The Wandering Page: A Bookshop on Wheels hit the road this fall in Moncton, N.B., Canada. CBC News reported that owner Amy McGraw, a part-time labor and delivery nurse, had always wanted to have a bookshop at some point in her life.
"But rent is high. So I thought, why not do something that I can travel with?" she said, adding that the best alternative was to run a mobile bookshop out of a customized trailer after seeing similar concepts online in other parts of the world.
She and her husband spent the summer and early fall setting up the shop in time for appearances at several fall markets. "He put walls up, we put the bookshelves out, the painting, ceiling lights, everything," she said. "And I'm very proud of myself and my husband for doing this and bringing it to life."
As for inventory, McGraw started with a list of books she loves and then asked her followers on social media for suggestions on additional titles: "We have thrillers, fantasy, young adult, fiction, along with some historical fiction. A lot of romance. It's my favorite genre, so there is a lot of romance." She hopes to carry more French books, as well as works by local writers.
McGraw said the response from early customers has been positive. "That's like the first thing that people say. 'It's so cute in here. It's like a living room. Like you feel like you're in an actual room.' "