Joy and Matt's Books

06/13/2026

Thanks so much P.H.Dee for giving us the fun today! Everybody fell in love with her and Elmer the Elephant 🐘 and Red the Crayon 🖍️. Happy Pride! See you at the Parade 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

06/03/2026

Happy Pride! Our annual Drag Queen Story Hour is here! Gorgeous P. H. Dee will read Elmer and Red: A Crayon Story in our store at 12pm on June 13th. We’ll have some drinks and snacks. Everyone is welcome. Let’s celebrate Pride!

06/02/2026

Mr. Yay is out today! Congratulations to Emily Jane! We have signed copies. Also, first buyer in our store will get the Mr. Yay hat. Second buyer will get the Mr. Yay bracelet. We also have little Mr. Yay to share. Support our local legend! Hurry up! .author

05/21/2026

I feel like we already have an informal book club with everyone who visits even once, but if you would like to come next Wednesday we will have dedicated time (6pm) focused just on book discussion:) Stop by if you can :)

05/09/2026

Books are here! unboxing video will be exclusively in person haha! come see what we got!

04/25/2026

Sweet Madge is ready for meeting the fans! Buy one Slipstream today get a free art print! Come to see us

04/25/2026

We have a big day planned downtown.

We have the Asian Food Fest! It's amazing to see how this has grown over the past decade! 真的很好吃!

Real live authors will be in the store - two of them! Madge Maril and Jay VanLandingham will visit and sign their books!





Vine street will be closed between 9th and Central, but as always there is loads of parking within walking distance!

04/13/2026

April is here! There are so many exciting things are happening this month. Independent Bookstore Day (April 25th). Asian Foodfest on Court Street (April 25th and 26th). Two amazing local authors Madge and Jay are coming to our store to meet their fans (April 25th). Oh oh oh! And they are happening on the same day! Books and food and drinks and more! Mark your calendar! Don’t miss the fun! madge maril • romance author Jay VanLandingham Independent Bookstore Day Asian Food Fest Asianati | Cincinnati Asian Food + Culture

03/25/2026

03/22/2026

Work trip this week, visited a great bookshop at U of Chicago. The storied Seminary Co-op Bookstore!
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