The Bookshop Podcast

Send us a textSarah High is a former bookseller and manager at Book Culture in NYC, an intern at Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull Press, before becoming Senior Partnerships Manager at Bookshop.org. Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores, and was founded by Andy Hunter, CEO at Bookshop.org.The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency; Tove Ditlevsen Breath, James NestorCLEAN(ish), Gin StephensLean Fall Stand, Jon McGregorA Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ní GhríofaOther People's Children, R.J. HoffmanSketch by Sketch, Sheila DarceySupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Jenna Todd, manager and bookseller at Time Out Bookstore.Jenna Todd (Kāi Tahu) is the manager of Time Out Bookstore in Auckland, which won New Zealand’s best bookshop for 2016 and 2017 and was named in the top three bookstores in the world in 2017. She is the chair of Booksellers NZ and is their representative on the Trust. Jenna was the first recipient of the Kobo Booksellers NZ Scholarship in 2014 and was named Young Bookseller of the Year in 2015. She was a fiction judge for the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and reviews books monthly on RNZ’s Nine to Noon, fortnightly on 95bFM’s breakfast show, and was a host on The Spinoff’s Papercuts podcast. Established in 1988, in the heart of Auckland’s historic Mt Eden Village, Time Out Bookstore is renowned for its excellent curation and eclectic books, occasionally weird window displays, haven-like children’s book room, and in-store cat.Time Out BookstoreThe Luminaries, Eleanor CattonBooks published in te reo MāoriKa Whawhai tonu Matou: Struggle without End, Ranginui Walker Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textBeth Kirschner grew up in upstate New York and thought she knew everything there was to know about winter snows until she moved to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula for college. There she discovered an average snowfall between 200 and 300 inches and a record winter snowfall of 390 inches. In addition to the harsh winters, she found a place rich with history, personality, and the world’s only known source of pure, native copper. The Keweenaw Peninsula is the setting for her debut novel, Copper Divide.Her writing has moved from poetry to travel journals, short stories, and novels, aided by a supportive writer’s group, writer’s conferences, and classes. When not writing, she works as a software engineer, flies single-engine airplanes, and enjoys exploring Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She has two grown children, two large cats, and a room of her own for imagining her next story.BETH KIRSCHNERCOPPER DIVIDE, BETH KIRSCHNERANNA CLEMENC, AMERICAN LABOR ACTIVISTEXIT WEST, MOHSIN HAMIDDAMASCUS GATE, ROBERT STONESupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textMaldon Books is an award-winning independent bookshop located in the heart of the historical town of Maldon, Essex. Owner Olivia Rosenthall opened the bookstore in December 2019, just three months shy of the first national lockdown. She was overwhelmed by the support she received from customers and fellow book lovers up and down the country. In 2020, Maldon Books shared the National Book Tokens Newcomer of the Year Award with Darling Reads and a Pride of Maldon Award with Silo Refillery.Maldon Books Selfish Little Thing, Olivia Rosenthall Percy The Park keeper Books, Nick Butterworth The Manningtree Witches, A.K. Blakemore Strange Tricks, Syd Moore Open Water, Caleb Azumah NelsonSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textIn this episode, I chat with Michael Herrmann, owner of Gibson’s Bookstore.  Founded in 1898, Gibson’s is the oldest continuously operating retailer in the Concord, New Hampshire area. Michael bought the Bookstore in 1994, and in 2013 moved it to its current location on South Main Street.  In 2014, Gibson’s was awarded the coveted Independent Spirit Award. This award is given each year by the Book Publisher’s Reps of New England to a bookstore that best exemplifies the spirit of the independent Bookstore.Gibson’s BookstoreVirginia Macgregor BooksErin Bowman Books Marjorie Burke Books Sleepwalk, Dan ChaonThe Origins Of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt Timothy Snyder Books Masha Gessen Books Open Discussion ProjectSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textVina Lustado is the founder/owner of Sol Haus Design, a boutique firm focusing on sustainable design and building in California. After receiving an architecture degree and over 20 years of experience with high-end corporate clients, Vina decided to focus her career on smaller-scale projects that make a positive difference.Staying true to her values, Vina has lived full-time in an off-grid tiny house since 2013. Her tiny home has been featured in media publications, books, and television. She is also a proud recipient of FWN Global 100 Most Influential Women and a Featured speaker at Yale University on social entrepreneurship. In 2017, she was chosen as an “Innovative Entrepreneur” by Social Venture Circle. Vina’s Tiny House Sol Haus DesignSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textStorysmith Books is an independent bookshop in Bristol, on North Street in Bedminster, England. Owners Dan and Emily Ross stock a tightly curated range of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books.We chatted about books, babies, and what they love about living and being indie business owners in Bristol.Storysmith Books Sing Backwards And Weep, Mark Lanegan Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home, Nikesh Shukla Not Even This, Jack Underwood The women Who Built Bristol, Jane Duffus Old Lady Voice, Elisa Victoria A Long Way From Douala, Max LobeSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #95!As I record this episode, it's Winter Solstice. The sky is loaded with clouds and the promise of rain, and trees laden with golden leaves punctuate the green of oaks and citrus that flourish in our neighborhood. I've baked and eaten more cookies than I should and will no doubt eat more because 'tis the season and our home feels emptier this year as it's our first without both of our sons.Instead of my usual Wednesday episode, and as Wednesdays are for authors, I thought I'd answer questions I've received from listeners asking about my background, my books, why I started this podcast, and what I have planned for 2022.Mandy's books on bookshop.orgThe Legend of Astridr: Birth, Mandy Jackson-Beverly (FREE eBook)Mandy Jackson-BeverlySupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textGreen Apple Books in San Francisco has provided old and new books to the local community for fifty-one years. I caught up with co-owner Pete Mulvihill to find out what makes Green Apple Books somewhat of an institution in Northern California and how they look after their employees, who, in return, provide outstanding service as booksellers and store managers.   Pete and I chat about the history of Green Apple Books, the UFCW local five unions, and he has an excellent answer to the question, "what is the key ingredient to a thriving independent bookshop?"Green Apple Books Stay Home Read Books, Apparel San Francisco Locally Owned Merchants Alliance UFCWThe Seas, Samantha Hunt Gloriana: Or, The Unfulfill’d Queen, Michael Moorcock A Fortunate Life, A.B. Facey Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville Lean Fall Stand, John McGregorSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textJames Fahy is the acclaimed author of both the Fantasy series ‘Changeling’, and the Urban Gothic ‘Phoebe Harkness’ books. While he lives in the rural North of England with his wife and two adventurous children, James keeps a small part of his heart in Oxford for safekeeping. When not writing, James is very active on Social Media, connecting with and supporting both other writers and book-lovers alike.In this episode, James and I chat about writing, entering the world of NFTs, what to see, eat, and do in Oxford, and of course, his books!  James FahyLume BooksJames Fahy Books James Fahy Books Paramount Books Manchester Chapter One Books Manchester Snow Country, Yasunari Kawabata In the Miso Soup, Ryu Murakami Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley JacksonThe Last Bookshop, Oxford Daunt Books, Oxford Malmaison, Boutique Hotel Oxford Vanbrugh House Hotel, Oxford Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links