[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-kevin-interviews-book-ish":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Kevin’s next stop was in Wales, the Land of Song, so he hummed a happy tune to himself as he flew over the Black Mountains. \\r\n\\r\nUnfortunately he got a bit lost - what was the name of the town he was supposed to be landing at? Crickhollow? Crockhole? Cricklehill? None of those sounded quite right. He sat down on top of a handy mountain for a Think and a Restorative Biscuit, and while he was sitting there a small red dragon came by.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1063383_original-2aec72d1c3.jpg\" alt=\"RMBookshopTour_map_stop5_lj.jpg\" title=\"RMBookshopTour_map_stop5_lj.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n“Hello Kevin!” said the dragon. “Do you need me to show around? This is the Land of my Fathers!”\\r\n\\r\n“Belling!” said Kevin. “I didn’t know you were Welsh.”\\r\n\\r\n“All dragons are Welsh, Kevin-bach,” said Belling. And when Kevin explained that he was looking for a bookshop called Book-ish, he said, “Oh, I know it well; it’s in Crickhowell, a pretty little town, not far from here.”\\r\n\\r\n“I knew it was called Crickle-something,” said Kevin. He flew after Belling, and pretty soon they landed outside \u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk\">Book-ish\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n“There you go, boyo,” said Belling, who was really getting into the whole Welsh thing. Kevin fancied another Restorative Biscuit, and he sniffed the air hopefully as he went inside to ask bookseller \u003Cb>Emma Corfield-Waters\u003C/b> some Important Questions…\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1066498_original-30471df69e.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What is the best thing about being a bookseller?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: Sharing the excitement of new stories with our customers.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What’s one way you’ve tackled a problem that your bookshop has faced during the pandemic?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: We took all our events and all our books online and built up an amazing book loving community with readers worldwide.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What are three books you absolutely love hand-selling to customers?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk/product/9781406386288/\">Malamander\u003C/a>\u003C/i> by Thomas Taylor, \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk/product/9780241444641/\">The Lost Spells\u003C/a>\u003C/i> by Jackie Morris and Robert McFarlane, and \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk/product/9781780081366/\">Barbara Throws a Wobbler\u003C/a>\u003C/i> by Nadia Shireen.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1074169_original-f01c000509.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: Who is your favourite children’s book illustrator? (Other than Reeve & McIntyre…)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: \u003Ca href=\"https://chrisriddellblog.tumblr.com/\">Chris Riddell\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What is your favourite biscuit?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: Custard Cream!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: \u003Ci>(Nodding wisely and eating a custard cream)\u003C/i> This is the Correct Answer. Do you have a shop pet?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: Yes! Meet our new puppy, Ziggy.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Bookishcrick/status/1408410668173307910\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1074407_original-8be17c4fcb.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: Awww....\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: Have another Custard Cream.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: Thank you! What is the best way for people to buy books from you if they can’t visit the shop in person?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Emma\u003C/b>: Our website, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk\">www.book-ish.co.uk\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nKevin: Thank you for your answers, and all the custard creams!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1074495_original-9cb9cc398f.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\\r\nExplore the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk/\">Book-ish website\u003C/a> and follow the team on Twitter - \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Bookishcrick\">@Bookishcrick\u003C/a> - Instagram - \u003Ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bookishcrickhowell/\">bookishcrickhowell\u003C/a> - and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bookishcrick\">Facebook\u003C/a>! \u003C/i>\\r\n#ReeveAndMcIntyreBigUpBookshops\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Bookishcrick/status/1410500604145848321\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1074956_original-1fd56db3c1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere's a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.book-ish.co.uk/product/9780192766151/\">link to buy our latest Roly-Poly Flying Pony book from Book-ish, \u003Ci>Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit\u003C/i>!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1075299_original-05d8c020ae.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>","2021-07-02T06:03:00.000Z","kevin-interviews-book-ish",[],"Kevin interviews: Book-ish",1776628731155]