Bookshop Stories

Tom Idle

Topics: Books

No. 43 in Arts▼1

Bookshop Stories shines a light on the people, businesses, and future of independent bookshops. In each episode, we speak to people who run bookshops around the world about the reality of the business, the role their shops play in their communities, and what the future of bookselling actually looks like. If you love books and bookshops, this is the podcast for you (there's plenty of chat about books, authors and recommended reads). But if you're interested in business, appreciate culture and value local community (whatever that is), you will find plenty to love too.

Latest episodeEpisode 16 | Who says there's a right way to run a bookshop?: Alex Call, Bert’s Books (Swindon)October 30, 2026 · 56 min

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Latest episodes

1. Episode 16 | Who says there's a right way to run a bookshop?: Alex Call, Bert’s Books (Swindon)October 30, 2026 · 56 min
2. BONUS Episode 15 | So, how did Tilly Fitzgerald's opening weekend go: Tilly’s Bookshop (Worthing, West Sussex)October 27, 2026 · 18 min
3. Episode 15 | Why a bookfluencer with 200k followers is opening a bookshop: Tilly Fitzgerald, Tilly’s Bookshop (Worthing, West Sussex)October 23, 2026 · 52 min
4. Episode 14 | How to build a bookshop for a new generation: Aimée Madill, Phlox Books (London)October 16, 2026 · 62 min
5. Episode 13 | Can a bookshop change the reading culture of an entire town?: Richard Drake and Melanie Greenwood, Drake The Bookshop (Stockton-on-Tees)October 9, 2026 · 73 min
6. Episode 12 | Romance isn’t a trend. But are romance bookshops?: Cassie Simmons, Main Character Books (London)October 2, 2026 · 62 min
7. Episode 11 | Meet the accidental bookseller (and accidental author): Shaun Bythell, The Bookshop (Wigtown, Scotland)September 25, 2026 · 64 min
8. Episode 10 | Can a bookshop replace the pub? Vicki Shenkin Kerr, Bàrd Books (London)September 18, 2026 · 62 min
9. Episode 9 | Can honesty save a bookshop?: Georgia Eckert, Imagined Things (Harrogate, Yorkshire)September 11, 2026 · 63 min
10. Episode 8 | How do you reinvent a 50-year-old bookshop? Cathy Hayward, Kemptown Bookshop (Brighton)September 4, 2026 · 65 min

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