This 200th episode of Open Book marks an incredible milestone in our journey, and it feels especially fitting to celebrate it with a conversation about books, leadership, and the enduring power of ideas with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. Thank you to every listener, reader, and supporter who has made this community what it is — your curiosity and commitment to learning are the reason we’re here.
James Daunt is Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest retail bookseller, of stationery and gift retailer Paper Source, and of Waterstones, the largest retail bookseller in the United Kingdom.
📖 Books mentioned in this episode:
Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The Golden Boy by Patricia Finn
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. He is the host of the podcast Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Law School, he lives in Manhasset, Long Island.
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