The concept was a classic pandemic-era pivot. Longtime community college teacher Monica LeMoine wanted to open a bookstore, but her brick-and-mortar dream swerved into something a bit more #VanLife: Blue Kettle Books, a mobile bookstore housed inside a retired shuttle bus.
LeMoine’s cute, bright-blue bookmobile has rolled into festivals, breweries, and neighborhood lots with its meticulously curated reads. Inside the bespoke vehicle-slash-shop—affectionately dubbed “Blue”—wooden shelves line the walls and witty placards organize genres. “Get Out of this World” for sci-fi favorites; “Get Perspective” for nonfiction, historical, and memoir reads. A children’s corner complete with a cushioned window-side reading nook awaits young readers, but most of Blue’s customers are adults.
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