Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Book fairs aren't just for kids anymore! Join us at Right Brain Brewery for a throwback to one of the most exciting days of elementary school: the book fair! We'll have a highly recommended selection of books for grown ups, plus some of your favorites from way back when.
Sunday, February 26, 2023.
Books hold incredible value and immense power — but unfortunately, they're not accessible to everyone.
That's why this Reading Month, we're setting ourselves a goal to donate 250 books through book drives by the end of March. Help us make reading more accessible to all!
Saturday, February 18, 2023
On February 20th, we're kicking off our spring book fair season and we can't wait to get started!
Last fall was our first full-scale, in-person book fair season since the beginning of the pandemic and, rather to our surprise, it was also our biggest ever! We had a record number of schools sign up—several even had to be deferred until spring!—and we brought in new fixtures and displays to help bring the magic of a bookstore directly into every school we visited. The end result? More than $7,000 raised for four different schools, including the TCAPS schools Eastern Elementary, Long Lake Elementary, and West Middle School, and Birch Street Elementary of Kalkaska Public Schools. For the spring season, we've got six schools lined up already, including three we've never worked with before, and several more in the preliminary planning stages. We're confident that this season we can raise more than $10,000 by the time we've wrapped up our last fairs.
Friday, January 13, 2023.
Since our server had drive failure a week ago, it's been...one heck of a ride.
We're open again and all systems are functional, but we're far from entirely recovered from the whole ordeal. Thanks for your patience — and your support.
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Carissa is the most recent addition to our Brilliant bookselling team. Learn a little bit about her here — or stop by to get her recent recommendations.
Saturday, November 19th, 2022.
Here at Brilliant Books, it has been an incredibly successful season for book fairs! We've just wrapped up our final book fair of the season, earning over $6,000 for local schools.
Monday, October 17th, 2022
For the past few years, bestselling author James Patterson has recognized the hard work and dedication of hundreds of booksellers at independent bookstores across the country with his Holiday Bonus program.
In previous years, a total of $250,000 has been distributed to deserving booksellers, including three right here at Brilliant Books!
Monday, October 3, 2022.
It's back! Our third annual Blue Envelope campaign is here, which means that from now through October 31, when you give Brilliant Books Monthly, you'll get a gift for yourself.
Here's how it works.
You already know that our flagship subscription service, Brilliant Books Monthly, makes a fantastic gift. So fantastic, in fact, that we get hundreds of orders for new and renewed subscriptions during the holiday season alone.
If you place your order early enough to beat the Christmas rush (that is, between September 1-21) we've got a Blue Envelope just for you.
What's in it? Well, like every hand-picked Brilliant Books Monthly selection, it's a surprise.
Friday, September 30, 2022.
Our bookseller Mikayla is heading off to adventure in Spain! Read more about her time at Brilliant Books — and what she's got planned next.
Thanks to Mikayla for lending us your time and book recs! We'll definitely miss you.
Friday, September 9, 2022.
Next week, our bookseller Justin 
is headed off to new things. But luckily for us, we're not saying goodbye forever. Read his article to find out what he's up to!
