We’ve put together some fun to warm the coldest February days. A modern cello performance at 10am with Gwen Krosnick, Bark x Brine food truck from 11-4, a memoir author chat with Michael Neiman “Hello My Name is Sharkbait” about his experience hiking the Appalachian trail at 12pm, and our Non-Fiction book club at 2pm discussing “Blank Space”. Pop by for all or part of the day. We can’t wait!!!

Hearts for days. Chocolates and cards and cozy hats and books and plants and bath bombs and sweets and happy love for all. Whether you’re gifting to a partner or a friend, we have something that will bring a smile to any face.

Bring your love for the perfect date and try one of our delicious specials!

Our next Shakespeare book club will feature Macbeth. February 7th at 3:30pm. “In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James’s belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.

Join Spenser for the next Classics book club “Mumbo Jumbo” on February 28th at 2pm.

“It is the 1920s in New York City and an epidemic known as Jes Grew is sweeping the nation—a dancing plague, irresistible, joyful, and undeniably Black. Naturally, the powers-that-be are having none of it. A repressive conspiracy is operating in the shadows, and it is dead set on squelching Jes Grew and its Carriers—Black artists and musicians—by any means necessary.

You asked…and we are ready for it. Join us to discuss “Heated Rivalry” February 22 at 12pm. Already read it or watched? Bonus points if you back and read the first in the series, “Game Changer.”

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander's game.

Join me for a discussion of “Sky Full of Elephants” on March 8th at 2pm. In a world without white people, what does it mean to be Black?

One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water. A year later, Charlie Brunton is a Black man living in an entirely new world. Having served his time in prison for a wrongful conviction, he’s now a professor of electric and solar power systems at Howard University when he receives a call from someone he wasn’t even sure existed: his daughter Sidney, a nineteen-year-old left behind by her white mother and step-family.

Daniel has agreed to brave the cold and bring his amazing food truck back to the Reading Room on February 21st for a lunch special!!! Save the date and your appetite to grab some delish BBQ to melt the winter blues away.

Join us for a book chat with our next Memoir Author, Michael Nieman. February 21st at 12pm. “Explore Michael’s work, inspired by passion for hiking and backpacking. Hello My Name is Sharkbait tells the hilariously true story of grit from Georgia to Maine along the Appalachian trail. Michael is an avid backpacker who turned a 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail hike into a story worth sharing. Join

My absolute favorite stack of middle grade kids transitioning into young adult books. Stories are good and full of character and intelligent stories but still at an appropriate age level regarding romance and violence topics.

Contact me to check out our new rental space. $150/hour week days, $250/hour on weekends and evenings. Fully adjustable to be a workshop space, a lecture or author talk, a meeting space, conversation space, coffee meet up, or lounge. Email me to discuss your event g@katonahbooks.com.

Refill from our absolute favorite sticker company Juju and Moxy. They are just perfection. Come grab your favorite and stick to your phone, computer, water bottle, or journal!

Our special “speakeasy” (named such because no one can ever find it) upstairs is available for daily seating. Work a bit, meet up with a friend, have a warm drink and a coffee. Chill out in the most peaceful place in town.

We love the “Acorn” series of books for new readers. Written to encourage first chapter books with easy sight words and sweet stories. They’re even a smaller size for small hands to hold. Come have a browse, there are lots of different topics and characters.

February 28th at 1pm, join Christine for our Sci-Fi book club. “Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.

February 15th at 11am, Queer & Now book club with @queerandnowsocialclub RSVP direct to Queer & Now on Instagram. “Written with the lush longing of André Aciman’s Call Me by Your Name, the obsessive attention of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl, and the sweeping romance of the beloved film Love & Basketball, A Sharp Endless Need is a stunning testament to the big feelings of coming of age, falling in love, and, of course, playing sports.”

February 21 at 2pm join Spenser for his non-fiction book club, “Blank Space”. “Over the past twenty-five years, pop culture has suffered from a perplexing lack of reinvention. We’ve entered a cultural “blank space”—an era when reboots, rehashes, and fads flourish, while bold artistic experimentation struggles to gain recognition. Why is risk no longer rewarded, and how did playing it safe become the formula for success? Acclaimed cultural historian W. David Marx sets out to uncover the answers.”

TIME CHANGE to 2:30pm! Such a beautiful story!!!! Join Gretchen to discuss Theo of Golden, February 10th at 2:30pm. A fabulous audio book too. A perfect reader for this gentle, lovely story. The perfect read for these difficult times.

Join Theresa Turetzky for Angel Card Readings and Inspirational Medium messages. Appointments January 31st between 10:30am and 2pm or February 8th between 11am and 3pm. Half hour sessions $75. RSVP a MUST. Fill out the form below and I will email to schedule.

Here’s your reminder to get painting! Join us EVERY Wednesday for art from 12-2pm. Bring your own project or start something here. We have lots of art supplies from beginner to expert levels. Come chat and enjoy art together.