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Podcast: Jimmy's Jobs of the Future
Episode: Tom Rowley - Quitting The Economist to start London's newest bookshop - Backstory 📚 📚
Description: Our guest today is Tom Rowley, owner of Backstory, London’s newest independent bookstore situated in the heart of Balham. As a journalist-turned-bookseller, his journey has led to him writing for some of the most recognizable names in the press like The Economist, The Washington Post, and The Daily Telegraph.He originally started Backstory as a market stall and after the pandemic decided to take the plunge and make it a real shop, his fulltime job and fulfill his lifelong dream: recommending books to people from all walks of life.We ask him abou...