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A podcast about two of the best things in life: books and champagne. Hosted by Ellyn Grimm and Amanda Lepper, co-owners of Dog-Eared Books in Ames, Iowa.
A podcast about two of the best things in life: books and champagne. Hosted by Ellyn Grimm and Amanda Lepper, co-owners of Dog-Eared Books in Ames, Iowa.
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Tuesday May 05, 2026
Ellyn, Amanda, and Their Moms
Tuesday May 05, 2026
Tuesday May 05, 2026
Today’s special episode celebrates Mother’s Day, as Amanda and Ellyn each welcome their moms to the Bubbles & Books podcast for the very first time. Together, they chat about Amanda and Ellyn’s journey opening Dog-Eared, reflect on parenting, share when their love of reading, and discuss how they passed the reading bug onto their daughters.
MOTHER’S DAY RECS:
These are recs that we feel speak to what it is to be and have a mom- the good and the hard:
- Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
- The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
- Heartwood by Amity Gaige
- Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
- The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
- Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J Ryan Stradal
- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
- All About Love by bell hooks
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