First Light Books, a bookstore and cafe with a general-interest, all-ages inventory, is opening August 19 in Austin, Tex., Eater Austin reported.
Located at 4300 Speedway, in a building that formerly housed a post office, First Light has a wide-ranging inventory featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art books, and cookbooks. There is a children's section with classic and contemporary titles, as well as a newsstand with journals, magazines, and other periodicals.
First Light's event plans include happy hours, book clubs, author readings, culinary events, children's storytime sessions, and more. The bookstore is also offering an annual membership program that includes a free daily coffee, discounts on books, free delivery, and other perks.
The cafe, meanwhile, will serve food and drinks all day. First Light's coffee window will open at 7 a.m., with the rest of the store opening at 9 a.m. In the morning there will be pastries from local bakery Texas French Bread, and in the afternoon and evening there will be sandwiches, cereal, cheese boards, and more. Local beer and cider will also be available.
Co-founders Taylor and Robin Bruce have been working on opening First Light Books for more than a year, and they've brought in Breezy Mayo, who has ample experience in the hospitality industry, as a business partner. Robin Bruce noted that she and her husband always sought out independent bookstores when they traveled, and opening a community bookstore of their own was a long-held dream.