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MAY we offer you this month’s drink specials?

ManCherryAn Candidate 🍒

Fruity, nutty, deceptive, and dangerous.

Passionfruit According to G.H. 🍃

Complex, mystical, philosophical.

Fennelship of the Ring 💍

Herbal, adventurous, epic.

We’re also launching our first draft iced latte of 2026!

Lavender Lemon 🍋🪻

All-Ethiopian blend cold brew from @counterculturecoffee, lavender, lemon, vanilla, oat milk.

All drinks made in-house, with as many real, local ingredients as possible.

Drink designs this month by @josh_rosenmeier AND, for the first time, Kaylyn (Fennelship)!

#rddrinkofthemonth #may #drinkpuns #bookpuns #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

What?? Your Reading Series is evolving!

Yes that's right, just like a well-trained Pokémon, Night School is transforming — by adding a fifth reader, starting in May! We're going to experiment with more fun ways to keep the party going, too, but you'll have to turn out to see what those might be...
...and your first opportunity to do so will be 6pm on Tuesday May 19! What a line-up we have in store for you, too: Marcy Dermansky, Chiara Di Lello, Benjamin Hale, Michelle Maryk, Emma Parry — it's going to be a killer night.

Free as always, but be sure to pick up a book or five, have a drink at the bar, treat yourself to a tahini miso cookie!

#readsiprepeat #nightschoolreadingseries #roughdraftbarandbooks #kingstonny #indiebookstore #bookstoreevents #freeevent

Jesmyn Ward, Mary Beard, Ali Smith…

Ancient Sparta, alien abduction, ending loneliness…

…and everything in between.

A big new book day, as we approach Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to summer.Grab one of these plus a cold, cold beverage, and make a day of it!

📸 by @norataylorllc.

#newbooks #bookstagram #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

Jesmyn Ward, Mary Beard, Ali Smith…

Ancient Sparta, alien abduction, ending loneliness…

…and everything in between.

A big new book day, as we approach Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to summer.Grab one of these plus a cold, cold beverage, and make a day of it!

📸 by @norataylorllc.

#newbooks #bookstagram #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

Rough Draft Bar & Books is your reset button in the middle of a packed Ulster County ininerary. Tucked into a historic corner of Kingston, it’s the best place to catch your breath between trail hikes and gallery hopping. Grab an afternoon espresso to recharge or a local brew to toast to a successful day. @roughdraftny is where you refuel, find your next read, and prepare for whatever the rest of the day has planned. ☕🍻

📸: @roughdraftny

#seekforyourself #ulstercounty #roughdraftny #kingstonny

Rough Draft Bar & Books is your reset button in the middle of a packed Ulster County ininerary. Tucked into a historic corner of Kingston, it’s the best place to catch your breath between trail hikes and gallery hopping. Grab an afternoon espresso to recharge or a local brew to toast to a successful day. @roughdraftny is where you refuel, find your next read, and prepare for whatever the rest of the day has planned. ☕🍻

📸: @roughdraftny

#seekforyourself #ulstercounty #roughdraftny #kingstonny

Rough Draft Bar & Books is your reset button in the middle of a packed Ulster County ininerary. Tucked into a historic corner of Kingston, it’s the best place to catch your breath between trail hikes and gallery hopping. Grab an afternoon espresso to recharge or a local brew to toast to a successful day. @roughdraftny is where you refuel, find your next read, and prepare for whatever the rest of the day has planned. ☕🍻

📸: @roughdraftny

#seekforyourself #ulstercounty #roughdraftny #kingstonny

Rough Draft Bar & Books is your reset button in the middle of a packed Ulster County ininerary. Tucked into a historic corner of Kingston, it’s the best place to catch your breath between trail hikes and gallery hopping. Grab an afternoon espresso to recharge or a local brew to toast to a successful day. @roughdraftny is where you refuel, find your next read, and prepare for whatever the rest of the day has planned. ☕🍻

📸: @roughdraftny

#seekforyourself #ulstercounty #roughdraftny #kingstonny

MISSION MONDAY!!

A portion of today’s sales will go to @hudsonvalleyamps!

Hudson Valley Amps is an arts and activism organization for girls, trans and gender expansive youth ages 14-17.

“Our mission is to create a safe space for rockstars to learn about music, social justice, and leadership skills in order to give each camper the tools they need to become empowered advocates for themselves and their communities. We prioritize amplifying voices that embody intersecting marginalized identities. We support these teens as they find a way to express themselves through art & music. In order to reach the students we intend to serve, it is part of Hudson Valley Amps’ mission to offer all programming for free or on a sliding scale and to provide instruments for the duration of camp.”

Swing by today to learn more and/or contribute to this great local cause!

#missionmonday #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

It's a perfect weekend to get a jump on your Night School reading before the series returns on Tuesday! Just look at these beautiful books from Marcy Dermansky, Chiara Di Lello, Benjamin Hale, Michelle Maryk, and Emma Parry — a little something for everyone, just in time to kick off the summer.

The festivities start at 6pm on Tues 5/19 and it's free as always to attend! Come see what the fuss is about, come meet your new favorite writers, come grab a cool glass of something! (Plus, we're gonna announce some neat stuff... first dibs to folks in the house...)

#readsiprepeat #roughdraftbarandbooks #nightschoolreadingseries #readingseries #bookstagram #kingstonny #kingstonhappenings

It’s the LAST DAY to vote in this year’s @chronogram Readers’ Choice Awards!!

A reminder that we’re nominated for the following:

Best Coffee Shop
Best Bookstore
Best Beer List
Best Remote Work Spot
Best Trivia (with @triviamaster_maxwell and @bbridgetddaws)
And Best Barista (Brett—or his alter ego @kingstonbread)

Kingston Bread is also nominated for

Best Bakery
Best Bread
Best Bagel
Best Sandwich
Best Breakfast Sandwich
Best Grilled Cheese

Link in stories, or head to Chronogram.com/readerschoice to vote!

Thank you for your support!!

Live Music Friday Night!!

Join us in welcoming returning favorites, Stephen Johnson and his Nu-Bossa Band 🎶 🪘 🎸 🇧🇷

FREE as always for this evening of Brazilian fusion, with a $10 suggested donation for the artists.

An absolute 🌈 of new arrivals today!

We love all of our new babies, of course, but we’re particularly excited about the new Isaac Fitzgerald, a beautiful new edition of a classic Odyssey translation, some psychological horror thrills from Sarah Gailey, a dark, satirical debut from Sarah Wang, and a novel of psychedelics, retro-futurism, and technoshamanic rituals in translation from Mónica Ojeda!

We even spot paperback cover art by #FriendOfTheShop @samantha_french 👀

Something for everyone.Come on in.

#newtitletuesday #bookstagram #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

An absolute 🌈 of new arrivals today!

We love all of our new babies, of course, but we’re particularly excited about the new Isaac Fitzgerald, a beautiful new edition of a classic Odyssey translation, some psychological horror thrills from Sarah Gailey, a dark, satirical debut from Sarah Wang, and a novel of psychedelics, retro-futurism, and technoshamanic rituals in translation from Mónica Ojeda!

We even spot paperback cover art by #FriendOfTheShop @samantha_french 👀

Something for everyone.Come on in.

#newtitletuesday #bookstagram #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

An absolute 🌈 of new arrivals today!

We love all of our new babies, of course, but we’re particularly excited about the new Isaac Fitzgerald, a beautiful new edition of a classic Odyssey translation, some psychological horror thrills from Sarah Gailey, a dark, satirical debut from Sarah Wang, and a novel of psychedelics, retro-futurism, and technoshamanic rituals in translation from Mónica Ojeda!

We even spot paperback cover art by #FriendOfTheShop @samantha_french 👀

Something for everyone.Come on in.

#newtitletuesday #bookstagram #ReadSipRepeat #kingstonny

Happy Mother’s Day ☀️

Open 8-8 for all your Mom Day needs 📚 🍷 ☕️ 🍻 💐

#ReadSipRepeat #mothersday

We're delighted to welcome the legendary David Baerwald for the launch of his debut novel, THE FIRE AGENT! You might know David from his musical work (including but not limited to writing “Come What May” from Moulin Rouge and playing with a veritable who’s-who of musical talent from the last half-century) but it turns out he’s a spectacular writer as well. Our own Drew Broussard will be chatting with David about his book and David will be signing copies after. 

Join us at 6pm on Tuesday June 2nd — free, as always, but be sure to pick up a copy of the book and grab a drink or a snack from the bar!

#readsiprepeat #roughdraftny #bookstagram #indiebookstore #bookstoreevent #kingstonny #hudsonvalleyevents

THE OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH for THE PROBLEM DRINKER will be @roughdraftny in Kingston on JUNE 1st at 6 p.m. What better way to kick off the summer than with a bookish, boozy Monday night? 🍸🚬

Featuring short readings and a discussion on “self-destructive” tendencies in writing with @kylekouri @celardolor @anneheltzel and @scottlaudati.

Comment your favorite drink if we’re going to see you there.

Poster artwork @celardolor

#memoir #debut #booklaunch