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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.
New episode every Thursday!
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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🔎 Rare, Special, and Hidden Finds
Middle Ground Books also has a Biblio shop for unusual, rare, specialty, and secondhand books that might not show up everywhere else.
Here: Middle Ground Books Biblio Shop
🏪 If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS. Browse in person, meet the team, grab a complimentary lemonade, and find your next great read.
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https://www.middlegroundbooks.com
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Chapter Forty-Three: We Didn’t Forget You
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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Chapter Forty-Two Fight With Your Head, Not Your Fists
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Chapter Forty-One: Podcast Like No One’s Listening
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Chapter Forty: Class or Pass
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Nine: Don’t Panic, We’re Reading a Sequel
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Between the Sheets
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Seven: Peter Rabbit and Some Pig
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Six: Every Villain Is Lemons
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Five: Page Turners Pt. 6
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Four: AI Blues
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Three: Accidentally on Purpose
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-Two: Page Turners Pt. 5
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty-One: No-Mance Land
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirty: School’s Out for Summer
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May 28, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Science Fiction Show
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May 21, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Eight: From You, 142 Days Ago
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May 14, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Parade of Horribles
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May 07, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Six: Happy Little Accidents
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Five: Independent Bookstore Day Eve...Eve
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Four: Poetry Slammed
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Three: Does This Costume Make Me Look Fictional?
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-Two: Abandon All Hope (And Finish Your Costumes)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty-One: Book Club Picks and Character Twists
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Chapter Twenty: St. Patrick’s Day
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Chapter Nineteen: Nine Goblins
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Chapter Eighteen: Strange Shelves
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Chapter Seventeen: Page Turners Pt. 4
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Chapter Sixteen: Legends and Lattes
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Chapter Fifteen: Interlude I
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Chapter Fourteen: Black History and Literature
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Chapter Thirteen: Page Turners Pt. 3
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Chapter Twelve : Book Talk at Tiffany’s
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Chapter Eleven: A Boy Who Loved His Bear
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Chapter Ten: Now We’re Tolkien
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Chapter Nine: The 2025 Epilogue
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Chapter Eight: A Dungeon Crawler Carl Christmas
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Chapter Seven: Tales for Tots
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Chapter Six: A Hogmas to Die For
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Chapter Five: Page Turners Pt. 2
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Chapter Four: Page Turners
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Chapter Three: The Publishing Market? In This Economy!?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Chapter Two: This One Time at Banned Camp
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Chapter One: Young Adult Things
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Nov 06, 2025 |