Fall Amateur Scrabble Tournament

Oct. 1, 2024 // 6-9pm

Like playing Scrabble? Wanna do it in a fun, casual Scrabble tournament for amateurs only and with cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place? Of course, you do!

With the assistance of a member of NASPA (North America Scrabble Players Association), Brian Summers (ranked #6 in the state), we'll have a professionally run tournament but for amateurs only. Included in the 1st prize cash award is a free membership into NASPA in case ya wanna get more Scrabbled!

Fee is $20

SPINE INDIE BOOKSTORE & CAFE

Tea, Coffee, Booze, and Books!

Open Daily 4pm - 10pm

Closed on Friday

See our Calendar for Events

Welcome to Spine.

We are a unique indie bookstore specializing in fiction and nonfiction titles from indie authors and publishers.

Spine Indie Bookstore & Cafe is a consignment bookstore stocked exclusively with indie authors and publishers, a cafe, and small event space designed to foster conversations and ctreativity in a safe environment.

Become a part of Spine

Indie Authors and Publishers, go to the Bookstore page to see how you can get your books on our shelves.

We offer various live events in the evening from 6pm - 10pm:

SUNDAY NIGHT: Poetry with a featured poet and open mic.

MONDAY NIGHT: Author showcase.

TUESDAY NIGHT: C omedy with a featured comedian and open mic, hosted by Andrew Gieselmann. Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Music open mic, hosted by David Loeb every 1st and 4th Wed, Eric Keeney every 2nd Wed, Jason Krena every 3rd Wed, and Jared Gab on the occasional 5th Wed.

THURSDAY NIGHT:

Every 1st Thursday: Live Figure Drawing.

Every 3rd Thursday:

UnSeen St. Louis, facilitated by Jackie Dana. Unseen St. Louis are presentations about the forgotten, destroyed, unfamiliar history of STL.

Every 4th Thursday:

The Moth-inspired storytelling night with featured speakers and open mic.

FRIDAY DAY/NIGHT:

Open for private parties.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Singer/songwriter showcase.

If you're interested in participating in any of our live events, please send us an email: spine314@gmail.com.

We are also open for private functions, parties, meetings, gatherings, and discussion groups.

Enjoy literature

& libations with us

Spine serves the finest locally roasted coffee in St. Louis from Coffee Stamp, and the finest tea created in St. Louis: Big Heart Tea.

We also serve alcohol and delicious coffee cocktails!

Cocktail of the Month: Irish Coffee

Seasonal Drink Special:

Creme Brulle Latte

a safe place, a creative space

The talented @wilson.ridge.stl … A very nice, warm, intimate evening with friends.
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MADS sounding great in our listening room at Spine. Thank you Ethan for setting this up tonight! Next up @wilson.ridge.stl
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Attention Indie Authors & Publishers and Readers, Too!
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A packed house for Jackie Dana’s Unseen STL with Mike Jones talking about Lafayette Square and Nathan Jackson talking about Soulard.
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Today at 4:30, Wm. Stage discusses his most recent novel. For those who know, you know how good of a writer he is; for those who don’t, do yourself a favor and check him out. At @spinebookstorecafe. Going until 6, because Bill has an early bedtime! 😉
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Angela Lamb, yoga instructor, author, filmmaker, starting her yoga class at Spine. @healthylifenationtvseries www.healthylifenation.com
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@arenspringer (with special guest appearance by his daughter Zoe) Loved this night! Thank you #UnderTheHoneybee
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Taking a break, be right back… #singersongwriter #stl #spineindiebookstorecafe #thistownsgottalent
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@brody_neal #singersongwriter #stl #spineindiebookstorecafe
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A star is born. Rehearsing “Jersey Giant”
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Getting ready for tonight. It’s gonna be a good one, come on down. Showtime is 7:30! @spinebookstorecafe is w/ with @arenspringer and @brody_neal
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Full house at our original music open mic!
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A very enjoyable night indeed! Thank you all
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Thank you Jean! And thank you Andrew and the St. Louis Publishers Association!
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Alex Huck’s “No Covers” Singer/Songwriter Showcase on the patio! @alexhuckmusic @garrettrongey @danamichaelanderson @spinebookstorecafe
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I had a great time this Sunday with all the good folks coming out to stand under the honeybee where I hear you and you hear me… (Joe D)
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Another montage of Spine’s July 1 C.A.F.E. Thanks for the documentation Matt Klose!
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Thanks everybody for joining @spinebookstorecafe at the pro-peace 4th of July weekend C.A.F.E.
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We got lucky with the rain missing us, but damn this humidity! Come on out, get a cool drink, and buy some art! Here till 4…
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Get here early 😉 Just saying…
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Saturday July 1, 2023! Goodies from @elaines_sandwiches, @sugarwitchic , @bridgebread #buylocal #supportsmallbusiness #stl #spineindiebookstorecafe
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I great night, really. Lovely people, great poetry! Thank you Jared Lewis and thank you to Jilly who read for the first time and get well soon @lesleydaypoetry. See you next week for @friskidinggo featured night. Much love!
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This is fun. Having the lyrics displayed while you’re performing.
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Ya never know who’s gonna show up at Spine. #sidecarmotorcycle #spineindiebookstorecafe #stl
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What a great night! Thanks @amorticious and friends! And special shout out to the @baccarastl who belly danced to country music. Who knew?
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That’s a lot of the funny!
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Comedy at Spine! Hosted by @cori_does_stuff and featuring tonight @jumping.thru.hoops
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Spine’s view of Benton Park
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And my disheveled patio overlooking Benton Park… that photo to follow 😉
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And sometimes I sit with a drink in my hand and look at my little bar and wonder how it all came to fruition.
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And sometimes I look at the entrance to my crazy successful indie bookstore filled with indie authors and publishers and feel so damn proud
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Sometimes I look at my little stage and “big” board of events and smile…
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No Covers hosted by @wilson.ridge.stl featuring @moldgold222, @yannonmusic, and Esteban Quito!
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Love @tbt_wgs thanks @elenaksampson for another fun night at @spinebookstorecafe
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Author Showcase. Monkey optional. @eriktesonauthor is a talented writer and painter! #autismawareness #lbgqtcommunity #stl #spineindiebookstorecafe
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On the big board for next week!
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CALL FOR VENDORS We’ll have space for forty vendors!
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Monday Author Showcase: Jay Findlay & Jay Schober discuss and read from their thriller “The Ice: Murder in Antarctica”
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Join us for another Caffeinated Art Fair Extravaganza! Seeking Vendors of all creative disciplines. #stl #spineindiebookstorecafe #smallbusiness
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@georgesirois created an audio play or radio play (similar to the old radio broadcast like War of the Worlds). It’s the next level of the audio book!
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@elenaksampson’s #TruthBeTold storytelling has begun. @rockystmoore
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So happy to host this amazing woman. Leah Friedman started writing at 88 and her book Through My Garden Gate is inspirational
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Poetry night started out huge! @lesleydaypoetry
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My new favorite…
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Guitars piled up for original open mic night. A pleasant occurrence here at Spine on Wed!
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Easter Sunday Live Music on the Patio
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Tarot and oracle time!
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a moment spring ‘zine release is always a good time, full of awesome people; and the zine is pretty damn good, too! Come and get your free copy before we run out… See you for the summer release!
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Mathew Freeman and a host of talented poets with a talented host @lesleydaypoetry on Sunday night!
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Original music open mic. A nice mix of people coming to play and coming to listen.
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Sunday night poetry is always a good time. A special shout out to the poets who read for the first time at an open mic!
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Support Eric Keeney’s crowdfunding for his first studio recording!
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Thanks for coming out for @lesleydaypoetry and Spine’s poetry night featuring @cierra.was.here.poetry
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Mary Jayne. One of the funniest comedians we’ve had come through Spine!
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Dog-friendly Spine, getting ready for @alexhuckmusic’s @NoCovers show Alex Stewart and Tony Nomojito
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Maybe one of these nights we’ll serve pancakes…
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Storytelling night. This is a good night and a good crowd!
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Look at the talent lined up and it’s not even 7:00!
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7:30-9:30. Gonna be a good night!
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Be there!
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We had a nice turnout for Patrick Cole, a few new poets—one reading for the first time (which we love), a few familiar poets, a lot of people who just came out to listen, and an incredible host!
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Tonight’s inaugural launch of Jackie Dana’s Unseen St. Louis with Amanda Clark was interesting, informative, and quite successful! Thank you all for coming out. Stay tuned, more to come!
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Kaitlyn Legaspi getting ready to read from her YA/Urban Fantasy series: Card Holders
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Our new plan to introduce an open format open mic one Sunday a month. @bonemanandthebebopremedy’s “Space Jam”
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This Saturday the 11th!
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Tarot on Fridays. The outcome looks good!
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Hottest mic in St. Louis!
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Storytelling night at Spine. 1st Thursday of the month. @elenaksampson’s Truth be Told: we got stories. Listening to Sioux Roslawski
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The Benton Park Philo Cafe
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Our cocktail of the month may not be a fancy drink, but it'll cure what ails ya!
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Sci-Fi author B. Mack
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I was so busy at our Tuesday Comedy Open Mic hosted by the amazing @cori_does_stuff that I didn’t take any pics, so here’s our featured comedian @lisarimmy and a shout out to the 20 comedians that came out! Good people, one-and-all!
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Here’s some poets from last Sunday. I didn’t grab them all. Sometimes I’m just trying to enjoy the event. A wonderful night with amazing poets and supporters/friends!
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Spine has a nice selection of YA, grab a hot chocolate and find something good to read. #indoctrination #creativity #intelligence #wonder #spineindiebookstorecafe
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Great turnout for a moment’s zine release and open mic! Pick up a copy, it’s a good read. Congratulations a moment!
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The Lost Brewery Caves of St. Louis and the discussion of St. Louis caves in general was so popular we had to convert the bookstore to remote seating to accommodate the overflow. I hope everyone enjoyed the presentation as much as I. Thank you all for your interest and support! And thank you Bill, Laura, and Chris for the information
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#sidecar Clouds in your Coffee. Add a shot of @buffalotrace @frangelico or @disaronno_official amaretto to your coffee for a more pleasurable experience of an already pleasurable experience of our @blueprintcoffee.
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Matthew @oddsoulandthesound Klose on our humble stage for Singer/Songwriter Showcase!
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Thank you Matt @oddsoulsight Klose for the awesome video! Matt, btw, will be playing his original music tonight @spinebookstorecafe's Singer/Songwriter Showcase! @oddsoulandthesound
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Hello my friends, can you offer an assist to get Spine nominated for best bookstore and/or coffeehouse? Thank ya kindly!
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Dean Moran playing at the Wed. music open mic who will return for Sunday poetry open mic as the featured poet!
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Matthew (Oddsoul) Klose jamming’ tonight at our Wednesday Original Music Open Mic, and who will be returning for our Saturday Singer/Songwriter Showcase!
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And our comedy has begun!
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Where am I?
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@ladylayre gave me her reading (which was insightful) anybody else read the Tarot and wanna give it a go?
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#funkybaubles from the wonderful @lizzykrin! I love the gifts, thank you! We’ll have a real tree next year to hang this ornament on. #spineindiebookstorecafe #happyholidays #beexcellenttoeachother
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Let’s see what the new year has to offer… with @ladylayre
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Featured poet: Collin Berry. Thanks Yon. The Sandman. Bill Kranz. Marion. Josh. Lenny. #tribe #indieartist #community #love
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Wonderful poets and a great crowd. Collin Berry. John Clayton. Julianne King. Roslyn Gillespie. John Macenulty. John Dorsey (had no idea how funny he was). #poet #poetry #spineindiebookstorecafe #sundayopenmicnight
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Love these Wed nights!
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100% more Ellie. Sooo funny!
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And our Tuesday night comedy show begins…
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Hired a new barista…
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Poetry night at Spine. I need to take more photos from the stage…
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Poetry night about to start, featuring Patrick Cole
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On this day, the first of December on the year of Our Lord, 1073, We the Parents of the Village of Offenhausen, enter into an agreement with the Demon known as Krampus…
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Elena’s Storytelling Night is a success!
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