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Using all FIVE SENSES, we bring together self-care with an immersive book box experience, while supporting children’s literacy✨

05/18/2026

AB After Dark: Bookish Happy Hour 🍷

We’ve extended our hours for a little happy hour fun.

🥀How Does It Work
-Store has extended hours Friday + Saturday
-Bookish Happy Hour is 6:00-8:00p in “The Lounge”
-Bring Your Own Favorite Beverage (wine/beer/NA/etc)

🥀Ticket Includes
-Drinkware for your BYOB
-Create your own custom blend at our “Tea Bar”
-Exclusive events + mini workshops (check our schedule for mini workshop nights)
-10% off Fill-a-Totes in our bookstore

Come alone, come with a friend, or meet fellow readers who love atmosphere as much as story.

Space is intentionally limited to preserve intimacy.

Any questions? please reach out our Event Manager [email protected]

Address: Authentic Books, 1815 N Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32804

*Cancellations must be made at least 2 business days before the event for a refund*

05/14/2026

Exciting News…May 16th 🤫

05/12/2026

🍎CALLING ALL ORLANDO TEACHERS!🍎

You made it to the end of the school year and summer break is within reach.

We want to thank you for all you do for our community and having to endure “67” all year 🥲

We invite you to our Teacher Appreciation Night!

It’s a free event full of:
-Drinks
-Mini workshop
-Exclusive tote for the evening
-Special discount for any purchases

Know a special teacher who deserves a night out? Tag them in the comments + tell them why you nominate them. We’ll select 1 teacher to receive a Free Fill-a-Tote!

🍎✏️📚

05/04/2026

🌞Golden Hour: A Mother’s Day Event🌞

Our space transforms into a candlelit escape, layered with fresh florals, glowing tapers, and the kind of intentional details you don’t find just anywhere.

This experience is designed for the bookish mother who rarely gets a moment that’s entirely her own.

Spend the afternoon pouring your own custom candle, sipping unlimited wine and N/A drinks, and wandering our curated shelves to choose a book that speaks to you, no rushing, just a slow, beautiful pause.

What to Expect: Saturday, May 9th@ 4:00p-6:00p

– Create a custom curated candle
– Light bites + drinks
– (1) book of your choosing from Authentic Books
– Mini floral bouquet

Any questions? please reach out our Event Manager, [email protected]

Address: Authentic Books, 1815 N Orange Ave, Orlando FL 32789

*Cancellations must be made at least 2 business days before the event for a refund*

05/02/2026

May Events are live!
✨Link in Bio for Tickets & RSVPs ✨

Store Theme: Farmers Market 🧺🍓

All community clubs & partnership events can now be found linked on our website!

📍1815 N Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32804

04/28/2026

✨Arab American Heritage Reading List✨

As we round out April, I wanted to highlight our curated reading list of Arab American authors.

Save this post for reference throughout the rest of 2026 and drop any titles we missed in the comments🫶🏽

04/27/2026

Join us for Trope Night, an immersive evening where scent, story, and instinct collide.

You’ll begin by choosing a candle scent inspired by a bookish trope, each blend has been curated to capture a specific mood or narrative pull.

Once your path is chosen, the experience begins.
Your selected scent will guide you into a curated set of books aligned with that trope, where you’ll take part in a “speed dating” style reading session, finding the stories that linger.

What to Expect: Wednesday, April 29th @ 6:30p

– Create a custom trope-inspired candle
– “Speed date” a curated lineup of books based on their chosen scent
– Play Bookish Bingo for prizes and surprises
– Enjoy a themed welcome drink upon arrival + $5 AB Gift Card

Any questions? please reach out our Event Manager, [email protected]

Address: Authentic Books, 1815 N Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32804

04/25/2026

✨FAE FLOW RITUAL✨
A Romantasy Yoga Evening

Together with The Burrow Cafe & Play, Authentic Books, and Yoga Moth, we’re creating an immersive experience that mirrors the arc of every great romantasy heroine.

– The Awakening | Yoga, Ascent + Sound (.moth Moth)
An all-levels flow designed to wake something up.
Strength, presence, power - already there, just waiting to be felt.

Woven with an ascent ritual to release what’s been holding you back and name what you’re stepping into followed by a sound bath to restore balance.

– The Alchemy | Candle Making Ritual ( Books)
Create your own candle inspired by iconic romantasy worlds.
Scents drawn from stories you know and love - smoky forests, soft florals, worn pages, firelight.
Something that feels like it belongs on your bedside table in another world.

– The Elixir | Drinks + Light Bites (Yoga )
A non-alcoholic themed drink and light bites included.
Enjoy in our Romantasy salon (photo ops a-plenty.)

– The Gathering | Space to Linger
Build community with your found family.

Each guest receives an exclusive tote - something to remember your evening with us

Limited availability + costumes highly encouraged✨

Note: This event is from 5:30p-8:30p at The Burrow, arrive anytime during the event to enjoy drinks and candlemaking, however we recommend you come at least 30 minutes before your registered yoga session.

04/22/2026

For 🌎 Earth Day 🌎 , we’ve pulled together that romanticize nature, they sit in it.

Some feel like grief. Some feel like decay. Some feel like waves crashing against the rocks and others feel like standing in the middle of a field for too long taking it all in.

Our staff curates every book pick and list.

✨No ai, no trends, just good books.✨

01/07/2026

Candle Day!

Today I’m making 9 different scents for:
- (24) Bookstore restock
- (24) Bookstore weekend popup ()
- (20) Sarah Penner collab collection
- (96) subscription boxes + gift orders

My favorite scent from today is Bergamot, Matcha, Sage with a hint of Mint 🍃

Do you have a favorite candle of ours? I’d love to put together a “Throwback” candle collection

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