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Independent Bookstore Day
For your local bookstores, Saturday April 26th is the most important day of the year. That’s because we will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day!
We have a full schedule of rolling discounts, prizes and giveaways, free drinks, a costume contest, selfie station, bounce house, and more! Plus, some of our favorite local authors will be stopping by to celebrate.
Visiting author schedule:
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Gary Keith, author of Austin Blues |
| 12:00pm – 2:00 pm | Jess Hagemann, author of Headcheese and Mother-Eating Andrew Hilbert, author of Invasion of the Weirdos and Exrmntmtn |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Megan Okonsky, author of The Barefoot Followers of Sweet Potato Grace |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Paula Rogers, author of Swiped |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Donna Birdwell, author of The Disenchantment of Narcissa Tarver and The Resistance Chronicles |
| also appearing (with homemade gumbo) | Toby LeBlanc, author of Soaked and Dark Roux |
We will also be unveiling our brand new merch designed by the winners of our Art Contest!
All-Day Rolling Discounts:
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Free Mimosas, Face Painting, 15% off kids’ books |
| 12:00pm – 1:00 pm | 15% off games and tarot decks |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | 15% off LGBTQ+ books |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | 15% off young adult books |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | 15% off Memoirs, Biographies, and Essays |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 15% off Romance and Romantasy |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | 15% off all new hardcovers |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | 15% off horror and thrillers |
| 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Free whiskey shots and 15% off science fiction |
Costume Contest
We are putting the two bestselling series head-to-head to determine which is the superior book series. Obviously the only way to determine definitively is via a costume contest. So we are putting Heated Rivalry vs. Dungeon Crawler Carl. Are you team Voyageur/Raiders or Royal Court of Princess Donut?
1) Come to Reverie Books on Independent Bookstore Day and take a selfie of your costume in our selfie booth!
2) Post your photo on instagram and tag us @reveriebooks and use the hashtag #HeatedCrawlerCostumeContest
3) We will announce the winner on Monday 4/27 and the winner can pick up their $25 gift card anytime that week.
Your costume can be from either book series or both! The more unhinged creative the better!
Exclusive Merch
The items below are ONLY available on Independent Bookstore Day. Get them here because when they’re gone, they’re gone!
Local and Independent Partners:
Libro.fm is offering three ways to save on audiobooks for Independent Bookstore Day
- SALE: Libro.fm is offering a week-long sale on bestselling audiobooks from Monday, April 20th through Sunday, April 26th. Don’t miss out—purchases support Reverie Books!
- MEMBERSHIP: You can get two free audiobooks when you start a new one credit per month membership with the code BOOKSTOREDAY at checkout.
- GOLDEN TICKET: Be the lucky winner to find the Golden Ticket hidden somewhere inside our bookstore on April 25th and receive a 12-month audiobook credit bundle at Libro.fm!
Fund Texas Choice will also be joining us for a portion of the day.
Thank you to the these local business partners for helping sponsor Independent Bookstore Day: Old School Liquor and Captain Quackenbush’s Bakery
Indie Bookstore Day was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the independent bookstore community. Reverie Books is only one of over 1,200 stores participating across the country!