Monkeywrench Books — Local services in Austin

used to do a monthly open mic here pre-pandemic and had a book placed here in 2022. I’m not sure what has happened since then but I went up there twice to try and get my book placed there and was blown off

was told to email the place using their website and I emailed multiple times but got no reply. if you’re not interested that’s fine/I am grown and can take rejection. don’t ask me to do something I’ve already done/give me the runaround when you can just be an adult and politely decline. most times when I walk in people are lounging so you have time to send a quick email saying “no thanks” rather than wasting my time.

this place is all-volunteer so I try to extend grace but now what once were nice folk treated me as as a local author like I was...

Theres a lot of energy here for a bookstore, this is not Barnes and Noble. The space is organic, lived in, some books are completely free and the store is home to an adorable kitten as well(at least theyre a kitten as I'm writing this). This place isnt for everyone, not all the books are for everyone, but everyone is welcome and everyone will find something they like to read, or at...

Very COOL and laid back book store and meeting place, with a small but good variety of books regarding an interesting ideology/movement of a perspective of hope of a better future. They have self make and self serve tea and coffee. One could easily spend a couple of hours conversing with other clientele and volunteer staff, who are exceptionally awesome, leaving better...