A conversation with Rafe Bartholomew about his new book, Basketball: A Love Story. Topics discussed include: Bill Simmons (3:15), Super Teams (6:52), The ABA's legacy (11:33), The ABA's origin story (13:37), Becky Hammon (21:52), Michael Jordan (37:33), Allen Iverson (46:34), the greatest player who never won a ring (51:58), and much more. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to shows. Visit https://bookstories.show for all past episodes. Thanks for listening. 

A conversation with Ryan Raffaelli about his research on the independent bookstore industry. We discuss why he made bookstores a primary focus of his work, his research methodology, why bookstores are an anomaly in retail, what he thinks of Amazon's retail footprints, the "buy local" movement, bookstore curation, and improvements bookstores can make for the future. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to shows. Visit https://bookstories.show for all past episodes. Thanks for listening. 

A conversation with Nicole Sullivan, owner of BookBar, a wine bar and bookstore in Denver, CO. 

A conversation with Susanne Konig of POWERHOUSE Arena in Brooklyn.  

A conversation with Bob Lingle of Off the Beaten Path Books in Upstate New York. 

A conversation with Amy Stephenson of The Booksmith in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood. 

A conversation with Josh Spencer of The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles. 

A conversation with John Evans of Diesel, a bookstore in Brentwood, CA. 

A conversation with LA's mobile bookstore duo, Alexa Harkins and Emory Trembly, about building a concept from scratch, launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, pivoting, and books! 

A conversation with Chiara Arroyo & Celene Navarette, co-owners of LA librería in Los Angeles. LA librería specializes in imported children's books from Spanish speaking nations around the world.