The Bookshop Podcast

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #73! Sara Winokur is a geneticist, researcher, and author. She has a master's degree in cytogenetics and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics. Her research helped identify mutations underlying muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease, dwarfism, and a rare craniofacial syndrome.  Sara is a world traveler and has visited many countries, and Iceland is one of her favorite destinations and the setting of her award-winning mystery thriller, Double Blind. From the ancient, real legends that inspired her writing, to the DNA database that raises ethical issues, Iceland is called the land of fire and ice for a reason.  She continues to work as a consultant on potential therapies for genetic disease and is an ovarian cancer "thriver" who resides in Southern California. The Reinvention of Sara WinokurEight years ago, after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Sara took a step back from research to focus on her health. She took the opportunity to reinvent herself by combining her passion for science with her love of reading and writing crime and historical fiction. When asked what her readers can expect from her novel, she revealed that her audience will be met with suspense, a learning experience, and thought-provoking writing.“I really want my readers to feel like they’re being informed as well as entertained. That’s what I love about historical fiction and I try to bring that same quality to my writing.” Sara Winokur Double Blind: The Icelandic Manuscript Murders, Sara Winokur deCODE genetics, Iceland The Sagas of Icelanders The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah  Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #71!Today I’m chatting with poet Glenn Shea, who is also a bookseller at Book Barn. Glenn has worked in the library of a cancer clinic and in the French department of a foreign-language bookshop, washed dishes in the Scottish Highlands, gone to pilgrim’s mass in Santiago, and eaten good tex-mex in Chengdu. He has read his poems in local libraries and shops and venues in Dublin, Paris, and Verona. He is the author of two collections of poetry: The Pilgrims of Tombelaine, and Find a Place The Could Pass for Home, published by Salmon Poetry. Book Barn is situated in Niantic, Connecticut, and carries over 500,000 gently used books, spread over multiple locations. You can pop into the main barn, spend time with the Book Barn cats, browse row after row of books, or relax in their beautiful gardens.  Book Barn Pilgrims of Tombelaine, Glenn Shea Find a Place That Could Pass for Home, Glenn Shea Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell Salmon PoetrySupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #72!Pearl Street Books is located in historic downtown Ellensburg, on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountain Range, in Washington State, USA. The bookshop specializes in children’s books, fiction, and non-fiction. Also, it carries distinctive greeting cards, including the work of local photographers and artists, along with a collection of Polish pottery. Liz Stone took over as the owner of Pearl Street Books on February 1st, 2021. She is the fifth female owner of the store. Previously she has had several careers including attorney; non-profit director; and university educator. In her spare time, she loves participating in and watching theater and of course reading! Her favorite genres are mystery, biography, and classics.Pearl Street Book & Gifts Pearl Street Books & Gifts, Bookshop.org Pearl Street Books & Gifts, Instagram Pearl Street Books & Gifts, Facebook Iron Goat Works on Instagram Filthy Farm Girl on Instagram Kayla Mary Jane Art, on Instagram The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, Anonymous     Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #70!Jon McGregor is the winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Costa Book Award, the Betty Trask Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. Forster Award, and has been long-listed three times for the Man Booker Prize, most recently for his novel, Reservoir 13. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Nottingham, England, where he edits The Letters Page, a literary journal in letters.About Jon’s latest novel Lean Fall StandRemember the training: find shelter or make shelter, remain in place, establish contact with other members of the party, keep moving, keep calm.Robert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic surveying, was there on the ice when the worst happened. He holds within him the complete story of that night—but depleted by the disaster, Wright is no longer able to communicate the truth. Instead, in the wake of the catastrophic expedition, he faces the most daunting adventure of his life: learning a whole new way to be in the world. Meanwhile  Anna, his wife, must suddenly scramble to navigate the sharp and unexpected contours of life as a caregiver.From the Booker Prize-longlisted, American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winning author of Reservoir 13, this is a novel every bit as mesmerizing as its setting. Tenderly unraveling different notions of heroism through the rippling effects of one extraordinary expedition on an ordinary family, Lean, Fall, Stand explores the indomitable human impulse to turn our experiences into stories—even when the words may fail us. Lean Fall Stand, Jon McGregor (signed copies) Jon McGregor Twitter Lean Fall Stand UK book launch at Five Leaves Bookshop A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ní Ghríofa  Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #69!Ross Bradshaw is the manager and owner of Five Leaves Bookshop and Five Leaves Publications in Nottingham in the UK. In this episode, Ross and I chat about the history of radical bookshops, paying your workers a living wage, where his love of books began, local authors, and of course, books!In 2018, Five Leaves Bookshop was the first radical bookshop ever to win the UK’s Independent Bookshop of the Year Award.Five Leaves BookshopDarkness Darkness: (Resnick 12), John Harvey Even the Dogs, Jon McGregor Island: Collected Stories, Alistair MacLeod Five Leaves Publications www.youtube.com/c/FiveLeavesBookshopNottingham/videos Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textHi, and welcome to episode #68!Tamsin Keily studied Psychology before completing a post-graduate degree in primary education. She now juggles writing with her job as a primary school teacher in the UK, where she lives with her husband and her daughter. DAISY COOPER'S RULES FOR LIVING was her first novel and her second novel, THE SURPRISING DAYS OF ISLA PEMBROKE is out on September 30th, 2021! The Surprising Days of Isla Pembroke, Tamsin KeilyDaisy Cooper’s Rules for Living, Tamsin Keily The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow Tamsin Keily Mr B’s EmporiumSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to episode #67!Mr B's Emporium is a beautiful, energetic, and innovative bookshop on John Street in the heart of Bath, England. The bookshop is a bright labyrinthine space where book-related chatter and advice seem ever-present and you never know what you might encounter next, from claw-foot bath book displays to toilets illustrated by Chris Riddell. Nic and Juliette Bottomley opened Mr Bs in 2006 and it has twice been named the UK's best independent bookshop. In 2015 the Guardian named Mr B's one of the ten best bookshops in the world. Mr B’s EmporiumThe Offing, Benjamin MyersMr B’s Reading SubscriptionsSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to episode #66!We all need uplifting, and today’s guest has taken the word seriously by creating Uplifting Content. Check out my interview with Ione Butler and follow her on social media for well… uplifting content!  Ione Butler is a British film, television, and voiceover actress based in LA with numerous credits including Marvel’s Black Widow, a leading role in a motion picture which premiered on the Syfy network, as well as guest-starring in hit TV shows on CBS, Spike TV, TLC, BBC, and many others. She is an entrepreneur and the founder of Uplifting Content, a social media platform followed by over 1.4 million people, the host of the Uplifting Content Podcast, and the author of Uplifting Stories (Simon & Schuster, September 2020). When not in lockdown, Ione can often be found traveling the world for work and fun.Ione ButlerUplifting Content Uplifting Stories: True Tales to Inspire You To Take Action, Ione Butler Uplifting Content, Instagram Uplifting Content, Facebook Uplifting Content, Twitter   Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to episode #65!Kwame Spearman and I chat about introspection during the pandemic and immersing ourselves in what's important in our lives, how sometimes there really aren't two sides to an argument, universal truths, community, Denver, and what's new for Tattered Cover Book Store, recently bought by Bended Page LLC, with Kwame as CEO.Tattered Cover is the largest independent bookstore in Colorado, with five locations in and around Denver and a sixth location planned for Westminster, Colorado, October 2021. They host more than 500 events each year, sell a diverse selection of new and used books, and offer a wide choice of interesting gift items. Tattered Cover is a Denver institution, a community gathering place, and an experience you can't download.Tattered Cover Book StoreSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to episode #64!BJ Robbins opened her Los Angeles-based agency in 1992 after a multifaceted career in book publishing in NY. She started in publicity at Simon & Schuster and was later Marketing Director and then Senior Editor at Harcourt. Her agency represents quality fiction, both literary and commercial, and general nonfiction, with a particular interest in memoir, biography, narrative history, pop culture, sports, travel/adventure, medicine and health.A member of AAR and PEN America, Ms. Robbins has led workshopsat UCLA Extension, UC Irvine Extension, the Writer's Pad, and at the Squaw ValleyCommunity of Writers Fiction Workshop. On behalf of PEN, she has been guestspeaker in numerous cities in the West as part of their Writers Toolboxprogram, including Seattle, Portland, Santa Fe, Dallas, Las Cruces, Flagstaffand Oakland. She was profiled in Writer's Digest and mediabistro.com.BJ Robbins Literary AgencySubmissions InformationThe Sweetest Days, John Hough Jr.Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links