It's Banned Books Week, and we have exciting things in the works. Everyone deserves to see themselves in a story. Amanda and Ellyn share the importance of reading stories that share different experiences from your own, and why you should read those stories. 

We have a special Banned Books Trivia Bash this Friday, so register today because you won't want to miss out!

This time Amanda has created a game for Ellyn. Do you think Ellyn's post-Covid brain can win? Listen to find out if she can guess the book she "already had a date with" aka already read with just a few clues. 

There are tons of great new reads coming up, and fun events happening at Dog-Eared you won't want to miss. 

And let us know if you know why raccoons are popular right now.

If you could choose any five authors to sit down for dinner with, who would you choose? That's exactly what Amanda & Ellyn are discussing in this week's Bubbles & Books episode. Do you think you can guess which authors they would invite to dinner? 

We have a packed fun episode, so don't miss hearing about the exciting events happening at Dog-Eared this week, especially the educators only one! Plus, there are so many good books out today, that it might be hard to choose which one we're most excited for.

Share with us in your stories or in the comments who would be your top five authors to invite to dinner!

Ellyn has created another game for Amanda. This time she reads the first sentence of a book she knows Amanda has loved to see if she can figure out which book it is. Ultimately this game poses the question - do you think a first line of a book affects the overall value?

Rachel makes Ellyn play "Roll the Dice on Love" to have her write her own love story. And they both share about their visit to three indie bookstores in Omaha.

We have children's author Becky Scharnhorst visiting the store this Saturday, August 27, at 1 PM. Stop by, get a book signed and enjoy a fun event! 

There is nothing better than an Independent Bookstore supporting another Independent Bookstore. We love watching those in our industry thrive, and we enjoy visiting as many as we can.

What's even great about the indie bookstore industry, is that indies are willing to help, offer advice and provide friendship to someone who is looking to open their own bookstore. 

This week we have Kara, owner of The Slow Down Coffee Co. chatting with Amanda & Ellyn today on Bubbles & Books. Kara's coffee shop is in the historic (and first Des Moines Suburb) Highland Park. She is working towards her goal of opening up a bookstore in her neighborhood. 

Don't forget we are still collecting books for Stories for Story County! You can help us make sure that diverse stories and experiences are getting into the hands of school children. Most books are either 20% - 40% off!

For Bubbles & Books, Amanda is joined by Rachel & the lovely Tanvi! Tanvi is the force behind Stories for Story County at Dog-Eared Books. You'll also hear about all the exciting things happening at Dog-Eared Books this month, and what new releases to keep an eye out for. 

There are many underrepresented communities! A library which includes titles that feature disabled characters, for example, should include stories that center a wide range of disabilities rather than those we believe are the most common or with which we are the most familiar.

It’s vital that the students in one’s classroom have access to representative literature. Remembering that many identities and experiences are “invisible” is helpful to avoid creating collections based on what we believe we know about the people we are serving.

If you would like to support Stories for Story County, but don't live locally! Follow this link to purchase book bundles for us to give to teachers and librarians. https://store.dogearedbooksames.com/stories-for-story-county

Ellyn is joined by Rachel and Britt. Britt is our School Sales & Support Coordinator. Britt shares all about her role, and an exciting event we have at the end of August. 

Learn about our De-stress with Dog-Eared Books night, and what it means for educators!

Rachel messed up! This episode was supposed to air last week, so enjoy this lovely discussion of Amanda & Ellyn chatting about summer reads! 

Enjoy this fun extra episode and we can't wait till next Tuesday for an all new episode! 

We are back and ready to go with a new episode of Bubbles & Books! Amanda is away, and we have our new events coordinator joining us, Emily!

Emily shares about lovely hobbit self, exciting events she has in the works for Dog-Eared Books and tells us about two exciting events with authors coming up soon!

Don't miss all the latest exciting books that are being released this week, and find out what's poppin' at the store!

Also, Rachel messed up, and so tune in this week for another bonus episode that was supposed to go out last week. 

If you would like to order signed copies of Derek Anderson's books, click here.

If you would like to order signed copies of Becky Scharnhorst's book, click here.

Back with another episode of Bubbles & Books and we can't just talk about books in this episode. Amanda & Rachel discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade, and books to help guide you. 

At one point Amanda mentions Rachel's "Covid avoiding tactics", here's the video to watch it in action. Yes, it's okay to laugh at it. https://bit.ly/3y2xNPc

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