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The Watchung Booksellers Podcast
Watchung Booksellers' community of writers and readers dive deep into what they do for the love of books.
Watchung Booksellers is located in the heart of Montclair, NJ, a literary beacon filled with writers, journalists, publishers, and avid readers. Each year we host hundreds of author events and every day the most interesting and dedicated readers walk through our doors. Their insights and enthusiasm have inspired us to share our conversations with book-lovers everywhere. We invite you to listen and be a part of our community!
Episodes
43 episodes
Episode 40: Children's Book Illustration
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, children's book author/illustrators Kristine Lombardi and Cat Min talk about their process and love of kids' literature.Kristine A. Lombardi has written and illustrated several ...
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Episode 40
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Episode 39: Journalism for Justice
In this week's episode of The Watchung Booksellers Podcast, journalists Candy J. Cooper and Dale Russakoff share their excitement in the triumphs of journalistic writing.Candy J. Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of t...
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Episode 38: Historical Fiction
In this episode of The Watchung Booksellers Podcast, authors Laurie Lico Albanese and Anastasia Rubis discuss reading and writing historical fiction.Laurie Lico Albanese is a historical novelist, most recently of the acclaimed nov...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37: Science Writers
In this week's episode, scientists Charles Liu and George Musser find joy in daily observations through science and writing. Charles Liu is a professor of astrophysics at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Is...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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49:14
Episode 36: Books About the Bottom Line
In this episode of The Watchung Booksellers Podcast, journalists Farnoosh Torabi and Grace L. Williams talk about financial writing and books that focus on women and money.Grace L. Williams is a scholar of feminism and economics w...
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Episode 36
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45:09
Episode 35: Troubleshooting
In this episode of The Watchung Booksellers Podcast, novelists Marcy Dermansky and Hayley Krischer tackle challenges of a writer's life and troubleshoot helpful writing solutions.Marcy Dermans...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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45:49
Episode 34: For the Love of Poetry
In this episode of The Watchung Booksellers Podcast, poets Alicia Cook and Deborah Garrison share how poetry fosters connection and their own work. Plus, at the end of the episode, listen to some of the poetry readings from our special Valentin...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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Episode 33: Teaching Literature
In this episode of The Watchung Booksellers Podcast, Montclair State Professor Lee Behlman and high school English teacher Nick Hernandez talk about their love of literature and teaching it to their students. Lee Behlman is a...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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1:00:09
Episode 32: Shop Talk with the Bosses
Welcome to Season 2 of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast! In this episode bookstore owner Maddie Ciliotta-Young talks with her mom and former owner Margot Sage-EL about the past, present, and future of Watchung Booksellers.Maddie Cilio...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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49:43
Season 1 Bonus Episode -- "Pardon Power" with Kimberly Wehle and Jessica Henry
In this bonus episode, we feature an in-store event held the day after the 2024 Presidential election with professors Kim Wehle and Jessica Henry, who discussed Kim’s book Pa...
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Season 1
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Season 1 Bonus Episode -- Lily Braun-Arnold and Laura Marx Fitzgerald
As we gear up for Season 2 of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, we are re-airing an episode from the first season to celebrate the release of The Last Bookstore on Earth ...
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Season 1
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49:43
Episode 31: Shop Talk: The Kids' Room
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers, the dedicated Kids' Room staff talks about their love of children's books and everything the store offers to the Montclair community.Aubrey Cece is the Kids’ Room manager, children’s b...
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Episode 31
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Episode 30: The Book Doctors
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers, authors and entrepreneurs Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry discuss becoming The Book Doctors--their business of teaching writers how to get published.Arielle Eckstut is co-founde...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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47:39
Episode 29: Social Calls
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers, social media mavens Sara Alli and our very own Evelyn Moulton chat about social media in bookselling.Sarah Alli is an Associate Marketing Manager for Hachette Book Group, one of the Bi...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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39:27
Episode 28: Featured Event with Jonathan Alter
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, journalist and historian Jonathan Alter discusses his latest book, American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial--and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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40:00
Episode 27: Sports Writing
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, veteran journalists Harvey Araton and Mark McClusky discuss sports writing and sports media. Harvey Araton is a longtime New York sports journalist whose career spanned four ne...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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48:31
Episode 26: The Changing Publishing Landscape
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Media Relations Director Deborah Broide talks with Voracious and Spark VP/Publisher Michael Szczerban about the changing landscape of publishing.De...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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Episode 25: Ghostwriting
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, author David Moldawer discusses ghostwriting with Elisabeth Egan of the New York Times Book Re...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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44:01
Episode 24: Reviewing Books
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, book critics Kate Tuttle and Mark Rotella discuss the process and importance of reviewing books. Kate Tuttle is a book critic, essayist, and editor. A past president of the
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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45:47
Episode 23: Telling It Like It Is
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, audiobook narrators Stephanie Willing, Sura Siu, and Khristine Hvam
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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Episode 22: Bookstores Are Magic
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, Margot Sage-EL sits down with author Emma Straub, owner of Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, to talk about writing and running a bookstore.Emma S...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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48:05
Episode 21: Book Buying and Selling
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers, owner Maddie Ciliotta-Young talks with W. W. Norton sales rep Ashanti White-Wallace about selling books to indies. Maddie Ciliotta-Young is the owner and operator of Watchung Books...
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46:47
Episode 20: Book Editing
In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers, editors Sarah McGrath and Lee Boudreaux walk us through the art of book editing. Lee Boudreaux is an executive editor at Doubleday, specializing in fiction. She edited
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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