HeyJaredSo, We Bought a Book Shop
Two writers buy a small-town, local book shop in Lancaster, PA, called Nooks and discover a beautiful community of readers all around them. These are conversations with and about the writers, readers, and books that make the world a better place.
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On a Slower Life (and How We Choose Vacation Reads) (opens the original)
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Today we're reflecting on our time with Sean and Jamie Dietrich, our ache for the slow pace of Italian life, and the books we're taking with us for a week away (and how we choose them). Books Mentioned: I Would Walk 500 Miles by Sean and Jamie Dietrich Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke Old Soul by Susan Barker Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Whistler by Ann Patchett Country People by Daniel Mason North Woods by Daniel Mason The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti History of the Rain by Niall Wi
051 What to do When the Dream Becomes Routine? (opens the original)
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We give an update on Maile's Kickstarter campaign for her new novel and talk about the apocalyptic summer. Also, Sally Mann's book Art Work is rocking Shawn's world, and he is confronted with the question (as he approaches 50): "What kind of a life do you want to live? Will you keep writing?" We also talk about how entering year three of owning a bookshop is much like entering the messy middle of writing a novel...what does it really mean to keep putting your butt in the chair? To preorder Maile
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