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 indie bookstore partner is Paper Hearts Bookstore. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, Paper Hearts Bookstore has a sweet...

Our May 2025 box is themed to the state of Tennessee and we collaborated with Landmark Booksellers . Located in Franklin, Landmark...

One of my favorite holidays is coming soon: Independent Bookstore Day! Independent Bookstore Day falls on the last Saturday in April....

Our indie bookstore partner for March is Moon Palace Books located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Owners Angela and Jamie Schwesnedl opened...

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

Our 2025 February Literary Road Trip box takes us to one of the most vibrant states in the U.S. and home to the "City That Never...

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...

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...

Themed to the state of Alaska, our August 2024 Literary Road Trip box was created in collaboration with Homer Bookstore. Located on the...

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of the Literary Road Trip Book Club! This monthly zoom meeting will be an exclusive benefit to...

I'm here to ask you to join me in starting a trend. Let's change things and help independent bookstores. I have an idea that has been...

The June 2024 Literary Road Trip Box takes us to the "Gem State." This state is also home to the deepest river gorge in North America and...

This past winter, I participated in a bookseller commitee for the Reading the West book awards. The Reading the West book awards is an...