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Summer reading: the Hydra Book Club, ‘Lodestars Anthology’, ‘In Palma’ and ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’
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16 July 2022
Episode 517
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Photo: Stephanie Füssenich
This week it’s all about summer in Europe, from a bookshop on the Greek island of Hydra to a title celebrating the best of Palma de Mallorca. Plus, ‘Lodestars Anthology’ looks at Spain in its latest issue and we launch ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’.
16 July 2022
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The Hydra Book Club
We speak with Josh Hickey, founder of the Hydra Book Club.
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‘Lodestars Anthology’
We speak with Liz Schaffer from travel title ‘Lodestars Anthology’.
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‘In Palma’
Monocle's Emilie Wade speaks with Iván Terrasa, editor and founder of ‘In Palma’.
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‘Monocle Mediterraneo’
Monocle’s editor Josh Fehnert on ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’.
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