Our October 2025 box is themed to the state of Iowa and we collaborated with indie bookstore Beaverdale Books . Located in Des Moines, Beaverdale Books opened in 2006. Most indie bookstores proudly support local authors, but Beaverdale Books takes it to a whole new level. They have a local authors section with over five hundred Iowan authors represented. I'm not aware of another indie bookstore that supports such a large number of local authors. It's incredible! In addition

When I worked as a bookseller at Tattered Cover one of my favorite parts of my job was helping customers select books for gift. I enjoyed learning about the recipient and helping them find the perfect book for their loved ones. One step more, I loved wrapping the books in our beautiful store wrapping paper, completing the purchase with the confidence that they not only had a thoughtful present, but one that was wrapped and ready to give. When thinking about ideas for this upc

Here I am with Nancy, of the "Nancy Raffle" fame. This was taken a very long time ago! Last week, when I hosted the September Literary...

In August of 2023, I mailed my first Literary Road Trip Box. The state was New Jersey, the featured book was Florence Adler Swims Forever...

Our July indie bookstore parter is The Booktenders . Located in York, Maine, The Booktenders opened in spring of 2022. The owners are a...

Let’s head to the state that supplies over 90% of our country’s blueberries and lobsters. This state is nicknamed the “Pine Tree State”...

Our June box takes us to the "Natural State,"nick- named for its beautiful mountains, hot springs, and rivers. This is the only place in...

Our May Literary Road Trip box takes us to the place where Nikki Giovanni, Dolly Parton, and Aretha Franklin were born. Cotton candy and...

Our April 2025 Literary Road Trip box takes us to the state that's "First in Flight" and the home of the invention of Pepsi. Famous...

Our March 2025 Literary Road Trip Box takes us to the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"and place where, not surprising, the sport of waterskiing was...

Our February indie bookstore partner is Northshire Bookstore. The original Northshire Bookstore location opened in 1976 in Manchester...

I bring you a long overdue blog post about our January indie bookstore partner, Shakespeare & CO. I apologize for this massive time gap...

As many of you already know, my husband accepted a fantastic job offer and we are headed back to my home state of California. We will...

One of my favorite parts of creating these book boxes is looking up facts for each state to include in the box letter and use as a teaser...

Our December 2024 box takes us to West Virginia!  Each month, I research the featured state to find a few unique facts to include in the...

I've just added a new product to the Books Inside Boxes store: The Surprise Box. I've been creating boxes for a year and half, and I have...

It's hard to believe that the holiday shopping season has already begun. The bookstore where I work is fully decorated for the winter...

Our November Literary Road Trip Box takes us to the birthplace of author Willa Cather, the home of the invention of Kool-Aid, and the...

I often mention all of the people that I've met since starting Books Inside Boxes. It never ceases to amaze me how many people took a...

The picture above is me, back in August 2023, with the boxes for the original sixteen subscribers. This was the first Literary Road Trip...