Bubbles and Books

For Bubbles & Books, Amanda is joined by Rachel & the lovely Tanvi! Tanvi is the force behind Stories for Story County at Dog-Eared Books. You'll also hear about all the exciting things happening at Dog-Eared Books this month, and what new releases to keep an eye out for. 

There are many underrepresented communities! A library which includes titles that feature disabled characters, for example, should include stories that center a wide range of disabilities rather than those we believe are the most common or with which we are the most familiar.

It’s vital that the students in one’s classroom have access to representative literature. Remembering that many identities and experiences are “invisible” is helpful to avoid creating collections based on what we believe we know about the people we are serving.

If you would like to support Stories for Story County, but don't live locally! Follow this link to purchase book bundles for us to give to teachers and librarians. https://store.dogearedbooksames.com/stories-for-story-county

Ellyn is joined by Rachel and Britt. Britt is our School Sales & Support Coordinator. Britt shares all about her role, and an exciting event we have at the end of August. 

Learn about our De-stress with Dog-Eared Books night, and what it means for educators!

Rachel messed up! This episode was supposed to air last week, so enjoy this lovely discussion of Amanda & Ellyn chatting about summer reads! 

Enjoy this fun extra episode and we can't wait till next Tuesday for an all new episode! 

We are back and ready to go with a new episode of Bubbles & Books! Amanda is away, and we have our new events coordinator joining us, Emily!

Emily shares about lovely hobbit self, exciting events she has in the works for Dog-Eared Books and tells us about two exciting events with authors coming up soon!

Don't miss all the latest exciting books that are being released this week, and find out what's poppin' at the store!

Also, Rachel messed up, and so tune in this week for another bonus episode that was supposed to go out last week. 

If you would like to order signed copies of Derek Anderson's books, click here.

If you would like to order signed copies of Becky Scharnhorst's book, click here.

Back with another episode of Bubbles & Books and we can't just talk about books in this episode. Amanda & Rachel discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade, and books to help guide you. 

At one point Amanda mentions Rachel's "Covid avoiding tactics", here's the video to watch it in action. Yes, it's okay to laugh at it. https://bit.ly/3y2xNPc

Thank you for listening, please, subscribe and share and let us know what you think about today's episode! Cheers. 

This week we're getting freaky with our favorite thriller-loving bookseller Amy! Her love of The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker has made it a best-seller at Dog-Eared Books, and we're excited to hear why the sweetest human likes the creepiest books! Join us today and share with us if bookseller Amy has influenced your reading choices!

Amanda has created another bookish game to challenge Ellyn on her smarts. Pen Name or Real Name, where Amanda reads a name and Ellyn has to guess if that's the authors given name, or one made up to publish under. Can you guess them all correctly? Find out by listening to this week's episode of Bubbles & Books! Cheers!

Back again with a new episode of Bubbles & Books! Your favorite poppin' podcast. Amanda & Ellyn share books that made them readers as children, as well as discuss out Cheesy Summer Reading Challenge! There are lots of great books coming out this week, and we've got the list to get you started. 

Last week our community faced a tragedy due to gun violence. We continue to implore you to call your representatives and ask for change to be made. 

Amanda, Ellyn & Rachel headed to the Twin Cities and visited 10 bookstores. They met with store owners and booksellers, explored the beautiful indies that the area has to offer and of course bought many books along the way. 

Due to last week's tragedy at Uvalde, we did not release a new episode. We encourage everyone who listen's to this podcast and lives in the United States, to join us in contacting your representatives at the local, state, and federal levels, to call for common sense laws that are proven to reduce gun violence in all its forms. 

An exciting episode featuring two of our booksellers Mariah and Sarah, who are also now Dog-Eared book club hosts! Amanda & Ellyn chat with the duo about their new book club Found in Translation.

The Found in Translation book club tours the globe by reading translated works of world literature! Through incredible books from authors and translators abroad, we’ll explore distant countries, cultures, communities, and landscapes as we broaden our horizons and become better global citizens. You can find the list of books they plan to read this year by following this link! 

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