meet the pippens
THE BOOK BUS ADVENTURE
The Pippen family lives for adventures, always searching for new opportunities to explore their community and beyond! For over a decade, Michael and Lynsey have celebrated their wedding anniversary by traveling to a different state each year, terming it “50 states in 50 years.” During these trips, both rural and urban, they have found themselves making spontaneous stops at local independent bookstores. At the time of their Kansas 2020 trip, they realized that a bookshop stop is not something that is likely to happen during their daily routines at home because of the time it takes to find “just the right book” in a large bookstore. This is when the book bus dream started brewing and Michael had the idea to start small and mobile. The plan developed into offering curated new and used selections to match the customer with the book they didn’t know they needed in a short amount of time while still enjoying the local bookstore experience.
now we’re rolling & reading in style!
Lynsey
Co-Founder and chief content officer
Lynsey, a native of south Louisiana, serves as the head organizer and reading researcher for LBB. A Speech – Language Pathologist and Special Educator by trade, she utilizes her education on communication and neurodiversity to curate books for a broad demographic. Lynsey enjoys hosting themed parties when the chance arises and loves planning family adventures. You can often find the Pippen’s hiking, kayaking, camping, exploring a theme park, or taking a road trip back home to Cajun country. She’s the visionary of the family and says her primary job with LBB is to network within the community and keep the shop content relevant to customers. Photography credit Bethany May Branding.
michael
Co-Founder and President
Michael, a native of north Louisiana, serves as the guy behind the scenes for LBB. On weekdays, he continues his full-time position as Director of Sales – Water Solutions Division for a global wire and cable manufacturer and enjoys the frequent opportunity of business travel across the country. As a Mechanical Engineer by trade, Michael is the head handyman around the Pippen house, in which you can often catch him hard at work on a renovation project. He relishes Saturday afternoons manning the grill while watching college football. Michael is the logical-thinker of the family and says his primary job with LBB is the most uninteresting, but important tasks of hauling the bookshop on wheels and paying the bills.
luke
Co-Founder and operations manager
Luke, a middle school student at Sparrow Academy, enjoys playing piano and anything having to do with music, costumes, and theater. While the shyest of the Pippen bunch, you’ll often see him wearing one of his hat creations or making art from whatever treasures he’s found around the market. Luke can be found helping with bookshop set-up early on Saturdays and training at the check out station. However, as our family foodie, he says his primary job with LBB is to make sure all employees are happy and fed!
nolan
Co-Founder and communications director
Nolan, also a middle school student at Sparrow Academy, has a vast array of interests. Whether choreographing his own musical productions, hunting for native critters at The Nectary, or exploring the mechanics of motors, you’ll often find him in the spotlight. Nolan is dad’s right hand man, often helping with Little Bus set-up and yard work around the store. He’s the social butterfly of the family and says his primary job with LBB is to make sure that customers get the attention they deserve!
