Meet the owners: Sara Beth Hitt and René Rodgers

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We met in Bristol when we were just three years old, and we've been friends ever since. Books have always been a big part of our lives – from being avid readers to jobs based around literacy and publishing. Over the past few years, we've dreamed of owning a bookstore, visualizing what it would look like, thinking about the books we would sell and the community we wanted to create, and then combining the idea with the social setting of a bar. And now here we are with two best friends and our dream coming true!

Curious questions with René and Sara Beth

Favorite author?
Stephen King or Pat Conroy

Favorite novel?
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Favorite childhood book?
Miss Twiggley’s Tree by Dorothea Warren Fox

Favorite literary character?
Winnie the Pooh

Favorite drink?
Black coffee

Favorite hobby or activity?
Whatever I’m interested in at the time.

Spirit animal?
Otter

One interesting thing about you?
I’ve attended summer camp for 44 years!

Sara Beth

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René

Favorite author?
Tove Jansson or Sarah Waters

Favorite novel?
The Daughter of Time by
Josephine Tey

Favorite childhood book?
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm by Alice Provenson

Favorite literary character?
Murderbot

Favorite drink?
Aperol spritz or hot chocolate

Favorite hobby or activity?
Reading! But also being outside in nature with my pup Lucy.

Spirit animal?
Octopus

One interesting thing about you?
I lived in England for almost 20 years. And I like to hula hoop.

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