The Bookshop Podcast

Send us a textBack when the beautiful Hudson Valley was green rather than covered with snow, I chatted with Suzanna Hermans, co-owner of Oblong Books & Music. In the second part of this episode, I caught up with podcaster, lawyer, and thriller author Jodé Susan Millman.Enjoy!MandyOblong Books & MusicYou’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey – Amber Ruffin & Lacey LamarJodé Susan MillmanThe Midnight Call – Jodé MillmanWriter’s Law School: Legal Tips for WritersSeats: New York – Jodé MillmanSeats: Chicago – Jodé MillmanBackstage with the Bardavon – Jodé Millman - podcastOutlander Series – Diana GabaldonPitchwars.orgSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textOne doesn't need to go far to find people who are making a difference in the world. Our communities are filled with caring neighbors helping others. My guest today is one such person.Evan Graham Arango holds a J.D. with a specialization in environmental law from UCLA. He advocates for law and policy changes that support soil health, regenerative agriculture, and small-scale farming. Off the farm, he serves on the advisory board of UCLA Law's Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and is a research affiliate with the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy. Evan is a passionate advocate, educator, speaker.While in law school, Evan discovered his passion for regenerative farming and created his farm, Ojai Roots. Evan taught me how to grow food using the same techniques he uses on a bigger scale. The result is astonishing. From someone who could barely keep a succulent alive, I now grow watermelon, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, garlic, lettuce, kale, oranges, lemons, peaches, nectarines, and persimmon.Regenerative farming is not costly; it's easy to do and the way forward to keeping carbon in the ground and protecting planet earth. Join me as I chat with Evan about his farm, the importance of soil health, composting, and the joy of getting your hands in the soil.Enjoy,MandyHere are the links mentioned in this episode:Ojai Roots Farm ojairootsfarm@gmail.com Evan's Presentation on Regenerative Farminghttps://www.instagram.com/ojairoots/The Small Farm in a Big SystemBart's Books - OjaiMichael PollanKiss the Ground – a documentary about regenerative agricultureThe Biggest Little Farm – a film about transformationUpward Bound HouseRegenerative Agriculture Foundation Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to Chicago! Like indie bookshops across the world, there has never been a time when Bookie's Bookstore has needed its customers more. How can you help? Well, the first thing is to buy books from your local indie bookshop. If you can't go into the shop, order online, or call a bookseller. Bookshop owners aren't in the business to make millions; they're in it because they love books understand how valuable reading is to society, and believe in their community's need of a meeting place of minds.This week I chat with Keith Lewis, owner of Bookies Bookstores in Chicago and Homewood, and later, author, speaker, and teacher, Arnie Bernstein.Join me, and be inspired!MandyBookies Bookstores The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic, Armand Baltazar Arnie Bernstein Bath Massacre, Arnie Bernstein Swastika Nation, Arnie BernsteinHollywood on Lake Michigan, Arnie Bernstein The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm, Arnie BernsteinElements of Style E.L. Doctorow – The Book of DanielTo Kill A Mockingbird, Harper LeeHenry Huggins, Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline RogersPhilip Roth  Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textNew York is synonymous with the literary world. From book publishing, agents, indie bookshops, and of course, great pizza! I hope you like this episode as much as I enjoyed interviewing my two guests; Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson Books, and Paul La Rosa, author, journalist, and producer. Sarah’s openness about being a single, working mother in the business world is honest and touching, so much so that at times her dog wants to break out and join our conversation. Paul discusses growing up in the projects, living through the 70s in New York, being a journalist at the New York Daily News, and his work at CBS News, mostly as a producer for the newsmagazine “48 Hours.”Enjoy! Mandy Here are the links for this week:The Algonquin HotelThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtMcNally Jackson Books Tyll, Daniel Kehlmann Proust Ulysses, James Joyce Paul La Rosa  The Power of One, Bruce Courtenay 48 Hours     Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textJoin poet Jane Harsthorn and me for a discussion about chronic illness and female sexuality. Hear Jane recite some of her poetry and explain what it's like living and working with Crohn's disease. Jane Hartshorn is a poet and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kent. Her first pamphlet, Tract, was published in 2017 by Litmus Publishing, and her second pamphlet, In the Sick Hour with Takeaway Press, in 2020. ​ Her poems are published by Boudicca Press, Dostoyevsky Wannabe, amberflora, & para-text. She is the editor at Ache Magazine.Links from the episode:Time spent in IsolationSisters of FridaDisturbing the BodyIn the Sick HourTractAche MagazineJane Hartshorn TwitterUniversity of Kent Medical Humanities Crohn’s DiseaseDr. Rita Charon – narrative medicine Narrative Medicine, Rita Charon Modern Nature, Derek JarmanTime Lived Without Its flow, Denise Riley Bad Moon, Samantha Walton Support the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textThis week, I enjoyed chatting with Mary Williams, general manager of Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Mary tells us how the store is coping in pandemic mode and what makes the booksellers at Skylight Books stand out. I later chat with the author, actress, screenwriter, and super fun lady Heidi Mastrogiovanni about her comedic series Lala Pettibone, adopting senior dogs and finding joy in life.Enjoy!MandyHere’s a list of links mentioned in this episode: Skylight Books Los AngelesGriffith ObservatoryAmerican Booksellers AssociationThe Memory Police, Yoko OgawaHeidi MastrogiovanniLala Pettibone BooksThe Count Of Monte-Cristo, Alexandre DumasA Christmas Carol, Charles DickensSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textAfter chatting with Anjula Gogia from Another Story Bookshop, and author Lisa de Nikolits, Toronto, Canada, is now high on my list of places to visit once we hit the safe-to-travel mode! Anjula’s knowledge of the literary world, specifically themes of social justice, equity, and diversity, is impressive. Lisa explains what it was like growing up in apartheid South Africa and her life as a magazine art director before becoming an author.  Enjoy!MandyHere's a list of links to books, authors, and websites mentioned in the show:Another Story Bookshop, TorontoPleasure Activism, adrienne maree brownHow To Pronounce Knife, Souvankham ThammavongsaRainbow Magic BooksDog Man, Dav PilkeyCaptain Underpants, Dav PilkeySeven, Farzana DoctorAnother Story Bookshop YouTube ChannelLisa de NikolitsLisa De Nikolits BooksMesdames of MayhemMesdames of Mayhem documentaryAll The Animals On Earth, Mark SampsonSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textAre you craving sunshine and in need of more books for your TBR list? You’re at the right place! Join me, Jenni Marchisotto from Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, and author Marie Brennan for a fun discussion about genre fiction, a wall in London, and a real Australian ghost story from my mid-twenties. Enjoy!Here’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast.Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, CaliforniaLegendborn, Tracy DeonnRing Shout, P. Djeli ClarkOutlander, Diana GabaldonA Starless Sea, Erin MorgensternMysterious Galaxy PodcastMysterious Galaxy PatreonMarie BrennanMarie Brennan Swan Tower Patreon Page (New Worlds)DriftwoodThe Night Parade of 100 DemonsThe Mask of MirrorsThe Game of Kings, Dorothy DunnettSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textWelcome to the Wednesday edition of The Bookshop Podcast. Join me as I chat with guests who specialize in topics dear to my heart – the humanities and our environment.My guest today is Ari Popper, founder and CEO of SciFutures.  Ari's vision and insights about the future are in high demand on the speaker's circuit. He specializes in making disruptive and visionary futures tangible and reachable.His passion is to help change our beliefs about what's possible thereby helping to ensure a more beneficial future for all.SciFuturesSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Send us a textThis week I’m in Ventura, California, speaking with Megan and Kyle Murai, who recently opened Timbre Books. Next, I chat with Karla Olson, publisher at Patagonia Books, about “green publishing” and what we can do as consumers of books to change the book publishing industry. And of course, in case you’re looking for more books to add to your TBR pile, you’re in the right place.Enjoy, and thanks for visiting The Bookshop Podcast!MandyHere’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast. Timbre Books, Ventura, CaliforniaGoing To Meet The Man, James BaldwinOut Of The Silent Planet, C.S. LewisPatagoniaPatagonia BooksPost-Consumer Waste Recycled PaperTraining for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete, Scott JohnstonTraining for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers, Kilian Jornet, Steve House, and Scott JohnsonSalmon: A Fish, the Earth and the History of Their Common Fate, Mark KurlanskyAnimal Dreams, Barbara KingsolverIngram Spark, Printing and DistributionLightning Source, Printing and DistributionSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links