A Novel Idea on Passyunk

Looking for some riveting fiction to give as a gift to yourself or others? We recommend The Future by Naomi Alderman!

The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.

Sounds wild, right?

And to make it even cooler, with every purchase of The Future you get a free pin (while supplies last).

Come by the shop to check out this title and more today! Open 12pm-7pm! 📚

Events for the year are winding down, but that doesn't mean they're any less special! We're so excited to have Val from at the shop for a floral arrangement holiday pop-up! 💐

Come by the shop on Friday, December 22nd from 4-7pm to get your thematic bouquets based on the books you purchase! This is such a fun gift idea or a little something special for yourself.

We'll see you then! 🌹📚

Looking for holiday or winter themed books? We've got you covered!

Come by the shop this weekend to checkout our selection of festive and wintry reads. Open 11am-6pm today and 11am-4pm tomorrow! ⛄️ 🎄📚

The shop is brimming with tales of magic, mystery, mayhem, and more!

Come by the shop to browse our selection. Open til 7pm! 📚

🎄 Hours This Week 🎄

Wednesday 12pm-6pm
*join us for tonight at 7pm a really fun evening at for a book club family friendly comedy special with !

Thursday 12pm-7pm

Friday 12pm-7pm

Saturday 11am-6pm

Sunday 11am-4pm

We're doing double duty today! Two offsite events at once. Christina is vending at a holiday market at and Alex is working a really cool event at !

Tis the season for books! 📚 🎁

Alex and I are working Jingle Jawn at today! We'll be here until 3pm with all kinds of goodies. 🎄

The shop is open for regular hours today too. And is offering tarot readings from 12-3pm! 📚

🎄 Upcoming Events 🎄

We have a series of in-store and offsite events coming up in the next few weeks! Join us for tarot readings and special pop-ups, holiday markets and amazing author events!

Learn more by going to the EVENTS page of our website!

Mighty Writers Kennett is supporting an Adopt-a-Family program for the holidays!

It’s no secret that the holiday season can bring a lot of stress on families that struggle financially. There are still 10 families and eight teens left to be adopted.

What does that mean? Well, all you have to do is shop! We assign you a family, you get that family’s wish list and then we arrange the drop-off/pick-up once everything is purchased.

Interested? Reach out to us!
📧: [email protected]
📱: 484-787-9601

It’s a season of community support! ❤️

Join us for the next Adult Fiction Book Club where we'll discuss Yellowface by R.F. Kuang.

Thursday, December 28th 6:30pm at A Novel Idea
* Bring your own cup for wine!

Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody.

White lies
When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.

Dark humour
But as evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.

Deadly consequences…
What happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault.

With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

To participate, we ask that you either purchase the book from us or make a donation to the shop.

Our fantasy section is bursting with stories of magic, romance, and adventure! 🦄

Come by the shop today to browse this section and more. Open til 7pm!

Now through Sunday, December 10th, we are offering 10% off all Direct to Home orders! 📦

What is a Direct to Home order + why are we encouraging it this holiday season?

Direct to Home orders are shipments we place through our supplier that are shipped directly from the warehouse to your doorstep. Essentially, it cuts out the time it takes for the books to ship to our store and then to your home.

This is beneficial around this time of year for a couple of reasons! 1) shipments typically go out faster, meaning you get your books faster and 2) it helps us out because we have limited space to store special orders!

How do you place a Direct to Home order?

Submit an online order form, email, call or stop by the store and mention you want Direct to Home for your order. We'll apply the 10% discount before sending over your invoice!

#10%off

Less than two months until LIGHT OF THE FIRE is out—January 23, 2024, to be exact 😊

Preordering is a great way to help authors because it shows the publisher that there's interest in the book, so please preorder books if you're able to! Links to buy in bio and below.

ALSO, if you’re not in a position to preorder, no problem! You can request that your library order the book, which is a huge help too! Adding a book to Goodreads costs nothing and makes a big difference. Word of mouth is super important, so for the authors you love, make sure to spread the word about them. Thank you ❤️📚


Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWNSQMGF

BAM: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Light-Fire/Sarahlyn-Bruck/9781662513299?id=8441703386164

Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/p/books/light-of-the-fire-sarahlyn-bruck/19859809?ean=9781662513299

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/light-of-the-fire-sarahlyn-bruck/1143174294?ean=9781662513299

Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Light-of-the-Fire-Audiobook/B0C7LKZSCQ

Signed Copies: https://anovelideaphilly.com/order/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123167617-light-of-the-fire

We're cozy and we know it. 👚

Pajama parties are best on rainy days like today. There's still time to come on out in your pjs and enter our pj contest for the chance to win a gift card to the shop! 🎟️

New merch alert!

Our latest tote bag design is here and we can't wait for you to see it.

Here are a few details:
• Gusseted navy tote
• White bookshelf design
• Organic recycled cotton canvas
• 24" cotton canvas handles
• 10.5" x 14" x 5"
• Price $18

Come by the shop to buy yours today! They're the perfect gift or stocking stuffer. 🎁

🎄 Hours This Weekend 🎄

Friday 12pm-5pm **Please note the shop is closing at 5pm for our 5 year anniversary party! This event is SOLD OUT 🎉

Saturday 11am-6pm

Sunday 11am-4pm **The next Bring a Blanket Reading is at the shop at 4pm! We hope to see you then 🎤

Thank you for including us in "The ultimate Philly holiday gift guide!" 🎁

We have new and used books for all ages, candles, tarot decks, puzzles, and more this holiday season! Stay tuned for ANI's 2023 gift guide, coming your way very, very soon.

Link in bio to check out the rest of the list! We highly recommend you shop small if you are buying gifts this year.

Triss Merigold and Atticus Finch have a very special announcement. You're invited to a bookstore pajama party!

We decided to make holiday shopping a little cozier this year by having a day dedicated to pjs!

Like our sweet pups pictured here, we'll be donning our coziest pajamas on Sunday, December 3rd, and we hope you'll do the same!

Come by the shop that day from 11am-4pm in your best pjs and enter our pajama contest! There will be three categories: adults, kids, and fur babies. We'll select one winner from each category and give them a gift card to the shop!

Sounds dreamy, right? 💭📖💜

The last day to special order books to arrive by Christmas Eve is Wednesday, December 13th! Get your orders into us ASAP. 📚 🎁

Join us for the next A Novel Witch Book Club where we'll discuss Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck.

Wednesday, December 6th 6:30pm at A Novel Idea
*BYO cup for wine!

No one has civic pride quite like Emerson Wilde. As a local indie bookstore owner and youngest-ever Chamber of Commerce president, she’d do anything for her hometown of St. Cyprian, Missouri. After all, Midwest is best! She may be descended from a witch who was hanged in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials, but there’s no sorcery in doing your best for the town you love.
Or is there?

As she preps Main Street for an annual festival, Emerson notices strange things happening around St. Cyprian. Strange things that culminate in a showdown with her lifelong arch-rival, Mayor Skip Simon. He seems to have sent impossible, paranormal creatures after her. Creatures that Emerson dispatches with ease, though she has no idea how she’s done it. Is Skip Simon…a witch? Is Emerson?

It turns out witches are real, and Emerson is one of them. She failed a coming-of-age test at age eighteen—the only test she’s ever failed!—and now, as an adult, her powers have come roaring back.

But she has little time to explore those powers, or her blossoming relationship with her childhood friend, cranky-yet-gorgeous local farmer Jacob North: an ancient evil has awakened in St. Cyprian, and it’s up to Emerson and her friends—maybe even Emerson herself—to save everything she loves.

To participate, we ask that you either purchase the book from the shop or make a donation to us.

Copies of Small Town, Big Magic are in stock at the shop! Grab yours today! ✨

Thank YOU for shopping small today. 💙

Alex and I loved seeing so many familiar faces and loved meeting all the new folks! Days like this are absolute magic. People connecting over books, over stories of magic, adventure, mayhem, and more.

We are grateful (and exhausted 🥹😴). Raffle winners will be announced in the morning! 🎟️

A limited number of Blind Date with a Book titles are available and we still have plenty of really special used titles! See you tomorrow. 💙

Happy Small Business Saturday from our pups to you!

Small Business Saturday is one of our favorite days of the year! It's not just about buying gifts for the holidays; it's about putting money into the community and businesses that are important to you and you want to see thrive. It's about showing up for independent shops and saying I see you. I see the work you're doing. I see the world you're trying to create. I see you and I stand with you.

Because small businesses are seeds of change.

We feel so honored to have our bookshop on an avenue with over a hundred small businesses, over 50% women-owned. And we believe that our bookstore is so much more than a place that sells books; it's a space of magic, of connection, of conversation. We're grateful to be here and are so very grateful for you.

All weekend, we're offering Blind Date with a Book (discounted mystery wrapped titles ranging from $5-25) and a myriad of really cool used books (many of which are $10 or under!).

Today only we're offering the following raffle prizes:
• Spend $20, enter to win a free 30-minute tarot reading with Christina ($30 value)
• Spend $40, enter to win a free 2-hour writing workshop with Christina ($50 value)
• Spend $60, enter to win a free private date night for 2 at the bookshop! ($65 value)

Shop small today (and whenever possible). 💙

It's here! 📚

Shop Small Three-Day Weekend is one of our favorite times of the year. To celebrate, we're offering our popular Blind Date with a Book, discounted mystery gift-wrapped titles, and a huge selection of really special used books for only $10!

These specials will run all weekend (while supplies last). Open 12-7pm today! 🎁

refresh just in time for the holidays! 🎄

Come by the shop this week to browse the newest handmade mosaic pieces available.

Open til 7 today! 📖

🍁 Hours This Week 🍁

Monday CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 12pm-7pm
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 12pm-7pm
Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

We hope everyone has a restful holiday + we'd love to see you for Shop Small Three-Day Weekend! 💙

What we've been reading recently. 📚

The holiday season is around the corner and we have a few festive events coming up! 🎄

ANI 5th Anniversary Celebration with partners + 🥳
Friday, December 1st 5-8pm at ANI

Jingle Jawn Holiday Market 🔔
Sunday, December 10th 11am-3pm at

Winter in My Heart: A Witch's Guide to Winter with + ❄️
Friday, December 15th 7-9pm at ANI

Limited tickets available for the anniversary party + workshop. Link in bio to register!

We hope to see you at one or all of these events! ⛄️

There's always something new in used.

Have you checked out our used section this week? Hurry on over to grab these great discounted reads. Open 12-7pm! 📚

Announcing our 2023 Thanksgiving giveaway days! 📣

Free groceries for your holiday meals will be distributed at the listed Mighty Writers sites. We will distributing until supplies last! ⬇️

🗓️Friday, November 17:
MW North: Noon-1:30 p.m.
📍23rd and Seybert, Philadelphia

🗓️MW Atlantic City (Indiana Avenue): 9 a.m.-while supplies last
📍700 block of Hobart Avenue at Weekes Park, Atlantic City, NJ

🗓️Monday, November 20:
MW West: 3-5 p.m.
📍36th and Fairmount, Philadelphia

🗓️Tuesday, November 21:
MW Camden: 11:30 a.m.-while supplies last
📍1801 Broadway, Camden, NJ

MW El Futuro Philly: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
📍1025 S. Ninth St., Philadelphia

MW El Futuro Kennett: 4-6 p.m.
📍121 Willow Street, Toughkenamon, PA

🗓️Wednesday, November 22:
MW Atlantic City (Stanley Homes Community Center): 10 a.m.-while supplies last
📍1539 Adriatic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ

We want everyone to have a holiday!