Six things we do, one flat membership, and no automatic renewals we did not tell you about first.
Every service below is run out of our storefront at 4206 Oliver Street. Everything is priced honestly, everything is cancelable, and nothing is automated.
Roughly 2,400 titles on the shelves at any time. Fresh arrivals every Wednesday morning. Special orders confirmed by hand within one business day.
Price: shelf price · Members: 10% off shelf price.
Six ongoing monthly circles capped at fourteen readers each. Each circle is led by a staff member and meets in our back parlor with tea and — quietly — no phones.
Price: $22 / month · included in Chapter House membership.
One hand-wrapped hardback and a short letter from Timothy on the first Friday of every month. Choose fiction, non-fiction, poetry or children's. Cancel by email at any time.
Price: $34 / month, shipping included in the continental US.
Ten to twelve intimate readings each year, capped at forty seats. Tickets are $12 and always include the author's newest title at cost.
Price: $12 · free for members.
Fill out our short reader profile in-store or by email. Within seven days we send a hand-written six-book list tailored to you, your mood and your reading time.
Price: free, no obligation to buy.
We supply jacketed hardbacks, processing labels and reader-advisory lists to independent schools and small libraries in Tarrant County.
Price: quoted per order · call for terms.
One flat annual fee, no tiers, no upsells. Membership pays for itself after roughly nine books a year for most readers.
· 10% off every shelf title, every day
· Free entry to all six reading circles
· Free seats at author evenings
· First look at signed first editions
· A hand-written birthday-month recommendation
$96 per year. That is eight dollars a month, roughly the price of a nice paperback. Household memberships (two adults, same address) are $148.
In person at the front counter, or by calling (817) 346-2186. We do not sign anyone up online — we would rather meet you.
Send Timothy a short email describing what you have been reading lately. He will write back — usually the same day — with a suggestion.
Email Timothy