Have you tried our newest favorite? Sweet & Salty Queens Donuts joined our counter party a few weeks ago and are flying out the door at record speeds. Tasty and beautiful, these donuts are the perfect treat for ANYONE loving a donut, but especially for those trying to stick to vegan and/or gluten free diets.

A dark suburban tale as only Acampora can write. Can you see yourself? Your neighbors? Your children? Maybe not, but pieces sting and nettle, appearing from the pages and getting too close to ignore.

This book follows the chaotic life of thirty-two year old Nina Dean as she embarks on another year of life. She decided to dip her toes in the precarious pool of online dating, which is where she meets a man that she believes to be the perfect match.

This book feels like you’re slowly boiling in a pot of water and a voice keeps telling you it’s just lukewarm…

This has been the kind of week that makes me remember why I run this bookshop. If I’m honest, I am generally a fiction trash hound. I love a good story - usually the crazier the better - and spend less time with memoirs or non-fiction…BUT, I was so lucky this week to meet with not one but two people who were strong and brave enough to share their memoirs with me.

My friend Kelly and I are obsessed with Beam paints. Like really, really obsessed. I wandered into a tiny art store in Marfa, Texas on a road trip a few months ago and discovered a life changing watercolor paint. Perhaps you’ll think I exaggerate, but really, I’m not kidding, they’re amazing. They are beautiful and magical and inspiring.

Next up! August 31st at 7pm. Title: “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin. To join us text 914.334.8019 or email info@katonahreadingroom.com and reserve your copy.

Nothing like opening a new restaurant 7 months pregnant to put you on firm footing as the most badass human around. As our bookseller Penny said, “my feet are swelling just thinking about it”. But, as always, Matt and Christina have nailed it. They quietly and happily opened “Freddy’s” tonight ushering in a new era of happy family meals around the table, time with loved ones, and a smashing menu full of classic favorites and elevated specials. Yum…

I never read a book through if I don’t immediately like it. Here are some titles I’ve loved this year, including some previewed for Middle Grade readers, ages 8-12.

I love this town. I really do. It’s touristy and fun and full of rainbow flags and happy couples enjoying the scene. It’s a hell drive, but take a couple days mid-week and you’ll be happy as the clams you’re bound to eat. For this adventure we were traveling with three college aged kids. I’m not sure I’d bother to go with young kiddos, they just might not get it.

“The Doctor Looks at Life with Love”. This is my grandfather. A friend painted his portrait and captioned it with this quote. He was a doctor, a general practitioner in a tiny town in Pennsylvania. A German immigrant. A painter. A lover of journals. A self proclaimed “doodler”. He found solace and thought in art, in putting his thoughts on paper, in family.

Might as well “wade” straight into the deep waters right? I am an abortion’s right proponent. A believer in choice and the right to determine your future. A staunch supporter of Planned Parenthood and birth control and have been for years.

I was recently reminded that I used to write. I used to write a lot. I ran a parenting blog when my kids were little named EssentialMom.com. Until they weren’t little and writing about them wasn’t so funny any more. So I stopped writing.