The Common Good

06/05/2026

Love the company we keep 🫶 So many great stores on this list 🙌

Independent regional bookstores are not just retail outlets. They serve as bars, cafes, and communal areas. The Hudson Valley offers 12 interesting local bookstores with their own quirks.

06/05/2026

🍻 BRAIDS & BREWS 🎀

Calling all girl dads! Ever wanted to feel more confident doing your daughter’s hair but weren’t sure where to start? Braids & Brews is a fun, relaxed, and beginner-friendly class designed to teach dads the basics of hair care and styling while enjoying a beer and some good company.

In this interactive workshop with the fabulous you’ll learn:

• Proper nighttime hair care and maintenance
• How to detangle hair safely and comfortably
• Simple ponytails and everyday styles
• Basic braiding techniques you can practice at home
• Tips for keeping hair healthy, neat, and manageable between styles

Father’s Day is coming up, and this might just be the gift he didn’t know he needed 😉

Spots are limited. Register today! Ticket link in bio.

06/04/2026

Summer at The Common Good, Part I ☀️

Live music. Poetry. Community Events. Bookclubs. A Braids-and-Brews afternoon for girl dads and MORE. And it’s only June 😊🌻

See you at the shop.

05/29/2026

Welcome folks! 🍽️📚 This week we’ll be serving new fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, and kids books we recommend without any hesitation.

Chef Matthew is delighted to present — fresh this week in paperback — “I See You’ve Called in Dead,” one of his favorite reads from last summer. A hilarious and moving tale about a Brooklyn obituary writer who accidentally publishes his own obituary in the middle of a midlife crisis. It’s a story about reckoning with the past, the possibility of change, and the enormous value of our encounters with one another. Also, an excellent summer read!☀️

🧾✨ Stop in and let us serve you something good 😊

05/14/2026

Say hello to the most inquisitive, polite, well-read, princess-loving, Cat in the Hat-reading, dragon-obsessed kiddos from Ellenville Elementary School. What an absolute delight it was hosting them on their class trip to our bookshop ✨📚

A huge thank you to Ms. Budd and Mrs. Hanington for bringing their wonderful students by. The kids asked such thoughtful questions and were treated to a reading by the incomparable Mrs. T — Ms. Budd’s own elementary school teacher, which made the visit feel extra special.

And the cherry on top? An absolutely epic dance party (Golden and Ordinary if you must know) 💃📚

05/05/2026

The outdoor tables and chairs are out, our flowers are blooming, and we’ve got a bunch of new beers in the fridge for you — it’s starting to feel like summer just might actually be on its way! ☀️🌻

And with it, another month full of community, art, and bookish events. We look forward to seeing you!

05/02/2026

Told you we were working on our restock 💪📦 Some great new fiction and non fiction arrived at the shop this week. Matthew is spotlighting “Ghost Town,” the latest from Tom Perrotta:

“Grief and humor walk side by side in this compelling coming-of-age reminiscence. A summer unfolds in the wake of 13-year-old Jimmy’s mother’s death in suburban New Jersey. A summer complete with awkward defining adolescent hook ups; car rides down the shore with the local pastor; and sitting shotgun in a shady older buddies car smoking w**d as other forgettable, regrettable, and yet somehow impactful small moments tentatively usher him into an adult world he knows nothing about but beckons so near.

All this as he tries to come to terms with the awful culminating events of that summer. Ultimately of “the way we’re abandoned and never left alone.”

05/01/2026

Rainy days don’t usually scream celebration, but last Saturday on Independent Bookstore Day, y’all really brought it!! 🎉

Thank you for partying with us! We are honored to be your community bookstore. Whether it’s the new book releases, live music, cocktails, kids’ events, or author and community gatherings that bring you through our doors, we look forward to many more moments together in the summer ahead. 📚✨

But first… time for a restock. You showed these shelves some real love 😂

An extra thanks to , Henry at Poorboys, Alix , Brendan & Jill , , , and for the lovely flowers 💐