Welcome to Cuppa Pulp-Or, It All Began With The Writer’s Space

In the years before I began writing “seriously,” I wished for a supportive, free place to write. There are surprisingly few options, here in the outer suburbs of New York City. You get a free deal at the library, which is full of books, to boot, but you don’t necessarily get support. You may meet more writers at a coffee shop (wired ones, at that) but it isn’t free, you get terribly addicted to caffeine, and you end up talking more than writing. Or you can cross the river for writing programs in Westchester or New York City. Generally, you end up withdrawing back into your kitchen, where you inevitably get yanked at by the laundry, the yard, the errands, and the phone. And you’re not writing.

When I finally committed to an MFA program across the Hudson, I asked advisors and other writers what they thought of my yen for that free, supportive space. Everyone agreed it would be great. But how to support such a place?

A very wise-or possibly very foolish-teacher told me, “Retail.”

All that remained was for some kind, generous local store owners to appear and say, “Why, of course! We’d love for you to sell books and offer a free writer’s space in our store!”

Enter the amazing Ingrid Hopkins and Bern Weintraub, and Meadowlark Toys/Sunbridge Books, who host Cuppa Pulp Booksellers and the Writer’s Space upstairs at Meadowlark. We now boast five shelves of proudly curated new and used fiction and nonfiction, as well as a well-lit writer’s desk, complete with a shelf of writer’s resources on craft and marketing. We even offer free wifi for internet research.

We hope you will enjoy and support Cuppa Pulp Booksellers and the Writer’s Space by writing here, attending our events, shopping at the store or online, and just generally participating in an amazing outer-suburban reader’s and writer’s community!  Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@cuppapulp.com with your suggestions for what writers and readers need, but can’t always get. We want to support your literary life.

To start with, here is a short list of writer’s resources on the Internet. More in the months to come.

Thanks for visiting!