Meet a Bookseller: BrocheAroe Fabian
We’re proud to introduce you to bookseller BrocheAroe Fabian, owner of partner store River Dog Book Co.!
Category: Interviews
Meet a Bookseller: Mary Laura Philpott
We’re proud to introduce Mary Laura Philpott, bookseller at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN, and author of #1 April Indie Next pick I Miss You When I Blink.
Meet a Bookseller: Rayna Nielsen
We are proud to introduce bookseller Rayna Nielsen of Garden District Bookshop in New Orleans!
Meet a Bookseller: Ernio Hernandez
We are proud to introduce Ernio Hernandez, a bookseller at Libro.fm partner store River Bend Bookshop in Glastonbury, Connecticut!
Meet a Bookseller: Mary O’Malley
We’re proud to kick off our “Meet a Bookseller” series with Mary O’Malley from Anderson’s Bookshop in La Grange! How did you get into bookselling? I applied to work at Anderson’s the day the “Coming Soon” sign went up in LaGrange. I had just begun thinking about what my next steps should be job-wise and […]
Meet a Bookseller: Mary O'Malley
We’re proud to kick off our “Meet a Bookseller” series with Mary O’Malley from Anderson’s Bookshop in La Grange! How did you get into bookselling? I applied to work at Anderson’s the day the “Coming Soon” sign went up in LaGrange. I had just begun thinking about what my next steps should be job-wise and […]
Author Interview: Stephanie Garber
Readers have been drawn into a fantastical new world by Stephanie Garber’s Caraval series. Finale, the third and final audiobook, is coming May 7, 2019. I spoke with Stephanie at Winter Institute (before I’d read the first two books), and she filled me in on her inspiration, the joys and challenges that came with finishing […]
Author Interview: Mindy McGinnis
Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis has written across multiple genres, and her newest audiobook takes on a heavy topic: a young female athlete that finds herself a victim of the opioid epidemic. I had the chance to speak with Mindy at Winter Institute about her upcoming release Heroine, out 3/12, narrator Brittney Presley, and her favorite audiobooks.
The Literary Life: Min Jin Lee
If you’ve read and enjoyed either of Min Jin Lee’s two novels, Free Food For Millionaires or the National Book Award Finalist Pachinko, and you want to dig a little deeper into the author’s life, her process and what motivates her to write, treat yourself to this interview with her on The Literary Life podcast.
The Literary Life: Dani Shapiro
Narratives are powerful things. You live your life, make decisions, do your day-to-day work largely based on narratives you assume are true: narratives about the world, narratives about your obligations, your work, your family, and in author Dani Shapiro’s case, narratives about your identity.
#OnceYouGoBlackOut Challenge
If you’ve spent any time on Bookstagram over the last couple weeks, you’ve probably seen posts inspired by the #OnceYouGoBlackOut Challenge. Started by Reggie (@reggiereads), Traci (@thestackspod), Renée (@book_girl_magic), Marlowe (@lowelowexxoo), Leah (@exlibrislls), Anna (@never_withouta_book), and Jaime (@asborbedinpages). #OnceYouGoBlackOut is focused on celebrating little-known titles by black authors.
Author Spotlight: David Sedaris
For many, it has become a holiday tradition to gather around whatever audio output device everyone now uses and listen to writer and humorist David Sedaris read the essay that made him famous: SantaLand Diaries. First read by Sedaris on NPR in 1992, SantaLand Diaries recalls Sedaris’ experiences the two years he was employed by Macy’s as a Christmas elf. With grim humor and dead-on observations, SantaLand Diaries set Sedaris on a trajectory of becoming one of America’s foremost humor writers.