Episode 1: How It Started...

The Watchung Booksellers Podcast

Welcome to the Watchung Booksellers Podcast! In this episode, Margot Sage-EL, former owner of Watchung Booksellers, sits down with Liz Egan of the New York Times Book Review to discuss the store's history and future.

From a mail-order catalogue to the brick and mortar store she's run for 28 years, Margot and Liz recount the hurdles this indie has survived, the unpredicable nature of publishing, and the incredible talent and vibrant local community in Montclair.
Guest bios:
Elisabeth Egan is an editor and writer at the New York Times Book Review. She writes the Inside the List weekly column that features stories about recent bestsellers and edits both fiction and nonfiction reviews. She is the author of the novel A Window Opens.
Margot Sage-EL is now bookseller emeritus of Watchung Booksellers. She continues to help with the stellar author event program and pitches in where needed. Margot started Great Owl Books in ‘94, bought Watchung Booksellers in ‘96 and with the help of fabulous booksellers and devoted readers, cultivated a bookstore that reflected and nurtured this wonderful community.
Books:
A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available on our website.

Local Interest:
da Pepo
Raymond’s
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The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup.

Recording and editing by Timmy Kellenyi, Bree Testa, and Derek Mattheiss at Silver Stream Studio in Montclair, NJ.

Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica.

Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton.

Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff.

Thank you to the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids’ Room for their hard work and love of books!

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1. Watch Young Booksellers Podcast Launch (00:00:12)

2. Adapting and Surviving (00:15:00)

3. The World of Bookstores (00:22:17)

4. Community Engagement (00:28:01)

5. Future of Independent Bookstores (00:33:47)

6. Upcoming Events (00:46:28)

7. Credits (00:47:12)