FLOSSIE, BUNNIE, & SCOUT, Owners
MADELINE, Store Manager
Quick description of what you do here: A little bit of everything, but mostly I recommend books for 7 to 14 year-olds.
Favorite book as a kid: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Fun fact about me: I do not read sequels or books with maps.
Books I like to recommend: How to Sell a Haunted House, by Grady Hendrix; The Unsettled, by Ayana Mathis; My Murder by Katie Williams; and I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
CHELSEA, Inventory & Buying Manager
BRYNN, Events Manager
Quick description of what you do here: Entice authors to visit Knoxville.
Favorite book as a kid: Two Princess of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Fun fact about me: My favorite vegetable is a green bell pepper.
Books I like to recommend: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
TORI, Children's & Young Adult Buyer
Quick description of what you do here: Buying all the books that I wish I could have read as a kid.
Favorite book as a kid: Junie B. Jones, by Barbara Park and Geronimo Stilton
Fun fact about me: I ran a One Direction fan account in middle school, and it's still out there... somewhere... waiting to be found.
Books I like to recommend: The Swifts: Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln; Cinder by Marissa Meyer; The Cruel Prince by Holly Black; Babel by RF Kuang; Spear by Nicola Griffith; and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
SHIELA, Bookseller
MAYA, Bookseller
Quick description of what you do here: Undoubtedly the personality hire working the shortest shift.
Favorite book as a kid: Every book in the Mother Daughter Book Club series.
Fun fact about me: I'm currently on a financial investment journey, catch me in the money market.
Books I like to recommend: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix; Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
KENNA, Bookseller
Quick description of what you do here: I sell books so I can spend my entire paycheck on books.
Favorite book as a kid: The Warriors Series by Erin Hunter
Fun fact about me: I am on a crochet journey and it's going poorly.
Books I like to recommend: The Wolf Den, by Elodie Harper; Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman; Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu; and Poor Things by Alasdair Gray