🔥Calling all romance lovers! Heat things up with @libro.fm ‘s audiobook sale, all in support of our bookshop! Between now and August 20, find hundreds of great romance audiobooks on sale. Start shopping: libro.fm/sale?bookshop=helianthusbooks 🌻❤

One of the reasons we LOVE partnering with Libro.fm is their ALC Program for educators and librarians. As we head into Back To School season, please share this with all of the teachers in your life 🫶🏻🌻 libro.fm/alcprogram

It’s #MarginsBookselling Month! Tell us your favorite audiobook for a chance to win 3 audiobooks of your choice from @libro.fm! Giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Bluesky & no purchase is necessary and will close midnight 7/31/25. Winners announced on all our social media pages. Good luck!

This Prime Day (& every day): ➡️ Support the small businesses making a positive difference ➡️ Get book recs from people who actually read—not algorithms ➡️ Visit your indie, immerse yourself in books, maybe chat with real people, & leave feeling happy ➡️ Support your indie with audiobook purchases

Bookshop.org's Anti-Prime Sale is HERE: FREE STANDARD SHIPPING from Tuesday, July 8–Friday, July 11 🥳 Make the switch away from monopoly ✊💙📚 Thank you for supporting Indie Bookstores 🌻 bookshop.org/a/22454/9781...

July book club pick is Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes. Wednesday July 30th, 2025 7-9pm TheSunflowerMarket 5847 Merriam Dr. Merriam KS. www.bookshop.org/a/22454/9780262539487

Juneteenth Cowtown Vintage & Arts Exchange El Torreón 3101 Gillham Plaza Kansas City, MO 6/19/2025 6-11pm #KansasCity #Booksky

Remember Colombo. Be slow, methodical, inconvenient. Ask too many questions. Insist on rules being followed and just be slow and frustrating. That's a great way to gum up what they're trying to do.

I’ve been seeing a lot of takes about the South and I just want to say, before you talk about the South and election results, please read Carol Anderson’s One Person, No Vote. It’s 2025 and we need to know this stuff. #BookSky bookshop.org/a/22454/9781...

June is Caribbean American Heritage Month and our June Book Club Pick is Drown by Junot Díaz. We will meet for discussion on Wednesday June 25th, 2025 from 7-9pm at The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Dr. Merriam KS. #KansasCity #BookSky

Saturday May 31st 2025 11am until 4pm Shop with us at the 2nd Annual Asiatica Bazaar. 4824 Rainbow Blvd Westwood KS #KansasCity

You can find If The Boot Fits at our satellite store in The Sunflower Market in Merriam KS. It is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #KansasCity #Booksky

Through the end of May, 2025 get 20%* off 100+ titles by AAPI authors when using code AAPI25 at checkout. There are children's books, middle grade & young adult books, adult fiction and non-fiction, cookbooks, & poetry books too! #BookSky *List price, excludes ebooks bookshop.org/lists/aapi-h...

Friday, May 2, 5–10 PM Saturday, May 3, 12–10 PM Hola, KC! Mark your calendars for the evening of May 2nd and all-day May 3rd for our 103rd annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, free admission! Local Vendors • Artists • Live Music • Authentic Food • Petting Zoo • Bounce Houses #KansasCity #BookSky

May is Jewish American Heritage Month and our May Book Club Pick in On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg. We will meet for discussion on Wednesday May 28th, 2025 from 7-9pm at The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Dr. Merriam KS. #KansasCity #Booksky

Experience the blockbuster romantasy sensation from the beginning with the first book in the Lightlark Saga by Alex Aster. Limited quantities available for this Independent Bookstore Day Exclusive! Come see us at The Sunflower Market in Merriam Kansas 🌻 #IndieBookstoreDay #Booksky

Indie Bookstore Day is coming up soon! Join us at The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Dr Merriam KS on Saturday April 26th, 2025 from 10am until 4pm There will be snacks, giveaways, exclusives, a local children’s author, Ashley Donegan with her new book, and lots more fun stuff #KCMO #Booksky

Come explore Tower East District for the 6th Annual Wanderfest! Sunday April 27th, 2025 from 10am until 4pm, join us for a fun day of art, crafts, music, food & drinks! Helianthus Books will be at EL TORREON 3101 Gillham Plaza KCMO

Cowtown Vintage is held every third Thursday at 3101 Gillham Plaza KCMO from 6-11pm. This is a FREE TICKETED indoor event. There will be music, food, art, vintage, flash tattoos, and so much more. I hope to see you there 🌻 💙📚 #KansasCity Poster by @fk_menace www.eventbrite.com/e/cowtown-vi...

National Volunteer Week and Earth Day Call To Action 🌻 Thanks to Bookshop and Commons, please choose any of the select titles from our Bookshop page bookshop.org/shop/Heliant... and receive 20% OFF the List Price at checkout with code: "Community25" Valid through April 22, 2025. excludes Ebooks 💙📚

March Best Sellers at the Popups: I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams by Tanisia Moore Robert Paul Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts by Ruby Bridges John Jay Cabuay Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hermosa by Yesika Salgado Eres increíble: Diario de empoderamiento by Pragya Tomar #Booksky

Self and Community Care Book Club Details to come First meeting in June 2025 #KansasCity #BookSky

You can find Helianthus Books at: Monarca Art Space 1225 Union Ave Ste 100 KCMO ParaMi 10701 E Winner Rd #240, Independence, MO The Sunflower Market 5847 Merriam Dr Merriam KS. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter at our website www.HelianthusBooks.com and I’ll see you at the next popup 🌻

Join us for Kansas City’s first street cup, Copa de Calle!! March 29th & 30th. Ages 10-15 & 16+ are eligible to play in teams of two! Games will be at City Market (11am-2pm) and Made Mobb (4pm-7pm). There will be goodie bags, cash prizes, food trucks, and local vendors both days & locations. 1/

The Outside by Ada Hoffmann is our April Book Club pick. We will be meeting on Wednesday April 30th, 2025 from 7-9pm at The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Dr. Merriam, KS for discussion. Copies are available for purchase at The Sunflower Market and our Bookshop and Libro fm pages. #BookSky 💙📚

These are the books that I will be bringing to the ivanhoekcmo Youth Literacy Fair tomorrow (10am until Noon). I will also have multiple copies of these books available for purchase, in addition to some other titles. 💙📚 #BookSky #KansasCity

Save the date! Details coming soon 🌻 💙📚 #BookSky #KansasCity #IndieBookstoreDay

We’re very excited for the Youth Literacy Fair this Saturday, March 22nd 10am-12pm. Organized by Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, KC Book Beat, Helianthus Books, Readers & Writers Network, Dreams KC, and Lead to Read KC and all are excited to share the love of reading & literacy with the community. 💙📚

Tonight's the Night! We will be Celebrating Women's Month with a Museum Tour, Social Hour, and a Marketplace of All Women Owned Local Small Businesses in support of Hella Good Deeds. Hella Good Fridays March 7th, 2025 5-8pm Zhou B Art Center 1801 E 18th St KCMO See you there 🌻

Pockets An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close by Hannah Carlson is our March Book Club pick. We will be meeting on Wednesday March 26th, 2024 from 7-9pm at The Sunflower Market, 5847 Merriam Dr. Merriam, KS for discussion. #KansasCityBookClub #Booksky 📚💙

It’s official! March is our LAST MONTH at The Painted Tree Boutiques: Barrywoods Commons in the Northland. Even though it wasn’t financially viable to remain there, I did learn so much and I had a great time meeting folks, talking about books, and connecting people with great books. #KansasCity 📚💙

Come out to the Yoga Patch Saturday for Day 2 of Femme Magik KC Saturday March 1, 2025 8am until 4pm Yoga Patch 7235 Central St Kansas City, MO #KansasCity #Booksky

UPDATE: NEW LOCATION FOR TONIGHT ONLY! We are changing the location of tonight's book club meeting to Brew Haha Coffeehouse 10332 Mastin St Overland Park KS We will meet at our usual time, 7-9pm and talk about our February Book Club pick, Calvin Arsenia's book "Every Good Boy Does Fine” #booksky

I’m all set up in the back right hand (as you come into the book fair) corner. I’m so glad excited! I hope y’all love the books I brought 🥰 Tickets still available at www.simpletix.com/e/boozy-book... #Booksky 💙📚

#KansasCity who is coming out? #booksky

Did y’all see the vendor map for the Boozy Book Fair this Saturday? 9 local bookstores, 49 local indie authors, 11 artists, 5 clothing stores, and 15 crafters all under one roof at the Sheraton at Crown Center. 💙📚 #KansasCity Get your tickets here: www.simpletix.com/e/boozy-book...

Join us for a Galentine's Day Book Fair on Thursday February 13th, 2025 5-9pm at Centerview (227 Municipal Circle Raymore, MO) First 25 people will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win door prizes. Fee // $15 at the door includes admission, one mocktail drink ticket and light refreshments. 💙📚

Join us for discussion of “Every Good Boy Does Fine: Poetry and Prose” by Calvin Arsenia on Wed Feb 26th, 2025 from 7-9pm at The Sunflower Market (5847 Merriam Dr Merriam KS). 💙📚 Physical Copy Mailed to you: bookshop.org/a/22454/9781... Audiobook you can download: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

First Friday at Monarca Art Space 1225 Union Ave Ste 100 KCMO Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM We will be bringing books by Black authors for all ages for the #BlackHistoryMonth exhibit. 💙📚 Admission: Free Steps required for entry to gallery space.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17 💙📚 (Imma add a link though too) bookshop.org/a/22454/9781...

Now that everyone is feeling better, tonight’s the night we talk about our January Book Club Pick, On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Wednesday February 5th, 2025 7-9pm The Sunflower Market 5847 Merriam Dr Merriam KS February’s book club pick will be available for purchase today as well. 💙📚

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16 💙📚 (Imma add a link though too) bookshop.org/a/22454/9781...

We’re proud to be recognized as a #SmallBizSuperstar and thank you to everyone who submitted us for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Superstars program this year. Small businesses keep Kansas City on the rise. Congratulations to our fellow Superstars! 💙📚

If you find an item on Amazon from a small business seller, find the company’s website and buy there directly. If you buy on Amazon, the retail giant takes a 45% cut of the small business sale, collecting a monopoly tax on much of American commerce. 💙📚

My current audiobook listen 🎧📚 💙📚 #audiobooksky #booksky Just getting started and it’s so interesting. Has anyone else read it? The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15 💙📚 (Imma add a link though too) bookshop.org/a/22454/9781...

To quote Beyoncé: “Genre is a code word to keep us in our place” Do what you love, genre be damned

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14 💙📚 (Imma add a link though too) bookshop.org/a/22454/9780...