Feb. 18, 2026
Ep. 81: Bookseller as human algorithm ft. James Webster
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Today on Tasteland we're speaking to James Webster, the co-owner of Recluse Books, an indie bookstore in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Recluse Books
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Timestamps
00:00 Doing Italian things
03:53 Recluse best sellers
07:28 Logistics of picking and stocking 6,000 books
11:40 Bookstore culture of Fort Worth
15:05 Receiving feedback on book recommendations
17:11 Current reads
24:15 Running bookstore events
29:47 Bookstore location and community impact
36:04 Making books approachable
41:57 Reading hard books because they're hard
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers
