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Charley Rejsek, General Manager Book People, Austin, Texas, and Jo Ivester, Author, Advocate, Speaker May 17, 2021

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Today I’m in Austin, Texas, speaking with Charley Rejsek, general manager at BookPeople. Charley and I chat about the future of indie bookshops, and what a day in her life as an indie bookshop general manager looks like, and about the phrase Keep Austin Weird.

My guest author is Jo Ivester, who focuses on LGBTQ and civil rights advocacy. Her books include the memoir The Outskirts of Hope and her family memoir Once a Girl, Always a Boy.

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BookPeople

Austin Independent Business Alliance

Jo Ivester

Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey, Jo Ivester

The Outskirts of Hope, Jo Ivester

National Center for Transgender Equality

Freedom For All Americans

She Writes Press

One Life, Mean Rapinoe

Handsome, Holly Lorka

This is How it Always is, Laurie Frankel

Being Jazz, Jazz Jennings

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Part Three: The Aramont Library At The Library of Congress May 12, 2021

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Welcome to the third and final episode regarding The Aramont Library at the Library of Congress. In this episode, I chat with the Collector's daughter who shares stories about her father's love of books, and the impetus behind donating the collection to the Library of Congress.
On February 11, 2021, the Library of Congress announced they had received a private donation, known as the Aramont Library, containing rare books by important authors and artists. In addition, the Aramont Foundation donated a $1 million endowment to fund virtual public programming beginning in 2021.

The Aramont Library began in the early 1980s and contains 1,700 volumes, comprised of literary first editions, illustrated books, exhibition bindings, finely bound author collections, and books by some of the most influential artists of the 19thand 20th centuries. It also includes rich examples from the livre d'artist movement of the 20th century.
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Broche Aroe Fabian Owner of River dog Book Co., and Author and Host of Happy Moments, Ali Wenzke May 10, 2021

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This episode features interviews with BrocheAroe Fabian and Ali Wenzke.

BrocheAroe Fabian is the owner of River Dog Book Co., the little indie bookstore with a big personality. A nontraditional independent with a mission to create community and foster cross-cultural communication and understanding via access to literature and literacy-related events.

Ali Wenzke is the author of The Art of Happy Moving and the host of Happy Moments on Instagram Live. In her book, Ali writes about how to declutter for your move, how to get your home ready to sell, and how to live happily ever after in your new city. Ali graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s Degree, Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, and gained her JD from Stanford University Law School.

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River Dog Book Co.

Professional Bookseller Certification

Reading Women Leaders Bookclub

THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS by Zeyn Joukhadar

Ali Wenzke

The Art of Happy Moving, Ali Wenzke

Ali Wenzke on Instagram

Ali and Mandy on Happy Moments

Wonder, by R.J. Palacio

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The Aramont Library: Stephanie Stillo Interview May 05, 2021

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Welcome to part 2 of 3 interviews regarding the Aramont Library.

On February 11, 2021, the Library of Congress announced they had received a private donation, known as the Aramont Library, containing rare books by important authors and artists. Today’s guest is Stephanie Stillo, PhD. Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection and Aramont Library

Stephanie Stillo is the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Graphic Arts Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collection Division at the Library of Congress. After receiving her Ph.D. in the Early Modern Atlantic World from the University of Kansas, Stillo served as the Mellon Professor of History and Digital Humanities at Washington and Lee University. There she taught classes on digital exhibition and design, public history, and digital storytelling. She also served as a CLIR/Mellon fellow in the Library of Congress’ Preservation, Research and Testing Division researching how preservation technology can reveal important historical information about the Library of Congress's rare book collection.

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https://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2021_0102.pdf The Library of Congress Magazine Article “In Pursuit of Perfection” written by Stephanie Stillo.

https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-006/private-library-containing-rare-books-by-important-authors-artists-donated-to-library-of-congress-with-endowment-for-programs/2021-02-11/ This is the official Library press release of The Aramont Library.

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Porter Square Books and Author Fran Hawthorne May 03, 2021

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Today I’m in Cambridge, Massachusetts speaking with Marika McCoola at Porter Square Books. Marika is the author of Baba Yaga’s Assistant, a YA graphic novel. In the second part of this episode, I chat with the author, Fran Hawthorne. Fran is a journalist and author of five non-fiction books: Ethical Chic, The Overloaded Liberal, Pension Dumping, Inside the FDA, and The Merck Druggernaut. Her most recent novel is The Heirs which asks the questions how many generations does guilt carry on and what did your grandparents do to my grandparents?

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Porter Square Books

Booksellers of Porter Square Books

Video for Bookstore of the Year

So, You Want to Be a Bookseller, Porter Square Books

Marika McCoola, author & illustrator

Baba Yaga’s Assistant, Marika McCoola

Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy

Fran Hawthorne, Author

The Heirs, Fran Hawthorne

Inside The FDA: The Business and Politics Behind the Drugs We Take and the Food We Eat, Fran Hawthorne

The Merck Druggernaut: The Inside Story of a Pharmaceutical Giant, Fran Hawthorn

Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love, Fran Hawthorne

The Overloaded Liberal: Shopping, Investing, Parenting, and Other Daily Dilemmas in an Age of Political Activism, Fran Hawthorne

Pension Investing and Social Activism: Combining Conscience and Commerce, Fran Hawthorne

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The Aramont Library: Part 1 - Gordon Hollis Apr 28, 2021

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On February 11, 2021, the Library of Congress announced they had received a private donation, known as the Aramont Library, containing rare books by important authors and artists. In addition, the Aramont Foundation donated a $1 million endowment to fund virtual public programming beginning in 2021.

In this episode, I interview Gordon Hollis, owner of Golden Legend Inc. and curator of the Aramont Library.

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The Aramont Library at the Library of Congress
Gordon Hollis: Golden Legend Inc.

Gordon compiled a list of reference works related to the French illustrated book, the livre d’artiste:

“There are two general categories for these reference works. The first is a bibliography that lists selected important books in the field.”

The Art of the French illustrated book 1700-1914. Two vols. Gordon N. Ray, 1982

The Artist & the book 1860-1960 in Western Europe and the United States. Eleanor M. Garvey. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard College, 1961

The Artist and the Book in France. The 20th Century Livre d’artiste. W.J. Strachan: NY: Wittenborn, 1969

A Century of Artists Books. Riva Castleman.1995

The Arts of the French Book 1900-1965. Eleanor Garvey & Peter A. Wick. Dallas: SMU Press, 1967

Les peintres et le Livre 1867-1957. Geneva: Nicolas Rauch, 1957

“Secondly, many artists have a catalog raisonné (or critical catalog) compiled, which is a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known artwork either in a particular medium or all media. For example, I use the following. These comprehensive catalogs are published for the illustrated books of Miro, Matisse, Braque, Bonnard, and dozens of other artists.”

Pablo Picasso the Illustrated Book catalogue raisonné: Sebastian Goeppert, Herma Goeppert-Frank, et all. Geneva: Patrick Cramer, 1983

Picasso as a book artist. Abraham Horodisch. London: Faber & Faber, 1962

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Independent Bookstore Day! Eliot Peper, author Apr 24, 2021

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Hi,
This is the third interview I’m releasing today to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. Eliot Peper is a novelist based in Oakland, CA. You can find Eliot Peper’s books at your local indie bookshop and order them through bookshop.org or wherever books are sold.

He is the author of Veil, Breach, Borderless, Bandwidth, Cumulus, Neon Fever Dream, and the Uncommon Series, and his books have earned praise from Seth Godin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Malka Older, Cory Doctorow, Tim O'Reilly, Amal El-Mohtar, and Ev Williams, as well as the New York Times Book Review, BBC, Popular Science, Businessweek, San Francisco Magazine, Newsweek, io9, Boing Boing, Publisher's Weekly, and Ars Technica.
Eliot publishes a blog and sends a monthly newsletter documenting his journey as a reader and writer.

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Eliot Peper

Eliot Peper Books – Bookshop.org

Ari Popper - SciFutures The Bookshop Podcast episode

Little Brother, Cory Doctorow

So You Want to Publish a Book? Anne Trubek

Little Big, John Crowley

Eliot Peper - Twitter

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Independent Bookstore Day! Kevin Winchester, author and musician Apr 24, 2021

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My guest today is author Kevin Winchester.

Kevin Winchester lives in North Carolina and holds an MFA from Queens University. His story, “Waiting on Something to Happen,” won the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. Other works has appeared in Tin House, Gulf Coast, Barren Magazine, StorySouth Barrelhouse, Dead Mule, and the anthologies Everything But the Baby and Making Notes: Music of the Carolinas. His short story collection, Everybody’s Gotta Eat, was published in 2009. He currently teaches writing at Wingate University. When he’s not writing, teaching, playing in the band Flatland Tourists, or hanging with his family, he’s hiking, riding his Harley, or working in his garden.

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Kevin Winchester

Sunflower Dog, Kevin Winchester

Kevin’s Music

Jason Isbell and George Saunders Have an Epic Conversation

Charlotte Magazine’s Annual Best of the Best Issue

Muscle Shoals Documentary

Songbirds & Stray Dogs, Meagan Lucas

The Magnetic Girl, Jessica Handler

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Independent Bookstore Day! Appletree Books Apr 24, 2021

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Happy Independent Bookstore Day!

Thank you to indie bookshop owners and booksellers worldwide and those in the USA celebrating Independent Bookstore Day.
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Take a literary selfie – Tag @ your indie bookstore – Us the hashtags: #BookstoreShoutOut #IndieBookstoreDay #TheBookshopPodcast
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I’m switching things up today, and instead of posting one episode on Monday, I have three interviews for you today. In this episode, I’m speaking with Lynn Quintrell, owner of Appletree Books, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

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Independent Bookstore Day

Appletree Books

Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan: A Novel of a Life in Art, Deborah Reed

When the Stars Go Dark, Paula McLain

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Kerry Slattery, and Author, Journalist, and Teacher Katya Cengel Apr 19, 2021

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I love synchronistic moments; that’s how I met this week’s first guest, Kerry Slattery. Now retired, Kerry was the original general manager of Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Before this, she acted in shows such as It’s Gary Shandling, The Twilight Zone, Hunter, and Code Red. Kerry shares her knowledge of years in the bookshop industry and offers suggestions for anyone considering opening an indie bookshop.

My second guest, Katya Cengel, is an author, journalist, and teacher based in California. Her work has appeared in New York Times Magazine, Marie Claire, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among other publications. She has reported from North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and was based in the former Soviet Union for half a decade. She was a features and news writer for the Louisville Courier-Journal from 2003 to 2011.

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Kerry Slattery’s Blog – Jack and Viola

Skylight Books
Paz Book Biz

Katya Cengel

Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back, Katja Cengel

Bluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life, Katya Cengel

From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union, Katya Cengel

My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein

Just Like Us, Helen Thorpe

Emma’s War, Deborah Scroggins
Mary Williams Skylight Books

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