Our Story

College Bookcore began first as a Grishaverse AU and a pandemic era Zoom Party. Years later, due to your support and love, it has grown into a full business!

Meet the Team

Aglionby academy from the raven cycle sweatshirt in grey modeled on the harvard campus for for Adam Parrish

Marie - Owner

Marie is the driving force behind college bookcore. Her affinity for fashion and book fandoms led her to the creation of dark academia themed merchandise for beloved stories. She is constantly reading new releases and classics to generate design ideas for the store. Marie manages marketing and has captured most college bookcore's social media photos. She likes sewing, yoga, and historical fashion.

Her favorite books are
- The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien
- Harrow the Ninth by Tamysn Muir
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Squire by Tamora Peirce

Dawn from the College Bookcore team in the Ao3 Shirt

Dawn - Cofounder

With a background in fashion and illustration, Dawn was the person to transform the idea of college bookcore into a full production. Their main rolls include taking designs from concept to final print and managing the financial side of the business. A jack-of-all trade, Dawn spends their time outside of the business costuming, writing, and traveling whenever possible.

Their favorite books are:
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
Vicious - V.E. Schwab
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien
Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune

Headshot of the artist Monaramis Roy Leitzke

Roy - Consultant

Art consultant.
Artist, writer, poet, fighter, gay superstar Monaramis.
He revisits the semiotics of the products and visual identity of College Bookcore

His favorite books are:
The Idiot - Dostoyevsky
Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment - Dostoyevsky
The House of the Dead - Dostoyevsky

Artist's Portfolio