In 2020, my wife, Madeline, suggested the idea to a few of our friends and me to start a book club. Before then, I have never been a huge reader. I only really went to the library with my grandma on days off of school, so she could get the newest James Patterson or Nora Roberts book. I think the last time I had read for fun was The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series by Z Brewer (I read this series in middle school). My only other experience with reading came in the form of assigned reading in school, and I think I didn't like the idea of being told what to read and when to read it. Even now, I read at such a wonky pace that my old English teachers would probably not be able to sense a rhyme or reason to it. But if there is one thing about me, I will not be left out of fun things my friends decide to do. So, what the heck? I'll give this whole reading thing a shot!
Fast forward to February of 2021 when our book club (finally) started. Still convinced that reading wouldn't be my cup of tea, I decided to do an audiobook on my hour commute to and from school. I felt absolutely captivated, and very soon, books became my escape. But, as the son of a small business owner, I was sad to know that there was no independent bookstores nearby. The closest bookstore was a Barnes and Noble 30 minutes away from my hometown, and the closest independent bookstore was a little over 30 minutes the opposite direction.
Fast forward to late 2021, I decided, as many do, to start daydreaming of owning my own bookstore. This was never something that seemed feasible, but a kid can dream, right? Well, these thought slowly took over and it became all I could think about. Why couldn't I open a bookstore? I can't just sit around and wait for someone else to do it. Why can't it be me?
Well, 2 and a half years, one dog, one kid, and countless failed paths later, here we are! I'm so excited to welcome you to Snookie's Books, especially today on Independent Bookstore Day! While we focus the next few weeks on finalizing a lot of our other products (trust us, we have a lot of plans), we wanted to launch the flagship of our business, THE BOX. Every month, receive a new and anticipated novel as well as a custom designed t-shirt which incorporates the themes, characters, settings, etc. of that month's novel. Plus, if you order our first subscription box (order by May 26th) you will receive a FREE Snookie's Books t-shirt as well!
Take a look at what we have here, and let us know if you would like any of our sample designs in the future! As of now, we will only be offering THE BOX, and soon after we will have our Snookie's Books tees. But we would love to hear your thoughts in the meantime! Just reach out using our Contact page.
Welcome to Snookie's Books. We really thank you for being here.
Bless your heart.