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Bookstore Explorer

Bookstore Explorer

Hosted by Matt Browning

Episodes

90

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

Join author and bookseller Matt Browning as he goes behind the shelves with booksellers, authors and other bookish folks to learn what makes independent bookshops such magical places.

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June 9, 202643 min

Episode 88: Volume Bookshop & Studio, Buckhannon, West Virginia

It's a very special episode of Bookstore Explorer as Matt welcomes some old friends to the show! This week, we visit with Stephen and Nicki Bentley Colthart, owners of Volume Bookshop & Studio in Buckhannon, West Virginia.

April 28, 202646 min

Episode 87: The Bookshelf on Church, Kilmarnock, Virginia

This week, we’re heading to Kilmarnock, Virginia, to talk with Lisa McLaughlin, the owner of The Bookshelf on Church. Books We Talk About: Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss, The Summer We Ran by Audrey Ingram, Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano, Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

April 21, 202641 min

Episode 86: Bluestocking Bookshop, Holland, Michigan

On this episode, Matt is joined by Aimee Chipman of Bluestocking Bookshop in Holland, Michigan. Books We Talk About: The works of Jacqueline Carey, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, and The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien

April 14, 202640 min

Episode 85: Dragonfly Books, Decorah, Iowa

In this episode, Sisters Sarah Krammen and Rachel Rattenborg take us on a tour of their family-owned bookshop, Dragonfly Books in Decorah, Iowa. Books We Talk About: Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle, Bog Queen by Anna North, Hound Triptych by Dani Janae, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Patrick Rothfuss

April 7, 202632 min

Episode 84: OtherWorlds Books & More, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Today we head to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to talk with Margaret Magle, owner of OtherWords Books & More. Books We Talk About: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz, and 1984 by George Orwell

March 24, 202644 min

Episode 83: Hidden Nook Booksellers, Grayling, Michigan

Today I'm joined by Rae Gosling, owner of Hidden Nook Booksellers in Grayling, Michigan. Books We Talk About: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Redwall by Brian Jacques, Hogfather by Terry Pratchett, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Andy Corren, Dirtbag Queen by Andy Corren, and Zeal by Morgan Jerkins

March 17, 202626 min

Episode 82: Indie Darling Bookstore, Lander, Wyoming

Today I'm joined by Jesi Crawford, owner of the new shop Indie Darling Bookstore in Lander, Wyoming. Books We Talk About: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Martyr by Kaveh Akbar.

March 11, 202628 min

Episode 81: Sassafras on Sutton, Black Mountain, NC

This week I'm joined by Kathleen Madden of Sassafras on Sutton in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Books We Talk About: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan, and Man's Search for Meaning by Vicktor Fankl

March 3, 202632 min

Episode 80: From My Shelf Books & Gifts, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

On this episode, I'm joined by Kevin Coolidge, owner of From My Shelf Books & Gifts in Wellsboro, PA. With 20 years of experience in bookselling, Kevin shares everything from the changes in genre popularity he's seen over the years to the close bonds we form with our customers.

February 24, 202637 min

Episode 79: Burque Books & Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico

I love a mobile bookshop, and today I’m joined by Melanie LaBorwit, owner of Burque Books & Art in Alburquerque, NM! Books We Talk About: Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafrón, Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund, and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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