I Love You So Much Books (ILYSM) is a community-centered bookstore committed to nurturing a safe space for discovery, curiosity and connection. Founded by Mariela Gavino in 2023 as a park-side pop-up offering a curation of used books, ILYSM has been a vendor at various events in Richmond, Washington DC, and New York City. In February 2025, ILYSM’s Brookland Park Blvd shop opened on Valentine’s Day. We can’t wait to meet you! <3

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Interested in working together? Need us to order a book for you? Want to just say hello? Message us!

*We are not currently hiring

*We have paused booking events and clubs — we are a small staff and stretched pretty thin at the moment. Thank you for thinking of us!