This week we speak with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones Managing Director, on the success of his bookstores this year. Plus the return of renowned Argentinean English-language publication ‘Buenos Aires Herald’ and an annual print title on Lisbon’s restaurant scene.
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This week we speak to David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro about their new weekly series from ‘The New York Times’ called ‘The Interview’. We also speak to Sandra Reichl and Karin Novozamsky from the Austrian title ‘A Passion Thing’. And we find out more about the Monocle x Gucci collaboration.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The art of interviewing, a magazine about passion and Monocle x Gucci

This week on The Stack we speak with Corey Stokes from ‘Essence’ magazine. Plus: the closure of Singapore’s most beloved newsstand and the latest iteration of ‘The Monocle Companion’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Essence’, Thambi Magazine Store and ‘The Monocle Companion’

This week we speak with Emily Tobin, the new editor of ‘The World of Interiors’. Plus we pay a visit to NY’s Art Book Fair and preview our new title, ‘France: The Monocle Handbook’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘The World of Interiors’ 500th issue, NY Art Book Fair and ‘France: The Monocle Handbook’

We speak with Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books & Books, a leading independent bookshop chain based in South Florida. Plus: Tom Ellis, editor in chief of Greece’s ‘Kathimerini English Edition’, and we find out more about South Korean publications ‘Magazine B’ and ‘Magazine F’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Books & Books, ‘Kathimerini English Edition’ and successful South Korean publications

We speak with ‘Wildsam Magazine’ editor in chief Taylor Bruce. Plus: we talk to the founder of Paper Café in Nairobi and visit an exhibition on Japanese music books at Japan House London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Wildsam Magazine’, Paper Café in Nairobi and Japanese music books

The Stack

What makes a good bookshop

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