The Banderpod S2:E5 - Shawn Smucker & Maile Silva

Carolyn Clare Givens chats with authors Maile Silva & Shawn Smucker (owners of Nooks bookstore and creators of The Stories Between Us podcast) about what it has been like to take up ownership of a beloved local bookstore in Lancaster, PA.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bandersnatch Books’ Submission Period - July 15–31

  www.bandersnatchbooks.com/submissions

• Nooks

  nooks.gallery

• Goldberry Books

  www.goldberrybooks.com

• Shawn Smucker

  www.shawnsmucker.com

• Maile Silva

  mailesilva.substack.com

• The Stories Between Us

  www.thestoriesbetweenus.com

• Word By Word: A Writing Podcast (with Bryan Allain)

  podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/word-by-word-a-writing-podcast/id1727018717

• Painterland Sisters Yogurt

  www.painterlandsisters.com

• Coffee Board Book - “My Barista ABCs” by Christine Rollings

  www.christinerollings.com

• “Shakespeare, The Man Who Pays the Rent” by Judi Dench 

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/shakespeare-the-man-who-pays-the-rent-judi-dench/19987550?ean=9781250325778

• “I Cheerfully Refuse” by Leif Enger

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/i-cheerfully-refuse-leif-enger/20573160?ean=9780802162939

• “The Hunter” by Tana French 

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/the-hunter-tana-french/20155404?ean=9780593493434

• “Hope in the Valley” by Mitali Perkins

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/hope-in-the-valley-mitali-perkins/18643154?ean=9780374388515

• “These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/these-precious-days-essays-ann-patchett/18273089?ean=9780063092792

• “The Overstory” by Richard Powers

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/the-overstory-richard-powers/17315941?ean=9780393356687

• “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/remarkably-bright-creatures-shelby-van-pelt/18727240?ean=9780063204157

• “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune

  www.bookshop.org/p/books/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-klune-tj/9881851?ean=9781250217318

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Special Thanks to:

Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” - www.son-of-laughter.com

Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. - www.instagram.com/starclad.magpie

S.D.G. Morgan for our audio engineering. - sdgmorgan.substack.com

Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques. - sound.allamhouse.com

Diana Pavlac Glyer for our namesake book, Bandersnatch. - www.dianaglyer.com