Bubbles and Books

We officially have a sponsored episode for bubbles! Many thanks to Cassie and Fireside Winery, located in Marengo, Iowa, for sending us a bottle of their sparkling white Blanc de Brickyard! 

Today's episode is all about the beef. A litany of grievance if you will. Amanda & Ellyn are joined by bookseller Mariah, because she is the queen of beef, to chat about all the ridiculous things they have beef with and what they find under...

A lot has been happening at Dog-Eared Books and with Amanda and Ellyn, so this episode is all about catching up with each of them, the fun things happening at Dog-Eared Books and of course books that have caught their attention recently.

What we're drinking | Sunny With a Chance of Flowers

Amanda's Currently Reading:

I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead a...

The best day of the year is coming up soon, and that's Indie Bookstore Day! Held on the last Saturday of every April every year. It is a day to celebrate Indie Bookstores across the country. Each store has a unique fun take on the day, and this year will be better than ever! On this episode Ellyn, Amanda, and Rachel talk about all the exclusives and special things happening at Dog-Eared Books this year. As well talking about how we...

At Dog-Eared Books we love hosting book clubs. We have so many excellent options including our newest one, the Your Best Self book club. Amanda & Ellyn are joined by book club host Christi Hegstad, a professional Certified Coach (PCC) in personal growth and professional development. Your Best Self book club discusses nonfiction books geared toward living and working to our highest potential!

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In the spirit of March Madness, we’ve built our own March Fiction Madness Bracket, drawing from the best titles of 2023 that are finishing out “the season” with great sales in March. Listen to our podcast, Bubbles & Books to find out who made the bracket and why, then vote in our social media stories in the coming weeks to help your favorite books advance to the Big Dance. 

We’re starting with a round of 32 current fiction best...

Ellyn claims she has created a perfect playlist “Ellyn Middle School Vibes” on Spotify. From this selection of songs, she's using as inspiration for today's episode. Ellyn is going to name a song, share a part of the lyric and then her, Amanda and Rachel are going to build the plot of a story!  

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Amanda & Ellyn are recapping their experience from the bookselling industry's biggest conference of the year, Winter Institute. They share all about the bookstores they visited, authors they met, and other shenanigans they got up to while in Cincinnati. Listen today! 

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Happy almost Valentine's Day! With the day of love upon us, today's episode is dedicated to books that will break your heart. How romantic, right? Sometimes, a heartbreak book might be just what you need! We had our booksellers help us collaborate on a list of books we think will guarantee a few cracks and tears. Plus, you will want to listen to Ellyn serenade with a Jewel song. 

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Ellyn has created a game for Amanda...and sort of Rachel. She did the research and discovered the WORST reviews of some of the best books. This is hilarious and fun, and Amanda & Ellyn have some thoughts on some of these reviews. 

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Today's episode is all about the horror genre, specifically our book club dedicated to horror: BOO*-k Club! Booksellers Bailey and Mariah join Amanda and Ellyn to discuss the first six books they've chosen for the year and what participants can expect!

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It is full-swing into awards season, and we thought we should create our own awards show of our own. So we present to you The Lovie Awards *applause*. For our awards, we took the categories from the Golden Globes and created our bookish versions of them. Listen along to see what our academy has chosen as nominees and winners. Enjoy!

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We are back and we are jumping right into 2024 by talking about what our reading goals for the year are. We've collected responses from our social media followers, booksellers and of course ourselves to share with you. Maybe these will give you inspiration towards your reading year! Have something different for your 2024 goals? Share it with us on social media, we'd love to hear it!

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Amanda and Ellyn have talked all about the books they're currently reading or have read this year. But what books are they excited about for next year? Listen to find out about the books they can't wait to get their hands on and ones you might want to add to your lists as well.

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We may have read a lot this year, but there are still books we haven't read that are in our "to-be-read" lists. Amanda & Ellyn are sharing the books they're going to try and squeeze in before the end of the year and what might roll over into the next year. 

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Inspired by all the data Spotify throws at us for our Spotify wrapped, we're breaking down all the data from 2023 at Dog-Eared Books! We sharing the best-selling books, items and more. All the statistics you're interested to know, we're sharing. 

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She wrote Amanda & Ellyn's favorite book of 2023, she takes her book on walks around Paris, listens to Bubbles & Books, AND NOW is joining us on this episode of Poppin' Off. If we had created a manifest list at the beginning of 2023, podcasting with Julia Langbein, author of American Mermaid, would be at the top.

If you haven't read American Mermaid, get your copy today.

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Looking for the perfect book to gift or ask for this season? We've got you covered. In this episode we're deep diving into the books we're recommending for every type of reader. We want to make shopping for the holidays easy for you, and we love giving book recommendations. Let us know if you need more book gifting ideas!

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We're just a few days past Thanksgiving and we wanted to share all of the things we're grateful for. From everything bookstore related to the silly things.

To our listeners, we thank you. 

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Ellyn is giving us a lesson in personality types. She recently introduced the concept of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator to several of our booksellers which prompted the question of readers and their types. Listen to find out if you think they match the type the results concluded.

Please note. We are not MBTI professionals and this was all for fun. If you would like to take the same test we did, you can do so HERE.

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