Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | June 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE

BY CARSON GANONG

SPOTLIGHTING LOCAL AUTHORS Owner Kelsey Black said The Book Burrow makes an eort to carry books from local authors in Pugerville and around the Austin area. Here are a few of her favorite picks from local authors: 1 “The Stray Spirit” by R.K. Ashwick 2 “Three Houses on a Hill” by Nicholas Holloway 3 “Under the Sweet Gum Tree” by Crysta McHenry

The Book Burrow readers can connect through the “blind dates with a book” program.

The Book Burrow and Three Legged Goat, a wine bar, feature wine and book pairings.

Kelsey Black opened the Book Burrow in 2021, initially operating out of her garage.

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The Book Burrow Independent shop carves literary niche inside Pugerville wine bar O n New Year’s Eve in 2020, Kelsey Black came to a realization: There wasn’t a single bookstore in Pugerville. [far] every time I want a book, so I thought it would be easier to start my own bookstore.”

Local authors can apply with an online form to have their work featured at The Book Burrow.

space in Three Legged Goat, a wine bar in downtown Pugerville. The shop carries books in all genres and for all age groups as well as new and “preloved” books. However, Black said she wants The Book Burrow to be more than just a place to buy books. To that end, The Book Burrow holds community events that include game nights, author sign- ings and most recently a miniature renaissance fair on May 12. Black said Three Legged Goat is where The Book Burrow will remain for the foreseeable future, but one day she wants a space of her own. “This is just the beginning,” Black said. “We’re just renting and waiting for that perfect space in Pugerville.”

The Book Burrow 200 E. Pecan St., Ste. 5, Pugerville 512-670-8441 www.thebookburrowbookstore.com Hours: Tue.-Thu. 2-10 p.m., Fri. 2 p.m.- midnight, Sat. noon-midnight, Sun. noon-6 p.m., Mon. closed

The store was initially based out of Black’s garage, and she set up pop-up booths at various events and venues around the city. In those early days, Black said the store survived on a huge number of book donations from the community. “I posted on Facebook, ‘Hey, I just lost my job, and I guess I’m going to start a bookstore,’ and just a ood of donations came in,” Black said. “I still have books in my garage.” With time, The Book Burrow moved to a small space in the Pugerville Pea Market. Black said the store quickly outgrew that space, and in March it moved to a

Black quickly worked up a plan to open a bookstore of her own in the city. She intended to take a year or two to get ready before moving on the plan, but four days into 2021, she lost her job as a data analyst in a round of COVID-19-related layos. Taking it as a sign, Black set to work immediately, and The Book Burrow was born. “The thing that I kept on thinking about was the closest [independent] bookstore to us was Lark & Owl or BookPeople, which is 35 minutes north or 35 minutes south,” Black said. “I’m not about to drive that

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