The Curious Cat Bookshop Podcast
The Curious Cat Bookshop is the independent bookstore of Winsted, CT, offering curation, selection, expertise, and a place to meet with bookish friends at our book clubs, author events, and storytimes. This podcast is our in-store events feed, combined with remote interviews with authors who live elsewhere. We help you satisfy your curiosity in a community of readers--bringing the authors of Connecticut to the world, and the authors of the world to northwest Connecticut.
Podcasting since 2025 • 20 episodes
The Curious Cat Bookshop Podcast
Latest Episodes
Sarah Beth Durst's bestselling tales of found family
To celebrate our 2nd anniversary in September, we hosted bestselling fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst in a local brewery, Little Red Barn Brewers, where we talked about her beautiful cozy fantasy books, The Spellshop and The Enchant...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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42:37
As Banned Books Week ends, the work continues
As we wrap up Banned Books Week, we want to encourage you to take the time to really dig into what it means for us to have the freedom to read year-round, and what that means to us in our democracy. The ABA’s Right to Read Handbook (linked belo...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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36:02
Let boredom in: How Michael Buckley writes bestselling books for kids
It’s been 20 years since the first book in the bestselling The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley debuted, and he’s had quite the career since then! This week, the animated TV series based on the books debuted on Apple TV, and last month, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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34:44
How working with an editor changed A.M. Dassu's approach to her writing
How do you discuss tough subjects like becoming a refugee and starting over again in a new country, bullying, or the possibility of your friend getting deported with your children? How do you help children find their voice and to understand the...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:50
How to know what customers want: Book buying decisionmaking
How does a bookstore make decisions about which books to bring in? That’s a question that a lot of people were wondering after we talked about where bookstores get their books (NOT from Amazon!). Stacy Whitman dives into a few of the key ways w...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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23:59