Open Book Chocolates

Handmade, Bean-to-Bar, Fair Trade Chocolate Bars | Literary-Inspired Flavors

This Weekend: Annapolis Book Lovers Expo and My Big Finds Pop-Up

G. E. Gallas

This weekend, Open Book Chocolates will be at Annapolis Book Lovers Expo on Saturday and My Big Finds Pop-Up on Sunday.

Please visit our events page for more details: openbookchocolates.com/events.

If you’re a Maryland local, we hope to see you there!

Independent Bookstore Day & National Small Business Week

G. E. Gallas

Help Open Book Chocolates celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and National Small Business Week!

Independent Bookstore Day

Saturday, April 27th, 2024

One Day. Fifty States. Over a Thousand Bookstores.

JOIN US FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

“This national one-day party held the last Saturday in April celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store. Through exclusive books and literary items, contests, cupcakes, and everything in between, it’s a party you don’t want to miss!”

For Independent Bookstore Day, please support your local indie bookstore(s)!

Please check out our Find Us In Stores page to support an indie bookstore that carries our literary-themed chocolate bars: openbookchocolates.com/find-us-in-stores

For more information about Independent Bookstore Day, please visit: bookweb.org/independent-bookstore-day.

National Small Business Week

Sunday, April 28th through Saturday, May 4th, 2024

“National Small Business Week is a national recognition event to honor the United States' top entrepreneurs each year. The distinguished group of small business owners are hailed each year by the U.S. Small Business Administration and a collection of event co-hosts.”

“For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week, which acknowledges the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. This year, National Small Business Week takes place April 28 - May 4, 2024, and is when SBA officially recognizes their hard work, ingenuity, and dedication, including their contributions to the economy. This year’s activities include in-person events and an educational virtual summit on a variety of business topics.”

For National Small Business Week, please support your local small businesses.

Here at Open Book Chocolates, as a small business, we truly appreciate all your support!

For more information about National Small Business Week, please visit: sba.gov/national-small-business-week.

This Weekend: Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival and Kensington Day of the Book Festival

G. E. Gallas

This weekend, Open Book Chocolates will be at Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival on Saturday and  Kensington Day of the Book Festival on Sunday.

Please visit our events page for more details: openbookchocolates.com/events.

If you’re a Maryland local, we hope to see you there!

Find Us In Stores

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we’re thrilled and proud to have our literary-themed chocolate bars carried in a number of independent bookstores and gift shops across the U.S. And now, for the first time, we’ve compiled a list of those stores for our website. This way, our customers can easily check where they can pick up a few bars in person!

Please visit our Find Us In Stores page for more details:

openbookchocolates.com/find-us-in-stores.

If you have any suggestions for stores (independent bookstores, gift shops, etc.) that you’d like to see carry our chocolate bars, please contact us via our contact form (openbookchocolates.com/contact) or at OpenBookChocolates@email.com. Thank you!

Flavor Restock Schedule

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we’re busy working to restock all our chocolate bar flavors! After the winter holidays 2023 and Valentine’s Day 2024, our inventory was very low. We’ve restocked many of our flavors, but are still working on some.

Below is our current flavor restock schedule:

By the End of April:

  • Les Misérables

  • Treasure Island

  • The Great Gatsby

By the End of May:

  • Jane Eyre

  • A Little Princess

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • One Thousand and One Nights

In other words, we hope to be fully restocked by the end of May! :)

Upcoming Events: Spring 2024

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we’re busy preparing for our upcoming in-person events! That involves organizing all the event supplies we need (table, tablecloth, signs, display racks, etc.) and putting together hundreds of free chocolate samples for customers to taste. That’s all while keeping up with orders and keeping track of (and restocking) our chocolate bar inventory. So there’s a lot we’re juggling at the moment. It’s a lot of hard work. But, honestly, it’s a lot of fun too!

We’re scheduled to be at the following eight events this spring:

If you’re a Maryland local, we hope to see you there!

Please visit our events page for more details: openbookchocolates.com/events.

Buy 3+ Chocolate Bars, Get 1 Tea FREE!

G. E. Gallas

Happy Valentine’s Day, Bibliophiles! Starting today, when you buy 3 or more Open Book Chocolates bars, you will receive one Open Book Chocolates tea FREE! This special event is first come, first served and while supplies last. There are three teas to choose from:

  1. The Picture of Dorian Gray Tea: Strawberries and Juniper Berries in Black Tea. (Ingredients: Black Tea, Juniper Berries, Strawberries, Peppermint, Echinacea, Apple Pieces, Eucalyptus, Lemongrass, Strawberry Essence.)

  2. Pride and Prejudice Tea: Blackcurrant and Cinnamon in White Tea. (Ingredients: White Tea, Cinnamon Chip, Apple Pieces, Black Currant Essence.)

  3. A Christmas Carol Tea: Hazelnuts, Pear, and Nutmeg in Honeybush Tea (caffeine-free). (Ingredients: Rooibos Tea, Honeybush Tea, Hazelnut Pieces, Nutmeg, Calendula, Alfalfa Leaf, Pear/Hazelnut Essence.)

When you order, please write in the “Note / Additional Info” section which tea flavor you would like to receive. Otherwise, you will receive a tea flavor by random selection. Thank you so much!