Nicole Sullivan opened BookBar in May of 2013 after seeing a need for a community bookstore in the neighborhood. She expanded the store in October 2015, adding a larger kids' space, reading room, and outdoor patio. In November 2015 she opened BookBed, a book lovers bed & breakfast, just above BookBar. She also owns and operates bookclubhub.org - a reader to book club matching website. In January 2016 she will begin contracting with Paz and Associates to train booksellers on running both a bookstore and bar. Her strong passion is in seeing independent bookstores thrive.

 

Jeremy Ellis has worked in independent bookstores across Texas since 1994. He began as a bookseller for the sprawling Dallas independent, Taylors Books, before moving to the much smaller community focused, Trudy's Fireside Books in Tyler, Texas. In 1998, he went on to become Event Coordinator and then Marketing Director for BookPeople in Austin. He took over leadership at Houston's famed Brazos Bookstore in September of 2011.