Annastasia, along with the whole Director team, reflect on five years of The Bottom and where we want to go next. Laugh, cry, and dream with us through this episode.

Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin - Founding Director

Kalil White - Operations Director

Ty Murray - Art Director

Annastasia Williams - Bookshop Director and Podcast Host

Annastasia sits down with debut author, Ashley Jordan, in the studio to discuss her book Once Upon A Time in Dollywood.

This title was selected as part of our Book It Subscription. Want to join Book It to get a specially curated book once a month? Sign up here. Plans start at $20. Pick up from our shop or have it shipped anywhere in the US.

Karmen Lee joins us in the podcast studio with her pal, Meka James, to discuss her book The Relationship Mechanic and The Secret Crush Book Club.

Annastasia sits down with Meka James (and her pal Karmen Lee) to discuss her new sapphic romance, Love and Sportsball.

Tiny Bookshop Concerts at The Bottom are a series of live performances showcasing local talent in an intimately empowering environment. In this episode, Ty Murray details how the concert series came about and the work it takes to bring it together. The episode culminates with a performance by multi-talented artist and local musician W. James Taylor. W. James Taylor was born in April of 1949 and grew up in the Austin Homes and Lonsdale Homes areas of Knoxville as one of eleven children. Art and music are in his blood, and he says they are things he could “just always do.” Today, he uses those gifts to enrich the lives of others. He plays music in senior living facilities and for events, helps non-profits and arts organizations with graphic design needs, and uses his Geneva Galleries space to support emerging artists. Tiny Bookshop Concert Series is sponsored in part by community supporters TN Arts Commission and Sadie Pearl Records!

Annastasia and UT professor, Shaneda Destine, have a chat with Brea Baker about her book Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership.

In this episode, Annastasia sits down with romance author, Jamie Wesley, to discuss her new book A Legend in the Baking. It's got everything...handsome football players, second-chance romance, and cupcakes!

Purchase the book from our online store here.

Ty Murray, Director of Art and Communications at The Bottom, pops on the podcast to discuss our time at Bonnaroo Music and Art Festival.

In this episode, The Bottom's Bookshop Director and your podcast host, Annastasia, showcases eerie, suspenseful, and timely reads by Black authors for the Halloween season for a special virtual event we hosted called Spooky Stories. You'll come away with a ton of recommendations for your TBR list.

See the slides from the event here.

Find something you like? Purchase your books in store at The Bottom our on Bookshop.org.

Rae Garringer (they/them), creator of Country Queers, joins us on the podcast for a great discussion on their oral history project that's evolved from a blog to a podcast to now a book. Follow Country Queers on Instagram @CountryQueers and at countryqueers.com. Find this book at The Bottom and through our bookshop.org online store.