A reading outside The Bookshop by Life to Paper, Buena Vista, Miami
The Bookshop by Life to Paper

A little house full of stories

From June 2021 to 2023, The Bookshop in Buena Vista, Miami, was home to Life to Paper authors. Most of all, it became the place people came to get to know local authors. We opened our doors and our hearts to local writers to sell their books and host events and workshops. Its doors are closed for now, and the dream is still alive.

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The story

Exactly what I envisioned

The Bookshop in its early days, under the neon sign

I had a dream to one day have a little house that housed books, events and workshops.

Then a friend showed me a little house in the cozy neighbourhood of Buena Vista, Miami, and it was exactly what I envisioned. So I made an offer to rent, and was approved.

For two years it did exactly as I planned, and more. Each person, each story that walked through the doors made it what it was.

After two years, with rent prices skyrocketing, I had to make the difficult decision to close its doors until we found a new home. We haven’t found the right place yet, but the dream is still alive. I know it will open again one day, when the time is right, in the place that needs it most.

— Tabitha Rose, Founder

The outline of the Bookshop sign left on the wall after closing
The day we closed. The sign left its outline on the wall.
A hand-drawn painting of The Bookshop
The Bookshop, drawn by hand
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If you know a place that needs a little house full of stories, we’d love to hear from you.

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