Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, Plot Twist Cafe is set to open in Maryville, Mo., this November, the Northwest Missourian reported.
The bookstore and cafe, located at 214 W. Fifth St., will carry new and used titles for all ages. Alongside books, owner and author Bailey Harms will stock nonbook items like mugs, tote bags, and enamel pins, with board games also available. The cafe will serve coffee, tea, lemonade, and an assortment of baked goods.
Plot Twist will have a library lounge space featuring a selection of books and board games that customers are welcome to use. Harms's event plans include book clubs, author signings, D&D sessions, and more.
"I want it to be a community and family-friendly space that people can enjoy while sipping drinks," Harms told the Northwest Missourian. "It's also just more access to books. Making literature accessible to the public is never bad. It's always a positive."
In late July, Harms launched a Kickstarter campaign looking to raise $15,000. It concluded having raised $15,160, and Harms plans to put that money toward building out and licensing the cafe, buying books and shelving, buying decor and furniture, and covering other expenses.
Harms has been in the area ever since attending Northwest Missouri State University, and throughout that time she has felt the community needed an independent bookstore.
"There hasn't been one since long before I started here, so I've just really never known Maryville with a bookstore," she said. "This spring, I got the idea to open a bookstore."