Rachel Stuckey-Slaton and Monica Diodati, owners of Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas discuss developing an independent bookstore on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the joys of reading, creating community around books, and new non-profit initiative in northwest Arkansas to make book ownership more accessible. If you’re a fan of “Off the Shelf” in the Flyover Country newsletter, you won’t want to miss this lively discussion.

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