Bookstories

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. 

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.