Photography by Lance Adkins
Former teacher Melanie Moore discusses how she made her dream of a bookstore on wheels, the Cincy Book Bus, a reality.
Tell us about your background:
I grew up surrounded by books, took weekly trips to the library with my parents, and had a family that often read together. I taught various subjects for twenty-five years at inner-city high schools in Saint Louis, Los Angeles, and Cincinnati.
What was the inspiration for your Book Bus journey?
I always dreamed of one day opening my own bookstore. I came very close to having a brick-and-mortar location but realized it wasn’t the path I wanted to follow. I had just become an empty-nester, so I didn’t want to be tied down. Then, one day, I was sitting at the k
