Another Ultimate HudCo Day
Free for members, $40 for public. It’s the dream workday— networking, headshot refresh, tasty snacks, biz dev and inspiring workshops.
Our next book club pick is
An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves
A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.
Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore.
Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Tuesday September 16h 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!
The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook.
Raising the Bar(re) for Women!
Cooking for Causes is hosting this event at the gorgeous @thelarkclub in Irvington to support women’s rights with proceeds going to the @nationalwomenslawcenter! The talented @jlcoachingllc will be leading a mini barre class followed by a very fun mixology lesson of seasonal cocktails 🍸 (and mocktails!) led by @clinkwithcolleen. We will feast on gorgeous autumn snacks from @graze_newyork and get to browse little pop-ups from fellow, women-owned small businesses @picturebookny and the soon-to-open @makeyourmarketny! Plus, lots of fun mixed in between.
It’s Picture Book’s Five Year Anniversary!
Picture Book opened inside HudCo October 2020 with a small selection of books on the table, and has grown not only with additional books and shelves, but also to be it’s own community. I couldn’t have done it without the great support of the HudCo owners and team, and I’m so grateful this pop-up has found a home here. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey that started out of a love for books and has been sustained by a love for this community.
Stay tuned for news on how we’ll celebrate!
Joyful Convo: The Menopause Moment with Dr. Kelly Casperson
120 min - $97.00 Join us as Dr. Casperson (@kellycaspersonmd) cuts through the noise around hormones, intimacy, and aging with science, humor, and honesty on Thursday, October 2nd. We'll start at 7pm to gather, conversation goes from 7:30pm-9pm (to hopefully allow those observing Yom Kippur to join us). As always, tickets are final sale. This event is in partnership with the wonderful Picture Book (@picturebookny), and you will each receive a copy of The Menopause Moment to take home.
Join us to Read Together!
After a successful event inspired by Gretchen Rubin in June, we’re continuing to meet up at the bookshop in HudCo’s cafe to read for 25 minutes this September to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day. Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!
Meet us in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. You are welcome to bring your own book, or ask for recommendations. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.
FerryCon 2025 at the Library
FerryCon is the library’s all day, yearly Comic Con-style flagship event for all ages that takes place one Saturday every fall (formerly spring). Since 2019, FerryCon has brought over 300 participants to the library for fun-filled events including artists alley, classes, panels, and contests that revolved around comic books, graphic novels, super heroes, and more!
Picture Book will have the great James Howe’s books for sale, as well as other super books for fans. Stay tuned for news of more participating authors and activities!
HudCo Atelier
Join us for a fabulous Friday market full of independent makers and creative minds. Explore upcycled designs, coveted vintage finds, and small-batch garments. Open to all!
AOB Shoes | Hand-made Bespoke Shoes & Leather Goods
Jessica Miller | Expressionist Portrait Painter
Wooden Sleepers | Vintage Specializing in American Workwear & Ivy Style
W O R N O U T Jewelry | Upcycled & Redesigned Vintage Costume Jewelry
Our next book club pick is
From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town
"Spellbinding. . . . In The Antidote, Karen Russell, America's own Prairie Witch of a writer, exhumes memories out of the collective national unconscious and invites us to see our history in full. There are, alas, no antidotes for history. Our consolations are found in writers like Russell who refract horror and wonder through their own strange looking glass, leaving us energized for that next astounding thing.” —NPR
Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Tuesday September 16h 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!
The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook.
Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club at Picture Book
Join us for our 2nd Repro Rights Book Club at Picture Book to discuss Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans by Kylie Cheung. This is a collaboration between local bookshop Picture Book and the homegrown organization Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights.
We'll meet on the HudCo couches for a community discussion, fueled by cheese and beverages from Bloomy Cheese & Provisions. Your ticket helps cover food costs and the rest will be donated to NYAAF.
Picture Book is donating 10% of all Coercion book sales to NYAAF, and you can choose to add the book onto the ticket, or buy directly on Picture Book's website to avoid additional Eventbrite fees. It is also available as an EBook from Bookshop.
Back-to-school Recovery Morning & Story Time
Think of it as your week-one victory lap.
Adults will enjoy a quiet morning of conversation, recuperation and coffee while the NewFriends sitters supervise the kids (in a separate room! with closed doors!) for storytime and games with local author and Tarrytown Mom, Lauren Glattly. Go Headless Horsemen!
New Friends is a social club for families where parents AND kids actually enjoy themselves founded by Melissa Cullens.
Space is limited, so please get your tickets now. HudCo members use the discount code in the app.
Join us to Read Together!
After a successful event inspired by Gretchen Rubin in June, we’re continuing to meet up at the bookshop in HudCo’s cafe to read for 25 minutes this July 2025 to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day. Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!
Meet us in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. You are welcome to bring your own book, or ask for recommendations. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.
Liberte, Egalite, Bon Appetit: A Julia Child Fête for NYAAF at The Good Witch with Cooking for Causes
Picture Book is popping up at The Good Witch for an epic evening of advocacy at Cooking for Causes' cookbook club dinner collaboration with Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights and The Good Witch Coffee Bar.
For this special fête we're raising funds in support of NYAAF (NY Abortion Access Fund) and we'll be dining on everything Julia Child. (Fun fact: Julia was a staunch supporter of reproductive rights and even hosted fundraising dinners for Planned Parenthood!)
Picture Book is bringing a selection of books that champion women’s rights, Julia Child, and all things French and fun. 10% of book sales will be donated to NYAAF!
Join us to Read 25 together!
Each year on the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, Gretchen issues a challenge to herself and listeners. This yearly challenge started in 2020, with “Walk 20 in ‘20”: Walk for 20 minutes each day in 2020. Since then, thousands of people have joined the annual challenge as a practical, manageable way to boost happiness and build positive habits.
For 2025, Gretchen is bringing back a fan-favorite challenge with reading: Read 25 in ’25 to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day. Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!
To celebrate we’ll get together in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.
Taste the Rainbow: Pride Pasta Party Benefitting A4TE
Cooking for Causes is back this month (woohoo!) celebrating our LGBTQ+ community with a rainbow cavatelli pasta-making class from
Flours Pasta + Bakeshop featuring pasta naturally dyed with fruits, vegetables and spices by owner and artisan pasta maker Sofia Todisco
This Cooking for Causes event will seek to celebrate Pride and embrace our LGBTQ+ community with a special focus on raising funds in support of Advocates for Trans Equality. While we aspire to be allies and protectors of our entire LGBTQ+ community, our trans friends and family deserve acute support in the wake of the daily attacks on their freedoms, safety and basic human rights. Picture Book is joining in on the cause, offering 10% of all book sales that night to the chosen charity. Find great pasta cookbooks, celebratory LGBTQ+ books for all ages, and the books for the next Cooking for Causes meetup in July!
Tickets are sold out for the event, but please feel free to stop by and shop in support of the great cause!
HudCo’s Auction for The Loft LGBTQ+ Community Center
Go to the HudCo Instagram page to bid on wonderful items from local makers and small businesses, including Picture Book! Our auction item is a stack of kids picture books featuring loving LGBTQ+ families and themes of empathy, kindness, and self-love.
Summer Solstice Book Bar at HudCo
Join us at Book Bar, the perfect blend of literary charm and crafted cocktails in the elegant atmosphere of HudCo.
Indulge in specialty cocktails crafted to perfection by the Clink with Colleen team at the HudCo Bar, with a range of exquisite flavors that cater to every palate, including low- and no-ABV options for those seeking a mindful drinking experience.
Picture Book’s carefully curated selection of beautiful books are the perfect pairing for your cocktails, and we’re thrilled to offer this evening browsing experience to our book loving community. Whether you're here to unwind with a novel or engage in lively conversation, Book Bar offers a unique, sophisticated escape for the evening, right here in Dobbs Ferry.
Picture Book is launching our summer reading recommendation lists for Book Bar! Get ready to fill your TBR pile!
The Phoenicia Flea at the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park
We are excited to return to the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park, with its striking views of the Hudson River and Palisades, for our 4th year of Phoenicia Flea at the @riverarts Music Tour on Saturday, June 14 from 11am to 5pm.
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For Westchester’s largest free music event we’re excited to announce that we’ll have over 20 amazing local vendors, food, and drink from 11am to 5pm with FREE entry! And you can finish the day with a sunset picnic and performances under the stars at the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront that runs until 9pm!
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Parking is FREE, but wanna catch the train? The Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park is ONE MINUTE walk from the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Station. No car, no problem!
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Can’t wait to see you June 14th! (Rain date: Sunday, June 15th.)
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Our next book club pick is
“A tightly wound family drama that reads like a psychological thriller."—NPR
“Bold, stark, genre-bending, Audition will haunt your dreams.”—The Boston Globe
One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.
Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Thursday May 29th 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!
The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook.
Barbecue:
Smoked & Grilled Recipes from Across the Globe
Join us to celebrate the launch of a local author Shana Liebman’s new cookbook Barbecue: Smoked & Grilled Recipes from Across the Globe with a book signing.
Barbecue is the ultimate guide to cooking with fire and smoke, featuring 280 beloved barbecue and grilling recipes from cultures across the globe.
Shana Liebman is a writer/editor with a culinary degree from the Institute of Culinary Education and an MFA from Columbia University. She writes about food and culture for many publications, including New York Magazine, the Independent, Salon, and Food52.
Meet Katie Tolson of Seed on Hudson, featured in the new book The Flower Farmers
Join us to celebrate the release of the new book The Flower Farmers; Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers by Debra Prinzing & Robin Avni, which features our local flower farmer Katie Tolson along with 28 more of today's most inspiring flower farmers offering how-to-cultivate expertise, and favorite new varieties in a lushly photographed guide to feed your every floral fantasy. Come to Picture Book inside HudCo, pick up a copy of this essential book for flower garden enthusiasts, and get a chance to talk to Katie Tolson and benefit from her specialty knowledge in seasonal practices for our specific region.
About Katie:
Seed-on-Hudson is the brainchild of flower farmer and seed saver Katie Tolson based in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Her love of plants and flowers started with freshly picked summer strawberries and roses in her mother's & grandmother's gardens. California raised her, the UK made her a mother, and New York gave her the space to grow dreams.
Inspired by her love of all things organic, flavorful, fragrant and homegrown, and frustrated by the lack of places to buy good quality, healthy seedlings of heirloom varieties and native plants, Katie set up Seed-on-Hudson to serve her local Westchester community. Katie is a Committee Member of the Hastings Pollinator Pathway Project and initiated The Great Hastings Seed Swap in February 2021.
Book Bar at HudCo
Marga-Read-A Edition
Join us at Book Bar, the perfect blend of literary charm and crafted cocktails in the elegant atmosphere of HudCo.
This week we’ll be mixing up the perfect margarita and have complimentary chips and guacamole to pair.
Picture Book is thrilled to offer this evening browsing experience to our book loving community.
The Book Shop Is Open Saturday!
Picture Book is open Saturday 11am-4pm, and donating 10% of sales to SPRING Community Partners. Boxing Day Café will be here in the afternoon to keep you going through the day. And the main event is a giant pop up shop of Generation Love clothing as a fundraiser for SPRING.
From Generation Love:
Back by popular demand for an amazing cause!! Just in time for Mother’s Day, shop the latest styles from GENERATION LOVE as well as a special sample sale offering (with items up to 70% off)! Enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes, including blazers, dresses, and more! 20% of all Generation Love sales as well as 100% of raffle proceeds will benefit SPRING Community Partners, a local non-profit that helps bridge the gaps so all children in Dobbs Ferry can thrive. Also featuring Picture Book NY and Boxing Day Coffee.
Mother’s Day Bazaar
In honor of Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite you to our Spring Pop-Up Market—a joyful gathering of local artisans (many of them wonderful mamas!) sharing fresh blooms, thoughtful gifts, and sweet little treats sure to make you smile.
Adonia Floral Design | A stunning selection of candles, vessels and treats.
A D’Zine | Vintage jewelry with timeless character and charm.
Bloomy Cheese | An assortment of domestic and imported cut-to-order artisan cheeses, fine charcuterie and pantry items, and handmade gifts.
Ennui | Vintage inspired housewears. Lovingly handcrafted at home in the Hudson Valley.
Lady Jane | Jewelry that sparks joy and encourages playfulness in everyday life
Living Notes Photography | Portrait and branding photography for families and individuals—a timeless and meaningful gift.
Seed-on-Hudson | Heirloom and unusual varieties of homegrown vegetables, herbs, fruits, native plants & flowers.
And, of course, our resident pop-ups:
Boxing Day Café | Coffee/Pastries
Picture Book | Beautiful titles for every age.
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Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club at Picture Book
Join us for the inaugural Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club at Picture Book to discuss Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win, the important new book by Jessica Valenti.
Abortion is a handbook for the overwhelming majority of Americans who support abortion rights, whether they’re seasoned activists or those just starting to learn. With the wit, expertise, and blunt moral clarity that’s made her writing popular for decades, Valenti offers an essential manifesto in an urgent moment.
We'll meet on the HudCo couches for a community discussion, fueled by cheese and beverages from Bloomy Cheese & Provisions. Your ticket helps cover food costs and the rest will be donated to NYAAF.
Picture Book is donating 10% of all Abortion book sales to NYAAF, and you can choose to add the book onto the ticket, or buy directly on Picture Book's website to avoid additional fees. It is also available as an audiobook on Libro.fm, or as an EBook from Bookshop.
Sip & Stitch
Picture Book is popping up at The Good Witch for Sip & Stictch, Benefitting Earthjustice. I will donate 10% of all book sales tonight to Earthjustice. If you are attending, please let me know if I can bring something special for you!
Our next book club pick is
Dream count is a publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.
Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Wednesday April 23rd at 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!
The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook read by multiple narrators.
Picture Book and Boxing Day Café are OPEN!
Picture Book, your favorite local bookshop, and Boxing Day Café, your favorite Australian pop-up café in the Rivertowns will be open to delight you with new books to browse and brilliant beverages to enjoy. Sara will be on site from 10-12 for personalized recommendations.
Elisa Bosse‘s exhibition Guaiba: Quiet Presence of Light will be open for viewing in the HudCo Atrium. Elisa Bosse is a 23-year-old artist from Bergen, Norway, currently based in Berlin. Through painting, Elisa engages intimately with nature, encouraging a renewed awareness of its existence and significance.
Friday Night Live/Words On Hudson
Picture Book will be offering copies of Roni Schotter’s books which the author will sign for you!
Exit Strategies: The Power of Humor and Openness in End-of-Life Conversations
Presentation by Cynthia X. Pan MD, author of Exit Strategies: Living Lessons from Dying People
Picture Book will have copies of the book available to purchase in person.
Come pet some puppies!
This is a ticketed event to raise money for The Incredible Pups Pet Rescue