The store has hosted some more unusual events too, including a water safety course they ran in June, and going forward Cipriano and Hitchcock plan to bring in speakers for what they called 'TED-like talks.' They've also started partnerships with the New Hampshire Institute of Art, a creative arts college based in Manchester, and are looking to work with the local school system. There are live music performances every Thursday and story time sessions every Saturday, plus author readings and signings throughout the week. 'People walk in the door with huge smiles on their faces and say, 'this is what we needed, I'm so glad you're here.' It's been great.'īookery Manchester hosts frequent events and has space available for community members and local organizations to rent, including a conference room and a meeting room. 'The community has been so welcoming,' said Cipriano. The cafe, meanwhile, serves coffee, tea, pastries and doughnuts, along with soups, salads and sandwiches from the afternoon until the evening. The store features new, general-interest books for children and adults, and while Cipriano and Hitchcock are still experimenting with the inventory, they have an ample selection of books by New Hampshire authors and about the Granite State. Hitchcock and co-owner Liz Cipriano opened the 4,500-square-foot bookstore and cafe on June 4. 'It's been such a fun experience for both Liz and I to see our dreams become reality, and then to see people so engaged and excited about what our dreams were,' said Liz Hitchcock, co-owner of Bookery Manchester in Manchester, N.H. And there's half a Harry Potter novel plastered to the front window to protect our modesty from curious eyes.'

(Where do they go? Nobody knows.) There are light fittings we can't wait to replace. There are wires peeking playfully out from behind screens. There are half-built shelves all over the place. Recently, they described the store as looking like 'a bit of a war zone. We look forward to becoming part of this exciting literary landscape.'

We are a city of super-smart readers, home to three universities, a freakishly large collection of talented writers and poets, and the Unbound Book Festival, a free-to-the-public literary festival that takes place every April.

They called Columbia 'a fabulously bookish town. 'We'll be bringing acclaimed authors into town for readings and signings, hosting book clubs, and lots of other good stuff.' The 3,000-square-foot Skylark Bookshop aims to become 'a community resource, a place where people can engage with like-minded folks in discussions about literature,' George and Koepke wrote on the store's website. The store manager is Carrie Koepke, and the store dog is Theo. The store is owned by novelist Alex George, who also founded the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia he'd earlier planned to call Skylark Bookshop Unbound Books. Skylark Bookshop is opening in downtown Columbia, Mo., likely in early August.

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