Are you a Jacksonville or Northeast Florida author interested in having your book considered for our shelves? Happy Medium Books Café reviews submissions from local, emerging, and established authors. Selection depends on customer interest, genre, available space, pricing, and ordering options. Placement is not guaranteed. If your book is not selected, please know we respect your talents and hard work.

Your books:

• Should be discounted at our regular rate with Ingram (Ingram Spark as a paperback distributor) or another approved distributor
• Must have a visible ISBN, as well as, the book title and author name on the spine
• At an author event or BookTalk, books will be sold at the designator distributor price, unless other arrangements are confirmed
• Are assigned a designated genre and may be seasonally highlighted and placed on our shelves at our discretion; BookTalks may include writing classes by an author
• Submit your request via the Event + Author Inquiry Form.  A team member will get back you once the form is completed.

We appreciate your interest in placing your artwork in our bookstore. We support award-winning, local, and rising artists in many mediums. Art is coordinated by the Jacksonville Artists Guild (JAG) or by the bookstore owner. Our display wall offers limited space, so we request you email us:

• Subject line: Local Artist Request
• Name, phone, email
• Photo of the work
• Title, medium, size, price (QR code, if you wish)

Our contract states we are not responsible for damage to your artwork in the bookstore. Also, we require you to sign in/sign out each piece for our files. Buying a piece is between the purchaser and JAG, unless otherwise detailed. When your transaction is completed, you must email the bookstore a confirmation of sale before we allow the purchaser to sign out the piece on your behalf or come to complete the sale in-house yourself. We do not take a percentage of any artwork sales currently. If accepted, we do ask for a high-res photo of each piece and a personal photo for social media posting. If we decide we cannot accept your artwork, please know we respect you as an artist and value your hard work. Thank you!

Have an idea for an event, gathering, or collaboration? We’d love to hear from you!

At Happy Medium Books Café in Jacksonville, FL, we welcome opportunities to bring people together through books, creativity, and community. From author events and book signings to book clubs, workshops, community gatherings, and local business pop-ups, we’re always excited to explore new ideas.

Whether you’re an author, book club organizer, local maker, small business, or community group, we’d love to learn more about what you have in mind.

Ready to get started? Complete our Event + Author Inquiry Form to share your idea, and our team will review the details and follow up about potential opportunities.

Planning a private event or larger gathering? Explore our Book Our Space page for additional information.