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EPISODE · Apr 23, 2026 · 43 MIN

Chapter Twenty-Five: Independent Bookstore Day Eve...Eve

from Middle Ground Books: After Hours

Independent Bookstore Day is almost here, so the shop is in prep mode. There are plans for a costume event for kids, raffle prizes, local authors coming through, and a couple golden tickets hidden somewhere in the store. In between all the planning, the trio still finds time to give the rundown.When a bookstore turns an event into something interactive, does it bring people in or just add to the noise around it?Support Middle Ground Books wherever you are.Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.Print and ebookshttps://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooksAudiobookshttps://libro.fm/middlegroundbooksIf you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS to browse in person, meet the team, and find your next great read.You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at https://www.middlegroundbooks.comFollow and subscribe to @middlegroundbooks on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to stay connected with the shop and the reading community.This chapter centers on Independent Bookstore Day at Middle Ground Books, with plans for a costume event, raffle prizes, local authors, and a couple golden tickets hidden somewhere in the store. Megan, Lance, and Debra talk through what’s coming together, what’s already in motion, and what they’ve been reading in the middle of it all, from mystery and horror to a few unexpected standouts.📖 The Covered PagesThe Wishing Game by Meg ShafferThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowA Song to Drown Rivers by Ann LiangMy Husband’s Wife by Alice FeeneyKingdom of Ash by Sarah J. MaasVicious by V. E. SchwabProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirDante’s Inferno by Dante AlighieriDelvers LLC by Blaise CorvinDungeon Crawler Carl: The Butcher’s Masquerade by Matt DinnimanThe Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey HartmanShroud by Adrian TchaikovskyWhat Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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