In this episode of the Bookshop Podcast, I'm chatting with Alexander Schneider and Christina Rosso-Schneider, from A Novel Idea on Passyunk, Philadelphia, about cultivating community, the Passyunk neighborhood, their "forever moment' in the bookshop, and the fascinating events and classes they offer in=person and on-line.
A Novel Idea on Passyunk is a community-minded bookstore and event space in East Passyunk, Philadelphia. Alexander Schneider and Christina Rosso-Schneider make up the two halves of A Novel Idea--Alexander brings over a decade of graphic design experience to the shop, and Christina, as a writer and open mic host, with her experience and dedication to literary events in support of Philadelphia artists. Their goal is to cultivate community and create and foster a space of diversity and inclusivity while helping customers fall in love with books, either for the first time or the millionth!
Creole Conjure, Christina Rosso
The Vampire Gideon’s Suicide Hotline and Halfway House for Orphaned Girls, Andrew Katz
Just Like Mother, Anne Heltzel
Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color, Lorraine Monteagut
Tender Is the Flesh, Agustina Bazterrica
The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World