Bookhound Haven, a bookshop featuring mystery, thriller, romance, fantasy, and romantasy titles, opened late last year at 320 W. Broad Street in Texarkana, Tex. The Gazette reported that for co-owner Sierra Metz, a kindergarten teacher for the Texarkana Independent School District, this has been her dream for a long time.
Describing Bookhound Haven as a themed bookstore, she said she wanted to bring back a time when people would gather to read and discuss books: "Reading books on iPads and Kindles can be cool, but there's nothing like physically turning a page, smelling the pages, or having to dog-ear pages."
The bookshop originally started as a pop-up at local events and festivals until customers kept asking about a physical location, the Gazette noted. Metz and her husband, Keegan Metz, are in the process of building private reading rooms with the extra 1,500 square feet of space they have while also expanding the bookstore.
"There will be two themed reading rooms. One will be cottage-core vibes and the other dark romance vibes," Metz said, adding that her goal was to open a space for people to come and enjoy their books or for those who want to bring their laptops in to work while being surrounded by books.