
'Quite simply the best bookshop anyone could wish for' - Edna O'Brien. Independent bookshop (est. in 1957) Chelsea, London.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 92 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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I love this podcast. Thought provoking conversations that inspire me to read widely and deeply. Thank you John Sandoe Books.
Touching and sad story- very well read - I was gripped. Just discovered podcasts in my old age you definitely on my list!! Jackie A
Marvellous ! Loving Jeeves !! Thank you so much!
An inspired reading. He do the Wodehouse in different voices👍. A pleasure to listen to.
Ideal for #lockdown #summerhouse #painting
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The series features in-depth author conversations, literary analysis, and book-focused storytelling hosted by a Chelsea bookshop. Episodes spotlight novelists, historians, and scholars, weaving archival research, craft discussions, and fieldwork anecdotes into intimate conversations about books, culture, and ideas. Listeners tend to be readers and professionals in publishing, with a strong appreciation for literary history, critical perspectives, and well-crafted storytelling. Noteworthy is the chance to hear authors and experts in a warmly hosted, boutique-bookshop setting, often anchored by the host's knowledge of literature and the reading community.
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