
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
She Ran Out of Books on Vacation. 6 Months Later, She Owned a Bookstore. (26.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- This Book Club is All Smut and Spice, No Shame 19.08.2025
- How One Mom Turned a Meme Into the Ultimate “Bookcation” 12.08.2025
- She’s Selling Books in Someone Else’s Store 05.08.2025
- She Grew Her Engagement Without Playing the Algorithm Game 29.07.2025
- She Put a Bar in Her Bookstore and Went Viral 22.07.2025
- How to Break Into Audiobook Narration 15.07.2025
- Turning a Love of Food and Books into a Business 08.07.2025
- Inside a Romance Only Bookstore on Wheels 01.07.2025
- How a Nurse Built a Bookish Self-Care Empire 27.05.2025
- How One Bookseller is Riding the Romantasy Wave 20.05.2025
- Turning a Smutty Side Hustle into Steamy Bookstores 13.05.2025
- When Readers Want Your Bookshelf Decor 06.05.2025
- She rips books apart. BookTok made her do it. 29.04.2025
- The Bookstore That Became a Book Hotel 22.04.2025
- Converting Your Audience into Book Box Subscribers 15.04.2025
- The New York Times Made His Reading Parties Explode 08.04.2025
- 4 Ways This Book Blogger Makes Money 01.04.2025
- She Quit Corporate to Open a Dark Academia Bookstore 25.03.2025
- She Opened an Instagram-Worthy Bookstore in 25 Days 18.03.2025
- How This Bookstagrammer Makes Six Figures Without Brand Deals 12.03.2025