Loved this beautiful family story. Fantastic characters, great dialogue, lovely framing of family in ALL of its forms. An adoption story at the center, but covers all aspects of what family means and what it means to be a mother, a parent, a child, and a family, whether made up of blood relations or found family all together. Come grab this great read. - Gretchen

June 11, 9:30am. Calling new parents: This morning reading is a story time—but for you! Author Nicole Haroutunian will read from her new novel-in-stories, CHOOSE THIS NOW, which takes on, among other topics, early parenthood. Come for the adult interaction, stay for the company of a crowd who understands if your baby spits up during the Q&A.

Give a book, a card, a journal, a happy collection of all of the above…or a gift card to pick their own. Come on over and ask for help.

Ice cream all year. Soft serve and milkshakes, slushies and great toppings. Cones or cups. Your choice. Bring the kids or have a quiet, adult happy moment.

Don’t forget your mama this Mother’s Day (May 12). We have great book suggestions, cute gifts and cards, and of course, we are open Sunday so you can grab last minute treats or better yet, bring her in for a lunch break!

“As a bookseller I could never keep all the great books I read. The Paris Novel will find a place on the shelf between Julia Child’s “ Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and Tamil Adler’s “The Everlasting Meal”. As I read this I wanted to cook with saffron, read James Baldwin, and wear a designer dress to an art museum. As with any good novel set in France there is lots of wine, stinky cheese, a love interest and even a rat. Bon Appetite!”

Queer & Now book club meets monthly upstairs for a book chat and meet up. May’s choice is Idlewild. RSVP by messaging @queerandnowsocialclub on Instagram.

Join us for our Classics Book Club, Saturday May 18 at 2pm. We’ll be discussing Joan Didion’s “Play It As It Lays” upstairs in the speakeasy. Please RSVP below to hold a seat.

Join us for a trip to Paris. A cold glass of wine. A dinner of oysters. Maybe a croissant. A cafe au lait. Well, perhaps just the latter two. And a book club chat about the brilliant Ruth Reichl’s newest novel “The Paris Novel”. A delicious trip through time and cuisine. Discussion June 1, 3pm upstairs in the Speakeasy. Please RSVP to hold a seat.

Join us this Thursday, May 2 at 9:30am, for a watercolor adult coloring book session with local artist David Hutchinson of chromaTHINK. $35 includes his gorgeous artist grade coloring book to take home and shared paint/marker materials for use during the session. Please register below to attend.

Nationwide folks will be celebrating Indie Bookstore Day next Saturday, April 27th. Here at the Reading Room we will be creating “black-out poetry” upstairs between 10am and 2pm.

New Emily Henry “Funny Story” releasing Tuesday, April 23, order your copy now! Fill out the form below to hold your copy. “A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.”

Jimin Han’s lovely novel “The Apology” releases May 7th in paperback, just in time for an author talk at the Bedford Library. Order ahead with us and receive a gift with purchase while supplies last. We all love the book swag and Jimin always has the best goodies. Pre-order here.

Join Laurie Cancellieri, CPQC Coach, for a free, interactive and impactful talk on how to recognize and quiet your own Saboteurs.

Join us for the first Katonah Art Walk of the season this Saturday, April 20, 3-7pm. We will be hosting artist Antonio Ferrera in the Speakeasy upstairs. “Antonio Ferrera is a painter sculptor movie maker and a writing habit. Ranked #10001 in table tennis and a Peabody Award Recipient for his film The Gates made with long time collaborator Albert Maysles about Christo and Jeanne Claude’s journey and realization of The Gates Projects for Central Park.”

Last chance for coffee soft serve. Chocolate will be back Wednesday. Farro salad and a switch to our Apple Cheddar Rosemary Melt also on the docket for the week. Be sure to check out our daily menus for tasty new items and all the goodies!

Intriguing portrait of two characters caught in the rollercoaster of hindsight. Quick, memorable, poignant, and an appealing read. — Spenser

Join authors Jimin Han, Marcia Bradley and Jennifer Manocherian for a chat about their publication journeys and their novels - at the Bedford Village Library May 9, 7pm. We will have books for sale at the event.