News
Meet Booksweet’s New Owners: The Rhoden/Thacker Family
The Rhoden Family–spouses Darcy Rhoden and Casey Thacker–along with Darcy’s sibling Louis and their dad Del–will be the new owners, guiding Booksweet into its next chapter, starting July 1, 2024.
Booksweet’s Summer Reading Checklist!
Celebrating the last day of school isn’t just for kids. It’s for the entire community to ease up a bit, relax, and have more space for connection and fun. To celebrate, Booksweet is excited to share our first-ever Summer Reading Checklist, a fun all-ages activity to encourage connection, community care, and summer reading!
Are You Booksweet’s Next Owner?
June 18, 2024 UPDATE: Good news, readers! The Rhoden/Thacker family stepped up to take Booksweet into its next chapter as its new owners. Thanks for your support!
Mazina’igan Wiishkobad
Fun fact! Booksweet’s shop name in Anishinaabemowin is Mazina’igan Wiishkobad. Learn how to pronounce Mazina’igan Wiishkobad in this post—and learn other ways to celebrate indigenous values and language in our community.
Author School Visits = Lifelong Impact
Consider Booksweet for your school author visits! In the 2023-2024 academic year, we’re happy to cover the cost of author visits for Title 1 schools in Washtenaw County with any 100 book order, offer a 20% bulk discount to all schools, and work with your school community to ensure equity is at the heart of author visits.
BOOKSWEET’S SECOND B-DAY: COMMUNITY IMPACT + GRATITUDE
Our business philosophy is pretty simple: show up fully with your community and they will show up for you. And oh my goodness, did you ever.
Meet Booksweet’s ARC Team!
Meet Booksweet’s ARC Team! You’ll see their recs in-shop (shelf talkers) and on social media.
Fiscal Year-End Spending Needs? We Got You.
You did such a good job all year maintaining your workplace budget… and now you’ve got funds left over as the fiscal year comes to a close! As you consider healthy, helpful ways to put those dollars to good use, don’t forget about your book needs! Booksweet is here to help.
Booksweet Bulk Orders
Have a class, conference, club, book group, or event in need of fat stacks of books? We are here for that and excited to work with you. Learn about our bulk order discounts!
Community Connection: Calling All Local Authors, Experts, and Community Groups
Booksweet is YOUR community bookshop — and there’s no better place for local readers and writers to connect and explore big ideas together. If you are a Washtenaw County-based author, expert, or community group representative, we want to hear from you! Here’s how to get in touch…