❄ Happy Holigays! 🌈☃
As you may know, we unfortunately did not successfully fund our Kickstarter campaign, which means we received none of the donated funds. But the reason it’s taken us so long to get a newsletter to you all is because we opened the store anyway!
The Nonbinarian Bookstore is located at 1130 President Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York!
After our grand opening on Friday, November 8 and an incredible opening weekend, our shelves are pretty bare, and we still need your help! With the Kickstarter funds, we hoped to place our initial orders; create an ADA accessible bathroom; build reserves for rent; and fund other store buildout projects. In lieu of Kickstarter, we’re offering streamlined rewards via Ko-Fi and Venmo through Tuesday, December 31st.
As a project, The Nonbinarian has been rooted in community, and truly none of our work would be possible without the support everyone’s given over the past two years.
Thank you all for your support in helping us open a trans+ led, volunteer-powered, exclusively queer bookstore in Brooklyn.
— The Nonbinarian Bookstore Co-Founders K., Jihye, & Alyssa, and the entire Nonbinarian team
To celebrate the opening of The Nonbinarian Bookstore, we’ve launched a brand new Bonfire merch campaign featuring designs by local illustrator Bria Benjamin!
T-shirts and sweatshirts in sizes XS-5XL are available in a variety of colors and styles. Benjamin and the Nonbinarian earn a 50/50 split of the profits from this design.
Be sure to check out all of our merch this holigay season, including BOOK BUTCH and BOOK FEMME apparel for you or a loved one.
If you need recommendations for holiday gifts this year, look no further than our curated Bookshop.org booklists!
To celebrate the holigays, The Nonbinarian Bookstore is hosting multiple in-store events and an off-site Book Bike event! Here's what’s happening in December (all times EST; 💻 = virtual, 🛍 = in-store, 🚲 = off-site).
🚲 Trans Art Bazaar: Saturday, December 7 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave.
NYC's largest marketplace for trans & nonbinary artists in partnership with the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. Masks required indoors! Bring cash! $5 suggested donation for entry.🛍 Solstice Book Swap: Saturday, December 21 at 1 p.m.
Join us at The Nonbinarian Bookstore for our version of the cherished Icelandic tradition: Solstice Book Swap!Translating to "Christmas Book Flood," Jólabókaflóð (pronounced yola-boca-float) is an Icelandic tradition where people exchange books & then read them together while enjoying treats like hot chocolate.
Bring a wrapped book to play a bookish version of white elephant (yankee swap, etc.). Get a free hot chocolate next door at Polly's Cafe with proof of same day purchase from The Nonbinarian Bookstore. Then cozy up with your new book & warming beverage to enjoy the shortest day of the year with us.
🛍 Solstice Raise the Rent Party: Saturday, December 21, after hours
18+ after hours fundraiser to support The Nonbinarian with all trans vendors & artists. More details to come.💻 The Nonbinarian Book Club: Friday, December 27 at 8 p.m., Zoom
🛍 Little Readers ROAR! Story Time: Sunday, December 29 at 11 a.m.
Recurring monthy on the last Sunday of the month, join us for our first Story Time! Led by a Nonbinarian volunteer, we will read aloud from our favorite picture books (focusing on social justice, inclusivity, & literacy). Coloring materials will be provided. Appropriate for ages 0-5, though all are welcome.
Before you lay out your New Year’s Resolutions for 2025, let’s talk about misconceptions of sex, relationships, and everything in between during our December Book Club meeting!
This month, we are reading Feel It All by Casey Tanner. Join us on Friday, December 27 at 8 p.m. ET on Zoom to meet other club members and chat about the book! The Zoom link will be sent out on the day of the meeting.
The Nonbinarian Book Club is partnered with Bluestockings Cooperative. You can purchase this month's Nonbinarian Book Club book at Bluestockings to support their mission and ours! Click here to order online and use code BOOKBIKE for 15% off at checkout.
If you prefer to listen to the audiobook, support indie bookstores and the Book Bike by purchasing through Libro.fm and selecting us as your store of choice!
Books purchased from our Bluestockings Cooperative wishlist will be donated directly to the bike for free distribution.
The Nonbinarian Book Bike is also proud to partner with the following organizations. Please check out their mission statements and support them however possible.
🌠 Reading 4 Black Lives Project
If you'd like to partner with us for an event or sponsorship, please reach out via e-mail! In addition to subscribing to our newsletter, following us on social media, visiting the store, and participating in events, you can also support the Book Bike in the following ways:
📚 Donate a book (or books) to the Book Bike!
📚 Donate funds to help upkeep costs like storage and bike maintenance! You can make a one-time donation or set up a monthly one on Ko-Fi, or you can donate via Venmo.
📚 Buy a book from our wishlist!
📚 Buy a book through our Bookshop storefront!
📚 Support us with a Libro.fm subscription!
📚 Buy Nonbinarian merch!
To get involved in our virtual or physical programming, please DM @nonbinarianbike on IG or email info@thenonbinarian.gay!
Thank you to the Nonbinarian community for always showing up and showing out! We wouldn’t be here without our comrades, cheerleaders, volunteers, and backers! It has been a joy to meet you at pop-ups, interact with you on social media, and get to know the Brooklyn community and its various neighborhoods.
Want to contribute to the Nonbinarian Newsletter?
If you want to submit something to the newsletter, including events, mutual aid needs, book recs, or ideas you'd like to see us include, please email us at newsletter@thenonbinarian.gay.
Thank you for supporting the Nonbinarian Book Bike! Look for our next newsletter on the 1st of the month. In the meantime, follow us on social media for daily updates.