{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Shelf-reflective: Books about Books, with Joseph Dance \u2022 #178","description":"Something a little different this episode as I invite you to head down the rabbit hole with me into the world of books about books. Accompanying us into this particular wonderland is Joseph Dance, host of the Curious Readers podcast. From meta-fictional narratives to booksellers with shadowy agendas, we\u2019re flagging up some of our favourites both for behind-the-scenes insights into the literary world, and for the way they allow us to discover yet more books we might want to read. From Alberto Manguel\u2019s library of 35,000 titles, to Alejandro Zambra\u2019s essay collection On Not Reading, we\u2019re considering a broad spectrum of perspectives that help us reflect on and enrich our reading lives. And so listen in to hear what happens when two book podcasters get together to talk about their favourite topic. Booklist The Library Book by Susan Orlean  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zaf\u00f3n  Possession by A.S. Byatt  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry  Mr Penumbra\u2019s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan  The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald Packing my Library by Alberto Manguel  The Book Forger by Joseph Hone  Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire  Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef  A Bookshop of One\u2019s Own by Jane Cholmeley In Search of Lost Books by Giorgio van Straten  Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop by Alba Donati Further reading \/ listening  Alberto Manguel\u2019s library And here\u2019s Manguel sharing his favourite bookstores and libraries with Biblio-file podcast host Nigel Beale Umberto Eco\u2019s library on Youtube Kate\u2019s  Moleskine reading journal Read  this wonderful review of Shelf Life from Australian critic Beejay Silcox, who lived for two years in Cairo and knew the Diwan bookstore well. Patreon Head to patreon.com\/thebookclubreview for full membership details and how to join ","author_name":"The Book Club Review","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thebookclubreview.co.uk","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38192115\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192962315"}