Bookshop Stories

Tom Idle

Bookshop Stories shines a light on the people, businesses, and future of independent bookshops. Read more

Episodes

Episode 12 | Romance isn’t a trend. But are romance bookshops?: Cassie Simmons, Main Character Books (London)

10/02/2026 01:01:56Episode 11 | Meet the accidental bookseller (and accidental author): Shaun Bythell, The Bookshop (Wigtown, Scotland)

09/25/2026 01:04:22 Episode 10 | Can a bookshop replace the pub? Vicki Shenkin Kerr, Bàrd Books (London)

09/18/2026 01:01:38Episode 9 | Can honesty save a bookshop?: Georgia Eckert, Imagined Things (Harrogate, Yorkshire)

09/11/2026 01:02:48Episode 8 | How do you reinvent a 50-year-old bookshop? Cathy Hayward, Kemptown Bookshop (Brighton)

09/04/2026 01:05:09 Show all episodes

Our take on Bookshop Stories podcast

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.