The Book & Bottle Shop, a bookstore and wine bar with a selection of new and used titles, will open in Hopkinsville, Ky., in November, the Kentucky New Era reported.
Located at 123 E. 9th St., the store will carry a wide-ranging, general-interest inventory, along with sidelines like mugs, tote bags, apparel, and more.
In advance of the store's opening, owner Rachel Sanders has been selling books online and at pop-up events in the Hopkinsville area. She has one more pop-up event scheduled before November; she'll be selling books and merchandise during the Scribe and Scout Renaissance Faire on September 28. The pop-ups, Sanders noted, have helped her spread awareness of the bookstore and get to know her customer base.
A lifelong reader, Sanders told the Kentucky New Era that she's always dreamed of opening a bookstore. She started thinking about it seriously around two years ago, she said, "when I saw a vacant space in Clarksville and thought a bookstore should go there. After looking more into it, I decided Hopkinsville would be the perfect place for a business like this."
She added that she was interested in a hybrid model for the bookstore and felt that Hopkinsville could use a wine bar.