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MJ Crafts & Books Fall in loveโ€ฆ one surprise book at a time. โœจ๏ธ๐Ÿ“š Perfect matches for every type of reader ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ THE BOOKISH CASE FILES ARE OPEN ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ“šA bookish crime has been committedโ€ฆ and we need YOUR help solving the case....
06/14/2026

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ THE BOOKISH CASE FILES ARE OPEN ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ“š

A bookish crime has been committedโ€ฆ and we need YOUR help solving the case. ๐Ÿ‘€

The suspects have been gathered. The evidence board is ready. Now itโ€™s time to find outโ€ฆ

WHODUNIT?! ๐Ÿ”Ž

Build your case file using the clues below:

๐Ÿ‘ค PRIME SUSPECT (Birth Month)

January โ€” Restore Galore
February โ€” Spencer Guerrero - Author
March โ€” Kaits Krafts
April โ€” The Hollyhock Emporium
May โ€” Franklin Christopher - Author
June โ€” Sew Love Create
July โ€” Kaysia Levenhagen - Author
August โ€” Denali Rose Boutique, LLC
September โ€” Vintage Post Cards & Paper Arts
October โ€” Brian D. O'Sullivan - Author
November โ€” Illuminate Wellness LLC
December โ€” In the Details Designs

to our official suspects on the boardโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ”Ž

๐Ÿšจ Defend your innocence
OR
๐Ÿ˜ˆ Confess your guilt

The evidence may be questionableโ€ฆ but the accusations are serious. ๐Ÿ“‚๐Ÿ˜‚

๐Ÿšจ BOOKISH CRIME (Last Digit of Battery %)

0๏ธโƒฃ Dog-eared every book in the library

1๏ธโƒฃ Stole the legendary Silver Quill

2๏ธโƒฃ Replaced all the bookmarks with mysterious notes

3๏ธโƒฃ Hid the final chapter of everyoneโ€™s favorite book

4๏ธโƒฃ Released spoilers before the book club meeting

5๏ธโƒฃ Swapped all the book covers to cause chaos

6๏ธโƒฃ Stole the key to the forbidden bookshelf

7๏ธโƒฃ Returned a book with suspicious missing pages

8๏ธโƒฃ Snuck into the library after hours

9๏ธโƒฃ Moved everyoneโ€™s TBR books to the wrong shelves

๐Ÿ”Ž MOTIVE (First Letter of Your Name)

Aโ€“B โ€” Was protecting a fictional character
Cโ€“D โ€” Knew a secret they werenโ€™t supposed to know
Eโ€“F โ€” Refused to accept how the story ended
Gโ€“H โ€” Found a mysterious clue
Iโ€“J โ€” Was trying to escape reality
Kโ€“L โ€” Fell for the wrong character
Mโ€“N โ€” Was solving an old mystery
Oโ€“P โ€” Needed โ€œjust one more chapterโ€
Qโ€“R โ€” Was rewriting the ending
Sโ€“T โ€” Started asking too many questions
Uโ€“V โ€” Trusted the villain
Wโ€“X โ€” Was hiding bookish evidence
Yโ€“Z โ€” Knew the plot twist all along

Drop your results below ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“‚ CASE FILE:
๐Ÿ‘ค Suspect:
๐Ÿšจ Crime:
๐Ÿ”Ž Motive:

Then investigate another detectiveโ€™s case fileโ€ฆ

๐Ÿšจ 100% guilty โ€” the evidence doesnโ€™t lie
๐Ÿ˜‡ Completely innocent โ€” they were framed
๐Ÿชข OR drop the plot twist no one saw coming!

Good luck, detectivesโ€ฆ some of these suspects may be closer than you think. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ”

AUTHORS: Drop your self recs in the comments! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“– Tell us about your book
๐Ÿ–ค Drop the genre
โœจ Share why readers should add it to their TBR

๐Ÿ“šโœจ DAY 4 โ€” WHAT ARE YOU READING? โœจ๐Ÿ“šItโ€™s time for a TBR check-in, book besties! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“–Drop your current read below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ“š What bo...
06/14/2026

๐Ÿ“šโœจ DAY 4 โ€” WHAT ARE YOU READING? โœจ๐Ÿ“š

Itโ€™s time for a TBR check-in, book besties! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“–

Drop your current read below ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“š What book has your attention right now?
โญ How are you liking it so far?

๐Ÿ˜ฉ Stuck in a reading slump? Let us know! Your book besties are here with recommendations to help pull you out of that funk and find your next โ€œcanโ€™t put it downโ€ read! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

Careful scrolling the commentsโ€ฆ your TBR may not survive ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ BONUS ENTRIES:
โค๏ธ Like this post
๐Ÿ“ฒ Share this post
๐Ÿ’ฌ Reply to another reader
๐Ÿ“š Add a recommendation to someone elseโ€™s TBR

๐ŸŽฒ Donโ€™t forget โ€” this evening weโ€™re playing a fun game! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“šGet ready for some bookish chaos!

Happy reading! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ“–โœจ

06/14/2026

We are all set up and ready to go at Mich-e-ke-wis Park in Alpena! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Come on down, enjoy the sunshine, and support your local small businesses โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“š MJ Crafts & Books โ€” your next read is waiting ๐Ÿ˜‰
๐ŸŒน Denali Rose Boutique, LLC โ€” bringing the cute, custom, and creative
๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Restore Galore โ€” BACK baby with the rusty gold and one-of-a-kind finds

And more!!!

You never know what treasures youโ€™ll find until you start digging ๐Ÿ‘€โœจ

Come say hi โ€” weโ€™d love to see you! ๐Ÿ’•

๐Ÿ“šโš–๏ธ DAY 3 โ€” BOOK CONFESSIONS โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“šThe courtroom is open and today YOU are on the stand ๐Ÿ‘€Itโ€™s time to defend your most cont...
06/14/2026

๐Ÿ“šโš–๏ธ DAY 3 โ€” BOOK CONFESSIONS โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“š

The courtroom is open and today YOU are on the stand ๐Ÿ‘€

Itโ€™s time to defend your most controversial bookish opinions!

Drop your evidence below:

๐Ÿ“š A book everyone loves but you didnโ€™t:
๐Ÿ’Ž A book you think deserves more hype:
๐Ÿšฉ A bookish habit youโ€™re guilty of:
๐Ÿ–ค A character you would defend forever:
๐Ÿ‘€ A character you do NOT forgive:

The jury (aka the comment section ๐Ÿ˜‚) will decide your fateโ€ฆ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ One entry for each answer
โค๏ธ Like this post
๐Ÿ“ฒ Share for bonus entries
๐Ÿ’ฌ Reply to another reader and plead your case!

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ”Ž Tomorrow we have a fun game planned!! ๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ“šThe suspects are lined upโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€You may recognize a few authors you already love,...
06/13/2026

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ”Ž Tomorrow we have a fun game planned!! ๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ“š

The suspects are lined upโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

You may recognize a few authors you already love, and youโ€™ll definitely discover some new ones that deserve a spot on your TBR! ๐Ÿ“–โœจ

Weโ€™re shining a spotlight on:

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Small businesses weโ€™ve partnered with
โค๏ธ Local small businesses you love
๐Ÿ“š Amazing authors

Because finding your next favorite read (or favorite shop ๐Ÿ˜‰) is half the fun!

And speaking of TBR additionsโ€ฆ you MUST Kaysia Levenhagen - Author debut, Beyond Abandonment to your list! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ“š Release date coming soonโ€ฆ and youโ€™re going to want to say you knew about this one early ๐Ÿ‘€โœจ

Stay tuned, detectivesโ€ฆ the case opens tomorrow. ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ“–

06/13/2026

Restore Galore has your treasures waiting for you! Stop by and say hi!

They are set up at Mich-e-ke-wis park in Alpena.

๐Ÿ“šโœจ DAY 2โ€”PACK YOUR BOOKISH SURVIVAL BAG โœจUh ohโ€ฆ you just woke up INSIDE your current read ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ“–No time to explain. No going...
06/12/2026

๐Ÿ“šโœจ DAY 2โ€”PACK YOUR BOOKISH SURVIVAL BAG โœจ

Uh ohโ€ฆ you just woke up INSIDE your current read ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ“–

No time to explain. No going back. You can only grab THREE things before the plot finds you ๐Ÿ‘€

Your survival bag includes:

๐Ÿ“š One fictional character from your current read to help you survive:
๐Ÿ‘œ One item within armโ€™s reach:
๐Ÿซ One snack for the journey:

Drop your survival bag below ๐Ÿ‘‡

Then reply to another readerโ€ฆ are they:

๐Ÿ† Definitely surviving until the last chapter
๐Ÿ’€ Absolutely becoming a plot twist
๐Ÿ“š Needs to repack immediately

โœจ Each answer = entry
โค๏ธ Like + share for bonus entries

May the odds be ever in your TBRโ€™s favor ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿš— DAY 1 โ€” ROAD TRIP MAAAADLIB: PART 4 ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ“šBuckle up book bestiesโ€ฆ because somehow this road trip STILL isn't over. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€We s...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿš— DAY 1 โ€” ROAD TRIP MAAAADLIB: PART 4 ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ“š

Buckle up book bestiesโ€ฆ because somehow this road trip STILL isn't over. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€

We survived questionable decisions, suspicious stops, trunk surprises, and Eye Candy riding shotgun in his iconic pink braโ€ฆ but now weโ€™re following that smell and we NEED answers. ๐Ÿ‘€

Itโ€™s time to write the final chapter of this completely unhinged adventure!

โœจ How to play:
๐Ÿ“– Drop your answers in the comments (the weirder the better ๐Ÿ˜‚)
โค๏ธ Like this post
๐Ÿ’ฌ Reply to your fellow road trippers and enjoy the chaos

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Each answer = an entry
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Each reply to another player = bonus entry

Will we finally figure out whatโ€™s at the end of the roadโ€ฆ or prove once and for all we should never be trusted with directions? ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’€

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ๐Ÿ“š NO INSTRUCTIONS NEEDEDDad Dates: A Book Experience ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ› ๏ธ(Assembly not requiredโ€ฆ just unwrap & read.)I just finished th...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ๐Ÿ“š NO INSTRUCTIONS NEEDED
Dad Dates: A Book Experience ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ› ๏ธ
(Assembly not requiredโ€ฆ just unwrap & read.)

I just finished this book about Mount Everestโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐Ÿ“–

It was a real cliff-hanger. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚

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