For readers and writers
Free membership
$0No payment required
Membership to Brickhouse provides more than being part of an awesome community. You also get free stuff.
For the love of words.
We’ve been publishing books in Baltimore since 1970. We’d love to have you be part of what comes next. Join as a member, make a gift, or lend a hand—and help keep our local literary community thriving.
Coming November 1st. Each month, receive three favorite pieces we couldn’t include in our books.
Paid membership gives you these five bennies.
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LikeWander Pro Organize your favorite things (books, movies, recipes)
and wander into your next LIKE. -
BrickHouse Baller Break bricks and test your literary knowledge. -
descrambleTHIS Solve word puzzles and blow your mind! -
25% off the shopEven SALE items!
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Free standard U.S. shippingNo minimum.
Membership at Brickhouse Books
Choose your membership.
A free literary treat, or a year of awesome benefits. Your support helps keep independent voices in print.
Support independent voices
Annual membership
$100/ year
That’s just $8.33 per month
Billed as $100 once a year. Cancel future renewals anytime.
The free newsletter, plus:
- LikeWander Pro included
- BrickHouse Baller full game access
- descrambleTHIS full access included
- 25% off store items, including sale items
- Free standard U.S. shipping, no minimum
Joining any plan subscribes you to Best of the Unpublished, our monthly newsletter. You can unsubscribe anytime in your account.
The details that matter
Good to know.
Is there a monthly payment option?
Annual membership is $100, billed once a year. $8.33 per month is the equivalent monthly cost, rounded to the nearest cent.
How do I join and use my benefits?
Choose a plan above and sign in or create your Brickhouse Books account. Paid benefits begin after checkout is confirmed. Use the same verified email in LikeWander and descrambleTHIS, and sign in through BrickHouse Books at BrickHouse Baller’s member portal.
How does the store discount work?
While your paid membership is active, you get 25% off the current price of books and merchandise purchased directly from the Brickhouse Books store. That includes sale items: your member discount takes another 25% off the sale price.
A $25.00 book becomes $18.75. The discount applies before sales tax; donations and manuscript reading fees are not included.
What shipping is included?
Free standard U.S. shipping on store orders, with no minimum purchase, while your paid membership is active. Shipping upgrades are not included. The shop currently delivers within the United States.
What happens if I cancel?
Cancelling stops your next renewal. Your app access, store discount, and free shipping continue through the period you’ve already paid for, then expire. Any separate LikeWander Pro purchase or existing Pro grant remains subject to its own terms.
Make a gift
Make room for a writer.
Your gift helps us pay writers, publish new voices, and keep good books in circulation.
Donations are separate gifts and do not activate membership.
$200–$500author advances, plus royalties
2–4 titlespublished each year
$0reading fees, waived on request
Since 1970founded by Clarinda Harriss & Michael Egan
The people behind the bricks
These are the people who keep our house standing. Your gift can add a brick of your own.
Alan and Diana K.G.T. Hill & FamilyBen Yannuzzi & FamilyOrson Armstrong & Family
Gwendolyn & Esme DouvilleMadeleine MyskoStella & Bruce Kistler
The Micciche Family
What your gift supports
Editing, design, distribution, and the work that keeps our literary community thriving:
Backlist Rescue
Keeping decades of voices in print through inventory, metadata cleanup, and digitizing key titles.
Events + Readings
Bringing our authors and readers together in bookstores, libraries, and festivals.
Archive + Legacy
Preserving our history and helping readers discover the writers who built this house.
Baltimore Magazine
Best of Baltimore — 2013 Winner
Give in honor or in memory
In secure checkout, use the optional ledger line to name someone you’re honoring or remembering and tell us what to print on your brick.
Other ways to give
We welcome volunteers and in-kind donations. For an in-kind gift, get in touch.
Give your time
Volunteer with us.
Lend a hand at a reading, help with community outreach, or bring a skill of your own. Tell us how you’d like to pitch in.
Have an in-kind gift to offer? Get in touch.
Good books make good beginnings
Your next chapter starts here.
Get to know the books and writers your support helps bring into the world.
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