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Meet the bookseller with Alexandra Mathew
We chat with Alexandra Mathew about her love for immersive books and classical music.
Why do you work in books and music?
My primary area of interest and knowledge is in classical music, but I also happen to love reading, so the two go together nicely. It’s a privilege to share my love of books and music with like-minded people.
What book or music would you happily spend a weekend indoors with?
Donna Tartt’s The Secret History is the perfect…
Meet the bookseller with Tate Jerrems
We chat with Tate Jerrems about his mysterious taste in books and Germaine Greer.
Why do you work in books?
So many times has the book tucked snug under my arm or banging around in my backpack been the catalyst for a decision to move, meander, imagine and explore. Through reading, we live out someone else’s creative explorations as if they were our own, eventually altering the way we tell our own tale. The opportunity to give an experience such…
Meet the bookseller with Kate Campbell
We chat with bookseller Kate Campbell about her penchant for organising bookshelves and the parallels Frankenstein draws with cosmetic use in the twenty-first century.
Why do you work in books?
I love my job at Readings for so many reasons. It’s wonderful to be surrounded by beautiful books at work; oh, and it’s always exciting, albeit a little overwhelming, to see the new releases come through each month. Predominantly, it’s because I like speaking with customers and helping them find…
Meet the bookseller with Savannah Indigo
We chat with bookseller Savannah Indigo about her penchant for organising bookshelves and the parallels Frankenstein draws with cosmetic use in the twenty-first century.
Why do you work in books?
When I was younger, I had a fascination with organising bookshelves. I would obsess over mine at home and reorganise any shelves at bookshops that I thought weren’t up to scratch (much to staff frustration). I think from around age 10, I knew that I needed to work with books.
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Meet the Bookseller with Miles Allinson
We chat with bookseller Miles Allinson about the value of well-made objects and his desire to develop a rare skin disease (so he can find the time to read Proust, naturally).
Why do you work in books?
Basically, I’m unqualified to do much else. After studying for 25 years (or what feels like it), the only other thing I’m really qualified to do is throw leaves around and prank-call people. Also, I have a functional addiction to books. I like…
Meet the Bookseller with Kushla Egan
We chat with bookseller Kushla Egan about Laini Taylor’s haunting fairytales, dreams of being Eloise and refreshing feminist perspectives on Australia.
Why do you work in books?
I have always loved a) books and b) telling people what to do/read. As I grew older, working with what I love just made sense. There is rarely a time where I see myself doing anything else – I get to work with new titles every day and am allowed a really diverse…
Meet the bookseller with Samuel Zifchak
We chat with Samuel Zifchak about the magic of books, and exactly what makes a striking cover.
Why do you work in books?
Books have always been an instrumental part of my life. My grandfather was heavily involved in bookselling and both my parents are voracious readers. We used bookshelves for wallpaper. I would rarely raise my head from a book as a child. Books inspire me, entertain me and gently encourage me to examine my own beliefs about everything…
Meet the Bookseller with Stella Charls
We chat with
Why do you work in books?
I started reading books when my parents threw out our TV. I was three years old, and I think I remember them destroying it (maybe even burning it in the backyard) because I’d developed a dangerous TV obsession. Luckily, reading proved equally addictive. It’s said we’re experiencing the ‘Golden Age of Television’ at the moment, which makes getting through the stack of books on rotation next to my bed a constant…
Meet the Bookseller with Ed Moreno
We chat with
Why do you work in books?
As soon as I was able to read, Dad made a chart which involved a specific reward for each book on the chart; I’d receive the reward once I’d read the book and told Dad what I thought of it. The reward usually involved more books, which we’d pencil into the chart, and so on, and so on. Later, my first real job was at a bookstore.
How would you describe…
Meet the Bookseller with Deborah Crabtree
We chat with
Why do you work in books?
I’m told I’m a machine when it comes to reading: working in books allows me to feed the machine. Books are my addiction, and while I’d ideally love to be spending my days writing and reading books, bookselling keeps me plugged into the literary world and allows me to talk about books ad infinitum.
Which book would you happily spend a weekend indoors with?
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