Are you trying to decide between author panels Saturday at Wine and Words ? We can help! We're excited to bring you so many authors this year. From staff favorite Annie Hartnett, who brought us The Road to Tender Hearts and my favorite literary animal, Pancakes the Cat , and her writing partner Tessa Fontaine (whose memoir depicts being part of a traveling sideshow?!) kicking things off first thing, until Rob Rufus and Craig Shelburne close the evening, the day is jam packed. So hit those...

Plenty Downtown Bookshop was named "Small Business of the Year" by the Chamber of Commerce in Cookeville, TN last week in the presence of 500 business leaders gathered for the Chamber's Annual Meeting.   "We were shocked and so thrilled," said Executive Director Lisa Uhrik, accepting the award on behalf of Plenty. "The Small Business of the Year Award from the Chamber of Commerce has always been a silent dream for me---to be involved with something seen as valuable to our community. And this...

On this episode of the Life of Plenty Podcast, Lisa goes solo to provide a breakdown of Putnam County's community read, The Anxious...