Bubbles and Books

Did you know we're an INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION?!? Yes it's true, and we're so honored to have met our friend Dace who traveled all the way from the county of Georgia to visit us in little old Iowa. So in Dace's honor, we are talking about bookstores we would love to visit around the world. 

Bookstores we want to visit around the world:

• Propsero’s Books
• Hay-on-Wye (Hi on Wye)
• Shakespeare and Company
• El Ateneo Grand Splendid
• Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen
• Chongqing Zhongshuge Bookstore
• Livraria Lello
• Brome Lake Books - Livres Lac-Brome

As heard in the episode: "This is a Megan Follows Bar"

What we're drinking | Marani Sparkling Wine Brut (from the country of Georgia and gifted to us by Dace!)

Ellyn's Currently Reading | A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Amanda's Currently Reading | The Gray Wolf by Louise Penny

Books coming out this week: Daydream by Hannah Grace

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Today is another round of good books bad reviews. The game where Ellyn reads a terrible review of one of her and Amanda's favorite books! But this time, Rachel is roped in to play the game too. Listen along and see if you can guess the book from a bad review.

What we're drinking | Water sadly

Ellyn's Currently Reading | Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty & Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Amanda's Currently Reading | Lazarus Man by Richard Price

Rachel's Currently Reading | My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes

Books coming out this week: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult & There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

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Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time, graciously joined us for a Poppin' Off episode of Bubbles & Books Podcast. The book, which was an instant bestseller at Dog-Eared Books, was recently named to former president Barack Obama's summer reading list. It's a fascinating story of time travel, love, and identity, and you won't want to put it down. In today's episode, Kaliane shares the details of the real-life inspiration for the book, what's happening with the TV adaptation, and what we can expect from her next.

It's a wonderful episode, and we hope you love it as much as we did!

Order your copy of The Ministry of Time HERE.

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Today's episode is a special one. We've invited bookseller Bailey, mixologist extraordinaire Darian Everding from London Underground, and author of Absinthe: The Exquisite Elixir, Ted Breaux. Ted is considered to be the godfather of Absinthe, having helped revive its popularity and study it under a modern lens. We're lucky to have Ted and Darian join us on today's podcast and share their knowledge behind this unique and storied liqueur.

We're drinking a few Death in the Afternoons, understanding more about Absinthe and chatting about our pub fiction book The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton.

What we're drinking | Jade Liqueurs

Books coming out this week: Burn by Peter Hellers & Hera by Jennifer Saint

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Today, we have booksellers Katie and Nayeli joining Ellyn on the podcast. We're chatting about Steamy Lit Con, romance books we're loving, and we ask the questions about cryptid sexiness. 

Most importantly, we discuss Bookstore Romance Day which takes place on Saturday, August 17! Dog-Eared Books will be celebrating with all kinds of fun pop-ups.

Throughout the course of the day, if you come in and sign up for the Love Unleashed Romance subscription, you will receive a $10 gift card. While we will have our drink special and subscription sign-up special all day.

The party is taking place from 4 - 6  PM featuring: 

+ Bloom Bar from Violet Lane Florals

+ Free Chair Massages from Whitney Judas, LMC.

+ Book displays by your favorite romance readers Katie & Nayeli!

+ Romance Games

+ Blind Dates with a Book

What we're drinking | We had drink pre-pod... oops!

Ellyn's Currently Reading | Coming Home by Brittney Griner & The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

Katie's Currently Reading | Zoe Brennan, First Crush by Laura Piper Lee

Nayeli's Currently Reading | What Hurts Us by Maggie Gates & The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

Rachel's Currently Reading | My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes

Books coming out this week: The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas

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This week we're hosting Cori Theroux on Bubbles & Books! Cori is not only the owner of The Green Dragon Bookstore, but also is the brain behind the Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour currently happening in Iowa! The Iowa Indie Bookshop tour is a summer long challenge to visit 36 of Iowa's indie bookstores!

There are so many great bookshops to visit you won't want to miss. Plus, if you visit all 36 bookstores on the tour you will be entered to win a $300 gift card to the Iowa indie bookstore of your choice! Hear all about how Cori started this trip, what you can expect on the journey, and what she hopes the future holds for the bookshop tour. We're so excited to be part of the tour and to visit as many indie bookstores in Iowa as possible!

Check out the Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour HERE!

What we're drinking | Chandon Brut Sparkling Wine

Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins & Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Amanda's Currently Reading | Coming Home by Brittney Griner & The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

Cori's Currently Reading | We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

Books coming out this week: The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville & Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

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We are halfway through 2024 and the books have been so so GOOD. Amanda & Ellyn are breaking down their top books of the year so far and this list is one you'll want to pay attention to. 

Best of the Year So Far List:

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzales

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

Absolution by Alice McDermott

Bear by Julia Philllips

Headshot by Rita Bullwinkle

What we're drinking | Veuve Clicquot

Ellyn's Currently Reading | Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross & Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Amanda's Currently Reading | Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo & Playground by Richard Powers

Books coming out this week: I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones & Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELMANDA! Today's episode is all about celebrating Amanda and Ellyn's birthdays. These two born one year and one day apart were meant to have a friendship that blossomed into the beautiful partnership of Dog-Eared Books. In this episode They're sharing their birthday wishes and what they would like this year. It's fun, outrageous, and there's cake! 

What we're drinking | Albert Bichot

Ellyn's Currently Reading | All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

Amanda's Currently Reading | Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo & Playground by Richard Powers

Books coming out this week: All This and More by Peng Shepard & The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Fun Things Happening | Get your ticket for Claire Lombardo at Dog-Eared Books: HERE

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Welcome to Poppin' Off! In this episode we welcome Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles & The Knockout Queen, to the Bubbles & Books podcast! Thorpe is an author both Amanda & Ellyn talk about often after they bonded over their love of The Knockout Queen. Most recently Amanda has been working through some of Rufi's other backlist books. When Margo was announced as a forthcoming novel, both Amanda and Ellyn knew without question they were going to get a favorite book of the year.

Rufi Thorpe received her MFA from the University of Virginia in 2009. She is the author of three other novels, The Girls from Corona Del Mar, Dear Fang, With Love, The Knockout Queen, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award. 

It was a joy to have Rufi join us and we can't wait to see what she writes next! 

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Ellyn is joined by Bailey and Rachel this week, and they're talking about OLD books. Specifically OLD Book Club–obscure, lesser-known, and, hopefully, divine–aims to explore the diverse array of books we call “classic” and to discuss the malleable bounds of the category while also making an often intimidating genre feel both more accessible and more fun. The selection of books intentionally covers a broad range of nationalities, experiences, cultures, and time-periods to broaden the traditionally narrow parameters of classic literature. Most importantly, we’re here to have a good time.

Check out what OLD Book Club is reading for the next six month HERE.

What we're drinking | Coffee (unfortunately)

Ellyn's Currently Reading | Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Bailey's Currently Reading | In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez & Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Rachel's Currently Reading | The Cottage Around the Corner by D.L. Soria

Books coming out this week:

Bear by Julia Phillips

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

Fun Things Happening | Get your ticket for Claire Lombardo at Dog-Eared Books: HERE

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