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Beauty Champagne & Sugar Boutique on Great Day Washington

G. E. Gallas

Yesterday, Zena Polin — the owner of Beauty Champagne & Sugar Boutique in Arlington, Virginia — was on Great Day Washington (WUSA9) discussing champagne pairings. And Open Book Chocolate’s very own One Thousand and One Nights (Pistachios and Apricot in Goat's Milk Chocolate) chocolate bar was featured in the segment!

Beauty Champagne & Sugar Boutique is a wine bar, bottle shop, bistro, and boutique that carries Open Book Chocolates. If you live in or near Arlington, we hope you’ll go check out this awesome store!

 

Literary-Inspired Movies and Series 2025

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we don’t just love books. We love movies and series too! Especially adaptations of classic literature, as well as new stories inspired by classic novels and their authors. So we’ve compiled a list of our most anticipated brand-new and upcoming movies and series!

This year marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, so it’s no surprise there are so many Austen-related titles on this list.


  1. Sherlock & Daughter (2025): Starring David Thewlis and Blu Hunt.

  2. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2025): Starring Camille Rutherford.

  3. Miss Austen (2025): Starring Keeley Hawes.

  4. Animal Farm (2025): Directed by Andy Serkis; starring Isla Fisher, Keith David, Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, and Kieran Culkin.

  5. Frankenstein: (November 20205): Directed by Guillermo del Toro; starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth.

  6. Wuthering Heights (February 2026): Directed by Emerald Fennell; starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

  7. The Odyssey (July 2026): Directed by Christopher Nolan; starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron.

  8. Pride and Prejudice (TBA): Starring Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Colman.

  9. A Christmas Carol (TBA): Directed by Robert Eggers.

  10. Sense and Sensibility (TBA): Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.

From Andy Serkis’s Animal Farm.

Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

We Visited Pressed Coffee & Books

G. E. Gallas

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025


Yesterday, we were in Pottsville, Pennsylvania visiting Pressed Coffee & Books! This awesome hybrid cafe-bookstore roasts its own coffee and is located inside the childhood home of the American writer John O'Hara (author of BUtterfield 8).



If you live in or near Pottsville, we hope you’ll go check out this awesome independent bookstores.