Bookstories

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Bookstories episodes

May 08, 2020 E43: Bookstories Redux with John Evans of Diesel Bookstore
John Evans of Diesel, a bookstore in Brentwood, talks about the state of his business and shares his insights on how bookselling will look in a post-pandemic world.
53 min
June 04, 2019 E42: Richard Wolf, author of 'In Tune'
a conversation with producer, teacher, and author Richard Wolf about his new book, In Tune, available now.
37 min
May 18, 2019 E41: Shawn Levy, author of The Castle on Sunset
Shawn Levy, in conversation, about his new book The Castle on Sunset.
34 min
May 07, 2019 E40: Danny Goldberg, author of Serving the Servant
Danny discusses his new book remembering Kurt Cobain, his time managing the band Nirvana, and more.
53 min
May 04, 2019 E39: Community Bookstore (Brooklyn) / Stephanie Valdez
A conversation with Stephanie Valdez, owner of Community Bookstore in Brooklyn.
46 min
April 23, 2019 E38: Brazos Bookstore / Ben Rybeck
A conversation with Ben Rybeck of Brazos Bookstore in Houston, TX.
41 min
March 27, 2019 E37: Geoff Dyer
Geoff discusses his prior work and current thoughts on tennis, jazz, film, tv, literature, bookstores and more.
37 min
March 21, 2019 E36: Susan Jaques, author of The Caesar of Paris
Susan Jaques in conversation about her new book, The Caesar of Paris. Topics discussed include: tackling the subject matter of Napoleon Bonaparte, the history of art appropriation, the history of The Louvre, Napoleon's looting of Egypt, his relationship with the Catholic Church, the history of the Arc de Triomphe, Napoleon's downfall, and why we still talk about and study him today.
32 min
February 27, 2019 E35: Madhuri Vijay, author of The Far Field
Madhuri and Vik discuss the inspiration behind her first novel, writing in the first person, the Kashmir region of India, favorite bookstores, and much more.
28 min
February 12, 2019 E34: Karen Bender, author of The New Order
Karen Bender discusses intent and process on several short stories in her new collection and caps the conversation with a run down of favorite works, bookstores and what she's currently reading.
29 min