"Book-selling has always been precarious with different challenges along the way."
What happens when a historian delves into the journey of the American bookshop? You get a beautiful, indepth tale of ideas, community, and the role of the book. What was it like to browse the old corner bookstore in the 1840s? What's the story behind some of our quirkiest bookshops? And how does the history of the bookshop perhaps chart a path for today's stores?
We spent time chatting with Evan Friss, author of The Bookshop, and what a conversation!
Books mentioned during the conversation:
The Book Shop by Evan Friss
Twist by Colum McCann
Monsters by Claire Dederer
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
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