrom the Vaults!Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textMitchell Kaplan opened the first Books & Books bookshop in 1982 in Coral Gables, Florida. Since then, Books & Books has grown to seven bookshops, two of which include restaurants.Mitchell served as president of the American Booksellers Association and received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation.As co-founder of the Miami Book Fair in 1985, Mitchell has served as the chairperson of its Board of Directors and continues to guide the programming team at the Fair which takes place on the campus of Miami Dade College in the heart of downtown Miami. Each year the Fair presents close to 500 authors over one week in November, along with a street festival, where bookstalls line the streets adjacent to the campus. Programs take place in Creole, Spanish and English, reflecting the diversity of Miami. Mitchell also hosts The Literary Life podcast, and along with producer Paula Mazur, owns Mazur Kaplan, a film production company bringing books to screen.Books & BooksRichard Flanagan, booksFlowers For Algernon, Daniel KeyesBlack Like Me, John Howard GriffinDharma Bums, Jack KerouacJames Baldwin, booksThe Paris Bookseller, Kerri MaherLight Years, James SalterContinental Drift, Humphrey MullerBewilderment: A Novel, Richard PowersMatrix: A Novel, Lauren GroffKlara And The Sun, Kazuo IshiguroNeil Gaiman, booksWriters for Democratic ActionMiami Book FairMazur Kaplan CompanyThe Color of Law, Richard RothsteinHow the South Won the Civil War, Heather Cox RichardsonOn Tyranny Graphic Edition, Timothy Snyder, Nora KrugLost & Found: A Memoir, Kathryn SchulzThe Year of Dangerous Days, Nicholas GriffinSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textKaren Hayes, together with novelist Ann Patchett, co-owns Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee. Karen found her way to the owner’s desk after a career that included 12 years at Ingram Content Group, the nation’s largest book distributor, plus 18 years as a traveling sales rep for Random House. During her time at Random House, she came to love and respect the vibrant community of independent bookstores she worked with, eventually opening a store of her own. In addition to being the managing owner of Parnassus Books, she also sits on the board of The Porch Writers’ Collective.   Karen has lived in Nashville since she was 12 years old and is proud to own a bookstore that serves both the neighbors she grew up with and the rapidly growing population of families, artists, and business people who have discovered all Nashville has to offer.Parnassus BooksAnn Patchett, booksThe Shop Dog DiariesJohn Meacham, books Ruta Sepetys, Books Margaret Wrinkle, author Mary Laura Philpott, books Joan Didion, books Beaumonster: A Memoir, Jesse DaytonEmma Straub, booksLessons in Chemistry, Bonnie GarmusSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #104 with Gin Stephens!Gin Stephens, the New York Times bestselling author of Fast. Feast. Repeat. and Delay, Don't Deny, has been living the intermittent fasting (IF) lifestyle since 2014. Since then, she's lost over eighty pounds and launched her IF website, four online support groups, four self-published books, and two top-ranked podcasts—Intermittent Fasting Stories and The Intermittent Fasting Podcast. A graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition's Health Coach Training Program (2019), she also earned a Doctor of Education degree in Gifted and Talented Education (2009), a Master's degree in Natural Sciences (1997), and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education (1990). She taught elementary school for twenty-eight years and has worked with adult learners in a number of settings. She splits her time between Augusta, Georgia, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she lives with her husband and their four cats. Gin is also a mother to two adult sons.Gin StephensFAST. FEAST. REPEAT. Gin StephensCLEAN(ish), Gin StephensDelay, Don't Deny, Gin StephensWhy We Get Sick, Benjamin Bikman Ph. D.Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode I chat with Liza Gozashti, co-owner and manager of Brookline Booksmith, a family-owned and locally run independent bookshop in New England.  Since opening in 1961, they have played a vital role in shaping the world of independent bookselling and nurturing connection with their community’s curious minds through books and social discourse. Their mission is to foster community through the written word, represent a diverse range of voices and histories, and inspire conversations that enrich our lives.Dear Friend, from My Life I Write To You In Your Life, Yiyun Li Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links