So many romance bookstores are popping up all over the country, which we love, obv. What trends are we seeing, what could be improved, will they last?

Bonnie books mentioned:

Lola and the Millionaires, Kathryn Moon
Quicksilver, Callie Hart

Shani books mentioned:

First Time Caller, BK Borison
Calamity MT series, Devney Perry
The Bridge Kingdom, Danielle L Jensen
Sold copies of Fourth Wing & Iron Flame & Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Mary books mentioned:

Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao

Romance Book Stores - US

Meet Cute, La Mesa, CA
Heartbound Book Shop, Anaheim, CA
Smitten, Ventura, CA
The Ripped Bodice, Los Angeles, CA
Spicy Librarian, Denver, CO
The New Romantics, Orlando, FL
Steamy Lit, Tampa, FL
All the Tropes, Atlanta, GA
HEA Book Boutique, Marion, IA
Blush & Bashful, Hopkinsville, KY
A Novel Romance, Louisville, KY
Blush, Wichita, KS
Romance-Landia, Centreville, MD
Trope Bookshop in Charlotte, NC (mobile bookshop)
Beach Read Books in Wilmington, NC
Kiss & Tale, Collingswood, NJ
The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn NY
The Last Chapter Bookshop, Chicago, IL
Love’s Sweet Arrow is in Tinley Park, IL
Lovestruck Books, Cambridge, MA
Grump & Sunshine, Belfast, ME
Pages & Grapes, Wyoming, MI
Tropes & Trifles, Minneapolis, MN
Under the Cover, Kansas City, MO
Good Girls Bookshop, Kalispell, MT
Lovebound Library, SLC, UT
Friends to Lovers Bookstore, Alexandria, VA
Sweeter Than Fiction, Charleston, SC
Blush, Dallas, TX
Love Affair Bookstore, Midland, TX
Roaming Romance (pop-up)

Canada

Slow Burn Books, Calgary, Canada
Pages of Passion Bookstore, Saskatoon, SK
Leather and Lace Books, Saskatoon, SK

Episode 52: Romance Bookstores

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