Bookstore Browse: Inside This Is a Bookstore & BookBug with Joanna

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 236 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Joanna from the indie bookstore This Is a Bookstore & BookBug in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In this episode, we step inside an indie bookstore with Joanna from This Is a Bookstore & BookBug in Kalamazoo, exploring the role independent bookstores play in shaping local reading communities, what it means to be a bookstore caretaker, and more! If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and our Live Creativity Sprints. Additionally, you'll have access to a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month! All book links direct you to This Is a Bookstore and BookBug’s storefront, so you can support them directly with your purchase. Loving Lately: Dollar Tree (T) Hemp Dreams Oil Mist Nina Pool on TikTok Spy High - Prime Video (H) The Man on the Inside - Netflix (Joanna) Latest Reads: How to Read a Book | Monica Wood (T) Coffin Moon | Keith Rosson (H) Theo of Golden | Allen Levi (Joanna) Books Mentioned Grown Up Book Fair The Gales of November : The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald | John U. Bacon The Correspondent | Virginia Evans Vigil | George Saunders American Fantasy | Emma Straub Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane | Lindy West Shelf Additions: Murder Your Darlings | Jenna Blum (T) Meet the Newmans | Jennifer Nivens (Joa Support the show Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail BTE on Youtube Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG @Itsbooktalk

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Bookstore Browse: Inside This Is a Bookstore & BookBug with Joanna is an episode from Book Talk, etc. by Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks.

This episode is 69:55 long.

This episode was published on Jan 27, 2026.

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