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15 Best Independent Bookstore Bargains

Fueling a book addiction can be seriously expensive. While reading is an enjoyable and worthwhile experience, if you still enjoy the feel of a paperback or hardcover in your hands, financing the experience can put a dent in your budget. As we get closer to the holidays it's nice to find bargains…

BookTribOctober 26, 2017

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink: Ep 117 – Supporting Local Bookstores with Elle McKenzie of Bookshop.org

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing hosted by international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouses, J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned…

Writers, InkJanuary 10, 2022

Miscellany

Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day: Authors Share Their Favorite Indie Bookstores

Independent Bookstore Day, falling on the last Saturday in April for the 11th year, is a national one-day party celebrating independent bookstores across the country both online and in-store. Through exclusive books and literary items, contests, cupcakes, and different events — such as a trail navigating more than 20 indie…

BookTribApril 22, 2024

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Classic Bookshop of Palm Beach, FL

Pictured: Jeffrey Jacobus, associated with the bookstore for 44 years. Owner: Jeffrey Jacobus — once a truck driver, now oversees a beloved bookstore in one of the wealthiest towns in the country. WHERE THE ELITE MEET, GREET AND READ This south Florida bookshop, located in the resort island and town…

Sharon GeltnerDecember 30, 2021

Miscellany Romance

Up Close with The Ripped Bodice, an Indie Haven for Romantics, Readers and Writers

“We carry a lot of Jane Austen and then we skip a couple hundred years. We primarily focus on things published in the past 15 years.” A bookstore that promises shelves full of that kind of material is sure to gain some significant attention from the romance community — and…

BookTribFebruary 14, 2024

Miscellany

Passport Challenge Drives Indie Bookstore Day in Connecticut

Independent Bookstore Day, celebrated nationwide, is a special occasion for book lovers to visit their local bookstores. Often, a store will offer exclusive items, sales or special events as part of the experience. The tiny state of Connecticut, though, thinks bigger than that — 21 times bigger, to be exact.…

BookTribApril 24, 2024

Podcasts

Just the Right Book Podcast: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

Why do certain moments influence us so strongly? In this Just the Right Book podcast episode, Roxanne Coady sits down with Dan Heath, who works closely with Chip Heath, his brother. They discuss their latest novel, The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact. Dan explains how the novel talks on subjects…

Just The Right Book PodcastOctober 27, 2017

Miscellany

Leave Your Reading Comfort Zone — Go on a Blind Date with a Book!

A few weeks ago I took a trip to one of my favorite U.S. cities, Asheville, North Carolina. In between hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains, strolls through the River Arts District and lazy river tubing down the French Broad River, I also found some time to pop into one…

Amanda HarknessAugust 22, 2016

Miscellany Podcasts

Just the Right Book! Podcast with Roxanne Coady Now Available on BookTrib

It’s a match made in booklover’s heaven! The new Just the Right Book! Podcast, hosted by Roxanne Coady of Connecticut’s acclaimed, award-winning, independent bookseller R.J. Julia, is now available on BookTrib.com, the premier website where readers meet writers. The podcast and BookTrib are both dedicated to helping readers find their next…

BookTribMarch 24, 2017

Nonfiction

Independence Day Shelfies from Written Words Bookstore: Honoring our roots

When you're firing up the barbecue on Saturday, dismissing everyone's advice and recommendations because you are the grill master, you should take some time to consider. The meat needs proper time to cook, anyway. Perhaps you could cast a reflective eye on the holiday in question, and wonder about this country's…

Ben S. DutkaJuly 3, 2015

Miscellany

Why Readers Shouldn’t Miss Hitting the Connecticut Book Trail on Independent Bookstore Day

Rambling readers, it’s time to saddle up and hit the trail — the Connecticut Book Trail. Leave your chaps and lasso at home and round up your book-a-roos to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on April 26 on the Connecticut Book Trail. This annual celebration on the last Saturday in April…

JeriAnn GellerApril 22, 2025

Miscellany Romance

Romance Bookstore Owners and BookTrib Staff Share Our Fictional Valentines

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we stopped by to chat with our friends at Montgomery & Taggert, Connecticut’s first and only romance-centric indie bookstore, to see what they had to say about the holiday — and which fictional characters they’d spend it with. They had a lot to…

BookTribFebruary 4, 2025

Thrillers

4 Indie Bookstores Offer Their Top Suspense Reads

Sunscreen? Check. Swim suit? Check. Summer suspense? Grab some of these. There’s nothing like a good, gripping tale to help you unwind. We randomly polled four independent bookstores that specialize in murder and mayhem about new bestsellers in the suspense category. Surprisingly, there were no overlaps as each store named…

Joanna PoncavageJune 28, 2018

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

Iconic Bookstore Owner’s Passing Conjures Up Memories of a Love Affair With Books

In my past life as a one-man consulting business, I always used to say that my sales department (me) would shut down when my manufacturing department (me) had to do the work that the sales department sold. Similarly, I always had trouble juggling my intense desire to seek out and…

Jim AlkonMay 16, 2022

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Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Anderson Books in Naperville, IL

Pictured: Susan Buschmann, bookseller (for around 15 years) Interviewee: Candy Purdom, events & publicity coordinator for 17 years Owner: Becky Anderson — once ran for Congress, now overseeing construction of her new home in Michigan this summer —∞— Store Awards & Recognition Include: 2002, 2015 Lucille Pannell Award - Best…

Sharon GeltnerAugust 20, 2021

Miscellany

Watch “The Booksellers” at Home, Support Your Local Theater

“Lovely and wistful … a documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device, an object that contains the world.” — Variety https://youtu.be/ymcRRt3Ix04 The long weekend is upon us, and we're looking for things to do. But entertainment establishments remain closed…

BookTribMay 22, 2020

independent bookstores

15 Best Independent Bookstore Bargains

Writers, Ink: Ep 117 – Supporting Local Bookstores with Elle McKenzie of Bookshop.org

Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day: Authors Share Their Favorite Indie Bookstores

Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Classic Bookshop of Palm Beach, FL

Up Close with The Ripped Bodice, an Indie Haven for Romantics, Readers and Writers

Passport Challenge Drives Indie Bookstore Day in Connecticut

Just the Right Book Podcast: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

Leave Your Reading Comfort Zone — Go on a Blind Date with a Book!

Just the Right Book! Podcast with Roxanne Coady Now Available on BookTrib

Independence Day Shelfies from Written Words Bookstore: Honoring our roots

Why Readers Shouldn’t Miss Hitting the Connecticut Book Trail on Independent Bookstore Day

Romance Bookstore Owners and BookTrib Staff Share Our Fictional Valentines

4 Indie Bookstores Offer Their Top Suspense Reads

Iconic Bookstore Owner’s Passing Conjures Up Memories of a Love Affair With Books

Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Anderson Books in Naperville, IL

Watch “The Booksellers” at Home, Support Your Local Theater

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