Open Book Chocolates

Handmade, Bean-to-Bar, Fair Trade Chocolate Bars | Literary-Inspired Flavors

Oscar Wilde

Literary Holidays | A Lookback Over the Past Year!

G. E. Gallas

Since June 2024, we’ve been posting a list of Literary Holidays once a month, along with some memorable quotes and book recommendations. We thought this month would be a great opportunity to look back on some of our favorite Literary Holidays.


George Orwell’s Birthday | June 25th, 1903


Alexandre Dumas’s Birthday | July 24th, 1802


Mary Shelley’s Birthday | August 30th, 1797


Banned Book Week | September 22nd through 28th, 2024


Oscar Wilde’s Birthday | October 16th, 1854


Robert Louis Stevenson’s Birthday | November 13th, 1850


Jolabokaflod | Icelandic Yule Book Flood | December 24th


Pride and Prejudice Publication Day | January 28th, 1813


Charles Dickens’s Birthday | February 7th, 1812


Read Across America Day | March 2nd


Independent Bookstore Day | April 26th


Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday | May 22nd, 1859

Dorian Gray on Broadway

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we’re always on the lookout and excited for new adaptations of our favorite literary classics. So of course we’re thrilled that Sarah Snook’s (who you may know from HBO’s Sucession) one-person The Picture of Dorian Gray has traveled over the pond to Broadway (currently in previews).

Sarah Snook recently appeared on CBS Sunday Morning to talk about Dorian Gray. Please click the button below to watch the interview on YouTube:

Our The Picture of Dorian Gray (Strawberries and Juniper Berries in Dark Chocolate) bar is available in our online store:

Open Book Chocolates Bar and Book Pairings

G. E. Gallas

Since the inception of Open Book Chocolates, we’ve always loved the idea of pairing our literary-inspired chocolate bars with their corresponding books; i.e. our Alice in Wonderland bar with Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece, our Treasure Island with Robert Louis Stevenson’s, our Frankenstein with Mary Shelley’s, and so on.

These pairings make a perfect gift for the favorite bibliophile(s) in your life. Plus, they’re easy to wrap in elegant paper or tie together with ribbon (with or without paper). A wonderful gift for any special occasion!

Here are a selection of our literary-inspired chocolate bars with beautiful volumes from our own bookshelves:


Our Pride and Prejudice chocolate bar with Jane Austen’s novel.


Our Jane Eyre bar with Charlotte Brontë’s novel.


Our The Great Gatsby bar with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.


Our The Picture of Dorian Gray bar with Oscar Wilde’s novel.


Our The Count of Monte Cristo bar with Alexandre Dumas’s novel.


Get your hands on our literary-inspired, craft chocolate bars:


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Want to support independent bookstores and Open Book Chocolates in person? Our chocolate bars are carried in a number of wonderful stores across the U.S.