New Book Joy

Owner Connie Obrochta was lucky enough to attend American Book Sellers Association’s Annual Children’s Books Conference! 📚🎉 Here’s a sneak peek of some *NEW* book joy COMING SOON to both of our Booktiques & our website…
Along with meeting SO MANY *NEW* AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, PUBLISHERS + VENDORS! (including illustrators Francesca Sudano + Juliana Eigner, plus Chicagoland small business The Librarian’s Candle Co), Connie got to scope out the newest titles + products from some of our ALL-TIME FAVES (including Pedro Martin, Nic Stone, Maria Isabel Sanchez Varga / Little People Big Dreams, plus small business She Said It. + Morgan Swank Studio) & even visit with some too! ✨📖💛
BOOKISH BONUSES:
✨ Connie got to meet up with Mary Webber O’Malley (Program Coordinator for Binc Foundation)!
✨ National treasure Lois Lowry (esteemed author of The Giver!) gave a talk about her new book Building 903, coming out in late September… WE CAN’T WAIT! 👀
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES ABOUT NEW ARRIVALS in the next few weeks on our social media pages & SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL LIST on www.newbookjoy.com to be the first to know about the latest + greatest must-reads, fun bookish events, exclusive discounts + more! 💌
Until then, SWING BY OUR BOOKSTORES or visit our site to shop our curated summer collections of beach reads & beyond for all ages (OR send us a DM or email with any special custom order requests + we will do our best to accommodate you!):
📍 EDGEBROOK: 5512 W DEVON AVE
💌 EDGEBROOK - [email protected]
📍 BROOKFIELD: 3741 PRAIRIE AVE
💌 BROOKFIELD - [email protected]
📷✨AUTHORS / PUBLISHERS: Pedro Martín Pedro Martin The Dial Press Nic Crown Publishing Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Simon Kids Juliana Eigner | Illustrator Barefoot Books Advocate Art HarperKids Lois Lowry / SMALL BIZ: Librarian Made She Said It | Stationery Morgan | Greeting Cards & Gifts / EDGEBROOK COMMUNITY: Edgebrook Sauganash Chamber of Commerce Edgebrook, Chicago Edgebrook Community Association EdgebrookSauganshCC / OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY: Mary Webber O'Malley | Illinois Binc Foundation Chilovebooks American Booksellers Assoc.
   

Join us for the next French Artisan Market Book Club Parties at our *NEW* New Book Joy Booktique in Brookfield!!! 🎉 GET TICKETS for our parties for John of John by Douglas Stuart (7/8) +/or Skylark by Paula McLain (7/15) inspired by Brookfield’s *NEW* Outdoor Artisan Market at the The Brookfield Shops in Progress Park! SIGN UP ASAP 🎟️ LINK IN BIO…
MORE ABOUT THE EVENTS: Join us in-person at New Book Joy in Brookfield on WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH OR 15TH FROM 7-8 PM (after swinging by the Brookfield Shops’ *NEW* Artisan Market to support local artisans, farmers, food vendors, musicians + more at Progress Park from 4-7 pm, of course!) to discuss a captivating book with our Book Club group. 📚👄💬 Each guest will get a *SURPRISE* NBJ GOODIE that pairs with the featured story & an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT if you stick around to shop our bookshelves. 🛍
PICK UP A COPY OF THE BOOK IN-STORE OR ONLINE BEFORE THE EVENT! ✨📖💛 When you sign up for the event on our site, you can opt to add a book to your purchase along with your “ticket” - we can either ship a copy to your doorstep or hold it for you to pick up at our Brookfield Booktique (3741 Prairie Ave) - just select *Pick Up* at checkout as the Delivery Method instead of clicking Ship / entering your shipping info...
NOTE: If you’d prefer to purchase the audiobook version, you can click on the Libro.FM link on our event page after purchasing your ticket. 🎧
See you at 3741 Prairie Ave (FIND FREE PARKING on the street right in front of our store). 🚗🚙
CAN’T MAKE IT? JOIN US FOR ONE OF OUR OTHER BOOK CLUBS this summer (including our party for The Favorites by local Chicagoland author Layne Fargo on 7/19)! Sign up for one (or all!) of our bookish events inspired by outstanding books (OR GIFT A BOOK CLUB EXPERIENCE to your favorite reader) - LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH EXPERIENCE ON OUR SITE: www.newbookjoy.com/pages/events…
📷✨ BROOKFIELD COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Village of Brookfield Brookfield Chamber of Commerce IL / OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Explore Oak Park and Beyond Riverside, Illinois Delaplaine Magazine

Join our Book Club Party for The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke! 🎉 RSVP ASAP for a book chat, mingle + *optional* bevys + bites at Macushla Brewing Co in Glenview on 7/11: https://www.newbookjoy.com/products/book-club-book-discussion-mingle-for-the-ending-writes-itself
MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: Meet us at Macushla Brewing Company on SATURDAY, JULY 11TH FROM 4-6 PM to discuss this riveting read with our *Thrill Seekers* Book Club group. 📚👄💬 BONUS: You’ll get a TAKEAWAY GIFT + EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE! 🛍
PICK UP A COPY OF THE BOOK IN-STORE OR ONLINE BEFORE THE EVENT on www.newbookjoy.com! ✨📖💛 When you sign up for the event on our site, you can opt to add a book to your purchase along with your “ticket” - we can either ship a copy to your doorstep or hold it for you to pick up at our Edgebrook Bookstore (5512 W Devon) or our *NEW* Brookfield Bookstore (3741 Prairie Ave) - just select *Pick Up* at checkout as the Delivery Method instead of clicking Ship / entering your shipping info...
NOTE: If you’d prefer to purchase the audiobook version, you can click on the Libro.FM link on our event page after purchasing your ticket. 🎧
📷✨ AUTHOR: / PUBLISHER: HarperCollins / EDGEBROOK COMMUNITY: Edgebrook Sauganash Chamber of Commerce Edgebrook & Chicago's Far NW side Edgebrook Community Association Six Corners Association Six Corners Neighbors Nadig Newspapers / OTHER: Mychicagobookstore Lit Circle American Booksellers Association NW Side Small Business Directory

Wine down at Silent Book Club with us at our next meet-up at Wine Styles in Norwood Park on 7/15! 🍷📚 SIGN UP ASAP: https://www.newbookjoy.com/products/silent-book-club-event-for-grown-ups-free-experience
CELEBRATE US BEING AN *OFFICIAL* CHICAGO CHAPTER! Silent Book Club is a global community of readers, with more than 1,000 chapters in 50 countries around the world led by local volunteers. Members gather to read together in quiet camaraderie: ebooks or audiobooks, poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction... it’s BYOBook (there’s no assigned reading or questions)! 🎉
MORE ABOUT OUR NEW BOOK JOY EXPERIENCE: We’ll be hosting a communal hour of reading time once a month from 6:30-7:30 pm at Wine Styles in Norwood Park (first come, first served). Readers are invited to an *optional* 30 minute soirée after each event from 7:30-8 pm for an opportunity to mix & mingle with other local Chicagoland book lovers to talk about what they’re reading (& opt to grab a bevy +/or small bites from too)! 👄💬
NOTE: Can’t make this round? We’ll be hosting this event again (with a twist!!!) on August 12th, PLUS once a month until further notice, so stay tuned for our next date announcement COMING SOON! ✨📖💛
📷✨ EDGEBROOK COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Edgebrook Sauganash Chamber of Commerce Edgebrook & Chicago's Far NW side Edgebrook Community Association Six Corners Association Six Corners Neighbors Nadig Newspapers / OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Mychicagobookstore Lit Circle NW Side Small Business Directory