Podcast appearances and mentions of holland saltsman

This month's indie bookseller is Holland Saltsman, owner of The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. We'll talk with her about September releases she's excited about.

This episode is about the exciting return of USA TODAY's Best-selling Booklist! Becky is joined by sisters Nancy Sheed, Social Media Marketing and Communications Consultant at Sheed Communications, and Holland Saltsman, Owner of The Novel Neighbor. During the episode, Nancy and Holland discuss various bestseller lists and what they mean for authors, why USA TODAY's list is so unique, and how authors and independent booksellers can benefit from its return. During the episode, you will also discover: Some of the bestseller lists that most authors pay attention to and why some of them are not easily attainable.Why USA TODAY's Best-selling Booklist went on hiatus and what was previously driving the selection of books on the list. What is different about USA TODAY's revised list and how it is more reflective of what the people want. The features of USA TODAY's list that are different from other mainstream lists.What kind of titles have been showing up on USA TODAY's Best-selling Booklist in the months since its return.Some of the criteria for authors who are hoping to make the list organically and land in the top 150. What else authors should know about USA TODAY's Best-selling Booklist and how it is helping to support independent booksellers.How independently published authors may get their book on the shelves of a brick-and-mortar store like The Novel Neighbor. Nancy and Holland's latest book recommendations!Don't forget to check out our show notes, which include action steps and resources.Please feel free to message Becky at becky@weavinginfluence.com to share your thoughts!

BREAKING NEWS! The USA Today Bestseller list is back and better than ever now that they've partnered with The Novel Neighbor and Bookshop.org. We had the pleasure of talking with Holland Saltsman, the owner of The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis. MO, about this new partnership and what it means for indies around the country.Holland Saltsman is the owner of The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis. MO. After 15 years in Higher Education Administration, Holland was looking to create a space for carefully curated books, a showcase for local/independent artists as well as a community gathering space and that concept for The Novel Neighbor opened in 2014. That vision of “more than a bookstore” is now a space where people can take a cocktail class, drop their kids off for a book-themed birthday party, attend a nostalgic “Grown Up Book Fair” with community partners, engage in a Q and A with bestselling authors, all while getting personalized book recommendations from some of the best staff in the business. In 2019, Holland founded the Noble Neighbor after seeing the need to connect authors / books with underserved St. Louis school districts. Holland is originally from Kentucky where she still visits the family farm and travels - especially to music festivals - as often as she can. For more information, visit thenovelneighbor.com and follow Holland @hollandsays and The Novel Neighbor @novelneighbor.Bookstores can report to booklist@usatoday.com.Discover more about Smith Publicity at www.smithpublicity.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & LinkedIn.

Here at WSIRN HQ, we love a great independent bookstore, and it's always especially fun when an indie bookseller joins Anne to talk books and bookstore business. Today, the book party is bigger than ever: Anne is chatting with three booksellers all about what's happening in the bookstore world lately.Joining Anne today are Holland Saltsman, owner of the The Novel Neighbor in St Louis, Missouri; Abbigail Glen, creator of Shelves, an online and pop-up bookstore based in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Annie B Jones of The Bookshelf in Thomasville, Georgia. If these names sound familiar, that's because you've heard from each of them on the podcast before. Today, they're back to talk with Anne about what's been happening in their bookshops since we last spoke. Plus, we'll talk about the titles they're reading, loving, and sharing with their customers these days.Find the full list of titles mentioned today at our show notes page, whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/369.Previous episodes with these booksellers:Episode 210: Book gifts are the BEST gifts with Holland SaltsmanEpisode 328: Reading is a lifestyle with Abbigail GlenEpisode 132: The books we can't wait to read this summer with Annie JonesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Holland Saltsman is the owner of one of my personal favorite bookstores.  The Novel Neighbor is a woman owned and operated independent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.  As they have grown and changed and pivoted through the pandemic and the rise of Tik Tok, Holland her team are having so much fun putting books into the hands of readers of all ages.  She is a joy and I am honored to share her and her store with you.   Novel Neighbor Noble Neighbor

Let's talk one of the most important things about vacation: What book–or books–to read. I mean, vacation time is so precious, you don't want to be stuck with a book that you're just not feeling! To help you choose your vacation reading material, today I'm talking with Holland Saltsman, owner of the independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Novel Neighbor website (for Summer Bingo and Mystery Boxes) The Novel Neighbor on Instagram The Novel Neighbor on TikTok This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation with Holland Saltsman about Mary Doria Russel's novel "The Sparrow."

“If you can get a book in the hand of a kid, that’s phenomenal. If you can get a book in a kid’s hand, and they get to meet that author, and they get to hear about the book and they get to hear about the process, odds of them picking up that book up and reading it are just tenfold.” – Holland Saltsman Today’s guest is Holland Saltsman, Owner at The Novel Neighbor, “where people, art and books meet.” Holland opened the bookstore six years ago to fill a need for an independent bookseller, and it ended up being a place for connections. In this episode, Holland sits down with the team to discuss bookstores in the age of Amazon, hidden gems of the book world, creatively interacting with customers and keeping the business afloat during a pandemic, and much more!

This week we had a chat with bookseller Holland Saltsman from The Novel Neighbor, located in Webster Grove, Missouri. We talked about the bookstore, what you can expect when visiting, how Holland got involved in bookselling and so much more.  We also had a chat with author Kerry Kletter about her latest novel East Coast Girls, author Sonali Dev about her latest novel Recipe for Persuasion, and Lisa Braxton about her debut The Talking Drum. We also shared some new releases that will be available in bookstores during the week of Monday, May 25th.***BiblioLifestyle newsletter subscribers are the first to know all the podcast happenings, get free goodies in the mail and they can enter for the chance to win free books. Every Friday you’ll get a special treat in your inbox filled with inspirational content, book recommendations, self-care tips, original interviews and things we think you’ll enjoy. The best part? You will only receive ONE email per week and it will be an amazing 5-minute read or less! Get our free weekly delivery - bibliolifestyle.com. A list of all the books mentioned in the show can be found at bibliohappyhour.com . To find an independent bookstore near you or when you're traveling, visit bibliofinder.com. For as little as $1/month you can tune in to the rest of our "meet the bookseller" conversation, listen to our “off the cuff” discussions with authors we've had on the show,  get our tailored “top shelf” book recommendations, behind the scenes content, perks and more when you become a supporter on Patreon. Join us at patreon.com/bibliofinder. 

Break out the wrapping paper, because our yearly WSIRN holiday recommendation episode is here! Listeners wrote and called in to let us know who they wanted to give the gift of reading to this Winter, and today, Anne is joined by Holland Saltsman of The Novel Neighbor in St Louis to recommend the perfect titles for your distractable teens and tweens, reluctant-reader spouses, impossible-to-buy-for parents, and that friend who seems to have already read everything.Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode: http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/210NOTE FROM ANNE: Here's a dissenting opinion on Malcolm Gladwell's newest from Traci Thomas of The Stacks Podcast. I recommended this to Jamie in episode 209 but really wish I had seen this post first and would have to say Traci changed my mind.To give yourself the gift of more What Should I Read Next become a supporter on Patreon! Supporters get bonus episodes, behind the scenes looks at how the podcasts are made, and livestreams with Anne and WSIRN's producer, Brenna.Thanks to today's sponsors:Bombas socks are “made-with-the-softest-cotton-in-the-world” soft. Whether you’re giving a pair or getting a pair for yourself, for every pair you bye Bombas will give a pair to a local homeless shelter. Get 20% off any purchase at Bombas.com/READNEXT during their big holiday sale, November 18th - December 5th.

When it comes to reading, one person’s great book can be another person’s dull tome. Anne Bogel and Holland Saltsman discuss how they connect good books to the right readers.

Epigraph Welcome to episode 17! We're interviewing the a.m.a.z.i.n.g Holland Saltsman, owner of The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves, MO.   Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Support the show! All books in our show notes link to Indiebound, a website that connects you with your local independent bookstore. Purchases made through our affiliate links help fund Drunk Booksellers, so you can support your favorite indie bookstore and your favorite podcasting booksellers. #win If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links to the books we discuss—sign up for our email newsletter. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot.   Chapter I In which We Discuss Bookstore Bathrooms, Discover that Staff Picks Work, and Talk About... Books... Before we start drinking, check out Novel Neighbor's bathroom: We’re Drinking It's too hot for bourbon, so we're rocking dirty gin martinis out of mason jars, coffee mugs, and martini glasses (apparently Kim's the classy one this episode).   Holland's Reading Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom by A E Hotchner (for Novel Neighbor's Subscription program) Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss (pubs 10/30/18) The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King (the audiobook is read by LeVar Burton!) Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature by Viv Groskop (pubs 10/23/18) Emma's Reading I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking by Leyna Krow They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib Betwixt-And-Between: Essays on the Writing Life by Jenny Boully Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Kim's Reading Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity by Arlene Stein When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Forthcoming & Newly-New Titles We're Excited About Hannah's Excited About The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell What If This Were Enough? by Heather Havrilesky (pubs 2018 Oct 2) The Disasters by M K England (pubs 2018 Dec 12) - The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy! Hungover: The Morning After and One Man's Quest for the Cure by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall (pubs 2018 Nov 20) Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness Kim's Excited About Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (author of Half-Blood for folks who love Sing Unburied Sing and The Underground Railroad. author of Half-Blood Blues) Monstress Volume 3 by Marjorie Liu Vengeful by V E Schwab (follow up to Vicious) The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents by Pete Souza (author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait) Emma's Excited About Severence by Ling Ma Rosewater by Tade Thompson Also mentioned: The Murders of Molly Southbourne Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan (author of the Flintstones comic reboot) Bonus Podcast Recommendation: Super Skull All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (pubs 2 Oct 2018) Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (pubs 23 Oct 2018) Y'all. Hot take here. Staff picks work! Emma had a staff pick on All the Lives I Want and Holland actually picked it up at Elliott Bay while visiting Seattle before our episode! (Shout out to our episode with Amy Stephenson from The Booksmith, who initially recommended it to us, and to our favorite audiobook provider, Libro.fm.)       View this post on Instagram Picked this up @elliottbaybookco from their #stafffavorite shelf, cracking it open tonight. #essays #hollandreads #literarytourism #shoplocal @grandcentralpub A post shared by The Novel Neighbor (@novelneighbor) on Jul 29, 2018 at 4:54pm PDT   --- Chapter II [26:37] In Which No One Tells Holland She's Crazy, People Love Their Greeting Cards, The Drunk Booksellers Marvel at Novel Neighbor's Ability to Handsell Events, and We Reiterate that Bookstores are a Business (whaaaa?) The Novel Neighbor: More Than A Bookstore The Novel Neighbor is not just a bookstore. In addition to author events, they host birthday parties, summer camps, bookstore yoga, and adult classes (like continuing ed, but sexier), among other things (sorry Amanda!). Recommended reading for staff retreats: StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura VanderKam Beware of squirreling, y'all.   Chapter III [47:06] In Which We Move From Books to Books, Talk About Hybridity, and We Finally Meet a Bookseller Who Has Read Harry Potter Book Description Guaranteed to Get You Reading  Anything meets anything. NOT "It's the next" NOT EVERYTHING IS THE NEXT HUNGER GAMES, Y'ALL. Hybridity. Holland loved a book that was Comic Con meets The Help. FYI, it's called The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson. Emma recommends Hawkeye by Matt Friction. It's Buffy meets Veronica Mars. Which apparently is listed on Emma's shelf talker. But, like, who reads those? Desert Island Pick The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Emma hasn't finished The Secret Garden, but The Little Princess might be Emma's Desert Island pick. That said, she hearts Mandy by Julie Andrews, which is kinda the same thing, so that counts, right? Station Eleven Picks Practical: anything from the Did you Know shelf, such as How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere by Bradford Angier Political: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard Wild Pick The Amazing Adventures of a Nobody and The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World by Leon Logothetis Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama Bookseller Confession Holland hated Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff and The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. Also, she never read Catcher in the Rye, which both Kim and Emma are totally okay with. Emma says you should skip Catcher and read Franny and Zooey.  Shout out to a bookseller who has actually read Harry Potter. Go-To Handsell Best book Holland has read since she opened the bookstore (whoa): The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood Kids of Appetite by David Arnold (if you liked Outsiders, read this) Go-To Picture Books: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by John Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Meg Hunt Impossible Handsell Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick (author of Silver Linings Playbook and The Reason You're Alive) FYI: Emma's really into Richard Gere.   Book for Booksellers Throw back to Laura VanderKam 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris Favorite Bookstores Flyleaf Books - Chapel Hill, NC Elliott Bay Book Company - Seattle, WA Strand Book Store - New York, NY novel. - Memphis, TN The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles, CA Road Trips are for bookstores, right? Favorite Literary Media Shelf Awareness What Should I Read Next Podcast (hosted by Anne Bogel, author of Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything and I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life) Book Riot Drunk Booksellers Epilogue In which we tell you where to find Novel Neighbor on the Internets Website: thenovelneighbor.com Facebook: @novelneighbor Twitter: @novelneighbor Instagram: @novelneighbor You can find us on: Twitter: @drunkbookseller Litsy: @drunkbooksellers Facebook Instagram Email Newsletter Website Join us for our FIRST EVER LIVE EPISODE on Friday, September 28th at 10pm at King's Books in Tacoma, WA. Also, spoiler alert, this will be our next episode. And it will be fucking incredible. Promise. Emma tweets from @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets from @finaleofseem, but not enough to justify you bothering to follow her. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Holland Saltsman from the Novel Neighbor in St Louis joins Anne to talk about their favorite books of the year, supporting local bookstores, and the bookish gifts they can’t wait to give and receive this year. Whether you’re shopping for a book lover, making your own wish list, or want to indulge in a whole bunch of readerly enthusiasm, this episode will be a treat.Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles and bookish gifts discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what YOU will be giving this year!Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram Connect with Holland and The Novel Neighbor: Website | Twitter

WSIRN just hosted our first LIVE event at the fabulous bookstore The Novel Neighbor in St Louis. (Many thanks to shop owner Holland Saltsman for having us!). Anne surprised three readers from the audiences with their very own book-matchmaking session! If you weren't able to make it, today's episode will hopefully make you feel just a little bit like you were sitting in the bookshop with Anne, having a group book-therapy session. Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know where you'd like our next liveshow to be!Connect with The Novel Neighbor: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook.Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram

This is a WSIRN first— a repeat guest! Today Anne chats with friend of the show and bookstore owner Holland Saltsman about everything you didn't know you wanted to know about opening an independent bookstore, how to support indies this holiday season, the best three books we each read this year, and their favorite bookish gifts for this holiday season (and all year 'round.) We hope you enjoy this episode, and get a ton of great holiday gift ideas for the readers in your life.Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what books you're gifting this year!Check out The Novel Neighbor website, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram If you want to find EVEN MORE great new gift-worthy titles, check out the Fall Releases episode of WSIRN in which Holland and Anne gushed about all the new treasures that hit bookshelves recently. And don't miss the full MMD 2016 Gift Guide for Book Lovers.

Today's bonus podcast episode of What Should I Read Next is focused on fall's hot new releases. Bookstore owner Holland Saltsman of The Novel Neighbor (from yesterday's Ep 40—listen here!) and Anne talk about the titles we've read and are psyched about, plus the ones they can't wait to get their hands on.Anne also brings you short interviews she did in Savannah with friends and authors (including Susan Meissner, Ariel Lawhon, and Greer Macallister) who share which books they can't wait to read this season.Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know about your fall reading plans!Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram

When Anne first thought of starting a podcast, her bookstore-owning friend Holland Saltsman was one of the very first people she wanted to have on. And she was one of the first people Anne interviewed for the show. And the audio quality on that recording was so poor Anne was terrified to give it another go for almost a full year.Holland is one of Anne's favorite people to talk books with, because she's smart, and funny, and tells it like it is. She's been excited about this one for a long time. Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what YOU think Holland should read next!Connect with Holland: Website | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterConnect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram