Your Vehicle to Romance.

WanderLust Mobile Bookstore is a romance-only, women-owned indie bookstore on wheels serving all lovers of love!

Our mission is to bring inclusive, joyful, and love-filled stories directly to the community. We center on romance novels—a genre too often dismissed as frivolous or less worthy—because we believe stories about love, pleasure, identity, and empowerment matter deeply.

By curating diverse titles and creating a space where everyone can see themselves reflected in the pages, we’re challenging stigma and celebrating the power of storytelling. As part of our commitment to community care, we also offer resources and pop-up events that support sexual health and wellness.

This isn’t just a bookstore on wheels—it’s a mobile movement for connection, visibility, and unapologetic joy.

Saturday, April 25th, 2026
10:00am-2:00pm

Lake Ridge Bank parking lot opposite Garden Wall Bookshop

4:00pm-8:00pm

Brearly St. & E. Main, Madison (near Giant Jones & Old Sugar)

Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm

The Boneyard Madison - 1018 Walsh Road

Saturday, May 9th, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm

Knickerbocker St. & Monroe St., Madison (between Alimentari & Everly)

Thursday, May 14th, 2026
5:00pm-9:00pm

Madison Night Market on State Street

Love is on tap!

We could not be more excited about this one. WanderLust is partnering with Forward Theater Company to sell books at Overture Center during their run of Lady Disdain, a world premiere comedy by Lauren Gunderson. The play is a modern, romantasy-inspired reimagining of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing—featuring audiobook narrators, a bestselling romantasy series, and exes who have to work together. If that doesn’t scream WanderLust, we don’t know what does.

Saturday, April 11 | 6:30–7:30 PM
Sunday, April 12 | 1:00–2:00 PM
Friday, April 17 | 6:30–7:30 PM
Saturday, April 18 | 1:00–2:00 PM
Saturday, April 18 | 6:30–7:30 PM
Sunday, April 19 | 1:00–2:00 PM
Tuesday, April 21 | 6:30–7:30 PM
Wednesday, April 22 | 6:30–7:30 PM
Thursday, April 23 | 6:30–7:30 PM
Friday, April 24 | 6:30–7:30 PM

Saturday, April 25 — Independent Bookstore Day! | 1:00–2:00 PM & 6:30–7:30 PM

You’ll find us in the lower level of Overture Center starting one hour before curtain for the above performances. On select dates, we’ll also be selling during the 15-minute intermission and for up to 30 minutes after the show. Get your tickets HERE.

Follow us to see where we’ll be parked next.

And the masks are off! 🎭 Hi 👋 We’re Ally and Marie, the duo behind 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞! When we tell people we’re converting a school bus into a romance bookstore, the next question is always ‘Wh
Our “But what if we…” conversation has finally found its wheels. Meet the WanderLust bus! This cutie patootie is our dream brought to life. We’re excited, proud, and ready to start the journey (aka renovations 🔨👷🏼‍♀️
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We were sad to hear of Dame Jilly Cooper’s passing — the beloved chronicler of “bonkbusters” and British high society gone delightfully sideways. Her Rutshire Chronicles (what a name!) gave us scandal, charm, and pure escapism
Every book-bus dream starts with chalk outlines and cardboard bookshelves, right?! We spent a lovely make-believe afternoon corralling our neighbors into “shopping” inside various bus layouts to figure out which vibe matched our WanderL

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