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A place to shamelessly indulge what bring you joy. Open in the Shops of Oakwood. Tues/Wed/Thurs: 11am-10pm
Fri/Sat: 11am-11pm
Sun: 12pm-8pm
Closed Monday

10/29/2026

🕯️ SOMETHING WICKED (FUN) THIS WAY COMES…⁠
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Swoon has shed her sweet, romantic skin and transformed into BROOD: something darker, stranger, and a little more enchanting. And on Halloween, things are about to get delightfully weird. 🦇⁠
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Join us for a full day of family-friendly shenanigans, leafy little creations, mysterious prizes, and spooky cocktails worth haunting for.⁠
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🍬 2–5 PM | TRICK-OR-TREAT & POTTING JUBILEE⁠
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Little ghosts, goblins, and creatures of all kinds are invited to trick-or-treat at Brood! JuJu Plant Co. mobile plant bus will be parked outside for a kid-friendly Potting Jubilee. Build your own leafy masterpiece with a terracotta pot, plant, potting materials, stickers, and decorating supplies. Your little monsters can leave with candy and a new plant baby.⁠
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🫒 A LITTLE COCKTAIL WITCHCRAFT⁠
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We’ve brewed up a special cocktail collaboration with The Spicy Olive! Stop by to try our bewitching creation featuring their ingredients, then visit their table to sample more of their delicious offerings.⁠
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🔎 7 PM | THE BROOD SCAVENGER HUNT⁠
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When darkness falls, the real fun begins. Explore the strange corners of Brood, hunt for hidden clues, and compete for prizes. Halloween cocktail specials will be flowing while you investigate our wonderfully weird little world.⁠
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Costumes encouraged. Curiosity required. Come make Brood your local haunt… if you dare. More info and RSVP with the link in the comments 🖤

10/28/2026

🦇 W**E & GOTHIC LITERATURE: FINAL WEEK! 🦇⁠
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Every Wednesday in October, we’re pairing a little literary darkness with a little liquid courage. ⁠
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Each week, we feature one of our favorite gothic or gothic-adjacent books, available for purchase in-store, alongside a bottle of w**e from the very country where its story unfolds. We’ll only have a handful of bottles and books available, all priced especially nicely for the occasion. This is our final feature, so don't miss out. ⁠
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📖 THIS WEEK: La Amortajada by María Luisa Bombal⁠
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First published in 1938, this haunting Chilean novel follows Ana María, a woman who reflects on her life, loves, betrayals, and regrets while lying in her coffin, listening to the people gathered around her body. Moving between memory and the present, the living and the dead, Bombal weaves an intimate, dreamlike meditation on desire, womanhood, and the emotional ghosts that linger long after life has ended. Part surreal reverie, part psychological haunting, La Amortajada finds its darkness not in crumbling castles or supernatural monsters, but in the secrets, disappointments, and unfulfilled longings of an ordinary life.⁠
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🍷 THE PAIRING: Los Vascos Carménère⁠
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A brooding Chilean red for a novel that lingers somewhere between this world and the next. Produced by Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite at Los Vascos in Chile’s Colchagua Valley, this Carménère reflects one of the country’s signature red grapes. Expect ripe blackberries and plums layered with notes of black pepper, herbs, and subtle earthy spice, with supple tannins and a generous, rounded finish. Dark-fruited and quietly complex, it’s a fitting companion for Ana María’s journey through memory, heartbreak, and the mysteries that remain when everything else has fallen silent.⁠
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Some ghosts haunt houses. Others haunt the heart.⁠
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Come early, read dangerously, and drink accordingly. Our bottles are limited, and we can’t promise they’ll survive the night. We’ll save you a seat.

10/21/2026

🦇 W**E & GOTHIC LITERATURE: WEEK THREE 🦇⁠
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Every Wednesday in October, we’re pairing a little literary darkness with a little liquid courage.⁠
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Each week, we feature one of our favorite classic gothic books, available for purchase in-store, alongside a bottle of w**e from the very country where its story unfolds. We’ll only have a handful of bottles and books available, all priced especially nicely for the occasion.⁠
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📖 THIS WEEK: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

Published in 1794, this landmark of Gothic fiction follows Emily St. Aubert, a young woman swept away from the comforts of home and imprisoned in the shadowy Italian castle of Udolpho by the sinister Signor Montoni. Within its towering walls, Emily encounters eerie sounds, veiled mysteries, threatening secrets, and the kind of suspense that made generations of readers sleep with the lights on. Envision crumbling castles, brooding landscapes, forbidden rooms, and a heroine determined to survive the darkness surrounding her.

🍷 THE PAIRING: Cantina del Garda Valpolicella Ripasso

A brooding Italian red for a tale of secrets, suspense, and sinister castles. Hailing from the Veneto region of northern Italy, near Verona and Lake Garda, this w**e is made using the traditional ripasso method, in which Valpolicella w**e is refermented on the grape skins left over from Amarone or Recioto production. The process lends the w**e extra depth, body, and complexity. Expect ripe cherry, dark red fruit, warm spice, and a velvety finish. Rich, mysterious, and just a little decadent, it’s a fitting companion for Emily’s perilous adventures through the shadowy halls of Udolpho.

A haunted castle calls for a suitably dark pour.

Come early, read dangerously, and drink accordingly. Our bottles are limited, and we can’t promise they’ll survive the night. We’ll save you a seat.

10/16/2026

📚 FALL BOOK CRAWL IS HERE! 🍂

Book lovers, this one’s for you. Swoon is joining 10 other local bookstores for the Fall Dayton Book Crawl, October 17 & 18! Pick up your passport, explore all 11 shops, collect stamps, and earn a chance to win some seriously good bookstore gift cards.

✨ THE SWOON SPECIAL: Join us Saturday, October 17, from 11am–3pm for a meet and greet and book signing with jensen parker | romance author! Her new paranormal romantic suspense, Separate Ways, releases October 16, and you can snag your copy straight from the author.

Books, coffee, pastries, cocktails, w**e, and a whole weekend celebrating your favorite thing? Sounds like a perfect fall plotline to us.

Grab your bookish besties and come get your crawl on. RSVP and info link in bio!

10/13/2026

It’s Tuesday, which means books are hitting our shelves hot off of the presses! Here’s what has my wallet sweating this week…

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES- Just in time for our upcoming ACOTAR 6 festivities (are we just calling this month Maastober? I think we should), a new hardcover box set of books 1-5 has arrived!

LOVE YOU TO DEATH- I have discovered that death/afterlife romances are a new favorite trope of mine, and this one was a delight!

UNSPEAKABLE THINGS- A sapphic gothic horror for spooky season!

THE WATER HOUSE- To add to our Gothic obsession this season, I can’t wait to dig into this story set in 1960s Nigeria.

10/07/2026

🦇 W**E & GOTHIC LITERATURE: WEEK ONE 🦇⁠
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Every Wednesday in October, we’re pairing a little literary darkness with a little liquid courage.⁠
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Each week, we will feature one of our favorite classic gothic books (available for purchase in the store) and a bottle of w**e from the very country where its story unfolds. We’ll only have a handful of bottles and books available, and they’ll be priced especially nicely for the occasion.⁠
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📖 THIS WEEK: CARMILLA⁠
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872⁠
Before Dracula. Before Nosferatu. Before your shelves became overrun with vampires that sparkled and pretended to be teenage high schoolers. ⁠
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There was Carmilla.⁠
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Le Fanu’s gothic novella follows Laura, a young woman living in an isolated castle in the forests of Styria, Austria, whose life is upended by the arrival of the beautiful, mysterious Carmilla. Seductive, eerie, and deliciously unsettling, Carmilla was published a full 25 years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula and is considered one of the foundational works of modern vampire fiction.⁠
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It’s atmospheric, q***r, creepy, and surprisingly ahead of its time. And if you’ve only ever met vampires through Dracula, Twilight, or Interview with the Vampire, it’s time to meet the woman who helped start it all.⁠
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🍷 THE W**E: 2023 Johanneshof Reinisch Pinot Noir⁠
Thermenregion, Niederösterreich, Austria⁠
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Austrian gothic deserves Austrian w**e. And we believe that if vampires drank w**e, they’d choose something red-fruited, earthy, elegant, and utterly thirst-quenching. This’ll do the trick.⁠
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Hailing from the Thermenregion, just south of Vienna, this Pinot Noir comes from a historic w**e region named for the geothermal hot springs beneath its vineyards. The 2023 is bright and silky, with wild cherry, strawberry, cranberry, delicate florals, and a touch of pink peppercorn. Light on its feet but full of character, it finishes soft and lingering, like a beautiful woman you simply can’t shake from the dark recesses of your mind.⁠
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Come early to read dangerously and drink accordingly. The bottles are limited, and we can’t promise they’ll survive the night. We’ll save you a seat.

10/06/2026

Happy Tuesday!! Is it just me, or does keeping up with new releases this October feel like drinking from a firehouse? Here’s what I’m adding to my TBR this week…

REAP & SOW- They said “for fans of Rachel Gillig and Hannah Whitten” and I said “say less.”

BAD WORDS- Emily Henry wasn’t exaggerating when she called this a “one-in-a-lifetime read.” I read this back in March and it is STILL giving me feelings.

IT'S ONLY DANCING- Jasmine Guillory (one of my personal favorites)’s YA retelling of Dirty Dancing!

BOUND & UNBOUND- A new fantasy duology from Ali Hazelwood! I don’t know about you, but I like her paranormal stuff even more than her contemporaries.

THE HOUSEKEEPER- This sapphic historical about Daphne du Maurier has already been picked up as a film starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Catriona Balfe, and Emma Laird.

10/02/2026

🐦‍⬛ BROOD IS AWAKENING! 🕸️

We’ve been noticing some strange happenings in our charming Swoon Books & W**e. She’s just not the same.

A shadow in the mirror.

A thump in the attic.

It seems that our sweet, beloved bookstore has gotten into the…spirit…of spooky season. So, starting Tuesday, Swoon will disappear.

And in her place?

Brood.

That’s right. Our delightful Swoon will soon be gone, and we are excited to welcome Brood in her stead.

Starting on Tuesday, we’re transforming into Brood: a spooky, gothic, immersive experience filled with crows, cobwebs, and a misty fog.

And we’re not keeping the fun to ourselves. We have an entire month of wicked happenings planned, including W**e Wednesdays with bottle specials inspired by our favorite gothic novels, our Brood Launch Party on Tuesday, October 6, and a full day of Halloween activities.

RSVP with the link below to see what has awakened at our Brood Awakening party on Tuesday October 6th. 🎃

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brood-awakens-tickets-1999273314302?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

09/29/2026

It’s Tuesday, which means new releases are hitting our shelves! This was a huge week with a ton of titles hot out of the oven, so here are Lindsay’s recommendations…

THRESHING DAY - Umm do I really need to say anything? 🐉

CURSED CITY - “Half City” has been living rent free in my head all year, and the sequel is finally here! This one promises to be a little darker, with all of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer vibes of the first book. I can’t wait.

FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE - A M/M story that starts in Amsterdam and travels the world, exploring themes of loss, the heavy weight of parental expectations, and q***r identity. This is Bei Lin’s debut novel and I’m already hungry for more.

THE TWELVE LOVES OF CHRISTMAS - An Advent collection with stories from some of my favorite contemporary authors including Alexandria Bellefleur, Olivia Dade, Zakiya N. Jamal, Rebekah Weatherspoon, and more!

09/16/2026

Join Swoon for an intimate evening with author Kristyn J. Miller, author of ‘Given Our History’ and the upcoming release ‘Fall Into Place’.

Swoon Sessions is our monthly author event series that brings readers up close and personal with the writers behind their favorite love stories. More than just a reading, each session is an intimate, audience-engaging conversation about books, romance, publishing, and the stories that stay with us long after the final chapter.

Your Ticket Includes:

- Admission to an intimate conversation with Kristyn J. Miller
- A welcome glass of w**e, b**r, or N/A beverage of your choice
- Audience Q&A
- One copy of ‘Fall Into Place’
- Meet-and-greet and signing opportunity following the event

Learn more and save your seat at the link in the comments below!

Address

2504 Far Hills Avenue
Oakwood, OH
45419

Website

http://www.swoonbooksandwine.com/, https://bookshop.org/shop/swoonbooksandwine

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