1 | | | Books l - Life O |
| Sara | Lindqvist | A bookshop assistant. |
| Amy | Harris | Sara's friend. |
| Hank | | A driver. |
| Annie | | A school teacher. |
| Robert | | Amy's brother. |
| Madeline | | Ownner of a diner. Aka: Grace. |
| George | | A chauffer. |
| Caroline | Rohde | Amy's close friend. |
2 | | | The Broken Wheel Newsletter |
| Josefin | | Sara's little sister. |
| Jennifer | Hobson | A journalist. Aka: Jen. |
| John | | Amy's good friend. |
3 | | | It is a truth universally acknowledged that Swedish tourist in Iowa must
be in want of a man. |
| Andy | | The last member of the Walsh family in town. |
| Andrew | Walsh Sr. | Andy's father. |
| Carl | | Andy's good friend. |
| Tom | Harris | Amy's nephew. |
4 | | | Asphalt and Concrete |
| Mrs. | Rohde | Caroline's mother. |
| Claire | Henderson | Caroline's niece. |
5 | | | A Tourist In Their Town |
| Gertrude | | A woman who had been widowed twice. |
| May | | Gertrude's friend. |
6 | | | Books and People |
| Abe | | Andy's wife. |
| Mike | | Tom's boss. |
| William | Christopher | The minister. |
7 | | | Comfort in Bridget Jones |
| Molly | | Porcelain figurine store owner. |
8 | | | Favors and Return
Favors |
| Madame | Higgens | Owned a clothing store. |
9 | | | A Bookshop in their Midst |
| Sophy | | George's daughter. |
10 | | | George's Theory About the Economic Crisis |
| Michelle | | George's wife. |
11 | | | Caroline
organizes a collection. Again |
| Henry | | Donated furniture for the bookshop. |
| Susan | | Henry's wife. |
| Samuel | Goodwin | A man who had beaten his wife. |
| Mrs. | Goodwin | Samuel's wife. |
13 | | | A Town Dying |
| Lacey | | Claire's daughter. |
| Steven | | A boy who watched Sara while reading a book. |
14 | | | Fox and Sons |
| Allen | Lane | Founder of Penguin Books. |
16 | | | On Romance (Books 2: Life O) |
| Bob | Henderson | Claire's father. |
18 | | | What's in a Name? |
| Chet | Culver | Former Governor of Iowa. |
| Terry | Branstad | US Ambassador to China. |
| Jens | Lapidus | Swedish criminal defense lawyer. |
| Stieg | Larsson | Swedish journalist. |
| Suntan | | One of the customers from Hope. |
| Camillo | Valota | A Catholic minister. |
20 | | | Encouraging Homosexuality |
| Joshua | | A bookshop's customer. |
23 | | | Not a Date |
| Pete | | A furniture maker. |
| Katie | | Pete's wife. |
28 | | | An Unexpected Offer |
| Graham | | Grace's ex-boyfriend. |
| Idgie | | Grace's friend. |
37 | | | Not Something You Talked About |
| Ronald | Lukeman | Michelle's boyfriend. |
39 | | | The Smell of Books and Adventure |
| Gavin | Jones | A good bureaucrat. |