How do you start a new bookshop in 2019? On the podcast this week Leanne Fridd from Bookbugs & Dragon Tales tells us about her new children’s bookshop and why she left a comfortable job to start a new business.
Meanwhile, Steph and Simon catch up about the first Primadonna Festival, which took place last weekend in Suffolk.
Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.
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Bookbugs & Dragon Tales website
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Music by Bennet Maples.
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