Holiday Markets come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. This holiday season, in downtown Buffalo, Fits Books & Waffles is hosting a curated holiday market on Saturday, December 2, featuring the following five all-star vendors that will be in the shop from 10 to 4 PM:
- 73 Feathers, creator of stylish clothing and hoodies reflecting the region’s indigenous design culture
- Hadas Steiner, offering an array of stunning, well-curated modern jewelry pieces
- Alison From Earth, creator of a stylish, upcycled fashion line
- Christina Buscarino, maker of unique artisan jewelry and designs
- Pigeon House Pots, offering beautiful artisan ceramics
While you’re in the shop, you can inquire about the books that made it onto this year’s FITZ Holiday Book Picks list. The list includes Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution by Liam Warfield, Walter Crasshole, and Yony Leyser; Earthopolis: A Biography of Our Urban Planet by Carl Nightingale; An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; the Buffalo AKG Art Museum Collection Handbook; [Buffalo] Corner Stores by Dmitry Gudkov; The [Buffalo] Dives of Our Lives by Michael Mulley; and Buffalo Braves A-Z by Budd Bailey and Greg Tranter.
Two Eyes in an Environment – Existential cartoons with ghosts and the occasional rat | Ric Royer’s
Niagara Falls, NY
– An absurdist excursion through the no-place where the ghosts of honeymoons past meet the ravages of American industry
“We just put our FITZ Holiday Book Picks list today. It include 9 or 10 Buffalo-related books, a few of which are brand new, including a new novel (Same Bed Different Dreams) that launched, receiving international acclaim. It’s by Buffalo-born novelist Ed Park. [There’s] lots of activity this week and next as we head toward the holidays. This Friday, we’ll host two of our favorite collaborators—artist and writer Julia Dzwonkoski and author Ric Royer—for a double book launch. On Saturday, we’ll host five fabulous vendors for a Holiday Market. And next week, we have local legends Mike Mulley and Julian Montague in the shop for book signings on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.” – Aaron Bartley (owner of Fits Books & Waffles)
Of course, while you’re paying a visit to this unique Buffalo bookstore, you’re going to want to try out one of their famous Liege waffles.
Everyone deserves a quality book this holiday season. Therefore, be sure to support our local bookstores that sift through the crud, to bring you the best authors on the scene. Plus, when you support a locally owned, independent bookstore, you support a better and brighter Buffalo.
Fits Books & Waffles | 433 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203 | (716) 249-0523
