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Visit all 14 of Kansas City's Independent Bookstores

Visit all 14 of Kansas City's Independent Books...

Kate, Laine and I visited all 14 of Kansas City’s independent bookstores while we were researching our KC Indie Bookstore Tour. Who knew that we have FOURTEEN bookstores? Some of...

Visit all 14 of Kansas City's Independent Books...

Kate, Laine and I visited all 14 of Kansas City’s independent bookstores while we were researching our KC Indie Bookstore Tour. Who knew that we have FOURTEEN bookstores? Some of...

Top 10 New Releases For Your Summer TBR Stack

Top 10 New Releases For Your Summer TBR Stack

Every spring I get excited for long days by the pool with a great book – or two or three – in my pool bag. Here are 10 great reads that I’m very much...

Top 10 New Releases For Your Summer TBR Stack

Every spring I get excited for long days by the pool with a great book – or two or three – in my pool bag. Here are 10 great reads that I’m very much...

Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift for 2024

Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift for 2024

Are you looking for a gift for your mom, not sure what to do? No worries, Monstera's has your back. Not every mom enjoys the same things – so we...

Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift for 2024

Are you looking for a gift for your mom, not sure what to do? No worries, Monstera's has your back. Not every mom enjoys the same things – so we...

Neighborly Recs #001: 6 books you should read in 2024

Neighborly Recs #001: 6 books you should read i...

Can't figure out what to read next? We asked a few neighbors to help us out with a list to share. Some are old, some are new. Some are recommended...

Neighborly Recs #001: 6 books you should read i...

Can't figure out what to read next? We asked a few neighbors to help us out with a list to share. Some are old, some are new. Some are recommended...

Why I quit my job to open a bookstore

Why I quit my job to open a bookstore

Today is my last day at my corporate job – next week I’m opening a local bookstore in Downtown Overland Park. It feels surreal to be living out a dream that I...

Why I quit my job to open a bookstore

Today is my last day at my corporate job – next week I’m opening a local bookstore in Downtown Overland Park. It feels surreal to be living out a dream that I...

Photo of Monstera's Books in Overland Park with posters in the window that say Book Shop Coming Soon

A letter from the owners

We started working on this idea last summer. We wanted to try something different from our corporate tech jobs and put our effort toward building something REAL. We also love...

A letter from the owners

We started working on this idea last summer. We wanted to try something different from our corporate tech jobs and put our effort toward building something REAL. We also love...