Life of Plenty

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael discuss the history of the American Bookstore. They also talk about what has been happening in their book store, the best new additions, and more! New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the magic that comes from wordless books, and how they tell stories that books with words cannot. They also talk all about their upcoming move of the bookshop! New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the best books to read out loud! Couples that read to each other, kids and parents, and more! They also talk about young adult novels and how you can gauge your exposure to mature reads. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the best beach, travel, and Summer reads. These are books that you can get away into and dive deep. More light books but also deeper ones, like fun romance books. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss what makes a local book store feel different than a big box store. Plenty Bookshop is very intentional of this, and now you can hear the behind the scenes of the design. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Sara Kruszka, and they analyze the best selling books at Plenty Bookshop over the past year. Also, the best sellers so far this month and for the summer. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss how to pick a book for a book club, what makes a great pick, dynamics of a club, and more. Later on, hear books that Lisa and Ashley would enjoy reading in community, and talking to others about. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the gifts of books- Mother's and Father's day are coming up and a book is the perfect gift. Something special that can relate to a parent in a way nothing else can. Each person is different, and this episode uncovers how to best pick a book for someone. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Sammantha Steele, who has been working with Plenty Bookshop since the beginning. She discusses her journey from hating to loving books, how there is a book for every person, and more. Also learn about genre reading, and exercises for going outside of a genre! New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty - Do you want to do something easy and powerful to help children who have been traumatized, adults in depression or recovery, or teens engaged in horse work for healing? There's a book that helps. Lisa and Ashley explore the way books can help in a variety of spaces that we don't normally think about. How can the cause nearest to your hear be impacted by books? New Life...

This week on Life of Plenty - Lisa and Ashley sit down as we begin Independent Bookstore Month. Ashley gives some of her gratifying experiences after almost a year at Plenty's current location, one of the shop's best sellers from last year that Lisa was able to elevate by gifting it and telling others, and a statistic that reading for just six minutes a day reduces anxiety or depression. New Life...

This week on Life of Plenty - Lisa goes solo to talk about the community benefits of a bookshop during Independent Bookstore Month and clarifies how Amazon works - and doesn't work - for small town bookshops.  New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley talk about all of the book clubs one can join at Plenty Downtown Book Shop. The wide range begins with the "Bring A Book" Book Club where members can bring any book of their choosing, books that are on the horizon for the non-fiction genre, & author events that are coming to Plenty that you will not want to miss. New Life of Plenty episodes come out ever...

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Tracey Hackett, a woman of many roles from a community member to on the staff of Plenty Bookshop.  She discusses what was the book that she loved that got her into reading, where she has found hope and healing through different books, & some of the books that are on Tracey's "must read" list. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Sa...

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley sit down with a relative close to Ashley, her daughter and a vivacious reader Wren Michael. She talks about some of the early books that she remembers reading as a kid, what are some of the books that she is reading right now and when she likes to read them,   New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa and Ashley are excited about the author event with Jeff Rosen March 8 and explore his newly released book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Founding Fathers and Defined America.   They also talk about other books that can provide insights for our growth including one by Lisa Uhrik, America Becoming, and the Plenty of Growth b...

This week on Life of Plenty – Ashley Michael talks with local reader and book club member Sara Kruszka. Sara talks about what her first favorite book was and the first book she remembers, the different book clubs she is apart of, and what she has read lately that would be some of her favorites. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk with Kathryn Wisinger, a board member for Plenty Bookshop in Cookeville & the director of Putnam County's Library system. Kathryn highlights what the library has coming up in 2024, some books that she would choose to have on her all-time bookshelf, and what the best way she believes is to help people connect with books. New Life of P...

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael join one another today and break down David Brooks' "How To Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen". They touch on learning on how to connect with others deeper even if you already know them, being curious about others in the way where you don't stop the person's story, and the big five personality traits tha...

Lisa Uhrik talks with Angie Wells, a board member for Plenty On Spring Bookshop in downtown Cookeville. Angie talks about falling in love with reading around the second or third grade, the different authors she likes to read from when she wants a "light" read, and being a collector of cookbooks and enjoying getting to read those. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Ta...

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael sit down with author Chris McMichael after an author event earlier this week. They touch on Chris talks about what his focus was when he did not like writing in high school, how his friend reacted to the discovery of a unique resin and its relationship to Jesus Christ and a type of wood, and if he has read anything that sparked his intere...

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik talks with Emily Paton who shares a deep love and connection with books while being blind for most of her life. Emily discusses what turned her towards audio books instead of reading in Braille. what she liked about the book Full Tilt by Neal Schusterman, and if reading ever gives her the urge to get into writing more often.  New Life of Plenty episodes com...

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik is joined by a local writer in the Upper Cumberland, Laura Clemons. Laura talks about what makes her a writer from non-fiction to writing press releases, how Barbara Kingsolver's latest book Demon Copperhead was transformative, and what is on her bookstand right now that she is reading. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk...

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik goes solo to talk about books she's gifting to spark a brainstorm for others. Lisa begins with discussing some of the non-fiction books she's gifting this year, some classics she is giving for people like her daughter-in-law that loves to decorate, and getting her littles back interested in books for children. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every othe...

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael are joined by Lisa Garcia of Cleanse Wellness Spa in Cookeville. They touch on if there are any books on the topic of what Lisa does with colon hydrotherapy, books always having a place in her life since she was a child, and ways she helps her grandchildren engage with books different from her children. New Life of Plenty episodes come ou...