Episode 52: Romance Bookstores

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 MoonQuicksilver, Callie HartShani books mentioned:First Time Caller, BK BorisonCalamity MT series, Devney PerryThe Bridge Kingdom, Danielle L JensenSold copies of Fourth Wing & Iron Flame & Onyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosMary books mentioned:Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay ZhaoRomance Book Stores - USMeet Cute, La Mesa, CAHeartbound Book Shop, Anaheim, CASmitten, Ventura, CAThe Ripped Bodice, Los Angeles, CASpicy Librarian, Denver, COThe New Romantics, Orlando, FLSteamy Lit, Tampa, FLAll the Tropes, Atlanta, GAHEA Book Boutique, Marion, IABlush & Bashful, Hopkinsville, KYA Novel Romance, Louisville, KYBlush, Wichita, KSRomance-Landia, Centreville, MDTrope Bookshop in Charlotte, NC (mobile bookshop)Beach Read Books in Wilmington, NCKiss & Tale, Collingswood, NJThe Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn NYThe Last Chapter Bookshop, Chicago, ILLove’s Sweet Arrow is in Tinley Park, ILLovestruck Books, Cambridge, MAGrump & Sunshine, Belfast, MEPages & Grapes, Wyoming, MITropes & Trifles, Minneapolis, MNUnder the Cover, Kansas City, MOGood Girls Bookshop, Kalispell, MTLovebound Library, SLC, UTFriends to Lovers Bookstore, Alexandria, VASweeter Than Fiction, Charleston, SCBlush, Dallas, TXLove Affair Bookstore, Midland, TXRoaming Romance (pop-up)CanadaSlow Burn Books, Calgary, CanadaPages of Passion Bookstore, Saskatoon, SKLeather and Lace Books,  Saskatoon, SK