The Biblio File hosted by Nigel Beale

Hosted ByNigel Beale

THE BIBLIO FILE is one of the world's leading podcasts about "the book" and an inquiry into the wider world of book culture. Hosted by Nigel Beale it features wide ranging conversations with authors, poets, book publishers, booksellers, book editors, book collectors, book makers, book scholars, book critics, book designers, book publicists, literary agents and other certified bibliophiles.


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Publisher Simon Dardick on Vehicule Press

Glenn Dixon on Musical Tourism

Glenn Dixon has published two books. Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: A journey through the 6000 languages of Earth was published in 2009 to rave reviews.  His second, Tripping the World Fantastic: A journey through the music…

Marcello Di Cintio on his Literary Pilgrimage to Iran

Marcello Di Cintio is a Canadian writer. He won the 2012 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his book Walls: Travels Along the Barricades. The award was handed out on March 6, 2013 at the Writers’ Trust of…

Rae Armantrout on Poetry, Place, William Carlos Williams and San Diego

Michael & Winifred Bixler on Letterpress Printing and Monotype

The Press & Letterfoundry of Michael & Winifred Bixler is “devoted to the craft of fine letterpress printing and traditional book typography. Our extensive collection of English Monotype matrices allows us to cast from 8- to 72-point, classic…

David Mason on his memoir The Pope’s Bookbinder

Matthew Tree on the Best Literary Things to do in Barcelona

Matthew Tree (born December 30, 1958) is a writer in English and Catalan. He has lived in Barcelona since 1984. Apart from publishing both fiction and non-fiction, he is a contributor to various newspapers and…

George Tremlett on Dylan and Caitlin Thomas

George Tremlett (born 1939) is an English author, bookshop owner, and former politician. According to his own biography, after leaving King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon, he worked for the Coventry Evening…

Annie Haden on Dylan Thomas, Richard Burton, Swansea and Wales

Wales celebrated the centenary of famed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 2014. Annie Haden is an experienced tourist guide and a specialist in the life of Thomas. With over 20 years experience in the tourism sector, Anne uses an easy…

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