Brick-and-mortar Cafe Noir to blend literature and coffee
Jasmine Settles (left) founded her online bookstore Cafe Noir in 2020, and the Literature is Liberating Foundation in 2023, to help make literature more accessible. She plans to open a brick-and-mortar Cafe Noir bookstore/coffeeshop this summer in the Edge District. Her friend Rheannan Watson is program director and coordinator of Literature is Liberating Foundation, and will provide programming for Cafe Noir. (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian)
Cafe Noir, a new coffee shop and bookstore highlighting marginalized authors, will open in the Edge District this summer.
The bookstore and coffee shop will open at 635 Madison Ave. in the 1,960-square-foot space within The Ugly Art Co. gallery.
The open area will feature custom book shelving on the walls, a lounge area, tables and chairs and a coffee bar.
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