{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696f561e91e0adb30b7f3b47/6a1bf96f49418f56c4c162d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Behind the Books: Katie Clapham on Life as a Bookseller","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696f561e91e0adb30b7f3b47/1780218189097-ba0b0638-6a69-46ee-9c67-4338210aada2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the first episode of Behind The Books, a new series exploring the people and professions that shape the literary world, Tom is joined by independent bookseller Katie Clapham.</p><p>Katie is the co-owner of Storytellers Inc. and the author of Receipts from the Bookshop, a diary of a year spent running a bookshop on the Lancashire coast.</p><p>Released to coincide with Independent Bookshop Week, this conversation explores the realities of bookselling: choosing what to stock, recommending books to customers, the economics of running an independent bookshop, and why bookshops remain such important parts of their communities.</p><p>Whether you're a book lover, aspiring bookseller, or simply curious about what goes on behind the scenes of the book world, this episode offers a fascinating insight into life in an independent bookshop.</p>","author_name":"Thomas Watters"}