PODCAST: Interview with Canadian ILAB bookseller Adrian King Edwards in Montreal
Adrian King Edwards is the proprietor of The Word Bookstore near McGill University in Montreal; has been for more than 40 years.
Nigel Beale speaks to Adrian at his home to talk books, second-hand versus used, trust, stories, longevity, authors' obscure childrens' books, policemen checking the spices, David McKnight's collection of Canadian literary periodicals, Canadian poetry, letterpress books, changing values, changing definitions of rare, Glenn Goluska, clean organized bookstores, the aging bookseller population, Wescott Books and the student rush.
This podcast and article was first published on the blog, The Biblio File, and is re-posted here with permission of the author.
Nigel Beale runs the website: www.nigelbeale.com
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