Author School Visits = Lifelong Impact

Author School Visits = Lifelong Impact

When authors visit schools, something magical happens. Lifelong memories are formed. Creative careers are celebrated. Stories are understood with depth and lasting impact. Reading and learning become experiential, fostering connection and joy. As you consider vendors...
BOOKSWEET’S SECOND B-DAY: COMMUNITY IMPACT + GRATITUDE

BOOKSWEET’S SECOND B-DAY: COMMUNITY IMPACT + GRATITUDE

Two years ago, on August 6, 2021, we opened the door to Booksweet for the first time. A pandemic, a host of global shipping and production delays, a manga warehouse fire, and Plymouth road construction were no match for YOU, readers.  Our business philosophy is pretty...
Meet Booksweet’s ARC Team!

Meet Booksweet’s ARC Team!

Fun fact: Booksweet has a team of volunteer readers to help us get through the avalanche of Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) we receive each month. Lovingly called the “ARC Team,” these readers were selected because their reading preferences are in alignment...
Outcomes: The Healing Reads Campaign w/ Michigan Medicine

Outcomes: The Healing Reads Campaign w/ Michigan Medicine

In May 2023, Booksweet partnered with Michigan Medicine and the Joseph and Karen Krantz Family Charitable Foundation for a Mental Health fundraiser.  Our goal: to resource the hospital’s adult and pediatric psychiatric inpatient unit libraries with books and...
What to expect if there’s a UPS Strike

What to expect if there’s a UPS Strike

We at Booksweet look forward of our daily delivery from UPS, which brings in most of the books and other fun items you see in our store. As you may have heard, UPS workers are currently negotiating for better pay, better working conditions, and more full-time jobs. If...
A Note from Booksweet Co-Owners Shaun + Truly: Prime Day

A Note from Booksweet Co-Owners Shaun + Truly: Prime Day

This week, Amazon is holding its annual Prime Day sale, drawing even more eyes and dollars to one of the world’s largest retailers. If we’re all being honest, it is exceptionally difficult to resist the lure of Big A entirely — though there is a book...