Nerding Out Studio

06/15/2026

📚 We Need Children’s Books! 💛

We don’t often ask for book donations, but right now, we need them! Our shelves are running thin, and these books help spark learning, imagination, and summer reading fun for local kids. ☀️ Most of our books are brand new, and come from REACH Reading Enriches All Children, but used books play a critical role in supplementing our supply and adding a diversity of options.

We’re looking for:
📖 Children’s books in good condition (no writing or ripped pages)
📖 Books ideally purchased within the last 5 years
📖 Board books, picture books, early readers, and youth chapter books

At this time, we are not seeking adult book donations.

All books will be shared through The Free Bookstore at THRIVE, perfect for helping children build their own libraries this summer. 💙

📍 Drop off during operating hours:
Mon, Wed, Thurs 10–7 | Tues 10–5 | Fri 10–3 | Sat 9–12

Thank you for helping put books into kids’ hands! 📚✨

06/15/2026

06/13/2026

We are excited to be at New Realm tomorrow from 12-6✨🧚‍♀️ Come get some sweets and swap some books📚

06/11/2026

📚🍻 BOOKS, BEER, & DIRTY SODA? Say less.

We’re teaming up with Nerding Out Studio for the ultimate Book Swap! Whether you're looking to clear out your shelves or hunt down your next hyper-fixation read, we’ve got you covered. Come grab a pint (or a custom dirty soda!), get some sparkle in your life, and trade some paperbacks.

✨ The Details:
📅 Sunday, June 14
⏰ 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 New Realm Brewing

What to expect:
📚 Book Swap: Bring a book, take a book!
🧚‍♂️ Fairy Hair: Add some magical tinsel to your locks.
🥤 Dirty Soda Pop-Up: Custom, creamy, fizzy goodness.
🍺 Beer & Bites: New Realm’s finest pours and delicious food.

Tag your favorite bookworm and we'll see you there! 👇

06/11/2026

four days. FOUR. i get to put my book in actual human hands and i cannot be normal about it.

if you're anywhere near Suffolk this Saturday, come find me at the New Realm Brewery Book Swap (hosted by the lovely folks at Nerding Out Studios). i'll have signed copies of Seeking the Dawn, bookmarks to take home, and the kind of nervous-excited author energy you can only get in person.

come say hi. tell me your comfort read. let me gush about fae courts and found family at you. this is genuinely my favorite part of all of this — the actual people.

🩷 not local? the link in my bio gets you on Early Access, where reveals and the good stuff land first.

📍 New Realm Brewery, Suffolk VA
🗓️ Saturday, June 14

06/09/2026

We are absolutely thrilled (and, honestly, a little nervous!) for our very first event. Thanks to word of mouth alone, The New Realm Book Swap Market is already shaping up to have an incredible turnout. We are truly speechless and so grateful for the community's support—we just know this market is going to be amazing!

With that being said, both our team and New Realm Brewing Co. - Suffolk are keeping a close eye on the weather forecast. We have high hopes that the skies will clear up and bless us with a perfect, beautiful day to gather and swap books.

Stay tuned for any official updates as we get closer to Sunday, and we can’t wait to see you all there! 📚✨