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Middle Ground Books: After Hours

Middle Ground Books: After Hours

By: Middle Ground Books LLC
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Welcome to Middle Ground Books: After Hours. We’re Lance, Megan, and Debra, and after a long day at our bookstore in Emporia, Kansas, this is where we kick back, grab a few drinks, and talk about everything from books and life to the wild corners of the Nerdosphere. Every topic is fair game and every drink is welcome. We try to keep things family friendly if the drinks allow it. This is our space to unwind, laugh, and connect with each other and the community we love.


Come by the shop, say hi, and tell us what’s on your mind. Who knows, maybe it will end up in an episode. And as always, we’ll meet you in the middle.

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Episodes
  • Chapter Thirteen : Page Turners Pt. 3
    Jan 29 2026

    The Page Turners series continues as the group settles in to talk through what they’ve been reading lately. The conversation bounces between time travel, romance, bookish love, and the usual side paths that come with a table full of readers. Along the way, they share what’s been happening around the shop and invite anyone in the Emporia area to stop by, hang out, and find their next favorite read.



    📖 The Covered Pages


    George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collette

    Galentine’s Day by Rebecca Anderson

    Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire


    If any of these books caught your ear, you can purchase them directly through Middle Ground Books by visiting middlegroundbooks.com, where orders help support the store whether you’re local or shopping from afar.

    If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, stop by Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street to browse in person, say hello, and find your next great read.


    You can also follow @middlegroundbooks on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to keep up with new arrivals, events, and staff picks.


    Middle Ground Books After Hours is produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios. If you’re working on a podcast, business media, or creative project and need audio, video, or media assets, you can learn more at cosmicatomsounds.com.

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    33 mins
  • Chapter Twelve : Book Talk at Tiffany’s
    Jan 22 2026

    The group revisits a conversation with Tiffany Killoren, talking through her move from practicing law into writing fiction, what it cost to walk away from one profession, and how that decision slowly opened the door to a writing career that found readers far beyond where it began.


    Stay connected with Middle Ground Books After Hours by following the store on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The team shares new arrivals, staff picks, community updates, and behind the counter moments.


    Explore upcoming events, book recommendations, and new releases at https://www.middlegroundbooks.com.


    If you are near Emporia Kansas, stop by Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street to shop local, meet the hosts, and find your next great read.


    If you cannot visit in person, you can support the store through their Bookshop page at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks.


    Every purchase through Bookshop helps keep the shelves full and the community growing. You can also browse expanded reading lists curated by each host.


    Middle Ground Books After Hours is remotely produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios. Learn more about creative audio, music production, and media services at https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com.


    Follow @CosmicAtomSounds on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. If you have a podcast or creative idea waiting to be heard, Cosmic Atom Sound Studios helps bring your vision to life and make it sound. Let us come together and build something new.

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    44 mins
  • Chapter Eleven: A Boy Who Loved His Bear
    Jan 15 2026

    A January episode with a little something sweet in the air, offering a happy early birthday nod to A. A. Milne.

    The group spends the episode in the Hundred Acre Wood, talking all things Winnie-the-Pooh and the world Milne wrote into being.



    Stay connected with Middle Ground Books After Hours by following the store on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The team shares new arrivals, staff picks, community updates, and behind the counter moments.


    Explore upcoming events, book recommendations, and new releases at https://www.middlegroundbooks.com.


    If you are near Emporia Kansas, stop by Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street to shop local, meet the hosts, and find your next great read.


    If you cannot visit in person, you can support the store through their Bookshop page at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks.


    Every purchase through Bookshop helps keep the shelves full and the community growing. You can also browse expanded reading lists curated by each host.


    Middle Ground Books After Hours is remotely produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios. Learn more about creative audio, music production, and media services at https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com.


    Follow @CosmicAtomSounds on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. If you have a podcast or creative idea waiting to be heard, Cosmic Atom Sound Studios helps bring your vision to life and make it sound. Let us come together and build something new.



    📖 The Covered Pages


    The Bookbinder’s Secret by A. D. Bell

    Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

    Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott

    Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear by Daniel Bernstrom

    The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne

    Halfway Down by A. A. Milne

    Waiting at the Window by A. A. Milne


    If this caught your ears, you can find it through the links in the section above.

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    29 mins
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