Bookends: Literature & Libations is opening later this year in Tampa, Fla., That's So Tampa reported.
Owners Laurie and Teresa Rodriguez have found a space at 2208 E 2nd Ave., in Tampa's historic Ybor City neighborhood, and plan to sell books, baked goods, and a variety of alcoholic beverages. The general-interest inventory will have a focus on books about Florida and by Florida authors. The owners expect the bricks-and-mortar space to be ready by late 2023.
In the meantime, they've launched a mobile bookstore that made its debut earlier this month with an appearance at Six Ten Brewing. On June 25, they'll stop by the beer garden Circa 1949, and beginning July 1, they'll start appearing regularly at the Ybor City Saturday Market. They've also launched a mystery book club; the pick for June is The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (Pushkin Vertigo).