Crazy Story Books, an all-ages bookstore and community space, will open next year in Red Bank, N.J., Red Bank Green reported. Store owners and married couple Rachel and Max Luce have signed a lease for a 2,400-square-foot space in a newly renovated building at 42 Monmouth St. The Luces plan to host storytime sessions, book clubs, and other events, with Rachel Luce telling Red Bank Green they want the store to feel "like a community space that has more to offer than just selling books."
Luce explained that she'd always wanted to open a bookstore, and after being laid off from her previous job, she and her husband decided that "this is the time." And as soon as she saw the Monmouth St. space, she thought, "It's perfect."
Their target opening date is March 2026.