Conversations
City Lights:
The Presence of Books Jeff Deutsch and Alberto Manguel reflect on a life lived well with books:
Jeff Deutsch presents In Praise of Good Bookstores
in conversation with Ada Calhoun
What Kind of Bookstore Browser Are You?
Jeff Deutsch in Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast
C-Span: About Bookstores
Jeff Deutsch, the author of In Praise of Good Bookstores, talked about Chicago’s Seminary Co-op Bookstores,
where he serves as the director.
Jeff Deutsch Event for In Praise of Good Bookstores
– Boswell Book Company
Jeff Deutsch, author, bookseller, and director of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstores, stops by to discuss In Praise of Good Bookstores, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores. In conversation with Boswell proprietor Daniel Goldin.
Jeff Deutsch & Jessica Stockton Bagnulo
Greenlight is thrilled to present In Praise of Good Bookstores, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores by devoted reader, lifelong bookseller, and director of Chicago’s Seminary Co-op Bookstores Jeff Deutsch—in a virtual conversation with our own store owner and co-founder, Jessica Stockton Bagnulo!
Politics and Prose: Jeff Deutsch — In Praise of Good Bookstores with with Brad Graham
Jeff Deutsch, in conversation with Christie Henry, Cliff Simms, Dorothea von Moltke, and Eric Maywar
Episode 259: In Praise of Good Bookstores
“Jeff and I talk about many things, including his grandfather and my great-grandfather; how to arrange your books; types of browsing; and the need for getting lost in a bookstore.”
Talk with Toni - Jeff Deutsch
On this episode of Talk with Toni, we sit with Jeff Deutsch to talk about the importance of bookstores in the digital age.
City Lights: In Praise of Good Bookstores: Session Two:
The Making Of A Good Bookstore
Space, Abundance, and Value: Booksellers from across the country come together to meditate on the qualities that make a bookstore exceptional. Moderated by Clancey D’Isa (Seminary Books) with Kim Hooyboer (Third Place Books), Alyson Turner (Source Booksellers), Paul Yamazaki (City Lights Booksellers)
City Lights: In Praise of Good Bookstores - Session Three:
The Future of Books
The Building of Communities Moderated by Jeff Deutsch with Jamie Kalven, Elizabeth Branch Dyson (University of Chicago Press), and Judy Hottensen (Grove Press), Christie Henry (Princeton University Press)
Crooked Courage
Everybody loves books in our community. We are serious readers. Meet the almost new Director of the Seminary Coop Bookstores, Jeff Deutsch. He’s warm, has an extensive history in book selling, and he wants to put the next best book in your hand. Get to know Jeff a little more personally and check out our latest podcast.
New Books Network
In In Praise of Good Bookstores (Princeton University Press, 2022), Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to make the case for the value of spaces devoted to books and the value of the time spent browsing their stacks.