Impossible Moon Bookshop, a Black woman-owned general independent bookstore and community space, will host its grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration this coming Saturday, January 24, at 585 N. Central Ave. in Hapeville, Ga. Owner Breanna J. McDaniel is an Atlanta native and award-winning author of the children's picture books Hands Up!, Impossible Moon, and Go Forth and Tell, a biography of librarian Augusta Baker.
"Since we are Impossible MOON it made sense to give the grand opening a whole weekend of phases to share out that WE ARE HERE!" McDaniel posted on social media, noting: "@hapevillemainstreet will start us off with a ribbon cutting to open the shop at 10:30 am, then we have fun and festivities for the rest of the day with crafts and story sharing with a awesome authors galore!... In the evening, @nicstone is going to lead us out with an *ADULTS ONLY* Risqué Reading. Everything is family friendly ALL day but we're ending the evening with grown folks only....
"I know that time is precious and you have lots of places you could be next week, but I hope you'll come out to enjoy time with incredible authors buy books to get signed and enjoy, and just vibe in our cozy little bookshop that has a big heart."
The bookstore's website notes: "Our guiding principles are intergenerational connection and building an environment of belonging! For the Southside of Atlanta, we want to support programming that can give young folks a place to go on the weekends and our seasoned citizens somewhere to connect during the week. We're hoping to tap in to support our community's most vulnerable members and to emphasize and celebrate their humanity."