Episode 3: Leah Koch, Co-Founder of the Ripped Bodice

from THIS is a Thing · host Dana Mauriello

Leah Koch founded the romance bookstore The Ripped Bodice with her sister Bea Koch - they now have two locations, consult to major movie and TV studios, and have been rightfully called "the cool whisperers of romance." In this episode, I talk to Leah about how she made her wild idea of being the first romance-only bookstore in North America happen, despite the many skeptics who told her it couldn't be done. https://www.therippedbodice.com/Leah's museum rec: https://www.dackelmuseum.de/

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