Meet Cute at BookPeople

The Details

• What: A Valentine’s celebration at BookPeople, featuring flash tattoos, themed drinks, and a valentine-making station.
• When: Wednesday, February 14, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
• Where: BookPeople, 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
• Tickets: Free (RSVP recommended)
• Presented by: BookPeople and Cherry Pop Ink

Cliff’s Notes: Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to mean prix-fixe menus and roses. BookPeople’s “Meet Cute at the Bookshop” (what’s a meet cute, you ask?) is an alternative celebration for romantics, skeptics, and book lovers alike.

The highlight: a flash tattoo pop-up by CherryPopInk, offering event-themed tattoos on a first-come, first-served basis. The event also features special Valentine’s drinks at the café and a station to craft love notes (or break-up letters) to your favorite authors.

The Backdrop

BookPeople has long been Austin’s literary hub, a space where readers, writers, and the book-curious gather. Whether you’re discovering a new author, attending a reading, or just soaking in the ambiance, the shop remains an independent bookstore worth celebrating.

• Sleepless In Austin. Social Stimulus caught up with Savannah Olson, a bookseller at BookPeople who gave a sneak preview of B.K. Borison’s new romance book “First Time Caller.” Olson told us it’s “a delightful little rom-com” in the Sleepless in Seattle vein, complete with “a grumpy about love” radio host—and being published with “perfect timing for Valentine’s Day.” Olson would pair this book with one of the bookshop cafe’s V-day specialty beverage offerings: “an iced mocha with raspberry syrup.”
• Swipe Right: If you like a little more mystery, any day of the year, book lovers can check out the shop’s “Blind Date with a Book”—“just tell us a bit about yourself—your reading preferences, a couple of books you’ve loved recently, etc.—and one of our savvy booksellers will hand-pick some surprise reads tailor-made for you”— so, Tinder, but lower odds of disappointment.

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