Episode 16 - Libby and Danika from Beachside Bookshop in Avalon

For our last episode of season 1, we talk to the wonderful ladies from @beachside_bookshop in Avalon, Libby and Danika, who provide such an invaluable service to the Avalon community. Their knowledge of books for young and old young is vast and their recommendations are always spot on. During the Covid lockdown, they kept the shop open and provided local delivery, which was a lifeline for many. We asked them why they got into bookselling, their thoughts on book covers, publishing and bookselling during Covid. Fiona and I have a chat beforehand about the importance of art books in our lives and books we recommend for you. Thanks, Beachside Bookshop for talking to us!Here are the links to books/authors/artists we mentioned in the podcast - Norther Beaches Art Prize - https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/northern-beaches-art-prizeDavid Hockney - http://www.hockney.com/homeRose Blake, illustrator @iamroseblake on Instagram - https://www.amazon.com/History-Pictures-Children-Paintings-Computer/dp/1419732110Big Art, Small Art by Tristan Manco - https://www.amazon.com/Big-Art-Small-Tristan-Manco/dp/0500239223Beachside Bookshop - https://beachsidebookshop.com/Drawing Projects: The Exploration of the language of drawing - https://www.amazon.com.au/Drawing-Projects-Exploration-Language/dp/1907317252Landscape Painting Now by Barry Schwabsky - https://www.amazon.com.au/Landscape-Painting-Now-Abstraction-Romanticism/dp/1942884265Playing to the Gallery by Grayson Perry - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/playing-to-the-gallery-9780141979618Normal People by Sally Rooney - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41057294-normal-peoplePhosphorescence. by Julia Baird - https://www.amazon.com.au/Phosphorescence-wonder-things-sustain-world/dp/1460757157Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35424630-the-lost-flowers-of-alice-hartAhn do books - https://www.booktopia.com.au/anh-do/author952.htmlDavid Walliams - https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36809135-where-the-crawdads-sing