Look at how beautiful this shop is!! (All images courtesy The Ripped Bodice.) Instagram, Twitter, TikTok. The Ripped Bodice, the first romance only bookstore in North America. Owners, Leah and Bea Koch, and Fitzwilliam Waffles, DDS., EsQ. by Jenn LeBlanc
Month: August 2022
Episode 1 Transcript: The Ripped Bodice
Slightly edited for clarity. Alex Welcome to Paper Defiance, a fortnightly podcast all about indie bookshops and their owners. My name is Alex, and I am recording this on Wadawaurang land, in Ballarat Australia. It’s exciting to have you join me. For this very first episode of Paper Defiance, I talked to Leah Koch of … Continue reading Episode 1 Transcript: The Ripped Bodice
Episode 1: The Ripped Bodice
In which I talk to Leah of The Ripped Bodice in Los Angeles, USA. See next post for (slightly edited) transcript; and the next one after that for images of the shop.
Episode Zero: Transcript
I love books. I am and always have been a reader. I’m the kid who read the cereal box at breakfast. Who always had a book with me wherever I went. A family friend once teasingly asked whether I took a book to my own wedding. And in theory I also love bookshops. But I … Continue reading Episode Zero: Transcript
Episode Zero
In which a new podcast gets a soft launch with an explanation of what the podcast is all about.... Transcript available in the next post. Music: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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