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Through the rise big box stores and online retailers, independent bookstores have sustained. Now, more than ever, indie shops are thriving.

Come along as we explore indie bookstores from all over.

06/09/2026

Would you be brave enough to open a small business with your spouse? 🤔😄

This week, Matt welcomes two old friends who have recently opened their own bookstore and podcast studio: Volume Bookshop & Studio in Buckhannon, West Virginia!

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

06/09/2026

Would you be brave enough to open a small business with your spouse? 🤔😄

This week, Matt welcomes two old friends who have recently opened their own bookstore and podcast studio: Volume Bookshop & Studio in Buckhannon, West Virginia!

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

Photos from Matt Browning Books's post 05/23/2026

Love getting to visit shops from the pod! Check out Paper & String Books and hear their story on ep. 66!

05/08/2026

COVER REVEAL: My next book, The Big Bang Theory Pop Culture Reference Guide, is coming in January from Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Publishing Group, distributed by Simon & Schuster!

With a show like Big Bang, ya gotta expand your definition of pop culture. Covering everything from TV and film to comics and sci-fi, this book also includes entries from the worlds of science and technology. So you’ll learn about everyone from Marie Curie and Isaac Newton to Aquaman and the Kardashians.

You can preorder it now: https://bit.ly/4uBgOiG

04/28/2026

This week, we’re heading to Kilmarnock, Virginia, to talk with Lisa McLaughlin, the owner of The Bookshelf on Church! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

04/28/2026

This week, we’re heading to Kilmarnock, Virginia, to talk with Lisa McLaughlin, the owner of The Bookshelf on Church! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

04/22/2026

This week on the pod, we head to Holland, Michigan, to visit The Bluestocking Bookshop! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

04/15/2026

Have you listened to the latest episode of ? Sisters Sarah Krammen and Rachel Rattenborg take us on a tour of their family-owned bookshop, in Decorah, Iowa, where they’re taking over ownership of the shop from their mother, who opened it 15 years ago. Listen now wherever you get podcasts!

04/15/2026

Have you listened to the latest episode of ? Sisters Sarah Krammen and Rachel Rattenborg take us on a tour of their family-owned bookshop, Dragonfly Books in Decorah, Iowa, where they're taking over ownership of the shop from their mother, who opened it 15 years ago. Listen now wherever you get podcasts!

04/07/2026

Today we head to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to talk with Margaret Magle, owner of OtherWorlds Books & More. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

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