How is working in a bookstore like playing a video game? Interview with the bookseller and events manager at Fireside Books

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a bookstore? According to Rebecca, bookseller and events manager at the independent bookstore Fireside Books, who we interview for this episode, it's a lot like playing a video game! 

Join us to find out what she means by this, and also hear her talk about so many other interesting parts of her job, including how her work affects her reading, what it's like managing a book club, how her store and other indies are dealing with AI, and the things she wishes everyone knew about indie bookstores.

(Side note: can someone actually develop a video game where we can play working in a bookstore?!)

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Books we're reading in this episode:   

• Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
• The Astrology House by Carinn Jade
• A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
• We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes 
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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Rebecca's book recommendations about indie bookstores:

• How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine
• How to Protect Bookstores and Why: The Present and Future of Bookselling  by Danny Caine 

Find out more about Fireside Books: https://www.goodbooksbadcoffee.com/

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Intro and outro music: "The Chase," by Aves.

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