About Us
Your non-profit community bookstore
Reading is an exercise that can only make you better. We see a world where children, and adults, fall and stay in love with reading.
Our Work
Hidden Gems Literary Emporium is a family-owned, non-profit, community bookstore based in New Brunswick, NJ--and serving readers across the country.
Founded by 2 former Rutgers students, now husband and wife, Raymond and Kaila Sykes created Hidden Gems Literary Emporium with a goal to make literature accessible, affordable, and fun for all ages
while remaining dedicated to cultivating knowledge, wisdom & truths for all readers.
In addition to operating a donation-based bookstore, Hidden Gems Literary Emporium also offers literary educational programming for ages 1 to 100, R.E.A.D Festivals & Conferences for school-aged learners, a #1000FreeBookTour across the country annually, keynote presentations and much more.
In addition to being our founders, Kaila and Raymond Sykes, are scholars, educators, public speakers, authors, and parents to 3 beautiful children, Truth, Wisdom and Faith.
