Ep 369: State of the Bookstore
What Should I Read Next?
Anne Bogel
4.8 • 5.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Here at WSIRN HQ, we love a great independent bookstore, and it's always especially fun when an indie bookseller joins Anne to talk books and bookstore business. Today, the book party is bigger than ever: Anne is chatting with three booksellers all about what's happening in the bookstore world lately.
Joining Anne today are Holland Saltsman, owner of the The Novel Neighbor in St Louis, Missouri; Abbigail Glen, creator of Shelves, an online and pop-up bookstore based in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Annie B Jones of The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia. If these names sound familiar, that's because you've heard from each of them on the podcast before. Today, they're back to talk with Anne about what’s been happening in their bookshops since we last spoke. Plus, we'll talk about the titles they're reading, loving, and sharing with their customers these days.
Find the full list of titles mentioned today at our show notes page, whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/369.
Previous episodes with these booksellers:
- Episode 210: Book gifts are the BEST gifts with Holland Saltsman
- Episode 328: Reading is a lifestyle with Abbigail Glen
- Episode 132: The books we can’t wait to read this summer with Annie Jones
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| 0:00.0 | I'm not kidding. I want to have a 10-year |
| 0:02.6 | we did at birthday party. |
| 0:04.8 | We worked really hard for 10 years and this is a milestone. |
| 0:08.6 | And so I hope we get to have a big old party. |
| 0:17.5 | Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogel and this is What Should I Read Next. |
| 0:22.3 | Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that |
| 0:25.1 | plagues every reader. What Should I Read Next? |
| 0:37.0 | Today we have a special episode. We are taking you behind the scenes of three |
| 0:40.4 | independent bookstores we know and love, catching up with bookstore owners we've hosted before |
| 0:44.7 | here on the podcast. With all the changes in the bookstore industry over the past few years, |
| 0:49.2 | we thought it would be a great time to take a look at what's happening in the world of |
| 0:52.1 | indie bookstores lately. First to join me is Holland Saltsman, owner of the novel |
| 0:56.3 | neighbor in St. Louis, Missouri. Holland's been on the show quite a few times, |
| 1:00.4 | including our holiday gifting episodes or is one of What Should I Read Next's early guests, |
| 1:04.8 | way back in episode 40 our first year called Spouses of Readers Anonymous. |
| 1:09.2 | We will have links to all our bookstore owners past appearances in today's show notes |
| 1:13.1 | at WhatShouldIReadNextPodcast.com so don't worry about jotting them down. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm also catching up with Abby Glenn who you heard in episode 328 reading is a lifestyle. |
| 1:22.2 | When we got to hear about shelves, her online and pop-up books store based in Charlotte, |
| 1:26.0 | North Carolina. And closing out our bookseller party is Annie B. Jones of the bookshelf in Thomas |
| 1:31.1 | Phil Georgia, who first came on in episode 44, likes to be dating but with authors, and then in |
| 1:36.4 | episode 132, the books we can't wait to read this summer. I am always happy for the opportunities |
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