Bookstories

A delightful in-studio conversation with Allison Hill, CEO and President of Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena and Book Soup in West Hollywood. 

A conversation with management consultant turned bookstore entrepreneur, Esther Dairiam. She owns Read it and Eat, a culinary bookstore and event space in Chicago. 

A wide-ranging conversation with Darryl Holter, co-owner of Chevalier's Books in the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles.  

A conversation with Danielle Hulton, owner of Ada's Technical Books in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.  

A conversation with Alex Maslansky, general manager and partner of Stories Books & Cafe in Echo Park, Los Angeles.  

A lively conversation with Bea & Leah Koch, co-owners of The Ripped Bodice in Culver City, CA. We discuss their successful Kickstarter campaign, the Romance industry and genre, their thoughts on diversity, publishing, Fabio and much more. 

A conversation with Karen Hayes, co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville. We talk about how she met and eventually partnered with acclaimed author Ann Patchett, her publishing background, the challenges and joys of opening a brand new bookstore, and what it takes to build a sustainable local business today. Special cameo: the famous Parnassus dogs. 

A conversation with Pete Mulvilhill, co-owner of Green Apple Books in San Francisco, about Robin Williams, Oliver Sacks, bookstore longevity, bookstore expansion, San Francisco's changing demographics, and deeply philosophical insights about text messaging. 

A conversation with Steve Bercu, owner of BookPeople in Austin, about SXSW, turning a fledgling store into one of the country's foremost book destinations, successfully stopping a chain store from opening next door, and having Amazon become his new landlord. 

A conversation about books, cooking, Vancouver, Gordon Ramsay, and world travels with Barbara-jo McIntosh, owner of Barbara-jo's Books to Cooks in Vancouver.