Why romance books can be for everyone
Show notes
Romance is booming: millions upon millions of books are sold every year and the opening of brick-and-motor romance bookstores has skyrocketed since 2020. It's a thriving community and business is good. Allison Couture and Marie Nitschke out of Madison, Wisconsin are a part of that growth. They are co-owners of the WanderLust Mobile Bookstore, which opened in early 2026. In this episode both Allison and Marie explain their journey converting a mini-bus into a store, the stubborn stigma around the romance genre, and offer a wide range of reading reccomendations.
Mentioned and Releated Stuff:
- WanderLust's Instagram
- Bookstore Romance Day is on August 15th
- Romancing the Data website
- NYT's A to Z Romance genre guide
- Behind Five Willows by June Hur
- Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
- Author Talia Hibbert
- Pounded by Produce by G M Fairy.
- Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe
- tuckerlegerski.com
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