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.

September schedule has dropped! Looking forward to returning to Pineville again with my favorite hippies The Anxious Hip...
09/04/2026

September schedule has dropped! Looking forward to returning to Pineville again with my favorite hippies The Anxious Hippy . Plus, The Bluegrass Baker and I are attempting to cook up something spellbinding for the 19th! Lastly, catch us at book club Folktale Coffee and Bakehouse .

Stay tuned for updates. Until then, happy reading!

Are you a good witch or a book witch? September’s book has been picked! The Book Witch by Meg 🌈 Shaffer is a cozy fantas...
09/01/2026

Are you a good witch or a book witch? September’s book has been picked! The Book Witch by Meg 🌈 Shaffer is a cozy fantasy about a third-generation book witch who jumps into classic novels to protect them from harm.

Bookplates are on their way exclusively for book club members, so message me to get your copy ($25).
I’ll be placing orders Friday so please get your order in by then!

Hope to see you at book club!

Happy Saturday! We are at Folktale today with a large selection of used, indie, local, Appalachian, and popular titles! ...
08/29/2026

Happy Saturday! We are at Folktale today with a large selection of used, indie, local, Appalachian, and popular titles!

Plus, we have a little free library going with children’s books in honor of Dolly and her Imagination Library.

Lastly, book club is today at 1:00!

Why you should add Autumn, Awnings & Arson by Tonya Kappes: This cozy, small town mystery that takes place in a small KY...
08/27/2026

Why you should add Autumn, Awnings & Arson by Tonya Kappes: This cozy, small town mystery that takes place in a small KY town during the Daniel Boone Festival. If you are a Barbourville girl, like me, of course this is a fall break read!

Why you should add the Southern Magical Bakery series also by Tonya Kappes: a charming bakery, a talkative cat, magic, murder.

The Farewitch of Foxeholler by Ellen Pauley Goff: The description says Steel Magnolias meets Practical Magic. Perfect for all you kitchen witches out there.

Which of these newly added novels are you going to add to your TBR? Let me know! (I’ve added all three!)

The biggest thank you to everyone who came out to support Laney Stargel and her book The Threat of Hope! It was such a w...
08/23/2026

The biggest thank you to everyone who came out to support Laney Stargel and her book The Threat of Hope! It was such a wonderful day! I didn’t get to snap photos of everyone who came in, but what I did get I posted for here to share.

Also, a giant thank you to the Bluegrass Baker for hosting and creating a wonderful drink just for the event.

Don’t forget you can still order a signed copy, raise your hand in the comments if you’d like me to send you the link!

If you ordered a copy for pick up (because we ran out) drop your preferred pick up location in the comments! Choices are Bluegrass Baker, Ugly Mug, Shelf Life, or Folktale.

Enjoy your book! Don’t forget to review and tag Laney Stargel and us!

We have sold out of stock, BUT that doesn’t mean you can’t place an order, meet an author, and get a picture! Thanks for...
08/22/2026

We have sold out of stock, BUT that doesn’t mean you can’t place an order, meet an author, and get a picture!

Thanks for everyone who has showed up already! She will be here until 4pm, so come on over to the The Bluegrass Baker !

Laney Stargel, author of A Threat of Hope, is with us signing and meeting readers! Come pick up your pre-order or buy in...
08/22/2026

Laney Stargel, author of A Threat of Hope, is with us signing and meeting readers! Come pick up your pre-order or buy in store to support a local, indie author’s!

We are celebrating a local, indie author’s new release today! She will be here around 12pm! How sweet is this book based...
08/22/2026

We are celebrating a local, indie author’s new release today! She will be here around 12pm! How sweet is this book based drink?

So, we are also spotlighting indie and local authors today as well with our selection! Support small and local today!

Just call us Bluegrass Bakery and Bookstore today! If you miss the days of book fair, we got you!
08/15/2026

Just call us Bluegrass Bakery and Bookstore today! If you miss the days of book fair, we got you!

08/14/2026

Five facts featuring Laney Stargel, author of The Threat of Hope. She’ll be with us August 22nd with copies of her debut novel!

What fact do you have in common? Let us know in the comments.

Tickets or preorders are highly recommended! Need one? Let me know!

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