@WeLoveBooksellers
I created @Welovebooksellers on Instagram because booksellers are the beating heart of our literary world, and they deserve to be celebrated every single day. Booksellers pair readers with the stories they need, nurture communities, uplift authors, and keep the magic of books alive. I wanted to create a space where their passion, generosity, and daily work could be seen and appreciated.
@Welovebooksellers is also a proud initiative of the Drexel University MFA in Creative Writing. Our students, faculty, and alumni are joining me in this mission by visiting bookstores across the country, interviewing booksellers, gathering stories, and creating content that highlights the incredible people who make our reading lives possible. Their voices and perspectives help bring this project to life from coast to coast.
What you'll find
- Bookseller Spotlights: Personal stories, favorite reads, reflections, and unforgettable hand-sell moments.
- Bookstore Visits: Features from shops nationwide, brought to you by Drexel MFA students, faculty, and alumni on the ground.
- Behind-the-Scenes Moments: The joys, quirks, and realities of bookselling — from shelving triumphs to bookstore pets supervising the stacks.
- Recommendations from Booksellers: Real favorites from people who live among books every day.
- Community and Literary Life: Highlights from launches, readings, events, and the vibrant book ecosystems booksellers help sustain
How you can get involved
Follow @Welovebooksellers on Instagram and share our posts.
Nominate a bookseller you love: Email welovebooksellers@gmail.com or send a direct message on Instagram. Please include the bookseller’s name, their bookstore, and a few words about what makes them wonderful — and we will feature them in an upcoming spotlight.
We Love Booksellers — Episode Twelve 📚🚐
The series continues at Drexel University with St. Rita’s Amazing Traveling Bookstore @stritasbooks, who joined us during the @drexelmfa student’s residency this past weekend!
In this episode, Rita shares the story behind her amazing traveling bookstore, gives us a peek inside, and explains how many of her books come from donations ✨
Rita also hopes to inspire others to follow their dreams and start their own traveling bookstores, bringing books and a love of reading to communities near and far!
#travelingbookstore #bookstorevan #philly #booksellers #booktok
A little TikTok content from MFA alum @joiyamewrites at @abettertodaybookstore 🫶🏼
#tiktok #booktok #bookstore #IndieBookstore #bookstore
Our Bookseller Spotlight series continues! 📚
✨ This week, MFA alumni Shannon Solley visits Aaron’s Books in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where she chats with Todd, the co-owner! @aaronsbooks
Todd shares the book that first drew him into fantasy, the story behind how Aaron’s Books got started, and what makes being a bookseller so special 📖✨
Follow along as our MFA students and alumni continue sharing conversations and stories from booksellers across the country!
#drexel #bookseller #bookstore #independentbookstore #bookstagram
Our Bookseller Spotlight series continues! 📚
This week, @christopherkostynpassante visits Midtown Scholar Bookstore + Cafe ! 📖☕️ @midtownscholar
Christopher shares the story behind Midtown Scholar, including the history of the two-story 1920s movie theater and former department store that is now home to the bookstore. He also gives us some beautiful footage of in the inside as well!
Follow along as our MFA students and alumni continue sharing conversations and stories from booksellers across the country!
#drexel #bookseller #bookstore #independentbookstore #Bookstagram
✨ A Time of Witches is now available! 📚
Congratulations to Drexel MFA alum Madeline Martin on the launch of A Time of Witches. Aannndddddd on making The New York Times paperback bestseller list at #15! 🎉 WOOHOOO
Now it’s your turn to get your copy!
#drexel #drexelmfa #atimeofwitches #booktok
Our Bookseller Spotlight series continues! 📚
✨ This week, @ashleywritessmut visits Flutters & Flowers Bookshop @fluttersandflowersshop in Irmo, South Carolina, where she chats with Autumn!
Autumn shares more about the story behind Flutters & Flowers, her favorite book right now, and what she loves most about being a bookseller 📖🌸
Follow along as our MFA students and alumni continue sharing conversations and stories from booksellers across the country!
#drexel #bookseller #bookstore #independentbookstore #bookstagram
Our Bookseller Spotlight series continues! 📚
✨ This week, MFA alum @kristenleebooks visits Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room! @patatgiovannisroom
The oldest LGBTQ bookstore in the country! 🏳️🌈📖 Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room has been a beloved part of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ literary community, bringing together books, history, culture, and community.
Here’s a highlight of some of the questions Kristen asked during her Bookseller Spotlight!
Follow along as our MFA students and alumni continue sharing conversations and stories from booksellers across the country!
#drexel #bookseller #bookstore #lgbtqbooks #phillyaidsthrift
Our Bookseller Spotlight series continues! 📚
✨ This week, MFA student Edwina Joe-
Kamara visits Liz from Commonplace Reader Bookstore in Yardley, Pennsylvania!
In their conversation, Liz shares how long she’s been working in bookselling, the story and background behind Commonplace Reader, and, her all-time favorite book 💗
Follow along as our MFA students continue sharing conversations and stories from booksellers across the country!
#drexel #commonplacereader #bookseller #bookstore #books
