Ep. 3: Charlotte Delattre & Terry Craven, Desperate Literature (Madrid, Spain)

<p>There is a pair of lemon trees outside the <a href="https://desperateliterature.com/">Desperate Literature</a> multilingual bookshop in Madrid and you could say that if God gave them lemons, owners Terry and Charlotte made a damn good lemonade with this literary haven. In their own words, Desperate Literature sells books. Real books. Desperate ones. Paper and glue. But actually, Desperate Literature is also a community, event space, a publishing house, and a home.</p> <p>That's right, self-diagnosed book fanatics Terry Craven and Charlotte Delattre live above and in the vicinity of the bookshop. They both worked at the world-famous Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company for a few years before opening Desperate Literature, inviting Madrilenos, travelers and unidentified walk-ins to write a poem on their vintage typewriter or take a shot of whiskey with a book purchase. We chat with Terry and Charlotte today to find out about the joys and despairs of their lives as booksellers.</p> <p>Find us on social media @gotbookspodcast</p> <p>Books recommended by Charlotte and Terry:</p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/rinko-kawauchi-illuminance/9781597111447?aid=5275">Rinko Kawauchi: Illuminance;</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-savage-detectives/9780330509527?aid=5275">The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolano;</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/conversations-with-friends/9780571333134?aid=5275">Conversations With Friends, by Sally Rooney;</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/room-to-dream/9781782118411?aid=5275">Room to Dream, by David Lynch;</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/rainbow-milk-an-observer-2020-top-10-debut/9780349700588?aid=5275">Rainbow Milk, by Paul Mendez;</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-argonauts-9780993414916/9780993414916?aid=5275">The Argonauts, by Maggie Nelson;</a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/on-the-road-9780241347959/9780241347959?aid=5275">On the Road, by Jack Kerouac;</a></p> <p><a hr