Behind the Bookshelves
158 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 27 ratingsA podcast from AbeBooks. This series is dedicated to telling the stories behind books and the people who love them. We'll salute classic novels and famous authors, investigate long-forgotten books, and discuss publishing houses, libraries, bookshops, and anyone else with a bookish story to tell.
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Episodes
Weird Books
May 14, 2018 20:56 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBIt all started with a book called Manifold Destiny: The One, The Only, Guide To Cooking On Your Car Engine by Bill Scheller and Chris Maynard.
Dog Books
May 03, 2018 22:44 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBDiscover the pain and the glory of dog books. From memoirs about abuse and companionship to fiction ranging from mysteries to horror and science fiction. We ask why canine literature is so popular and look at some of the most significant dog books ever published.
The Value of Harry Potter
April 26, 2018 18:29 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MB'Is my copy of Harry Potter valuable?' This is one of the most frequent questions received by customer support people at AbeBooks. This episode reveals how first editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone became collectible in a few short years and how the odds are stacked against there being a valuable copy on our bookshelves.
Mark Twain Traveler
April 06, 2018 20:22 - 9 minutes - 8.63 MBMark Twain is most often associated with the great Mississippi river but the author traveled far and wide. He was a globetrotter at time when globetrotting took months, visiting five continents and sailing across the Atlantic 29 times. Discover how Twain's travels inspired and influenced his writing.
Puzzling Masquerade
March 29, 2018 15:35 - 6 minutes - 5.89 MBMasquerade is a children's picture book that was published in 1979. It contains a puzzle that, if solved, revealed the location of a golden, jeweled hare that had been buried somewhere in the UK. Discover how the book captured the attention of a nation and yet it all ended in controversy. Who doesn't love buried treasure?
Literary Oxford
March 22, 2018 22:00 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBExplore the bookish history of the city of dreaming spires - Oxford in the United Kingdom. From the pub loved by JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis to Inspector Morse and one of the world's greatest libraries, we'll guide you around this city of fine literature and famous authors.
The AA's Big Book
March 21, 2018 16:33 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBIt's the book that launched the self help genre as we know it today. Published in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous' so-called Big Book helped start a movement that has helped men and women around the world. First editions are also highly collectible. Discover the remarkable story behind the beginnings of the AA's Big Book.
Penguin and the Paperbacks
March 20, 2018 22:51 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBDiscover how Penguin Books revolutionized reading in the 1930s by publishing quality literature in affordable color-coded paperbacks. From the first blue Penguin to all those novels in orange and a ground-breaking court case over censorship, listen to the story behind Penguin and its paperbacks.