Hodgepodge Books & Taps will open in Eugene, Ore., on April 26, Independent Bookstore Day, Eugene Weekly reported.
The bookstore and tap room, at 158 East 14th Ave., will span two floors. The book selection--mostly new titles with some used books--will be located on the first floor, along with the bar and seating. The second floor will be devoted to seating, and there will be an outdoor patio.
Owners Sophie and Stuart Raymond plan to carry a general-interest, all-ages inventory, with everything from bestsellers to translated literature. The bar will feature local and regional microbrews and snacks sourced from a local eatery.
Sophie Raymond has studied creative writing and previously worked at Tsunami Books, a used bookstore in Eugene. Stuart Raymond told Eugene Weekly that the plans for a bookstore and bar gradually grew out of daydreams about owning a "cute little brewery with a bookstore in it." The more the couple joked about it, "the more it became real. And then, things just lined up. We saw this building and it just worked out."
Opening celebrations on Independent Bookstore Day will include a tile painting event, in which customers can paint tiles that will be displayed around the store.