A conversation with Bob Lingle of Off the Beaten Path Books in Upstate New York.

A conversation with Amy Stephenson of The Booksmith in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood.

A conversation with Josh Spencer of The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles.

A conversation with John Evans of Diesel, a bookstore in Brentwood, CA.

A conversation with LA's mobile bookstore duo, Alexa Harkins and Emory Trembly, about building a concept from scratch, launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, pivoting, and books!

A conversation with Chiara Arroyo & Celene Navarette, co-owners of LA librería in Los Angeles. LA librería specializes in imported children's books from Spanish speaking nations around the world.

A delightful in-studio conversation with Allison Hill, CEO and President of Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena and Book Soup in West Hollywood.

A conversation with management consultant turned bookstore entrepreneur, Esther Dairiam. She owns Read it and Eat, a culinary bookstore and event space in Chicago.

A wide-ranging conversation with Darryl Holter, co-owner of Chevalier's Books in the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles. 

A conversation with Danielle Hulton, owner of Ada's Technical Books in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. 

A conversation with Alex Maslansky, general manager and partner of Stories Books & Cafe in Echo Park, Los Angeles. 

A lively conversation with Bea & Leah Koch, co-owners of The Ripped Bodice in Culver City, CA. We discuss their successful Kickstarter campaign, the Romance industry and genre, their thoughts on diversity, publishing, Fabio and much more.

A conversation with Karen Hayes, co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville. We talk about how she met and eventually partnered with acclaimed author Ann Patchett, her publishing background, the challenges and joys of opening a brand new bookstore, and what it takes to build a sustainable local business today. Special cameo: the famous Parnassus dogs.

A conversation with Pete Mulvilhill, co-owner of Green Apple Books in San Francisco, about Robin Williams, Oliver Sacks, bookstore longevity, bookstore expansion, San Francisco's changing demographics, and deeply philosophical insights about text messaging.

A conversation with Steve Bercu, owner of BookPeople in Austin, about SXSW, turning a fledgling store into one of the country's foremost book destinations, successfully stopping a chain store from opening next door, and having Amazon become his new landlord.

A conversation about books, cooking, Vancouver, Gordon Ramsay, and world travels with Barbara-jo McIntosh, owner of Barbara-jo's Books to Cooks in Vancouver.

A conversation about books, Miami, flotillas, basketball, and Joan Didion with Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books in Miami.

A conversation with author Len Vlahos, owner of Tattered Cover in Denver.

A conversation with Book Soup's GM, Nadine Vassallo, about book culture in Los Angeles, the industry at large, and what it's like running the culturally significant and influential bookstore on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.

Alternate Thursdays presents Bookstories, a podcast about the business and culture of bookselling in the 21st century. It features conversations with booksellers, publishers, writers and patrons. The first season of guests include: Parnassus Books, Tattered Cover Books, Book People, Books & Books, The Last Bookstore, Vroman's, Powerhouse, and Politics & Prose.