A Blind Date with a Book is a brand-new book you pick without seeing the title, author or cover. It arrives hand-wrapped with only a few hints about the story inside, so you meet it with no expectations and no spoilers — the closest you'll get to finding a book the way it was meant to be found.

Every book is new. They come direct from authors, publishers and distributors, get hand-picked by a real person, and are wrapped in artwork we design in-house. Already own the one we send? Tell us and we'll swap it. Not feeling it at all? You're covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee.

All the books we ship out are NEW and are either direct from the the publishers, authors or book distributors. We never send used books.

While we do our best to avoid common titles and keep our selections fresh, there’s always a chance you might receive a book you already own. If this happens, you can contact our customer service at support@blindlybooks.com and we'll help you start the exchange process.

Orders typically ship within 8–10 business days. Delivery times vary by location, but most U.S. orders arrive within a week. We are a small two person team and try our best to get every order out as quickly as possible.

Book club members get a free extra Blind Date for their birthday — a little surprise tucked into their box, in the genre of their choice or a surprise one.

When it arrives: it goes into the box that ships in your birthday month, or the one straight after. Which one depends on where your monthly renewal falls relative to your birthday, and on how early your birthday is on file.

How to add your birthday: sign in to your account and add it under Profile → 🎂 Birthday Book. You can choose a genre for your birthday book there too. The earlier it's on file the better — ideally well before your birthday month. Step-by-step guide

Yes. Tap Set reading preferences before you add to cart and tell us which genres and themes are hard nos — a genre you never reach for, or content you'd rather not read. We'll never send a book that hits one.

Your preferences travel with the order, and for book club members they carry over to every renewal, so you only set them once. You can change them any time.

You choose. There are 11 genres to pick from, and if you'd rather we surprise you completely, Wild Card pulls from any of them.

Book club members can change genre every month, so you're never locked into one thing. Not sure which to pick? Take the book quiz and we'll suggest one.

That's completely fine — the quiz is a starting point, not a rule. You can pick any genre you like instead.

Browse every genre in our full genre collection and choose the one that feels right. Can't decide? Wild Card pulls from any genre, so every box is a complete surprise.

Or try something a little different: our astrology Blind Dates are picked for your star sign — a fun gift, or a way to let the stars choose for you.

Book club members can also change genre every month, so you're never locked in.

A brand-new hand-wrapped book, a bookmark, stickers matched to your genre, and a snack pack.

A typical snack pack might hold chips, candy, teas or a hot cocoa mix, alongside a self-care extra or two — face masks, eye masks, candles, bath and beauty bits. Packs change with the seasons, so what's inside depends on the time of year, and seasonal boxes often come with themed stickers and bookmarks too.

Make it yours. Right after checkout, or any time from your account, you can tell us about any food allergies so we keep them out of your snack pack, and choose your box style: more self-care extras, extra snacks and treats in place of the skincare, or leave it as a surprise.

Book club members also get free shipping on every order, a free welcome pack with their first box, and a free extra Blind Date in their birthday month.

You can reach us anytime at support@blindlybooks.com - We’re always here to help!