{"id":17910,"date":"2025-05-19T11:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/?p=17910"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:50:54","slug":"read-in-the-rabbits-den-at-venetas-hideaway-hollow-bookshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/read-in-the-rabbits-den-at-venetas-hideaway-hollow-bookshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Read in the Rabbit’s Den at Veneta’s Hideaway Hollow Bookshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hideaway Hollow Bookshop is open for business in the parking lot of Grocery Outlet in Veneta. (Photo by Araya Price \/ Falcon News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hideaway Hollow Bookshop is tucked away in an off-the-beaten spot in Veneta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner Amy Kocyan, who parks her cart in a corner of the Grocery Outlet parking lot on Jeans Road, says she wanted to bring back reading to the community. She has put a lot of effort into creating a place for local residents who enjoy fantasy to find their newest adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just looked around and realized that anyone in Veneta who wanted a book would have to go into Eugene, so I decided that this would be the perfect place,” Kocyan said. “I couldn’t afford a brick-and-mortar place, so I got a book cart instead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hideaway Hollow began in June 2024, but Kocyan said it has been a dream of hers since she was a child. Her love of fantasy has allowed her to sustain herself off of books for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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EHS exchange student Adni Mohd Sanusi browses for books at Hideaway Hollow for the first time. (Photo by Araya Price \/ Falcon News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cI’ve always read fantasy ever since I was a kid. I love fantasy. My head has always been filled with stories,\u201d Kocyan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hideaway Hollow offers a variety of fantasy and adventure books for all ages, from picture books to novels, with prices ranging from $1 to $20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s also some range in quality since some books are donated, but all are suitable and available for purchase off the shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocyan said she loves to receive donations but requests that donors notify her ahead of time if they plan to drop off a large quantity of books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only donations I might turn down is if it’s nonfiction. Quality-wise, I’m going to be bringing out more used books and some value books, which are going to be used books that are a lot more worn,\u201d Kocyan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although she sells primarily fantasy, she said she is open to working with local authors who stop by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love working with local authors, but I’d like for them to come in and meet me,\u201d Kocyan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elmira High School senior Fernanda Valle-Arvizu said she loves Hideaway Hollow and enjoys the fact that there even is a place to buy books in town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI enjoy the aesthetic of the place. There were a lot of fun classic books as well as fun bookish accessories,\u201d Valle-Arvizu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said she loves to get classic books and browse the selection of fantasy novels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like buying the classic editions they have of books. I especially like the edition of ‘Little Women’ that I got from them,\u201d Valle-Arvizu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hideaway Hollow’s hours fluctuate with the season. Like a real rabbit, Kocyan hides away from the winter, coming out only on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. She said the colder weather is tough on the cart and the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, however, its days of operation have expanded to Wednesday through Saturday, also from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> for more information about Hideaway Hollow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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