Can we find 300 people willing to join the ranks of our Brilliant Books VIPs in the next 30 days? We're really hoping so, because carpentry is expensive. Here's the story: brilliant-books.net/300-membership…

Long story short: Repairs to the front of our store ran about $7,500 over budget, so we're hoping to offset the drain on our rainy-day fund by adding 300 new members by Sept. 15th. The entire long story (and info on membership): bit.ly/300newmembers

SO HAPPY that BABEL is out in the world this week! Almost everyone on staff has read it; as soon as someone finished, they'd hand their advance copy to the next bookseller & tell them "Read this now!" Congrats, Rebecca F. Kuang! Need a copy? We have them here: bit.ly/3pR1SgJ

It is FRIDAY and we have BOOKS. Those are two excellent things that are even better together. What's on your TBR for the weekend?

We started carrying a few bookish vinyl stickers for sale--why not, right? They're fun. Then we found more cute vinyl stickers. And more. And this is how we learned stickers are like books...one cannot have too many. Want to add to your collection? brilliant-books.net/literary-acces…

In case you needed permission to send that fan mail languishing in your drafts folder...

We think so too. 📚

We are *86* new members into our 300 New Member Challenge! Only 214 to go by September 15th. Want to support your Long Distance Local Bookstore while also enjoying all the perks of being a Brilliant Books VIP? Here's how: bit.ly/300newmembers

Today is the LAST DAY to get #BrilliantBooksMonthly before prices go up. New subscriptions, renewals, gifts for next Christmas, birthday, etc--you can order now and get them later, just don't miss your chance to subscribe at the current price! bit.ly/BrilliantBooks…

This is, in fact, how it works. It's not enough to love the local bookstore, friends. One must shop there, or one day it will no longer be there.

We have 1 day left in our 300 New Member Challenge & we're at 146 new members. We're not giving up, but at this point...it doesn't look great. We haven't been able to track down Miracle Max, so if you want to help make this miracle happen, here's how: bit.ly/300newmembers

Important question. What, to you, constitutes a "fall read?" There seems to be a general consensus on "beach reads," but fall varies so widely...

Congratulations to all the authors whose books were longlisted for a #NationalBookAward! Which is your favorite to take home a prize? brilliant-books.net/2022-national-…

Tough question. On the one hand, what if you missed something the first time around? On the other hand, there are so many you haven't read yet!

We are open! The weather outside may be frightful, but in here it’s warm and delightful. We may decide to close a little early today, but we’ll keep you posted if things change. 🎁 Come say hello and finish up your holiday shopping!

Well, we've tried to tough it out, but we've decided it's best to play it safe. We're going to close at 6pm tonight. We'll be back tomorrow from 10-4!