
Chicago’s Indie Bookstores
Our bookstore odyssey stopover in the Windy City brought us to Barbara’s Bookstore, a powerhouse indie with five locations in the Chicago area and one in Boston. Created over 50...

Prairie Lights Iowa City
When our indie bookstore cross-country odyssey brought us to the long awaited Prairie Lights in Iowa City, I thought I might not be able to extract my cohort Flannery James from...

Bookworm of Omaha
Our cross-country indie bookstore odyssey brought us to the Bookworm of Omaha, Nebraska, my old stomping grounds. An independent family business owned and managed by Phillip and...

Indigo Bridge Books Lincoln
During our cross-country indie bookstore road trip, we happened upon Indigo Bridge Books located in the Creamery Building on P Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, a little bookstore...

Next Page Frisco
Our cross country bookstore road trip brought us to Next Page Books & Nosh in Frisco, Colorado, where we enjoyed vibrant ambiance, terrific book selection and delicious...

Poor Richard’s Bookstore Colorado Springs
Our cross country bookstore odyssey brought us to the indie bookstore gem Poor Richard's Books & Gifts in Colorado Springs. The Bookstore specializes in good-condition, used...

The Tattered Cover Denver
Our cross country bookstore odyssey landed us on the shores of the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver. After losing each other among the multi-tiered landscape of this indie...

The Bookworm of Edwards
Today our cross country bookstore odyssey included the Bookworm of Edwards Colorado, part of the busy Riverwalk shopping center, which offers readers excellent book club and...

King’s English Salt Lake City
Booklovers Tess Callahan and Flannery James are embarking on an 8-day cross country journey into the land of bookstores. Each day we will offer staff picks from some of the...

Interview with The Writer’s Bone
In this interview with Daniel Ford of the Writer's Bone podcast, we explore writing process, craft, and advice for aspiring writers. I also describe how my new novel came to me...