1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Nic Bottomley&amp;nbsp;is a bookseller, and co-owner with his wife Juliette of Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights,&amp;nbsp;an independent bookshop based in Bath that has twice been named UK Independent Bookshop of the Year. Prior to setting up shop Nic was a capital markets lawyer. He currently serves as&amp;nbsp;Executive Chair of the Booksellers Association of UK and Ireland.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We spoke via Zoom about his innovative &quot;Reading Spas,&quot; about approaching customers, and reading related to passions and careers; other topics discussed include: themed displays, arrogant book selection, whether or not the bookselling model is broken, the Elliott Bay Bookstore in Seattle, honeymoons, butchery novels, work-related reading lists, paying attention to detail, biblio-therapy, work ethics, a bookshop's personality, “the browse,” and way more.&amp;nbsp; The Biblio File hosted by Nigel Beale https://thebibliofile.ca <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27163290/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/154153959