Frankenstein
New Batch of Frankenstein in Progress!
🥳 We have some wonderful news here at Open Book Chocolates!
As I mentioned in our previous blog post (from October 10th), as we were preparing 2024 Kickstarter rewards, we discovered that we had already sold out of our Frankenstein chocolate bars (Frankenstein Sold Out! Online Store Now Open!). We were very surprised by this, since we made approximately 600 Frankenstein bars, thinking that would be more than enough to get us through the end of the year. But we’re absolutely thrilled that Frankenstein is such a hit with our customers!
We are excited to announce that we are able to make approximately 300 more Frankenstein bars this year!
The new batch of Frankenstein bars should be ready late October or early November. We will be sure to announce when the bars are ready here on our blog! 📖🍫😊
In the meantime, our online store is OPEN!
Currently, we are sold out of The Great Gatsby, but expect it will be back in stock by the end of October. Also, we are very low on Sherlock Holmes and Jolabokaflod (Yule Book Flood), so order them before we sell out!
Frankenstein Sold Out! Online Store Now Open!
Here at Open Book Chocolates this week, we’ve been busy preparing and organizing backer rewards for our 2024 Kickstarter campaign: Frankenstein & Jolabokaflod (Yule Book Flood) Chocolate Bars. And, while going through everyone’s requested flavors, we have discovered that we are already sold out of our Frankenstein chocolate bars!
This is very surprising to us, since we made approximately 600 Frankenstein bars, thinking that would be more than enough to get us through the end of the year. We have already sent out many Frankenstein bars to our wonderful wholesale customers, so there’s a possiblity you can still get your hands on a Frankenstein bar at an independent bookstore near you.
We are unable to make more Frankenstein bars before the end of the year. But we will try to restock them as soon as we possibly can. As you may know, we are a very small business, but we grow a little bit every year. It’s very difficult to predict how many chocolate bars of a single flavor we’re going to sell in a year. And we’re really only able to make new chocolate bars from January through October. Therefore, at the beginning of every year, we have no alternative but to make an educated guess as to how many chocolate bars to make for the entire year. For the past few years, 600 bars of our newest flavor is usually more than enough to get us from September through December. But clearly Frankenstein has proved to be extremely popular. Yay!
We’re absolutely thrilled that Frankenstein is a hit with our customers! And we can’t wait for our Kickstarter backers to enjoy their Frankenstein chocolate bars (along with all our other delicious flavors) once we begin sending out rewards starting mid-October. 📖🍫😊
In the meantime, we have now reopened our online store!
Currently, we are sold out of The Great Gatsby, but expect it will be back in stock by the end of October. Also, we are very low on Sherlock Holmes and Jolabokaflod (Yule Book Flood), so order them before we sell out!
Kickstarter 2024: Success!
Thank you so much to the 203 Kickstarter backers who have helped bring Frankenstein (Raspberries and Icelandic Lava Salt in Dark Chocolate with Milk) and Jolabokaflod Icelandic Yule Book Flood (Candied Orange, Cinnamon, and Clove in Dark Chocolate) to life. Over the next few months, we will be very busy working to send out Kickstarter rewards!
Missed our Kickstarter campaign?
We are now accepting LATE PLEDGES!
Literary Holidays | October 2024
Celebrate this month’s literary holidays with Open Book Chocolates!
Please Note: Our 2024 Kickstarter campaign ended on Wednesday, October 2nd. We are currently working on reopening our online store as soon as possible. In the meantime, our chocolate bars are available via Late Pledges on Kickstarter.
Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia Awareness Month
“October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month — a time to recognize the more than 70 million people in the United States who have learning and thinking differences.”
Learn more by visiting the website for the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Filipino American Month
“Filipino American History Month is observed in October every year to mark the anniversary of the first recorded evidence of Filipinos in America. Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian-American community in the U.S., and are the third-largest racial group in California. Their contributions to our country are exemplary and their achievements are recognized and celebrated throughout this designated month.”
Here’s a selection of books written by Filipino-American authors:
National Book Month
“Started in 2003, National Book Month is a month-long celebration during October dedicated to books and reading.”
How to Celebrate National Book Month:
READ READ READ!
Read a new book and/or read a favorite book.
Put together a book club with family and/or friends.
Help fight book bans. Read banned books. Click here to report the censorship of books.
Visit your local library.
Support independent bookstores.
Listen to audiobooks.
Start a Little Free Library. Click here to learn about starting a Little Free Library.
Use #NationalBookMonth on social media.
LGBTQIA+ History Month
“LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It was founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community.”
Mad Hatter Day | October 6th
“Mad Hatter Day celebrates the Hatter, a key character in Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland.”
“The unofficial holiday was created in 1986 in Boulder Colorado by a group of computer technicians who were inspired by the Hatter and his antics in the epic fantasy novel.“
Open Book Chocolates is celebrating Mad Hatter Day with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and our matching chocolate bar.
Oscar Wilde’s Birthday | October 16th, 1854
“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, history would have been different.“ —The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Open Book Chocolates is celebrating Oscar Wilde’s birthday with his novella The Picture of Dorian Gray and our matching chocolate bar.
Jane Eyre Publication Date | October 19th, 1847
“[Jane Eyre] was published under [Charlotte Brontë’s] pen name ‘Currer Bell’ on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London.“
Frankenstein Friday | October 25th, 2024
Frankenstein Friday “…was created to celebrate Mary Shelley and her famous novel Frankenstein (also named The Modern Prometheus). Mary Shelley’s creation spawned an entire genre, countless movie adaptations, and widespread recognition, and from the spooky October month comes another fun celebration.“
Open Book Chocolates is celebrating Frankenstein Friday with Mary Shelley’s novel and our matching chocolate bar.
Books for Treats Day | Halloween | October 31st
“Books for Treats is a non-profit (501c3) movement that encourages you to give gently read children’s books at Halloween instead of candy.“