Final Draft, a bookstore, bar, and coffee shop, will open in Wichita, Kan., this summer, the Wichita Eagle reported.
Owners and married couple Natalie and John Macy have found a 2,000-square-foot space at 1029 W. Douglas Ave. The opening inventory will consist of around 4,500 books across an assortment of genres, and the design will evoke a cozy library.
The store will feature an 18-foot bar and seating for 38 customers. During the day, it will serve coffee, matcha, and other non-alcoholic beverages, along with pastries and snacks. In the evening, Final Draft will be serving beer, wine, and cocktails. In addition to the bar, there will be a space called the Editors Room that customers will be able to rent out for book clubs and meetings.
"My dream in life for a decade has been to open a bookstore, but we knew that we needed something to kind of pull people in that was more than just books," Natalie Macy told the Eagle. "I wanted a space where people could come and read or study and being kind of that moody atmosphere."
Both Natalie and Josh Macy are from Wichita, but the pair moved away in 2014. Though Natalie Macy was "thrilled" to return to Wichita in 2025, she felt the area lacked "a bookstore that people could just go to and drink a cocktail or a coffee."
The Macys are aiming for a June or July opening.