Carolyn Clare Givens chats with authors Maile Silva & Shawn Smucker (owners of Nooks bookstore and creators of The Stories Between Us podcast) about what it has been like to take up ownership of a beloved local bookstore in Lancaster, PA.

Mentioned in this episode:

* Bandersnatch Books’ Submission Period - July 15–31

www.bandersnatchbooks.com/submissions

* Nooks

nooks.gallery

* Goldberry Books

www.goldberrybooks.com

* Shawn Smucker

www.shawnsmucker.com

* Maile Silva

mailesilva.substack.com

* The Stories Between Us

www.thestoriesbetweenus.com

* Word By Word: A Writing Podcast (with Bryan Allain)

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/word-by-word-a-writing-podcast/id1727018717

* Painterland Sisters Yogurt

www.painterlandsisters.com

* Coffee Board Book - “My Barista ABCs” by Christine Rollings

www.christinerollings.com

* “Shakespeare, The Man Who Pays the Rent” by Judi Dench 

www.bookshop.org/p/books/shakespeare-the-man-who-pays-the-rent-judi-dench/19987550?ean=9781250325778

* “I Cheerfully Refuse” by Leif Enger

www.bookshop.org/p/books/i-cheerfully-refuse-leif-enger/20573160?ean=9780802162939

* “The Hunter” by Tana French 

www.bookshop.org/p/books/the-hunter-tana-french/20155404?ean=9780593493434

* “Hope in the Valley” by Mitali Perkins

www.bookshop.org/p/books/hope-in-the-valley-mitali-perkins/18643154?ean=9780374388515

* “These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett

www.bookshop.org/p/books/these-precious-days-essays-ann-patchett/18273089?ean=9780063092792

* “The Overstory” by Richard Powers

www.bookshop.org/p/books/the-overstory-richard-powers/17315941?ean=9780393356687

* “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt

www.bookshop.org/p/books/remarkably-bright-creatures-shelby-van-pelt/18727240?ean=9780063204157

* “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune

www.bookshop.org/p/books/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-klune-tj/9881851?ean=9781250217318

Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books!

www.bandersnatchbooks.com

Special Thanks to:

Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” - www.son-of-laughter.com

Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. - www.instagram.com/starclad.magpie

S.D.G. Morgan for our audio engineering. - sdgmorgan.substack.com

Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques. - sound.allamhouse.com

Diana Pavlac Glyer for our namesake book, Bandersnatch. - www.dianaglyer.com

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