✨ ONE MOMENT PLEASE… WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! ✨

Amy Daws is coming BACK to Shelf Love, and yes, we expect you to clear your calendar accordingly. 😏

Bookish Things to Do

Crafts, authors, books & a little chaos.


✨ ACOTAR 6 Release Night is happening! 

 🖤 Must Pre-Order Book 6 to Gain Entry
🖤 Multiple themed crafts
🖤 Light refreshments
🖤 Exclusive ACOTAR pop-up gift shop from Modded Maker Mayhem
🖤 Enough bookish chaos to make Amren question her life choices

Please leave Tamlin at home. 

We’re at capacity for fragile egos, and we’d rather fill it with crafters and theories than emotional support fiddle music.Come scream, craft, and spiral responsibly.

Get ready for an unforgettable night with your Atlanta Gladiators at the special Shelf Love + Lung Cancer Foundation of America Fundraiser on November 21, 2026!

A portion of every ticket purchased will be directly donated to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, supporting vital research and awareness.

As a fan, you won't want to miss this unique experience! Join Shelf Love on the bench during warmups, soaking in the pre-game energy up close before the puck drops. Cheer on your Gladiators and support an incredible cause all in one thrilling evening! Secure your tickets now for Glads Fight Cancer!

Grab your specialty Shelf Love jersey here: https://atlanta-gladiators.myshopify.com/products/atlanta-gladiators-shelf-love-book-club-jersey-preorder

TICKET DELIVERY: Your tickets will go directly to the Atlanta Gladiators Account Manager. You will see a link in your confirmation email after you purchase on how to access your tickets. Please log in using the same email address that you purchased the tickets with. We recommend adding the tickets to your phone's digital wallet before heading to the arena!

CONTACT INFO: For further information or questions please contact Barbara Johnson at (770) 497-5105, or via email at Bjohnson@atlantagladiators.com.

FAQ

The Reader's Survival Guide to Shelf Love.

Here’s the updated version with the new automatic split-shipping policy built in and the wording cleaned up for a store policy page:

At Shelf Love, we process in-stock orders within 2–5 business days. Shipping times begin after your order has been processed.

Shipping options may include:

Standard Shipping: 5–10 business days

Expedited Shipping: 2–5 business days

Overnight Shipping: 1 business day for select locations

Shipping costs are calculated at checkout.

Pre-Orders & Split Shipping

Orders containing both in-stock and pre-order items will automatically be split into separate shipments. We no longer hold in-stock items while waiting for pre-order items to arrive.

When pre-order items are purchased with in-stock items, split shipping charges will be calculated at checkout. In-stock items will ship according to our normal processing schedule, while pre-order items will ship separately once they arrive and are ready for fulfillment.

Orders containing multiple pre-order items with different anticipated arrival dates may also be split into separate shipments.

All pre-order release dates, estimated arrival dates, and shipping dates are tentative. Dates are based on the anticipated arrival of inventory and are subject to change due to author, publisher, printer, distributor, or other delays outside of Shelf Love’s control. Pre-orders will ship as soon as inventory is received and processed.

International Shipping

We currently ship books within the United States and Canada.

We no longer ship outside of North America due to the significant cost of international shipping. International customers outside of North America are welcome to use a package-forwarding service such as Stackry or Ship7.

Please review our complete Shipping Policy for additional information.

If your order is lost or arrives damaged, please contact shop@shelfloveatlanta.com within 2 days of the expected or carrier-confirmed delivery date, as applicable. Include your order number, tracking information, and any requested photos.

Damaged in Transit

If the shipping box or mailer arrives intact but the merchandise inside is damaged, please contact us within 2 days of delivery so we can review the issue.

Please provide clear photos of:

  • The damaged item
  • The exterior of the shipping box or mailer
  • The interior packaging
  • The shipping label

Please retain the item and all original packaging until the issue has been reviewed.

Carrier Damage

If your package arrives with visible damage to the shipping box, mailer, or exterior packaging, the damage is considered to have occurred while the package was in the carrier’s possession.

Claims for carrier-related damage must be filed directly with USPS or the applicable shipping carrier. Shelf Love is not responsible for damage caused by the carrier and cannot replace or refund items when the damage resulted from carrier handling.

We are happy to provide available order or shipment information that may be needed when submitting your claim.

Lost in Transit

Once an order has been shipped and tracking information has been provided, Shelf Love is not responsible for packages lost while in the possession of the shipping carrier.

Customers are responsible for filing a lost-package claim directly with USPS or the applicable carrier using the tracking information provided with their order.

Refunds or replacement items will not be issued for packages lost in transit.

If tracking shows your package as delivered but you cannot locate it, please contact the shipping carrier directly to begin a missing-package investigation.

For additional information, please review our complete Shipping and Returns Policies.

All purchases from Shelf Love are final. We do not accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations unless otherwise specifically stated in our policies.

We take great care in inspecting, packaging, and preparing every order to help ensure your items arrive safely and in excellent condition.

ALL PRE-ORDERS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

Pre-ordering reserves your copy before the book arrives at Shelf Love. All pre-orders will ship or become available for pickup once inventory has been received and processed.

Split Shipping

Orders containing both in-stock and pre-order items will automatically be split into separate shipments. We no longer hold in-stock items while waiting for pre-order inventory to arrive.

When pre-order items are purchased with in-stock items, split shipping charges will be calculated at checkout. In-stock items will ship according to our normal processing schedule, and pre-order items will ship separately once they arrive.

Orders containing multiple pre-orders with different anticipated arrival dates may also be split into separate shipments and may incur additional shipping charges.

Release & Shipping Dates

All release dates, estimated arrival dates, and anticipated shipping dates are tentative. Release dates are determined by the author or publisher and are subject to change. Inventory may also be delayed by the author, publisher, printer, distributor, or carrier.

Shelf Love cannot guarantee that pre-orders will arrive or ship by a specific date. We will ship orders as quickly as possible once inventory is received and processed.

You will receive an email confirmation when your pre-order ships or is ready for in-store pickup.

Free Shipping Promotions

Free shipping promotions, discounts, and loyalty rewards for free shipping cannot be applied to pre-orders.

Discount codes and promotional offers must be applied at the time of checkout. Discounts cannot be applied retroactively to orders that have already been placed.

Once an order has been completed, the transaction is considered final and cannot be adjusted to add a missed coupon, promotional code, loyalty reward, or other discount. Partial refunds or price adjustments will not be issued for discounts that were not applied at checkout.

Some promotions, including new subscriber offers, loyalty rewards, and customer-specific discounts, use unique or limited-use codes. These codes cannot be recreated, reissued, extended, or manually applied by Shelf Love staff after an order has been completed.

Receiving Promotional Codes

Promotional codes and discount offers may be delivered by email. Customers are responsible for:

  • Entering a valid and accurate email address when signing up or checking out
  • Checking spam, junk, or promotional folders for Shelf Love emails
  • Whitelisting shop@shelfloveatlanta.com to help ensure emails are successfully delivered
  • Maintaining an active email subscription if the promotion requires subscriber status
  • Reviewing their order total to confirm the discount has been successfully applied before submitting payment

Failure to receive or locate a promotional email due to spam filtering, an incorrectly entered email address, unsubscribed status, email-provider filtering, or other delivery issues does not qualify for a replacement code, recreated offer, retroactive discount, or partial refund.

By completing checkout, the customer acknowledges and accepts the final price displayed at the time of purchase.

To check the status of your order, log in to your Shelf Love account or refer to the shipping notification email sent when your order was processed and prepared for shipment. Your shipping confirmation will include tracking information when available.

If you cannot locate your shipping confirmation, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders and search for emails from shop@shelfloveatlanta.com.

Still can’t find it? Email us at shop@shelfloveatlanta.com with your order number, and we’ll be happy to look into the status of your order.

Please note that once tracking has been provided and a package has been transferred to the shipping carrier, tracking updates and delivery timelines are controlled by the carrier.

By completing a purchase through Shelf Love’s website or in-store checkout systems, the customer confirms that they have reviewed and accepted the final order total, including applicable taxes, shipping charges, discounts, and promotional codes, prior to submitting payment.

Discount codes and promotional offers must be applied at the time of checkout and cannot be added to an order after the purchase has been completed. Requests for retroactive discounts, price adjustments, or partial refunds due to a missed, forgotten, or expired promotional code will not be granted.

Promotional offers, subscriber discounts, loyalty rewards, and customer-specific codes are limited-time marketing promotions and do not represent guaranteed or permanent pricing.

Price Matching

Shelf Love does not offer price matching.

As a small, independent bookstore, we are not positioned in the market to absorb costs or operate on the extremely small margins that large retailers and big-box stores may be able to accommodate. Our pricing reflects the cost of purchasing inventory, operating a small business, and continuing to provide a thoughtfully curated shopping experience for our readers.

You may occasionally find a title offered for less through a large online or big-box retailer. While we understand that price matters, we are unable to match those prices or issue refunds or adjustments based on pricing offered by another retailer.

When you choose to purchase directly from Shelf Love, we genuinely value that choice. We take great care in making your experience as personal as possible, from the books we curate and authors we support to the way your order is prepared and packaged.

Your purchase supports an independent bookstore, the authors whose stories fill our shelves, and our ability to continue creating a bookish community centered around readers and indie books.

By placing an order, the customer acknowledges and accepts the final price displayed at checkout.

At Shelf Love, we proudly specialize in independently published books with a strong focus on romance. The majority of our inventory is sourced directly from indie authors, allowing us to offer readers stories and authors they may not find on every bookstore shelf.

Many of our indie titles are personally signed by the author or include an author-signed bookplate, making your Shelf Love purchase a little more special and collectible.

How Do I Know if a Book Is Signed?

If a book is signed or includes a signed bookplate, this will be clearly indicated on the product page.

If the product listing does not state that the book is signed, please assume that you will receive an unsigned copy. These titles may be traditionally published, purchased through a distributor, or otherwise not part of our signed consignment inventory.

The presence of an author’s book in our store does not guarantee that the copy is signed. Please review the individual product description before purchasing.

Personalization

Unless a specific event, pre-order campaign, or product listing explicitly states otherwise, books are not personalized.

We cannot accommodate requests for names, special messages, quotes, inscriptions, or other personalized signatures on standard orders.

When purchasing a signed book, you are purchasing the author’s signature or signed bookplate as described on the product page, not a personalized copy.

Orders designated for in-store pickup and purchases associated with an author signing, special event, or other Shelf Love event must be picked up within 10 business days.

For event-related purchases, the 10-business-day hold period begins on the event date. For regular in-store pickup orders, the hold period begins when the customer is notified that the order is ready for pickup.

Unclaimed Orders

After 10 business days, any unclaimed books, merchandise, or other items will be considered abandoned and returned to store inventory and made available for resale.

Refunds, credits, or replacements will not be issued for orders that are not picked up within the designated hold period.

This policy also applies if the item is signed, limited edition, event-exclusive, or otherwise difficult to replace.

Can’t Make It to the Store?

If you are unable to attend an event or pick up your order within the 10-business-day window, you may:

  • Send someone else to pick up your order on your behalf, or
  • Contact us before the hold period expires to request shipping. Shipping will be charged at the applicable rate, and an invoice will be sent for the shipping cost. The invoice must be paid before the order can be shipped.

If no arrangements are made before the 10-business-day hold period expires, the order will be returned to inventory and no refund will be issued.

Event & Limited-Availability Items

Event-exclusive merchandise, signed books, special editions, and limited-quantity items are not guaranteed to remain available after the pickup period expires. Once an unclaimed item has been returned to inventory, it may be sold to another customer.

Shelf Love takes the security of your payment information seriously.

Our payment processing providers use security measures designed to protect payment information and adhere to applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements.

PCI DSS is an industry security standard developed to help protect cardholder data and is supported by major payment card brands, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.

Payment information submitted during checkout is processed through our authorized payment providers in accordance with their security and privacy practices.

For the most part, yes!

If you’re looking for a book that isn’t currently listed on our website, please contact us at shop@shelfloveatlanta.com with the book title and author name.

We’ll do our best to source the book through our available distributors or special-order channels.

Please keep in mind that special-order availability, pricing, and estimated arrival times may vary depending on the publisher, distributor, author availability, and current supply chain.

Submitting a special-order request does not guarantee that we will be able to obtain the title, but we’ll happily check our available options for you.

Shelf Indulgence is a bi-monthly subscription, with boxes shipping or becoming available for pickup on the 15th of August, October, December, February, April, and June. Subscribers receive 15% off the regular one-time box price, and subscriptions automatically renew every two months. 

Subscribers are automatically charged before the next scheduled shipment, with a renewal reminder sent by email beforehand. Customers are responsible for keeping their email, payment method, and shipping address current in their account. Shelf Love recommends whitelisting shop@shelfloveatlanta.com, as the store is not responsible for renewal emails missed because of spam filters or incorrect email addresses. 

Skipping, pausing, and canceling: Subscribers may skip a box, pause their subscription, or cancel before the next renewal date through their customer account. Once a renewal payment has been processed, however, that box cannot be canceled or refunded. 

Changing genres: A subscription cannot be switched to another genre after a renewal has processed. Customers who want to change genres should cancel or pause their existing subscription and subscribe to the new genre before the next billing date. 

Returns & refunds: All subscription box sales are final because boxes are curated and prepared in advance. Shelf Love does not accept returns or exchanges or issue refunds for subscription boxes. 

Lost or damaged boxes: Damage should be reported to Shelf Love within 2 days of delivery, along with photos. If loss or damage occurred while the package was in the carrier's possession, the customer may be required to file a claim with the shipping carrier. 

One-time boxes: Customers do not have to subscribe. Individual boxes may be purchased while supplies last, but the subscription provides the 15% discount and guaranteed future boxes. 

The big takeaway: Skip, pause, change, or cancel BEFORE renewal. Once the renewal hits, that box is yours and all subscription sales are final. 📦💕

Shelf Love Calendar

Warning: This calendar may increase your book budget.

Store Hours

♥ Mon & Tues Closed ♥ Wed - Sat 12pm -6pm ♥ Sun 1pm - 5pm ♥ Closed All Major Holidays