Shelf Life Bookshop

Shelf Life Bookshop Home base: Barbourville, KY

Independent Mobile Bookshop| Established 2023| Teaming up with your local coffee shop and bakery to bring you a bookshop cafe experience in surrounding small towns.

On vacation this week. I’ll return any messages when I get back!
06/16/2026

On vacation this week. I’ll return any messages when I get back!

No pop up today! I’m taking the weekend to kick off my shoes and enjoy the local music fest. Be back soon.
06/13/2026

No pop up today! I’m taking the weekend to kick off my shoes and enjoy the local music fest.

Be back soon.

How can you make an already beautiful day even better? Add books and coffee. We got you.
06/06/2026

How can you make an already beautiful day even better? Add books and coffee.

We got you.

Back at today from 10-6! Check out the curated Appalachian section outside and many more general fiction and new releas...
05/16/2026

Back at today from 10-6! Check out the curated Appalachian section outside and many more general fiction and new releases inside!

Mom wants books and baked goods. 📚🍪Open now until 6pm !
05/09/2026

Mom wants books and baked goods. 📚🍪

Open now until 6pm !

Congratulations to our winners! You were entered once for each book store stop, then, everyone who completed the map was...
05/08/2026

Congratulations to our winners! You were entered once for each book store stop, then, everyone who completed the map was entered in a grand prize drawing!

Keep an eye on your email inbox for your gift card! Also, keep an eye out for updates on more events and crawls.

Thanks so much for supporting our small businesses and indie bookstores!

Stops scheduled for May (so far)! What titles would you like to see on the Shelf? Let me know!
05/08/2026

Stops scheduled for May (so far)! What titles would you like to see on the Shelf? Let me know!

05/03/2026

Surprise hours today in downtown Corbin, just outside .coffee. Make it a brunch and books Sunday.

Bookshop hours 11-3.

05/02/2026

At Folktale today! Books, brunch, and beautiful weather are calling!

04/26/2026

Today, a customer purchased a book, and when I recalled the title of a book he bought previously, he beamed and couldn’t believe I’d remembered since it had been so long ago. That’s how much your purchases matter in our little shops. That’s how much YOU matter to us as shop owners.

So, a giant thank you to all of you who shopped indie today, and for those who took part in the Appalachian Bookstore Crawl (even though it probably felt like a sprint or marathon at times). It made me smile everytime I saw someone coming around the corner with their map in tow! Thank you for waiting patiently when it got a bit full in the tiny space. 😆

Happy Independent Bookstore Day, and my heart is so happy that you all blazed our Book Trail! We will be making our list of entries and drawing soon. Also, you can purchase the “Support Your Appalachian Bookstore” tshirt until the end of the month if you want another souvenir!

P.S. Thanks to the for always being a supporter. Also, thanks for hanging out with me two Independent Bookstore days in a row. And, thank you Ellen Nicole Johnson, my book bff.

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Barbourville, KY
40906

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