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Yu and Me Books, an independent bookstore and coffee shop, will open next month in New York City's Chinatown, Bowery Boogie reported.
Owner Lucy Yu launched a GoFundMe campaign earlier this year to help her open the store, which has raised more than $11,500 to date. The bookstore will reside at 44 Mulberry St., in a space that previously housed a funeral supply store. The cafe menu includes coffee and a variety of espresso-based drinks as well as snacks like red bean buns, sweet butter loaves and sesame balls. The books Yu carries will amplify diverse voices and immigrant stories in particular.
"There is a huge lack of representation within the literary space, and I would love to create a space where everyone feels welcomed and heard," Yu wrote on her GoFundMe page. "It's something special to read a story that you relate to and see yourself represented after a lifetime of not being able to."
Yu has a beer and wine license fast-tracked for the store; Bowery Boogie noted that her application states the bookstore will have a "quiet and relaxed environment for patrons who want to read."