Lao Tzu once said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a book with a thousand pages begins with a foreword by Malcolm Gladwell." Advance toward epilogues with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of books and accessories at Booksmarts Canada.

Booksmarts's word gurus pack their store with an assortment of clothes, giftware, and books, including new releases, best sellers, and hidden treasures all priced at up to 80 per cent below cover price. Customers can navigate across shelves in search of the latest mystery novel, pick out a new dinner menu in the cooking section, or watch as characters spring to life and shout out their story's hidden motifs from between the pages of graphic novels. Readers share Conor Grennan's moving experiences in Little Princes ($9.99) before delving into the minds of one of literature's most controversial figures in Jeff Lindsay's Dexter in the Dark ($6.99). Literary-themed T-shirts come in an assortment of sizes for both kids ($19.99+) and adults ($24.99), and customers' favourite wordsmiths weigh down a variety of tote bags ($15.99).