Our shop is…

For you. As part of our community, no matter where your zip code puts you, we welcome you. We first opened our doors to the public on September 7, 2024, with a mission to create a safe and welcoming space for our community. Since then, we’ve become a hub for connection and conversation—holding space for honest discussions about emotions, whether through our book clubs for adults or children, or at our Sunday Suppers, where everyone brings a dish to share. In every gathering, we are wrapped in the comfort and security that only books can provide.

We have a place (and a book or two) for you.

We are all connected by the stories we share.

I am the owner of the shop.

My name is Nikkya.

I am a LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow and have written about adoption, marriage, motherhood, and the prison system for The Washington Post, the Guardian, the New York Times, Scary Mommy, and Shondaland. I have worked for social impact nonprofits providing support to underserved communities throughout her professional career. I graduated from Bard College.

My first book, Mama: A Queer, Black, Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found (Algonquin Books) was published in 2024. In 2025, I began my work with the Stratford Crier, as the paper’s Editor-in-Chief.