Bubbles and Books

It is midterm election day!! We want you to go out and vote. Make your voice heard. Want to be more informed? Do the research! Talk to other voters, and learn more about what and WHO is on your ballot. This week is also the first we are sending out our Dog Pack subscription boxes! Woo! We wrapped them up with lots of love and can't wait to get them into your hands.  Happy listening and happy readi...

Ellyn has Amanda take the Buzzfeed quiz which claims it will give the PERFECT book recommendation. But is it as good of a recommendation that a bookseller could give you?  Today is a huge release day for amazing new books, so stay tuned to listen to all the one's we're excited about here at Dog-Eared Books.

Fall is what we at Dog-Eared like to refer to as the time for Fall's Big Dogs, aka the hot new books hitting shelves this season that you won't want to miss! Amanda & Ellyn are sharing all the book they're excited about and what you should be too! Trust us when we say your TBR is going to be groaning with the weight of all the new books you'll be adding. Happy reading, and please share and subscri...

And we're back with an all new episode of Bubbles & Books! This episode is really special, because we get to tell you all about our new project! We are launching your new favorite subscription book service! With two options available, choose from the Dog Pack for the best hardcover book in new adult fiction, or the Puppy Pack and receive a hardcover picture book that is going to be loved by the li...

This week we're going off the leash! We are so excited to announce our blog Off the Leash. We are joined by bookseller Mariah, who is 1/2 of the team that pioneered, and worked hard to create our blog.  Off the Leash is our way of welcoming you into the fold of our behind-the-counter chats. And not just “what are you reading,” but also, “what did you think about it,” and “did you hear that….” or “...

Are you in a book club? If so... how many? Are you like Amanda & Ellyn who are in multiple book clubs reading different books all the time? This week we're sharing everything we love about our book clubs, and how because of a book club Dog-Eared Books exists.  There are so many good events coming up at Dog-Eeared you won't want to miss! Sign-up for our newsletter that comes once a week to make sur...

It's Banned Books Week, and we have exciting things in the works. Everyone deserves to see themselves in a story. Amanda and Ellyn share the importance of reading stories that share different experiences from your own, and why you should read those stories.  We have a special Banned Books Trivia Bash this Friday, so register today because you won't want to miss out!

This time Amanda has created a game for Ellyn. Do you think Ellyn's post-Covid brain can win? Listen to find out if she can guess the book she "already had a date with" aka already read with just a few clues.  There are tons of great new reads coming up, and fun events happening at Dog-Eared you won't want to miss.  And let us know if you know why raccoons are popular right now.

If you could choose any five authors to sit down for dinner with, who would you choose? That's exactly what Amanda & Ellyn are discussing in this week's Bubbles & Books episode. Do you think you can guess which authors they would invite to dinner?  We have a packed fun episode, so don't miss hearing about the exciting events happening at Dog-Eared this week, especially the educators only one! Plus...

Ellyn has created another game for Amanda. This time she reads the first sentence of a book she knows Amanda has loved to see if she can figure out which book it is. Ultimately this game poses the question - do you think a first line of a book affects the overall value? Rachel makes Ellyn play "Roll the Dice on Love" to have her write her own love story. And they both share about their visit to th...

There is nothing better than an Independent Bookstore supporting another Independent Bookstore. We love watching those in our industry thrive, and we enjoy visiting as many as we can. What's even great about the indie bookstore industry, is that indies are willing to help, offer advice and provide friendship to someone who is looking to open their own bookstore.  This week we have Kara, owner of T...

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, sh...

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...

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,...

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 rep...

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 contac...

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,...

The Power of Storytelling is real. And we encourage you to seek out stories from different perspectives. Storytelling allows all experiences to be shared and consumed by readers who many need those stories, or to help people better understand someone else's experience from our own. We stand by those with uteruses making decisions for themselves. 

How do you organize your bookshelves? Is it by alphabetical order, color coordinated, height or maybe something else? This week Ellyn & Amanda share their shelf (or lack of) organization. They'll chat about all the ways in which they like to store books, if they're someone who collects multiple copies or what they think of certain methods of organization. Hear about all the exciting new releases c...

We have a busy few weeks coming up at the store, so Ellyn decided that for today's episode to play a game with Amanda called "Thriller or Romance". For this game Ellyn searched the interwebs to find the most ridiculous thriller book and romance book titles so she could dramatically read the to Amanda and have her guess what type of book it is. And it's not as easy as it may sound. We are collabora...

What author(s), no matter what they write, do you buy their books? This week's topic of conversation was inspired by bookstagrammer Megan, @The_Spines. She recently did a reel of authors she will always buy their work. Ellyn & Amanda discuss which authors are on their list. Share with us who your auto-buy authors are!