The Bookshop Podcast

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Jane Hartshorn, Poet: Chronic Illness & Female Sexuality Mar 03, 2021

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Join poet Jane Harsthorn and me for a discussion about chronic illness and female sexuality. Hear Jane recite some of her poetry and explain what it's like living and working with Crohn's disease.
Jane Hartshorn is a poet and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kent. Her first pamphlet, Tract, was published in 2017 by Litmus Publishing, and her second pamphlet, In the Sick Hour with Takeaway Press, in 2020. Her poems are published by Boudicca Press, Dostoyevsky Wannabe, amberflora, & para-text. She is the editor at Ache Magazine.
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Time spent in Isolation

Jane Hartshorn Twitter

University of Kent Medical Humanities

Crohn’s Disease

Dr. Rita Charon – narrative medicine

Narrative Medicine, Rita Charon

Modern Nature, Derek Jarman

Time Lived Without Its flow, Denise Riley

Bad Moon, Samantha Walton

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Skylight Books and Heidi Mastrogiovanni Mar 01, 2021

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This week, I enjoyed chatting with Mary Williams, general manager of Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Mary tells us how the store is coping in pandemic mode and what makes the booksellers at Skylight Books stand out. I later chat with the author, actress, screenwriter, and super fun lady Heidi Mastrogiovanni about her comedic series Lala Pettibone, adopting senior dogs and finding joy in life.

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Mandy

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Skylight Books Los Angeles

Griffith Observatory

American Booksellers Association

The Memory Police, Yoko Ogawa

Heidi Mastrogiovanni

Lala Pettibone Books

The Count Of Monte-Cristo, Alexandre Dumas

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

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Another Story Bookshop and author, Lisa de Nikolits Feb 22, 2021

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After chatting with Anjula Gogia from Another Story Bookshop, and author Lisa de Nikolits, Toronto, Canada, is now high on my list of places to visit once we hit the safe-to-travel mode! Anjula’s knowledge of the literary world, specifically themes of social justice, equity, and diversity, is impressive. Lisa explains what it was like growing up in apartheid South Africa and her life as a magazine art director before becoming an author.

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Here's a list of links to books, authors, and websites mentioned in the show:

Another Story Bookshop, Toronto

Pleasure Activism, adrienne maree brown

How To Pronounce Knife, Souvankham Thammavongsa

Rainbow Magic Books

Dog Man, Dav Pilkey

Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey

Seven, Farzana Doctor

Another Story Bookshop YouTube Channel

Lisa de Nikolits

Lisa De Nikolits Books

Mesdames of Mayhem

Mesdames of Mayhem documentary

All The Animals On Earth, Mark Sampson

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Mysterious Galaxy and author Marie Brennan Feb 15, 2021

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Are you craving sunshine and in need of more books for your TBR list? You’re at the right place! Join me, Jenni Marchisotto from Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, and author Marie Brennan for a fun discussion about genre fiction, a wall in London, and a real Australian ghost story from my mid-twenties.

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Here’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast.

Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, California

Legendborn, Tracy Deonn

Ring Shout, P. Djeli Clark

Outlander, Diana Gabaldon

A Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern

Mysterious Galaxy Podcast

Mysterious Galaxy Patreon

Marie Brennan

Marie Brennan Swan Tower Patreon Page (New Worlds)

Driftwood

The Night Parade of 100 Demons

The Mask of Mirrors

The Game of Kings, Dorothy Dunnett

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Ari Popper, SciFutures Feb 10, 2021

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Welcome to the Wednesday edition of The Bookshop Podcast.
Join me as I chat with guests who specialize in topics dear to my heart – the humanities and our environment.
My guest today is Ari Popper, founder and CEO of SciFutures. Ari's vision and insights about the future are in high demand on the speaker's circuit. He specializes in making disruptive and visionary futures tangible and reachable.

His passion is to help change our beliefs about what's possible thereby helping to ensure a more beneficial future for all.
SciFutures

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Timbre Books & Karla Olson, Patagonia Books Feb 08, 2021

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This week I’m in Ventura, California, speaking with Megan and Kyle Murai, who recently opened Timbre Books. Next, I chat with Karla Olson, publisher at Patagonia Books, about “green publishing” and what we can do as consumers of books to change the book publishing industry.

And of course, in case you’re looking for more books to add to your TBR pile, you’re in the right place.

Enjoy, and thanks for visiting The Bookshop Podcast!

Mandy

Here’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast.

Timbre Books, Ventura, California

Going To Meet The Man, James Baldwin

Out Of The Silent Planet, C.S. Lewis

Patagonia

Patagonia Books

Post-Consumer Waste Recycled Paper

Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete, Scott Johnston

Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers, Kilian Jornet, Steve House, and Scott Johnson

Salmon: A Fish, the Earth and the History of Their Common Fate, Mark Kurlansky

Animal Dreams, Barbara Kingsolver

Ingram Spark, Printing and Distribution

Lightning Source, Printing and Distribution

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Oxford Exchange and Robert Macomber Feb 01, 2021

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I’ve been to Florida twice, both times for work. The first for a commercial, which we started shooting in and around Miami, mainly at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering. So begins my essay for this week’s episode featuring Oxford Exchange in Tampa, Florida, and maritime author, teacher, and lecturer, Robert Macomber.

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Oxford Exchange

A Children’s Bible, Lydia Millet

Robert Macomber

George MacDonald Fraser

C.S.Forester

Master and Commander, film

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Book Tree Kirkland and Adrienne Ross Scanlan Jan 25, 2021

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This week I'm in Washington State, USA, speaking with poet and Book Tree Kirkland bookshop owner Christopher J. Jarmick and author Adrienne Ross Scanlan.
Here’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast.
Book Tree Kirkland

Christopher J. Jarmick

Not Aloud, Christopher J. Jarmick, Moon Path Press

Spare Parts, Joshua Davis

Caste, Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson

The Splendid and the Vile, Eric Larson

Adrienne Ross Scanlan

Turning Homeward, Adrienne Ross Scanlan

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Elizabeth Minchilli and the Anglo American Bookshop, Rome Jan 18, 2021

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Finally, I’m back in Italy again – albeit virtually! This week I’m in Rome speaking with Christina and Alessia from the Anglo American Bookshop and author, photographer, and advocate of Italian artisans and regenerative travel, and of course, food and Italian culture, Elizabeth Minchilli.

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Mandy

Here’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast.

Anglo America Bookshop Facebook Page

Anglo American Bookshop Website

Anglo American Bookshop Instagram

Marigold Restaurant & Micro Bakery Rome

Marigold Instagram

Elizabeth Minchilli Website

Week In Italy Food Tours With Elizabeth and Sophie

Elizabeth’s Eat Italy Apps

Elizabeth Minchilli Books

Elizabeth Minchilli Newsletter

Elizabeth Minchilli Instagram

Elizabeth Minchilli YouTube

The books listed below are available through your local indie bookshop!

Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio – Amara Lakhous

Open – Andre Agassi

Sweet Bean Paste – Durian Sukegawa

The Italian Table – Elizabeth Minchilli

Joy of Cooking – Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking – Marcella Hazan

Indian-ish – Priya Krishna

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Mac's Backs Books on Coventry Jan 11, 2021

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This week I’m in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, speaking with Suzanne DeGaetano from Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry and author and poet Larry Smith. Larry is also director of the literary publisher Bottom Dog Press, Inc.

Here’s a list of links, authors, and books mentioned in this podcast.

Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry

The Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah

Resisting Segregation by Susie Kaeser

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Larry Smith, Author

Larry Smith Facebook

Imagine Peace

Bottom Dog Press, Inc.

Mingo Town

The Heebie-Jeebie Girl by Susan Petrone

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