Born, raised, and educated in Wisconsin, I have lived in Milwaukee for more than a decade. It has been a lifelong dream to open a bookshop and serendipitous to do so just blocks from where I live. I profoundly believe in the power of indie bookstores as foundational to community—for meeting spaces for writers and artists to interact with their audiences, inclusive environments to share ideas, and for the love of storytelling. As a preteen, I found historical romances in the adult section of my local library, and caused a great debate among those librarians. Years and thousands of pages later, I’d love to talk to you about the latest book you’re reading.  

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