Listen "Episode 11: Romance (the genre) and The Life of a Bookstore Owner with Ashley and Emily"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Scott & Blake sit down with Ashley Newell and Emily Autenrieth. In the first section, Ashley shares about her love of the romance genre and the books she’s been reading. Afterwards Emily shares about her experiences as owner of A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove, CA, including what it means for bookstores to be part of communities and how she runs book events. Also, Blake mixes up Jefferson Airplane and Fleetwood Mac and embarrasses himself.
You can support A Seat at the Table books via their bookshop.org page if you’re not in the area!
Books discussed:
Left of Forever by Sarah Dewitt (Ashley)
Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Ashley)
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Emily)
Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon (Emily)
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders (Emily)
Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak (Emily)
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer
Somebody to Love? A Rock-and-Roll Memoir by Grace Slick
You can support A Seat at the Table books via their bookshop.org page if you’re not in the area!
Books discussed:
Left of Forever by Sarah Dewitt (Ashley)
Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (Ashley)
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Emily)
Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon (Emily)
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders (Emily)
Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak (Emily)
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer
Somebody to Love? A Rock-and-Roll Memoir by Grace Slick
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