Wednesday, November 13, 2019

At the opening day of Book Club on 3rd Street



Book Club opened its doors Saturday morning at 197 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by Saturday for an opening-day look at the bookstore-cafe owned and operated by East Village couple Erin Neary and Nat Esten...




[Esten]


[Neary]

The space features an area for sitting and reading ... and a cafe serving MUD coffee. (They were approved for a beer-wine license, which is expected to be issued next month.) Look for community events and readings in the weeks/months ahead.















Book Club is currently open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Find more updates via their Instagram account.


Previously on EV Grieve:
Book Club — an independent bookstore with cafe — coming to 3rd Street

A look at Book Club, the new bookstore-cafe (softly) opening tomorrow on 3rd Street

8 comments:

  1. Excellent selection of fiction. I bought two books from them on Saturday, and will make a stop here part of my weekend routines.

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  2. GOING TO VISIT THIS WEEKEND (hint-hint----hours of operation)

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  3. Looks great.
    Will definitely visit and purchase - we've terminated Amazon in our family.

    Question about the cafe and sitting and reading though....
    First, hopefully people will actually buy - not just read and not buy...
    Second, it is my understanding that when books get "soiled" at bookstores and are no longer in good/sellable condition, that bookstores can just send back to the publishers as "soiled" - and the publisher has to eat the cost.
    Is this true?

    It is depressing to see parents let little kids mess up books. And adults too :(

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  4. afbp --

    The hours are listed at the bottom of the post. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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  5. Hello Anon 4:02. Book store pro here. Stores can return books to publishers, but the books must be in resaleable condition. Please keep this in mind if you are a serial in-store reader of books.

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  6. I haven't gotten a chance to walk by to take a look, but a friend who uses a motorized chair wondered if the store is accessible. Is it?

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  7. Going over this morning for coffee and a couple books to help them get started
    And to get me s new novel.

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