Joe Mahoney<p>I’d rather take coffee than compliments just now.” <br>― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women </p><p>The world's first known coffee house, Kiva Han, opened in Constantinople in 1475. Coffee Houses became known as 'Penny Universities', where a single copper coin could buy you a cup and an earful of intellectual debate. <br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alcott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alcott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a></p>