Shelf Made Stories
Hear how people are turning bookish passions into thriving businesses on Shelf Made Stories.
Listen each week to hear from people behind bookstores, book buses, book trucks, subscription box curators, and paid book clubs. We're talking to the trailblazers turning pages into profits and stories into thriving communities.
From cozy corner shops to wheels-on-fire bookmobiles, we uncover the tales behind the shelves (and steering wheels!).
Whether you're a book lover, an aspiring entrepreneur, or just here for a good story, expect laughs, bibliophile tips, and a whole lot of bookish banter.
Latest Episode
From Viral Football Smut to Book Club Besties (16.09.2025)
Previous Episodes
- The Story Behind the Creepy Book Club
- Why Julia Whelan Is the Meryl Streep of Audiobooks
- She Ran Out of Books on Vacation. 6 Months Later, She Owned a Bookstore.
- This Book Club is All Smut and Spice, No Shame
- How One Mom Turned a Meme Into the Ultimate “Bookcation”
- She’s Selling Books in Someone Else’s Store
- She Grew Her Engagement Without Playing the Algorithm Game
- She Put a Bar in Her Bookstore and Went Viral
- How to Break Into Audiobook Narration
- Turning a Love of Food and Books into a Business
- Inside a Romance Only Bookstore on Wheels
- How a Nurse Built a Bookish Self-Care Empire
- How One Bookseller is Riding the Romantasy Wave
- Turning a Smutty Side Hustle into Steamy Bookstores
- When Readers Want Your Bookshelf Decor
- She rips books apart. BookTok made her do it.
- The Bookstore That Became a Book Hotel
- Converting Your Audience into Book Box Subscribers
- The New York Times Made His Reading Parties Explode
- 4 Ways This Book Blogger Makes Money
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