Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Heartleaf Books is our indie bookstore partner for our September 2025 Literary Road Trip Box . As...

September takes us to the smallest state and last of the original thirteen colonies to adopt statehood. It is the birthplace of authors...

Poe & Company is a fabulous indie bookstore located in Milton, Georgia and our indie bookstore partner for our August 2025 Literary Road...

We’ve reached our 25 th box in the Literary Road Trip series! Our August box takes us to the birthplace of writers Alice Walker,...

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

When I worked at Tattered Cover, I noticed my coworker (who also happens to be a librarian for a double-win) purchasing the latest...

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

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

Last Saturday, I spent the day at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books with Julie, one of my childhood friends. We have not seen each...

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

Our April 2025 indie bookstore partner is Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe located in Asheville, North Carolina. Malaprop's, founded by...

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

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...

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...