The cozy sanctuary of a bookstore cafe.
, an Asian American–owned nano brewery, donated growlers of their beers. Since then Yu has mapped out a long-term vision for her bar and café. “Having a café and having a bookstore are essentially two different businesses,” she says. “And then having pastries at the café is like another business on its own.
Ariell R. Johnson, owner of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia, had been dreaming of opening her own bookstore since 2003. When Johnson was a student at Temple University, she had a routine: Every Friday she would pick up her comics from Fat Jack’s Comicrypt, a comic book store on Sansom Street, and then cross the road to Crimson Moon Coffee and Tea House and sit and read every book that she had purchased.
Before the pandemic Johnson was the primary baker in the bookstore’s café and she would make all of its chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and comic-book-themed. Today she is taking a bigger role and focusing on defining Amalgam’s multiple businesses. “We’re an in-store bookstore. We’re an online shop. We’re a café. We’re an event space,” she explains.
and help boost book sales. They add a great energy to the overall space, especially during an event. Yu and Me Books recently hosted Nicole Ponseca, coauthor of, for a signing. Ponseca brought in food that she cooked at home, and the event, Yu says, was like sharing food with family over a buffet table.
But Yu and Me Books and Amalgam are more than event spaces. They’re sanctuaries. In 2017 Amalgam received the Knight Foundation grant, which funds arts and culture organizations. This allowed Johnson to outfit the rear rooms with a dedicated classroom space for movie screenings, craft sessions, and after-school tutoring. This space has also allowed them to host their local Community Development Council and the office of Parks and Rec for community meetings.
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