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An author's journey often begins with a simple love of reading and many of us embrace that love by spending some quality time with local book sellers. My life was forever changed after taking a creative writing class in Woodstock, GA at the wonderfully cozy FoxTale Book Shoppe; that one class led me down the path to finally completing my first novel The Unexpected Daughter. There are a plethora of reasons why independent book stores are important for communities across the country. In-store readings, writing workshops, book clubs, and other offerings help bring like-minded readers together. Today on Southern Life, Indian Wife I'm joined by FoxTale owner Karen Schwettman.  Karen tells me how books have always been her lifeline (2:19), the incredible origin story of FoxTale Book Shoppe (3:31), how the store has become a stimulating environment for would-be writers (8:22), how she has enjoyed connecting with me early on in my writing journey (10:51), she discusses her incredible and sometimes difficult experience being an independent bookseller (12:11), how their incredible customers got FoxTale through the economic downturn (15:13), why it’s so important to buy books from local independent booksellers (22:51), how Amazon is creating an uneven playing field (27:54), how she’s working to build a community of readers at FoxTale (31:37), and how you can find an amazing local independent bookstore in your area (34:05). If you’re ever in Woodstock, GA don’t forget to check out FoxTale Book Shoppe and to find out more about their upcoming book club events, make sure to connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Subscribe to Southern Life Indian Wife where you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts  and TuneIn. Keep up to date with the podcast and my upcoming book news by following me on Facebook,  Instagramand Twitter! And…email me at sherylparbhoo@gmail.com to order a signed copy of my book The Unexpected Daughter.Support the show.