10/01/2026
It’s with very misty eyes that I announce that this was Ryann’s last week at TBW—after five years here, she’s off for new adventures locally. We are very sad! But we’re also really happy for her.
Anyone who’s ever been in this shop knows how integral Ry was. She started just three weeks after I opened, and within a year was helping me order books nearly full-time. She came on as the manager and book buyer the next year and fully shaped the shelves with niche feminist picks, q***r romance, cool translated works, and more. I have said and will always say that I legitimately could not have built this business to be what it is without her; we learned how to operate a bookshop together, and she is why we’re both successful and so special. She was the partner-in-chaos I could lean on, go to, travel with, celebrate and commiserate with. She had the best book recommendations—which will remain here!—and I know so many regulars will miss talking to her about those at the bar. I have almost 1000 photos of us on my phone doing absolutely insane shoots and videos for the shop, and as I look back, I’m so grateful for all she gave over these five years. (Did I cry on her last day? Yes.)
She’s not 100% gone—she will continue to run the Q***r Romance book club on 3rd Thursdays, and pop in here and there for events. So make sure to look for her then if you’d like to say hello. She doesn’t have social media anymore (our resident Luddite) so you cannot DM her but I will pass on any love you want to send. A massive thanks to her, forever. We love you Ry!!
