EP 412 - Books, Bookstores, and Community

<p>In this solo episode, Mark talks about the importance of indie bookstores to the local community and what he is doing as an author to help support/promote indie bookstores on April 26, 2025, Independent Bookstore Day.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Draft2Digital.</p> <p><a href="https://d2d.tips/printday"><img alt="" height="338" src="//assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/D2DPrint_TempThumbnail.png" width="600" /></a></p> <p>Check out the full day of PRINT BOOKS FOR INDIE AUTHORS videos <a href="https://d2d.tips/printday" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.indiebookstores.ca/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Canadian Indie Bookstores</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.indiebookstores.ca/cibd/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Canadian Independent Bookstore Day</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Indiebound: <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Independent Bookstore Day</a> (US)</li> <li><a href="https://bookshop.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://markleslie.wufoo.com/forms/independent-bookstore-day/">Mark's Form for Readers Supporting Indie Bookstores</a></li> <li>T. Thorn Coyle links: <ul> <li>Essay: <a href="https://thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/re-humanizing-each-other" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Rehumanizing each other</a></li> <li>Podcast: <a href="https://youtu.be/8a6dR04kAQM?si=HQYiuk-5Jwf0P7O-" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Magic, Creativity, and Life</a></li> <li>Essay on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/community-125935802" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Community Prosperity, Community Health</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.thebookfest.com/programming/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The BookFest 2025</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/14kFcqnZHxo?si=S8E61cIPs36sP7TV&amp;t=913" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Video with Mark's Keynote</a> (Video is for full day)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Draft2Digital <a href="https://d2d.tips/printday" rel="noopener" target="_blank">PRINT BOOKS FOR INDIE AUTHORS</a></li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" rel="noopener" target="_blank">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" rel="noopener" target="_blank">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p><em>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.incompetech.com</a></em> <em>and is Licensed under</em> Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Attribution 3.0</a></p>