The Book Shelf

The Book Shelf Making your reading experience personal through thoughtfully chosen novels and unique reading accessories.

✨ LIMITED EDITION ✨ book page pumpkins **ery’s Fall Market tonight!Cozy, nostalgic + perfect for your reading nook 🎃 ...
09/11/2026

✨ LIMITED EDITION ✨ book page pumpkins **ery’s Fall Market tonight!

Cozy, nostalgic + perfect for your reading nook 🎃

Spring and Summer 2026 have been NONSTOP — and The Book Shelf’s ‘warm weather’ markets will end with a flourish at this ...
08/27/2026

Spring and Summer 2026 have been NONSTOP — and The Book Shelf’s ‘warm weather’ markets will end with a flourish at this weekend’s 😍

16 markets in 4 months has meant a lot of inventory refreshing, tweaking/ straight up pivoting when something is not working, feeling the high of unbelievable experiences and the lows of second guessing yourself on the afternoons where it feels like you are loading your car back up with so much of what you set up that morning.

VERY grateful for the opportunities TBS has had these last months — and, humbly, wildly proud of myself for stepping into so many new environments.

🌹📚 Sn**ch your last book + rose combo of the season this weekend, before The Book Shelf FALLS into FALL . . .

Bring on the puns (and peak at what I’ve been working on 👇🏻!)

ABSOLUTELY buzzing, and slightly speechless, at the wonder that was Read Between the W**es last night 📚♥️A beautiful, ch...
07/17/2026

ABSOLUTELY buzzing, and slightly speechless, at the wonder that was Read Between the W**es last night 📚♥️

A beautiful, cheerful, PACKED, community-filled night 🥹 To every single person who walked through the door — thank you, thank you, thank you.

I hope you were able to see the absolute dedication that Surjit + his wife, Laura, have put into the stunning new space **eandspirits . . .

The creativity + inner kindness from the stellar vendors that made last night so special: . . .

The event photography by the lovely . . .

Generous signed book donations from local author @ emiliarosewriting . . .

And how much happiness + fulfillment The Book Shelf finds in every book choice, every curled book flower, every ‘from scratch’ reading accessory.

📚🍷 Cheers to local and to Read Between the W**es! 🍷📚

👋🏼 Happy Sunday from The Book Shelf!STAY TUNED . . . 🎉 EXCITING NEWS on Thursday’s Read Between the W**es event coming y...
07/13/2026

👋🏼 Happy Sunday from The Book Shelf!

STAY TUNED . . .

🎉 EXCITING NEWS on Thursday’s Read Between the W**es event coming your way!!! 🎉 **eandspirits

🎉 SAME web address — NEW look! 🎉The Book Shelf has grown SO MUCH since its start in 2024.In the beginning, I catered boo...
07/07/2026

🎉 SAME web address — NEW look! 🎉

The Book Shelf has grown SO MUCH since its start in 2024.

In the beginning, I catered book bundles to youth readers (everyone from pre-K through teens). It seemed like the perfect transition from teaching, where I had already been building my own curriculums around lesser-known-titles to combat the often heard ‘I don’t like to read’. I learned that nearly every student that ever said this had just not found THEIR story yet.

I simply didn’t find the local audience for this initial idea, so I pivoted after the first 6 months in business to focus on adult readers. Still running with my mission to highlight lesser-known-titles, The Book Shelf truly started to grow.

As I became more confident in my ideas and creativity (and picked up speed in attending local markets and events) I shifted to crafting ALL of my reading accessories: flowers, bookmarks, stamped journals, seasonal reading challenges, book review starter kits, bookish frames, you name it.

✨ It is at this juncture that I felt The Book Shelf was REALLY born ✨

The majority of my sales were generated at in person events — so I closed up my website shop, added a ‘custom order’ form in its place and redirected my energy to creating, putting The Book Shelf out there at a myriad of markets.

During the end of 2025, I hosted my first market and fell in love with the process: gathering and organizing a supportive vendor community, partnering with local businesses and giving life to events I would want to attend as a woman AND vendor.

The Book Shelf has matured a bit since 2024, and it was time for a more simple and effective website — and the one that reflects how I love to create for each person’s reading journey.

It may seem like a little thing, the creating of this teeny tiny corner of the internet, but it is also a bit of a mirror into who you are following, buying from and chatting all things books with ♥️📚

Hey reading universe . . . Still chasing that childhood excitement of walking into your school’s book fair as a kid? ME ...
06/30/2026

Hey reading universe . . .

Still chasing that childhood excitement of walking into your school’s book fair as a kid? ME TOO!

Rekindle that book fair energy (grown up style!) alongside complementary w**e tastings at my next event:

📚🍷 Read Between the W**es 🍷📚

🗓️ Thursday, July 16

⏰ 6-8 PM

📍Glastonbury W**e and Spirits (the STUNNING new remodel that formerly spaced The Best W**e Shop In Town)

🛍️ Experience + shop with local artisans who are as kind as they are talented!

♥️

I have SUCH A PASSION for organizing cozy events, growing the vendor community and highlighting makers who are deeply creative AND excellent humans. Every event is thoughtfully organized to not just be enticing to the public and successful for each vendor joining, but to equally be a supportive, connective environment for the small business community — people cheering on people 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A visitor’s guide to The Book Shelf’s market setup ✨1️⃣ BOOK SINGLES: Give the shelf spin to choose your next beach/ vac...
06/16/2026

A visitor’s guide to The Book Shelf’s market setup ✨

1️⃣ BOOK SINGLES: Give the shelf spin to choose your next beach/ vacation/ just because read! Lesser-known-titles ALWAYS— and a new drop of thriller reads have joined over the last month.

2️⃣ 🎉 NEW 🎉 BOOKISH FRAMES: Every frame/ quote/ art combo is a one of one + inventory will continue to grow.

3️⃣ BOOKMARKS: The current mix is a variety of watercolors, painted flowers + vintage cards.

4️⃣ BOOK BOUQUET BAGS: Each includes a lesser-known-title, bookmark + vintage page rose. Don’t forget to flip over the library card attached to each — story clues on the back!

5️⃣ 🎉 NEW 🎉 BOOK REVIEW STARTER KITS: A note taker’s version of heaven! Each canvas pouch has 3 Book Review sheets, annotation key, colored tabs and a pen + pencil.

6️⃣ BOOK + ROSE COMBOS: A pretty little grab and go — a lesser-known-title + mini vintage page rose (perfect for sticking in a small vase or your desk’s pen cup!)

7️⃣ SEASONAL READING CHALLENGES: Think Bingo board meet reading adventures! Just like their name, these change a few times over The Book Shelf’s year — and come with a hand painted bookmark.

📚♥️ See ya next ’s July event ♥️📚

A moment for a surprise find of vintage Winnie the Pooh pages in my new paper pack 🥹 How STUNNING is the bottom of this ...
06/10/2026

A moment for a surprise find of vintage Winnie the Pooh pages in my new paper pack 🥹 How STUNNING is the bottom of this flower?

Find them this weekend ♥️📚

06/06/2026

THANK YOU to the FABULOUS community of people that shaped today’s ☀️ Here Comes the Sun ☀️ outdoor market.

To who always welcomes my ideas to collaborate with a big smile . . .

To the uber talented makers who answered my call to build a supportive, welcoming + kind vendor community: 👏🏼 I loved, loved, loved sharing space with you today . . .

Success is REALLY the people around you ♥️

Didn’t get a chance to check out today’s event? 🤔 Not to worry! Keep an eye out for The Book Shelf’s NEXT event later this summer 📚♥️

☀️🙌🏼☀️🙌🏼☀️
06/06/2026

☀️🙌🏼☀️🙌🏼☀️

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