Wolfe & Kron Books
Address: 808 1/2 Fifth Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
County: Monmouth
Hours during the crawl: Friday: 1:00 - 9:00 PM. Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
Special Crawl Offering:
Door-Prize - ARC Giveaways,
Local Author Signings each day
Read.Here.Now sticker with purchase
Free bookmark for everyone
For the reader who…
“wants to find a book that the influencers have missed & big-box stores are scared to shelve, reads beyond the binary, is diversifying their bookshelf, identifies as neurospicy, queer, or curious.”
Years in business: 3
Fun fact: The ceiling is original tin, which Fin spent three days up on scaffolding painting teal and gold.
Enjoy our community: Catbird for wood-fired pizza, vegan / gluten free options, plus mocktails with a view over Deal Lake; Milk Sugar Love for the ice cream of your dreams—the strawberry tastes like strawberry!; don’t skip the fries from Mutiny BBQ, and the brisket is Guy Fieri approved; Unwind Records has new and used records spinning on the boardwalk; Chris Turk Swim has you covered with fashion for the beach and beyond that's inclusive and rad.
Staff picks:
50% new, 50% used
“Wolfe & Kron Books is Uptown Asbury Park's queer Speculative Fiction bookstore. She/they is serving Collectible, Used + New Titles of fictions and non-, centering LGBTQ+ & BIPoC stories and authors.”
Know before you go…
Parking & transportation
Paid street parking
Free street parking
Located just under one mile from the Asbury Park train station
Accessibility
No restroom available
Entrance and store are fully accessible
Children & pets
Almost entirely adult books, with some Young Adult and a few children’s
We’re looking forward to the crawl because…
“Loved the folks who found us last year, and excited to have people discover Uptown Asbury Park!”