Our Story
Meet the Team
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 - 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
Emily - Artist and Project Manger
Emily joined College Bookcore as both administration and artist role! She oversaw the product transition from Etsy to our own website.
Her favorite books are:
Going postal - Terry Pratchett
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben
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