If you love book recs with a touch of sass, and are even a little curious about what it‘s like to run a bookshop and be part of a thriving literary community, this is the podcast for you!
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5 days ago
5 days ago
"You owe it to all of us to get on with what you're good at." - W.H. Auden
When I started with the booktruck, I could never have dreamed that we would have as many fun bookish in-store events, or host such incredible authors as we have already done. Last autumn, we had the pleasure of welcoming NY Times Bestselling Author TJ Klune to our bookshop for a 100 person ticketed event to promote his newest book, "Somewhere Beyond the Sea". Ours was the only independent bookstore in all of Canada that he visited (and he only visited 3 cities in the country), and we were blown away by the whole privileged experience. We continue to raise the bar for events and have noticed that other stores are paying attention and have begun to do similar things. As always, we delight in being innovative and setting a new standard for what readers can expect form indies.
Thanks to Mark who recorded and edited the Q&A videos shared in this episode. The videos can be found on our TikTok page if you want to see me blubber and try not to cry ugly tears and fail miserably.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
For information on the Booktruck BOOK, please go to my BLOG for updates, access to sneak peeks and more!
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St. as the only bookshop in town! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
"Some days you eat salads and go to the gym, some days you eat cupcakes and refuse to put on pants. It's called balance."
We are all doing the best we can to check items off our lists and still be SANE. I get it. Running 2 bookstores and trying to have a vibrant life that supports that requires a lot of saying NO to people, which I am totally fine with, by the way. I hope some of this info helps and gives you permission to retreat and READ because it just makes you a better human.
Books discussed:
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
Thank you to Lynne + Laurie for the question, and I am eager to hear what happens next in your story.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
For information on the Booktruck BOOK, please go to my BLOG for updates, access to sneak peeks and more!
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St. as the only bookshop in town! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Friends, lets face it. We are all trying to figure this thing out. Supporting a local Canadian small business has never been more important. Thanks for joining me on the adventure of post-booktrucking and writing about it while I run 2 bookshops. What a ride!
xo B
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
For information on the Booktruck BOOK, please go to my BLOG for updates, access to sneak peeks and more!
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St. as the only bookshop in town! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Friends, we are back.
It has been a whirlwind year that I am eager to tell you about, and we are starting back with new episodes, a new commitment to sassy and honest convos, and lots of fun, bookish moments for your ears.
Find us on all the socials: @daisychainbookco
Or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St. as the only bookshop in town! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
This was a fun one!
Forgive us the wild peals of laughter and background noises as we recorded this podcast episode at my kitchen table after a leisurely brunch. Rachel Bergeron and Justine Mah spearheaded The Black Bookshelf Project, a collaborative initiative that provides BIPOC books for kids on a black bookshelf with coloring sheets, additional resources, and Indigenous affirmation cards for children to enjoy. Rachel and Justine do not hold back on why these stories are important, and why they believe these bookshelves will open conversations and generate an appreciation for perspectives and experiences from other cultures and experiences. These shelves are important, and we are proud to have one in each of our bookstores for our community to enjoy.
If you would like to know more about The Black Bookshelf Project, please go to their website, and follow them on Instagram.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St. as the only bookshop in town! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
I have received so many questions, and I thought of a fun way to answer some of them. I'm calling it a Five, 5 and 5: 5 books that changed me, 5 small biz bits, and 5 random things about me. Hope they are fun and insightful!
5 Books:
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Don't Keep Your Day Job by Cathy Heller
The Bible
5 Small Biz Bits:
- Social Media Face
- Vote with your dollars
- It's hard but it's worth it and it's hard
- passion costs $$
- copycats weren't cool in school and not in biz either
5 things about me:
- smile
- sunshine
- heights
- cheesecake
- bull
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St as the only bookshop in town! Location and hours available on our website. For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Saturday Mar 11, 2023
Saturday Mar 11, 2023
Hello, Friend. Would you believe that at the end of last month I achieved my goal of getting 4 days off IN A ROW?? Don't go into business for yourself if you want to have oodles of spare time.
So, after a spell away from the microphone I am here to present a smattering of some of the books I have read since we last talked. Some great, some blah, and I am here to share the truth about them all. A bookstore owner who doesn't read a wide range of titles can't be trusted to make solid book recommendations, so I will keep reading outside my comfort zone and being wooed by compelling backlist titles and sparkly new releases so I can share them with you!
Books Discussed:
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Forever... by Judy Blume
We Spread by Iain Reid
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
The Change by Kirsten Miller
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Near the Bone by Christina Henry
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting by Evanna Lynch
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St as the only bookshop in town! Location and hours available on our website. For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
One of our most popular Guests from the past year was Elise Eichmuller (Episode 44), a court reporter by day and an active bookstagrammer and reader in her spare time. She may read dark & twisty tales, but she is just the most sunshiney and giggly soul. To know Elise is to love her. She is instrumental in keeping the #yegbookstagrammer group together and intentionally creates friendships in the bookish social media world. She has created a brilliant balance - enjoy this episode and by all means, go to her Instagram and FOLLOW her!
*heads up, we don't censor one another in this convo, so little ears may not want to listen in
Books we discussed:
The Bad Seed (1954) by William March
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Brother by Ania Ahlborn
Seed by Ania Ahlborn
The Troop by Nick Cutter
Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Deep by Nick Cutter
Still Life by Louise Penny
Ghost Summer Stories by Tananarive Due
Bad People by Craig Wallwork
Someone to Watch Over Me - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
I Remember You - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Let Me In - John Ajvide Lindqvist
Eeny Meeny by M. J. Arlidge
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Before He Knew Her by Peter Swanson
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Karen Slaughter Grand County Series
Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter
The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
Indians on Vacation by Thomas King
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St as the only bookshop in town! Location and hours available on our website. For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
The world of Daisy Chain Book Co. has grown by about 1600 square feet.
We opened our second indie bookstore in Beaumont, Alberta in July, 2022 and I am still in an exhausted state of disbelief. Don't let them tell you it's impossible, put your big girl panties on and show 'em how it's done.
In this mini episode, I am giving you a wave from underneath the pile of chaos and a shout-out of gratitude for our incredible bookish community.
Get out there and let your badassery shine. And have a Merry Christmas too.
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, we welcome you to visit us on Main St! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
When you are starting out in business, there are SO many hurdles, questions, and fears. Today, I am answering three questions I get asked regularly.
1. How do I know if being in a Market is the best way to start my business?
2. What is the difference between a Hobby and a Business?
3. How do I know where to start when it comes to social media/branding and content creation?
I certainly do not have it all figured out and I mess up nearly every day, so please know that I am right in it with you, figuring it out as I go. I have, however, overcome a lot of objections, and risen to the top in areas I knew nothing about initially. Being your own Boss means you own 100% of the mistakes, and there is always so much to learn! I'm happy to share some of what I've learned with you. Please send me any questions or areas you'd like me to discuss in future Business Bar episodes. I hope this episode helps!
Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, we are opening a second store to serve your reading needs in July 2022! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.