Life of Plenty

Life Of Plenty With Lisa & Ashley: The Cookeville Bookshop

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael discuss the history of the American Bookstore. They also talk about what has been happening in their book store, the best new additions, and more! New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1

24 Sep 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Wordless Books and Upcoming Project

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the magic that comes from wordless books, and how they tell stories that books with words cannot. They also talk all about their upcoming move of the bookshop! New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News…

20 Aug 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Books to Read Aloud

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the best books to read out loud! Couples that read to each other, kids and parents, and more! They also talk about young adult novels and how you can gauge your exposure to mature reads. New Life of Plenty episodes…

10 Jul 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Beach Reads For Your Summer and Travel.

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the best beach, travel, and Summer reads. These are books that you can get away into and dive deep. More light books but also deeper ones, like fun romance books. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday…

27 Jun 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: The Unique Aspect of an Independent Bookshop

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss what makes a local book store feel different than a big box store. Plenty Bookshop is very intentional of this, and now you can hear the behind the scenes of the design. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every…

17 Jun 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Plenty Bookshop Best Sellers

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Sara Kruszka, and they analyze the best selling books at Plenty Bookshop over the past year. Also, the best sellers so far this month and for the summer. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on…

17 Jun 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Picking Books for a Book Club

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss how to pick a book for a book club, what makes a great pick, dynamics of a club, and more. Later on, hear books that Lisa and Ashley would enjoy reading in community, and talking to others about. New Life…

17 Jun 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Loving on Moms With Books

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley discuss the gifts of books- Mother's and Father's day are coming up and a book is the perfect gift. Something special that can relate to a parent in a way nothing else can. Each person is different, and this episode uncovers…

17 Jun 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: The Journey of Reading Books

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Sammantha Steele, who has been working with Plenty Bookshop since the beginning. She discusses her journey from hating to loving books, how there is a book for every person, and more. Also learn about genre reading, and exercises for…

17 Jun 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: How books Can Help the Cause You Care About Most

This week on Life of Plenty - Do you want to do something easy and powerful to help children who have been traumatized, adults in depression or recovery, or teens engaged in horse work for healing? There's a book that helps. Lisa and Ashley explore the way books can help…

21 Apr 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Upcoming Authors & Promotions

This week on Life of Plenty - Lisa and Ashley sit down as we begin Independent Bookstore Month. Ashley gives some of her gratifying experiences after almost a year at Plenty's current location, one of the shop's best sellers from last year that Lisa was able to elevate by gifting…

6 Apr 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: The Amazon Reality & Potential For Bookshops

This week on Life of Plenty - Lisa goes solo to talk about the community benefits of a bookshop during Independent Bookstore Month and clarifies how Amazon works - and doesn't work - for small town bookshops.  New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk…

31 Mar 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Book Club Picks & Author Events

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley talk about all of the book clubs one can join at Plenty Downtown Book Shop. The wide range begins with the "Bring A Book" Book Club where members can bring any book of their choosing, books that are on the horizon…

23 Mar 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: What Is A "Book Pharmacist"?

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Tracey Hackett, a woman of many roles from a community member to on the staff of Plenty Bookshop.  She discusses what was the book that she loved that got her into reading, where she has found hope and healing…

17 Mar 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Inside The Mind of Tweens Who Read

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley sit down with a relative close to Ashley, her daughter and a vivacious reader Wren Michael. She talks about some of the early books that she remembers reading as a kid, what are some of the books that she is reading…

9 Mar 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Exploring "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Jeff Rosen

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa and Ashley are excited about the author event with Jeff Rosen March 8 and explore his newly released book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Founding Fathers and Defined America.   They also talk about other books that can…

2 Mar 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Meet Book Lover Sara Kruszka

This week on Life of Plenty – Ashley Michael talks with local reader and book club member Sara Kruszka. Sara talks about what her first favorite book was and the first book she remembers, the different book clubs she is apart of, and what she has read lately that would…

17 Feb 25 min

Life of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: How To Know People: The Art of Seen & Being Seen

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael join one another today and break down David Brooks' "How To Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen". They touch on learning on how to connect with others deeper even if you…

10 Feb 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Kathryn Wisinger, Plenty Bookshop Board Member

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk with Kathryn Wisinger, a board member for Plenty Bookshop in Cookeville & the director of Putnam County's Library system. Kathryn highlights what the library has coming up in 2024, some books that she would choose to have…

10 Feb 24 min

Life of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Meet Angie Wells, Plenty Bookshop Board Member

Lisa Uhrik talks with Angie Wells, a board member for Plenty On Spring Bookshop in downtown Cookeville. Angie talks about falling in love with reading around the second or third grade, the different authors she likes to read from when she wants a "light" read, and being a collector of…

3 Feb 24 min