Story on the Square

Story on the Square isn’t just selling books—it’s staging a takeover of McDonough’s historic square one paperback and Pinot pour at a time. Walk in and you’ll find a ground floor stacked with every kind of read: swoony romances, knuckle-biting thrillers, bedtime favorites for the kids, and that one nonfiction title you didn’t know you needed but suddenly can’t live without.

But the real flex? Upstairs is Rough Draft, the in-house wine bar that turns “quiet night at the bookstore” into “who knew Tuesdays could be this fun?” Whether you’re here to sip through a Vino Voyage tasting, argue over which adaptation butchered your favorite novel, or just read your fantasy saga with a cabernet chaser, Story on the Square makes literature a full-body experience.

And then there are the clubs. Horror fiends get their Stephen King fix, thrill-seekers live for the page-turners, and fantasy nerds beam up for monthly debates about dragons versus starships. For the crafty crowd, the Creator’s Club offers hands-on projects and mini art history deep dives, while Book Pong throws beer pong energy into the sacred act of book selection (chaos, but make it classy). Basically, if you’ve ever wished your social life and your reading list could merge—welcome home.

This place is less “shhh, it’s a bookstore” and more “cheers, the night’s still young.” At Story on the Square, stories don’t just sit on the page—they spill into the room, onto the square, and straight into your glass.