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"Read Books, Eat Chocolate" Pouch

G. E. Gallas

"Read Books, Eat Chocolate" Eco-Friendly, 100% Recycled Cotton Canvas Pouch (6.5"H x 8.5"W x 2.25" at the Bottom).

Our “Read Book, Eat Chocolate” pouch has a silkscreened design of an illustrated open book with "Read Books" on the left page, "Eat Chocolate" on the right page, and "Open Book Chocolates" below the illustrated open book. You can fit up to 4 Open Book Chocolates bars in the pouch, as well as your literary-inspired accessories (bookmarks, enamel pins, pens, pencils, etc.). 

Initial Mock-Up Design of our New Pouch

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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!

Open Book Chocolates Bar and Book Pairings

G. E. Gallas

Since the inception of Open Book Chocolates, we’ve always loved the idea of pairing our literary-inspired chocolate bars with their corresponding books; i.e. our Alice in Wonderland bar with Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece, our Treasure Island with Robert Louis Stevenson’s, our Frankenstein with Mary Shelley’s, and so on.

These pairings make a perfect gift for the favorite bibliophile(s) in your life. Plus, they’re easy to wrap in elegant paper or tie together with ribbon (with or without paper). A wonderful gift for any special occasion!

Here are a selection of our literary-inspired chocolate bars with beautiful volumes from our own bookshelves:

Our Pride and Prejudice chocolate bar with Jane Austen’s novel.

Our Jane Eyre bar with Charlotte Brontë’s novel.

Our The Great Gatsby bar with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.

Our The Picture of Dorian Gray bar with Oscar Wilde’s novel.

Our The Count of Monte Cristo bar with Alexandre Dumas’s novel.

Get your hands on our literary-inspired, craft chocolate bars:

Purchase these classic books while supporting independent bookstores:

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.