Bubbles and Books

By Dog•Eared Books

A podcast about two of the best things in life: books and champagne. Hosted by Ellyn Grimm and Amanda Lepper, co-owners of Dog-Eared Books in Ames, Iowa.... more

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Bubbles and Books episodes:

May 05, 2026Ellyn, Amanda, and Their Moms
Today’s special episode celebrates Mother’s Day, as Amanda and Ellyn each welcome their moms to the Bubbles & Books podcast for the very first time. Together, they chat about Amanda and Ellyn’s journey opening Dog-Eared, reflect on parenting, share when their love of reading, and discuss how they passed the reading bug onto their daughters.

MOTHER’S DAY RECS:
These are recs that we feel speak to what it is to be and have a mom- the good and the hard:
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J Ryan Stradal
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
All About Love by bell hooks
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1h 31min
April 28, 2026 Good Books Bad Reviews
Ellery Adams. This one is for you. Today, Ellyn brings back one of our favorite games, Good Books Bad Reviews. She has scoured Goodreads for some of the most outrageous reviews left on some iconic and favorite books. See if you can guess along with Amanda.
Books featured in today's episode aka books we loved and books people wrote bad reviews about.
Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein
Invasive Species by Ellery Adams
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
1984 by George Orwell
Martyr by Kaveh Akbar
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Bog Queen by Anna North
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
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51min
April 21, 2026 Get Ready for Indie Bookstore Day 2026
The biggest day of the year is coming up and we can't wait! We are celebrating with all of our Central Iowa Indie Bookstore friends and bringing back the Indie Bookstore Day passport! Listen along, and hear about all the fun things we have going on, and from the bookstores participating in the passport.
Order your Readers For Liberty T-shirt HERE
Central Iowa Indie Bookstore Day Passport Stores:
Dog-Eared Books
Nos Books
Dungeon's Gate
Reading in Public
Shelf Love DSM
Storyhouse Bookpub
The Little Book
Pageturners Books
Beaverdale Books
Wandering Raccoon
Bonus bookstore: The Book Shoppe
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1h 7min
April 14, 2026 Poppin' Off with Ellery Adams
Ellyn has spent many a Bubbles & Books episode talking about one of her favorite reads Invasive Species, and today we are thrilled to have the author Ellery Adams join us! We're all about weird books and monsters, and Invasive Species is right in that wheelhouse. Listen and enjoy and make sure to follow Ellery on Instagram and grab her latest novel Invasive Species today!
Order your copy of Invasive Species HERE
Follow Ellery Adams on Instagram HERE
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1h 13min
April 07, 2026 Poppin' Off with Julia Langbein
Dear Julia Langbein, we are honored to have you grace us with your presence on the Bubbles & Books podcast. We are not worthy of such greatness, but are incredibly glad to be discussing your new novel Dear Monica Lewinsky. Your masterful storytelling has once again brought a top-tier book to our shelves.
Truly, we are so excited to have one of our favorite authors Julia Langbein back on Bubbles & Books. We first fell in love with her book American Mermaid and couldn't wait for what she wrote next. We hope you love Julia and her stories as much as we do.
Order your copy of Dear Monica Lewinksy HERE
Follow Julia Langbein on Instagram HERE
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1h 24min
March 15, 2026 2026 Spring Silliness Book Bracket
Want a chance to win a $1,000 dollar gift card to Dog-Eared Books?
Yes. One. Thousand. Dollars.
Download our 2026 Dog-Eared Books Spring Silliness Books Bracket, and submit your picks online by 8 AM on March 19th for a chance to win.
Click HERE to download a bracket and to submit your 2026 Spring Silliness book bracket.
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Shop Dog-Eared Books and pick up your books in store or have shipped HERE.
Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Interested in e-books? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Learn more about a Dog-Eared Books book subscription HERE.
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47min
March 04, 2026 Five Years of Dog-Eared Books
Today we are heading down memory lane and looking back at the last five years and all the funny moments, best books, and favorite memories we've experienced. As we approach out fifth birthday, we are forever grateful to every person who has supported us. Without you, we couldn't do what we love. Thank you and here's to many more five years of bookselling!
Ellyn's Currently Reading | The Keeper by Tana French
Amanda's Currently Reading | Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict
SHOW NOTES:
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Great Blue Hole
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Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Interested in e-books? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Learn more about a Dog-Eared Books book subscription HERE.
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1h 17min
February 25, 2026 Everything is Tubular
This episode is a lot of laughs and a lot of fun. Mariah and Rachel join Ellyn and Amanda to participate in Ellyn's totally tubular game. The premise of the game? Ellyn has changed one word in the top ten Dog-Eared best-sellers and Amanda, Rachel and Mariah have less than two minutes to write a synopsis of a fictional book based on the new title. Ellyn's judges whose story she would read and whose she wouldn't. It's one of our most-fun and chaotic episodes yet.
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Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Interested in e-books? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Learn more about a Dog-Eared Books book subscription HERE.
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1h 31min
February 10, 2026 Poppin' Off with Rebecca Novack
Buckle up. Today we have debut author Rebecca Novack on the podcast, and her book Murder Bimbo (out today!) is going to take you for a wild ride. Amanda and Ellyn chose her book as their Dog-Eared February subscription pick, and just knew this was going to be one of their favorite books.

Buy your copy of Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack HERE

Follow Rebecca on Instagram HERE
Check out Rebecca's tour dates HERE
Sign up for Rebecca's Substack HERE

Show Notes:
11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin
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Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
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54min
February 03, 2026BetterMENt
Today, Ellyn and Amanda are joined by our newest book club host Alex Kretzinger. We're so excited to learn more about Alex's new book club and hear which books he's recommending.
Cultural expectations around masculinity pose many challenges for boys and men as they struggle to find belonging and healthy connections in relationships, family roles, education, and the workforce. The BetterMENt Book Club aims to explore those challenges through works of nonfiction and fiction, creating a community for participants to discuss how boys and men can better connect in their relationships and their communities and find the motivation to become forces for good in the world.
Check out what the BetterMENt book club is reading HERE
Ellyn's Currently Reading | One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Amanda's Currently Reading | Country People by Daniel Mason
Alex's Currently Reading | There's Nothing Like This by Kevin Evers
Show Notes:
Of Boys and Men by Richard V. Reeves
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon, PhD & Michael Thompson PhD
Rebels With A Cause by Niobe Way
Germinal by Emile Zola
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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Make sure to subscribe and rate the Bubbles & Books Podcast. And don't forget to share it with your friends.
Follow us on Instagram: @bubblesandbookspodcast
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Shop Dog-Eared Books and pick up your books in store or have shipped HERE.
Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Interested in e-books? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE.
Learn more about a Dog-Eared Books book subscription HERE.
Visit us! www.dogearedbooksames.com
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