Vision.

Still Point Books & Cocktails is a place to cultivate stillness, friendship, and generous imaginations. Our name comes from T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets:

“Except for the point, the still point,

there would be no dance, and there is only the dance.”

The ‘still point’ refers to those moments in time that allow us to be present to our lives in all their complexity and dynamism—otherwise known as ‘the dance’. We are creating a place for people to gather in stillness in order to attend to the dance. The former is the quiet of contemplation; the latter is the music of community. Together, these are the fullness of life.

Books and cocktails share the ability to capture our attention, slow us down, and teach us to be still. In time, this stillness can draw us out of ourselves and enliven us. It sparks something dialogical, something that can only be fulfilled in generous human interaction—that is, in friendship. 

In a moment troubled by social isolation, we are bringing books and cocktails together to create an atmosphere of hospitality and conviviality. We’re supporting an ecosystem of friendship that rescues our social and intellectual lives out of fragmentation and re-situates them into a world that is more humane, more true. Still Point stands as a lively cultural presence open to all who seek this world.

We think that stillness and friendship belong together, and we are designing our space to cultivate both. Our mornings will begin in stillness and our evenings will be full of friendship. Every day, we’ll try to honor the integrity of each and celebrate those rich moments that unite them. We hope to do this with as much generosity as we can.

Still Point Books & Cocktails will be a place of collaboration. Here, we will leave ideological stances behind and take a posture of hearty welcome, honest conversation, and raised glasses. Together, we’re gathering at the still point and learning how to dance.