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In Episode 198 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their love of independent bookstores in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, happening in the U.S. on April 26.

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Loving Lately

OPI High Shine Nail Polish (T)

Glisten and Glow Top Coat (T)

Mr. Ballen - YouTube (H)

Mr. Ballen Medical Mysteries - Podcast (H)

Two Most Dense Killers Video

Latest Reads

Famous Last Words (T)

Book Club Girl

Honest Authors - Podcast

The Serviceberry (H)

Book Talk:

Map of Participating Bookstores

List of Bookstore Crawls

Chicago Book Crawls 

Some Highlighted Bookstores:

The Last Bookstore

Exile Bookville

Quail Ridge Books

This is A Bookstore + Book Bug

Call and Response Bookstore

Everything is Tuberculosis (T)

The War That Saved My Life (H)

Gothictown (T)

Big Friendship (H) 

Shelf Additions

Medicine River (H)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club (T)

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