Love & Legends Books, a fantasy- and romance-focused bookstore, opens tomorrow, November 22, in Brooklyn, N.Y., News12Brooklyn reported.
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Located at 667 Washington Ave. in Prospect Heights, Love & Legends spans 850 square feet and sells fantasy and romance titles for all ages, along with tabletop role-playing games, dice sets, stickers, enamel pins, cards, and other nonbook items. The store's event plans include book clubs, Dungeons & Dragons events, and author signings; the grand opening tomorrow will feature a ribbon cutting, author signings, flash tattoos, giveaways, and more.
Co-owners and married couple Savanna Sturkie and Jack Peeples founded Love & Legends as a pop-up store in April. The store's pop-up appearances went so well that they decided to accelerate their plans to open a bricks-and-mortar location. They found an ideal space, complete with its own backyard, only about 10 minutes from their apartment; they signed a lease in September.
That same month, they launched a Kickstarter campaign with a goal of $55,000; by the campaign's closure they raised $58,623 from 514 backers.