The latest in our JSS series of podcasts, read by actor and book man, Neil Pearson.

This article by John Saumarez Smith appeared in our Autumn Issue for 2008.

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Dropping Books with Larry McMurtry, by John Saumarez Smith

From an article in The Book Collector's Summer issue in 2009 comes the latest in our 'JSS' series of podcasts, read by Neil Pearson. 

John Saumarez Smith fondly remembers some of the reps and travellers who sold books to Hayward Hill during his time as a book dealer.

Salesmen To The Last Literary Salon, by John Saumarez Smith

When global temperatures soared to a record high in 2021, the Doomsday Clock ticked to 100 seconds to midnight, the closest the Earth has been to total destruction in the 75 years since the clock started ticking. This inspired the title of Peter Harrington's catalogue on Climate Change, created by Emma Walshe, who wrote this article for The Book Collector's Autumn Issue in 2022.
It is read by Sarah Bennett

100 Seconds to Midnight - The Origin of a Catalogue on Climate Change by Emma Walshe

Part of our 'JSS' series of articles written by The Book Collector by John Saumarez Smith. This article appeared in our Autumn 2011 Issue, and looks back at the shop's 50th and 60th anniversaries in the year it celebrated it's 75th. He includes an account of the creation of the special catalogue created in 1996, dedicated entirely to books written by Haywood Hill customers.
It is read by Neil Pearson

Heywood Hill's Birthdays, by John Saumarez Smith

Part of our 'JSS' series as Neil Pearson reads 'Is This Mr Gulbenkian?' from the Winter 2015 Issue, and a special copy of 'Poor Poems and Rotten Rhymes' by A. P. Herbert.

Is this Mr Gulbenkian? by John Saumarez Smith

The first article written by John Saumarez Smith for The Book Collector, from our Spring 2008 issue, looking at the library sales of some great collectors.

Tools of Execution, by John Saumarez Smith

Written by John Saumarez Smith for The Book Collector's Autumn 2009 issue. Read by James Fleming.

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Anthony Trollope and the Man from Wall Street, by John Saumarez Smith

This article was published in The Book Collector's Summer 2023 issue. 

Written and read by Philip Gooden, it takes a look at some great works of Spy Fiction, the authors, characters and storylines that followed in the footsteps of Ian Fleming and James Bond.

Shadowing Bond, by Philip Gooden

Written for our Summer 2021 issue, Visualising Dracula takes a look at the various illustrative interpretations of the iconic villain. 

It was written by Simon Cooke, and is read by Sarah Bennett

Visualising Dracula, by Simon Cooke

This article, 'Shaken and Stirred or The PMM Martini', written by Victoria Dailey, was a popular inclusion in our Winter 2023 PMM special issue and is read by Kate Fleming. The podcast includes the full recipe for John Carter's Dry Martini read by James Fleming.

Shaken and Stirred or The PMM Martini, by Victoria Dailey

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