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The Book Club is a bookshop-café on Johnson Drive in downtown Mission — “part bookstore, part café, and entirely created for connection” — opened in the fall of 2025 by Kimberly and Matthew Hoppock, the couple behind the gift shop Truly Madly Depot a few doors down. It took over the former Paulie D’s Pizza, soft-opened September 27, 2025 and threw its grand-opening party November 21. Matthew, an immigration attorney who paid his way through school as a barista and morning baker, runs a from-scratch kitchen — house focaccia and croissants for the paninis and sandwiches, a rotating bakery case, a breakfast burrito built on sausage from Werner’s across the street — while the shelves mix new releases, used books and staff picks; the shop buys and trades books and hosts book clubs and meet-ups.

Description

The shop is on the north side of Johnson Drive near Outlook Street, in the walkable stretch of downtown Mission that holds Fluffy Fresh Donuts, Mission Watch and Jewelry, Werner’s Fine Sausages across the street and, a few doors away, the owners’ first business, Truly Madly Depot.12 Its about page: “Our corner of Mission sits in a perfect pocket of the Kansas City metro. It is walkable, friendly, and full of regulars who know where to find the good stuff … The Book Club extends that same spirit into a space for reading, sipping, talking, and staying awhile.”3 The original plan called for books on the right side of the room and a bar with wine, espresso martinis and mimosas on the left; the shop opened as a coffee-and-lunch café first, with wine “planned for future service.”14

The kitchen is the surprise. “Everything here is baked in house from scratch,” the menu says, and the sandwich board is built on it: a Fig & Prosciutto Panini (house fig jam, brie, arugula on house focaccia), Turkey Pesto, Caprese Pesto and a Spicy Italian with nduja, fresh mozzarella and agrodolce onions, all $12; turkey-cheddar, chicken-salad and tuna-salad sandwiches on scratch-made croissants ($11–11.50); a grilled cheese on focaccia ($8.50); and the Burrito from the Block ($8), eggs, peppers, cheese and breakfast sausage “from our across-the-street neighbor, the iconic Werner’s Fine Sausages.”2 Sandwiches come with a pickle and chips or house pasta salad; small plates are hummus, chicken salad or tuna salad with crackers and vegetables.2 Muffins, scones and danishes rotate on a published weekly schedule (chocolate espresso muffin, blueberry citrus scone, strawberry danish and so on).2 The Pitch’s Sarah Sipple singled out the tuna-salad croissant “with arugula and tomato” at $9.50 and a 16-ounce hot chocolate at $5.25 in November 2025, and noted the shop gives away grilled-cheese sandwiches from 2 to 6 p.m. to anyone in need.5

Coffee is “thoughtfully sourced” and rotates: Matthew Hoppock told The Pitch he buys single-source beans that change regularly and cups them monthly, with an ambition to roast in-house at a separate Mission facility.46 The drink list runs drip ($2.75), cold brew brewed 18 hours ($3.75), espresso, cortado, cappuccino, lattes ($4.25–6.75), house-made chai, ceremonial matcha, London Fog, hot chocolate with house ganache and hot tea, with house syrups (vanilla, caramel, mocha, lavender honey, salted bourbon butterscotch, cardamom, hazelnut, brown sugar).2

On the book side: new releases, staff favorites, children’s books, used books and classics, journals and small gifts; the shop buys and trades used books and takes local-author submissions through its site.74 Events have included book clubs, junk-journal meet-ups, singles events and “trinket swaps.”46

Ownership and history

Kimberly and Matthew Hoppock are longtime Mission residents. Matthew is a full-time immigration attorney who “worked his way through college and law school doing many things, including pulling espresso shots and waking up before dawn as a morning baker,” and “has always dreamed of opening a coffee shop or bakery”; Kimberly “brings a background in design and marketing.”34 Their first shop, Truly Madly Depot — journals, cards, jewelry, Japanese stationery — opened on Johnson Drive in early 2024 and was voted The Pitch’s Best Gift Shop of 2025.15 Jenny Kane, Truly Madly Depot’s operations manager, was part of the Book Club launch team.1

In December 2024 the Johnson County Post reported the couple’s plan for a “boozy bookstore cafe” in the former Paulie D’s Pizza, which had operated in the space for about five years before closing in November 2024. “The location was just a no-brainer — it just made good sense,” Matthew said; the target was February 2025.1 Shelf Awareness, the bookselling trade newsletter, picked up the story in January.8 The build-out ran most of a year. The Book Club soft-opened Saturday, September 27, 2025 — “It’s a space for food, for conversation, for reading … a space for community,” Kimberly told The Pitch — and the Star covered the opening on October 1.469 A grand-opening party followed on Friday, November 21, 2025, 5 to 9 p.m., announced on the shop’s Instagram the week before; “Yesterday’s grand opening was everything I imagined and so much more,” the shop’s Facebook posted the next day.1011 The City of Mission lists the business in its directory under Retail, Food + Drink and Woman Owned.12

Last verified: 2026-08-28 · Source: the shop’s own café menu PDF (dated 05.2026) linked from bookclubkc.com · Confidence: High for food; the two-column drink page parsed imperfectly, so drink prices below are the legible ones. Spellings are the shop’s own.2

Coffee & not coffee

  • Drip Coffee 12 oz ($2.75) · Cold Brew 16 oz, brewed 18 hours ($3.75) · Espresso 2 oz double ($3.25) · Americano 12 oz ($2.75) · Cortado 4 oz ($3.75) · Cappuccino 6 oz ($4.75)
  • Latte hot 12 oz ($4.25) / 16 oz ($5.50); iced 16 oz ($5.50) / 20 oz ($6.75)
  • Chai Latte (house-made chai) hot 12 oz ($5.00); iced 16 oz ($6.25) · Matcha Latte (ceremonial matcha, oat milk, vanilla) hot 12 oz ($6.50); iced 16 oz ($7.75) · London Fog hot 12 oz ($4.50); iced 16 oz ($5.75) · Hot Chocolate 12 oz ($4.25) · Hot Tea 12 oz ($3.00): Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Jasmine Green, Chamomile
  • Customizations: milk alternatives (oat, almond, breve) +$1; cold foam +$1; house-made syrups +$1 (vanilla, caramel, mocha, lavender honey, salted bourbon butterscotch, cardamom, hazelnut, brown sugar; Monin sugar-free vanilla); extra shot

Breakfast & bakery

  • Burrito from the Block ($8.00) — eggs, onion, bell peppers, cheese, Werner’s breakfast sausage; grilled to order with salsa
  • From our bakery — rotating daily breads and pastries; weekly muffin/scone/danish schedule (e.g., chocolate espresso, mixed berry, orange chocolate, banana muffins; blueberry citrus, chocolate chip, raspberry white chocolate scones; strawberry, blueberry danishes)

Sandwich plates (from 11 a.m.; with pickle and chips or house pasta salad)

  • Fig & Prosciutto Panini ($12.00) · Turkey Pesto Panini ($12.00) · Caprese Pesto Panini (price not legible) · Spicy Italian Panini ($12.00)
  • Turkey Cheddar Croissant ($11.50) · Chicken Salad Croissant ($11.50) · Tuna Salad Croissant ($11.00) · Grilled Cheese on Foccacia ($8.50)

Small plates

  • Hummus Plate ($8.50) · Chicken Salad Plate ($9.00) · Tuna Salad Plate ($8.50) · Pasta Salad à la carte ($3.00)

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Lucie Krisman, “New concept by Mission couple brings books and booze to downtown,” Johnson County Post, 2024-12-24 — Confirms: Kimberly and Matthew Hoppock; Jenny Kane; longtime Mission residents; Truly Madly Depot opened early 2024; former Paulie D’s Pizza (about five years, closed November 2024); near Fluffy Fresh Donuts and Mission Watch and Jewelry; “boozy bookstore cafe” concept; planned February 2025 opening; “no-brainer” quote. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. The Book Club — official café menu (PDF, “05.2026”). Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: every item and price in the Menu section; “Lunch service begins at 11am”; Werner’s sausage in the burrito; “Everything here is baked in house from scratch”; weekly bakery schedule; address and Instagram in the footer. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  3. The Book Club — official website, “About Us.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: “created by the team behind Truly Madly Depot”; co-owners Matthew and Kimberly Hoppock; Matthew an immigration attorney with barista and morning-baker experience; Kimberly’s design and marketing background; “quality over quantity, with as much fresh and from-scratch as possible”; “Mission is home”; press links to The Pitch, KC Star and Kansas City Thrive. ↩ ↩2

  4. Sara Maloney, “The Book Club wants to host a panini and paperback community connection in Mission,” The Pitch, 2025-09-24 — Confirms: soft opening Saturday, September 27, 2025; Matthew a full-time immigration attorney with barista/baking experience; paninis on homemade focaccia, cinnamon rolls, muffins, cookies, chicken salad, hummus plates; wine planned; single-source rotating beans with monthly cuppings and roasting ambitions; new and used books; book clubs, junk-journal meet-ups, singles events, trinket swaps; Kimberly quote. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  5. Sarah Sipple, “Eat This Now: Cozy sammies at The Book Club,” The Pitch, 2025-11-14 — Confirms: owners Matthew and Kimberly Hoppock; former Paulie D’s Pizza; Truly Madly Depot next door voted Best Gift Shop of 2025; opens 7 a.m. daily, lunch from 11; tuna-salad croissant $9.50; 16 oz hot chocolate $5.25; sandwiches under $15 on house focaccia, croissants and sourdough; free grilled cheese 2–6 p.m. for those in need. ↩ ↩2

  6. “Experience Community Connection at The Book Club in Mission, Kansas,” Kansas City Thrive, 2025-09-24 — Confirms: soft opening September 27, 2025; chalkboard pastry menu; plans to roast “at a separate facility within Mission”; Kimberly quote on “craving community spaces.” ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  7. The Book Club — official website, home page. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: “part bookstore, part café, and entirely created for connection”; address 5735 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS 66202; email hello@bookclubkc.com; Instagram @thebookclubkc; site sections (Events, Sell or Trade, Local Author Submissions, Cafe Menu PDF, About); Shopify storefront. ↩

  8. “The Book Club Opening in Mission, Kan.,” Shelf Awareness, 2025-01-09 — Confirms: trade-press notice of the planned “boozy bookstore cafe” at 5735 Johnson Drive, citing the Post. ↩

  9. “The Book Club in downtown Mission serves books and coffee,” The Kansas City Star, 2025-10-01 — Confirms: “The Book Club opened Saturday. It’s part-lunch spot, part-coffee shop, part-bookstore” on Johnson Drive in Mission. Excerpt via search index; the shop’s about page links the article. ↩

  10. The Book Club (@thebookclubkc), Instagram post, “We’re throwing a Grand Opening Party this coming Friday …,” 2025-11-15 — Confirms: grand-opening party the following Friday (November 21, 2025), 5 to 9 p.m. Snippet via search index. ↩

  11. The Book Club — Facebook video post, “Yesterday’s grand opening was everything I imagined and so much more …,” November 2025 — Confirms: the grand opening took place the previous day. Snippet via search index. ↩

  12. City of Mission — business directory, “The Book Club.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: phone 913-735-6706; categories Retail, Food + Drink, Woman Owned; address (typo “57535 Johnson Drive”). ↩

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