Open Book Chocolates

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

2025

Valentine's Day is Just Around the Corner! | Gift Ideas

G. E. Gallas

You may be surprised to learn that January and February are very industrious months for Open Book Chocolates. Why is that, you say? While the winter holidays may be over, we’re already busy preparing for Valentine’s Day!

With Friday, February 14th just around the corner, we thought we’d create some gift ideas for the favorite bibliophile(s) in your life:


No. 1: Our Literary-Inspired Chocolate Bars!

It wouldn’t be Open Book Chocolates without our literary-inspired, handcrafted chocolate bars! We recommend any and all our flavors as thoughtful and delicious Valentine’s Day gifts. Here are some of our favorite romantic flavors:


No. 2: The Garden Party Hand-Poured Candle!

In lieu of flowers, treat your special someone to the aroma of our The Garden Party hand-poured candle. The Garden Party is a bouquet of gardenia, tuberose, and jasmine. We design our candles to compliment all our chocolate bar flavors and to become an enticing companion during a long and cozy reading session.


No. 3: More Literary-Inspired Gifts!

Try matching our literary-inspired chocolate bars with literary-inspired gifts from our favorite fellow small businesses:


No. 4: Pair Our Literary-Inspired Chocolate Bars with their Corresponding Books!

Try pairing our Pride and Prejudice chocolate bar with a beautiful copy of Jane Austen’s novel. Or our Treasure Island bar with Robert Louis Stevenson’s. Or our Frankenstein bar with Mary Shelley’s. Then tie them together with a ribbon!

Purchase these classic books while supporting independent bookstores:

How does Bookshop.org work with Independent bookstores?

“Bookshop.org supports indies in two ways: 10% of regular sales on Bookshop.org are added to an earnings pool that is evenly divided and distributed to independent bookstores every six months.

Stores who are Bookshop.org affiliates, who sell books online using Bookshop.org (by sharing their Bookshop.org link on social media, email newsletters, or on their websites) earn 30% of the cover price on any sales generated from the link, without having to do the work of keeping inventory, picking, packing, shipping or handling complaints and returns. (30% of the cover price is the entire profit margin - Bookshop.org doesn’t earn money off bookstore sales, all profits go to the store.)”

Want to support independent bookstores and Open Book Chocolates in person? Our chocolate bars are carried in a number of wonderful stores across the U.S.


No. 5: Our "Read Books, Eat Chocolate" Pouch!

Our "Read Books, Eat Chocolate" pouch is not just adorable, but also made of eco-friendly, 100% recycled cotton. You can fit up to 4 Open Book Chocolates bars in this pouch, as well as any small literary-inspired accessories (enamel pins, bookmarks, pens, pencils, etc.). 


Open Book Chocolates wishes you a romantic and literary-inspired Valentine’s Day!

To receive your order by Valentine’s Day (February 14th), please place your order no later than February 7th!

Upcoming Events: Winter/Spring 2025

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we’re busy preparing for our upcoming in-person events!


We’re scheduled to be at the following four events this winter/spring:

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

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

Ink + Riddle | Order Drop-Off

G. E. Gallas

Today, we dropped off an order at Ink + Riddle in Clarksburg, Maryland! Ink + Riddle (inkandriddle.com) is a really unique and exciting store that carries everything creative — art supplies, stationery, board games, books, puzzles, and beyond. They offer many great activities including story time for kids, 3D printing classes, and creative workshops. Located in the Clarksburg Premium Outlets, Ink + Riddle will be moving to a new space in the same location in February. They’ve been carrying our literary-inspired chocolate bars for a while now, and we love visiting their vibrant and intellectually stimulating store!



If you live in or near Clarksburg, Maryland, we hope you’ll go check out this fantastic small business.