Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Why would we vote with our dollars to support a monopoly-owned conglomerate when we can invest in our communities' own superstars: Independent Bookstore Owners?! Celebrate all the quirky, niche, service-oriented bookshops rooted in YOUR town in April for Independent Bookstore --Day-- Month! 🥳
I'm starting out my celebrations early so y'all can have time to MAKE A PLAN....and of course, I'm starting with a #BookTag because please. 💅
🙋🏻♀️I'm Margaret, a historical fiction/fantasy writer, using this Booktube channel to connect with readers, writers, and other lovers of words (and tea!). There will be cat cameos, books you've never heard of, and positive community vibes. Welcome. 🌈
Links to buy: ORLA RAFFERTY SEEKS HER FORTUNE: bit.ly/shop_margaret and I'd be especially grateful if you requested ORLA from your local indie bookshop! 📣
🗞 VIDEOS OF NOTE: ✨New✨ Winter Report Card: youtube.com/watch?v=CaNI_SWUIwk
This tag was created by @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p and I was tagged by @EmmaBennetAuthor @GhostReadersintheSky & @bookssongsandothermagic (in reverse chronological order!)
The questions:
1) What are the hours of operation?
2) Is there ambient music? What kind?
3) Is there a coffee bar? Do you serve alcohol?
4) Are patrons encouraged to linger? Are there comfortable chairs? What kind of lighting? Are there tables? Are there areas for group gatherings?
5) Is there live entertainment (poetry readings, author’s reading from their current works, lectures in literature)?
6) Where is your bookstore located? In the busy heart of large city? In a neighborhood of a large city? In a suburban strip mall? In a small town? In a rural area?
7) How does your bookstore look from the outside? Sleek and modern? Dark and brooding?
8) What’s your specialty? Used books? New? New and used? Only fiction? Only non-fiction? Fiction and non-fiction? Does your bookstore specialize in a particular genre?
9) What’s the name of your bookstore?
10) Tag some friends.
@Vens_Book_Corner @writerinrwanda @Michelelynnreads @mamutshilanda9822 @ReadingStillMatters @PageTurnersWithKatja
Want a box set of my historical fiction trilogy? Pick your store:
🛒bit.ly/Remnants2023
Books Mentioned, available on Bookshop as usual: 🛍 bit.ly/TLT_bksp
0:00 Intro to Independent Bookstore MONTH idea 🥳 and Stream Outline
2:15 A Note on the Differences between Bookshop/Bookstore, QOTD, Special Note on the Fame! and Walt Whitman
8:10 Spotlighting Phoenix Books, Nan's Books and Crystals, Coalesce Bookstore, A Book Odyssey, and their IG handles
25:55 If I Owned a Bookstore Tag, including guesses at my Top 3 Bookstores in the World! 😍
1:09:08 Who I'm Tagging!
1:11:48 Current Reads
1:17:50 Mini Independent Bookstore Haul, and Chat!
Sat, April 25th MAKE A PLAN! 📚📚📚
😆 Thanks for watching, commenting, sharing and subscribing! ❤️📚
Find me on:
🎊Patreon: bitly/patreon_mp4
📣 Books2Read for Buying All My Books! 😜
bit.ly/shop_margaret
✴️ Libro.FM for indie-supporting audiobooks! 🎧 bit.ly/3CI6znv
Why would we vote with our dollars to support a monopoly-owned conglomerate when we can invest in our communities' own superstars: Independent Bookstore Owners?! Celebrate all the quirky, niche, service-oriented bookshops rooted in YOUR town in April for Independent Bookstore --Day-- Month! 🥳
I'm starting out my celebrations early so y'all can have time to MAKE A PLAN....and of course, I'm starting with a #BookTag because please. 💅
🙋🏻♀️I'm Margaret, a historical fiction/fantasy writer, using this Booktube channel to connect with readers, writers, and other lovers of words (and tea!). There will be cat cameos, books you've never heard of, and positive community vibes. Welcome. 🌈
Links to buy: ORLA RAFFERTY SEEKS HER FORTUNE: bit.ly/shop_margaret and I'd be especially grateful if you requested ORLA from your local indie bookshop! 📣
🗞 VIDEOS OF NOTE: ✨New✨ Winter Report Card: youtube.com/watch?v=CaNI_SWUIwk
This tag was created by @RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p and I was tagged by @EmmaBennetAuthor @GhostReadersintheSky & @bookssongsandothermagic (in reverse chronological order!)
The questions:
1) What are the hours of operation?
2) Is there ambient music? What kind?
3) Is there a coffee bar? Do you serve alcohol?
4) Are patrons encouraged to linger? Are there comfortable chairs? What kind of lighting? Are there tables? Are there areas for group gatherings?
5) Is there live entertainment (poetry readings, author’s reading from their current works, lectures in literature)?
6) Where is your bookstore located? In the busy heart of large city? In a neighborhood of a large city? In a suburban strip mall? In a small town? In a rural area?
7) How does your bookstore look from the outside? Sleek and modern? Dark and brooding?
8) What’s your specialty? Used books? New? New and used? Only fiction? Only non-fiction? Fiction and non-fiction? Does your bookstore specialize in a particular genre?
9) What’s the name of your bookstore?
10) Tag some friends.
@Vens_Book_Corner @writerinrwanda @Michelelynnreads @mamutshilanda9822 @ReadingStillMatters @PageTurnersWithKatja
Want a box set of my historical fiction trilogy? Pick your store:
🛒bit.ly/Remnants2023
Books Mentioned, available on Bookshop as usual: 🛍 bit.ly/TLT_bksp
0:00 Intro to Independent Bookstore MONTH idea 🥳 and Stream Outline
2:15 A Note on the Differences between Bookshop/Bookstore, QOTD, Special Note on the Fame! and Walt Whitman
8:10 Spotlighting Phoenix Books, Nan's Books and Crystals, Coalesce Bookstore, A Book Odyssey, and their IG handles
25:55 If I Owned a Bookstore Tag, including guesses at my Top 3 Bookstores in the World! 😍
1:09:08 Who I'm Tagging!
1:11:48 Current Reads
1:17:50 Mini Independent Bookstore Haul, and Chat!
Sat, April 25th MAKE A PLAN! 📚📚📚
😆 Thanks for watching, commenting, sharing and subscribing! ❤️📚
Find me on:
🎊Patreon: bitly/patreon_mp4
📣 Books2Read for Buying All My Books! 😜
bit.ly/shop_margaret
✴️ Libro.FM for indie-supporting audiobooks! 🎧 bit.ly/3CI6znv
