I took a longer-than-expected hiatus from Orphan Books for the last two years as I managed & bought for another bookstore. It was great to be back in a bookstore and to be part of a community of readers again, and by the end of my time there, I knew more of what I wanted…

Right now, the emphasis is on fundraising to actually get a truck and stock inventory. There are other essential start up costs, but that’s the goal at the moment. You can support that with my GoFundMe. You can also get merch from Bonfire, or buy books through Bookshop. Once things are in the works with…

I love to read just about anything. My specialities are nineteenth century literature (I have to use that MA somehow!) and Los Angeles literature (you can check out my book Read Me, Los Angeles for lots of lists and insight), with a strong dash of Madeleine L’Engle thrown in (and a Substack newsletter about her…

Two things: a mobile bookstore and a book collection consultant. What’s a mobile bookstore? It is a bookstore on wheels. I’m looking at the same kind of truck that food trucks most commonly use, which will allow for individual or family browsing, as well as a service window for anyone who knows exactly what they…