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01/20/2026

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This FB page will go away on 2/28/26

Book shop

08/17/2025

1,365 days well spent.
295 store tee shirts.
324 copies of Vanished in Vermillion, our best seller.
1,445 stickers purchased, plus tons we gave out for free.
$13,360 in local sales tax to help fund Vermillion.
1 bathroom door kicked down (by me).
Dozens of author events and game nights and open mics.
Hundreds of new friends. Thousands smiles and stories shared.
1 wonderful community.

Thank you, friends.

08/15/2025

The bookstore will open at noon today so that Mike can get a little more packing done. Apologies for any inconvenience!

08/13/2025

Sadly, Mike and Waldo have reached our final page in Vermillion. Join us on Saturday, August 16th for one last round of belly rubs for Waldo and book/game talk with Mike. The store will be closed (except for book clubs) through the end of August as we transition to our new owners. If you've got a special order waiting to pick up, please come see us this week. Gift cards will still be valid after we reopen.

08/13/2025

Running a few errands this morning, we will open at 11:00.

08/10/2025

Hello, readers and gamers! A lot of people around the country are hearing about us for the first time today thanks to the Washington Post article below. Thank you all for the messages of support that have come pouring in! Keep supporting trans kids in your communities and we'll keep pulling whatever levers of power we can safely pull. Links to buy books online to support our store and for the GoFundMe for our new owners will be in the comments below. If you're local to Vermillion, come by next Saturday for Waldo's Last Day at the bookstore!

08/02/2025

Thanks for a great Phelan Pharewell party last night, friends! Mike and Waldo need to help Jen and Calvin get on the road to Massachusetts, so we'll open at 2pm today (Saturday, 8/2). Apologies for any inconvenience.

07/23/2025

We’re closing up to help out with the library’s Cardboard Boat Regatta tonight. See you tomorrow!

07/18/2025