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08/10/2026

We had the honor of being the backdrop for wedding photos for a wonderful couple this weekend.

Congratulations, Jackie and Elspeth!

(Shared with permission)

08/07/2026

Our tip-top fave reads of the year! So far! (Seven months in!)

(Please, someone please, admire our multiple captions omg)

Title: Abby Offsides
Author: Anna McCallie
Spice rating: 1 🌶️ (out of 5)
Subgenre: Contemporary
Ferally recommended by: Lauren S.

Look. This book came out on my birthday, and do I consider its existence a birthday present just for me? Yes. Obviously. Anna McCallie's debut novel is so beautiful that it's going to make her an auto-buy author for me. Such smart, witty banter and the yearniest yearning to ever yearn!

(CW: Infidelity by the main couple, but handled with incredible nuance and depth)

Title: City of Others
Author: Jared P**n
Spice level: 0 🌶️ (out of 5)
Where to find it in the store: Paranormal
Ferally recommended by: Katie

A q***r, found-family paranormal set in Singapore that’s the start of a new series but is also a complete story arc? Sign me up! It’s a loving ode to underfunded and overworked small-g government employees who are trying their best to help their local communities, despite endless layers of bureaucracy and red tape, not to mention the difficulties of buy-in. Also there’s a ghost cat. It’s fun and nerdy, and I can’t wait for the next one!

Title: Die for Me
Author: Shirlene Obuobi
Spice rating: 4 🌶️ (out of 5)
Where to find it in the store: Paranormal
Ferally recommended by: Katrina, Lauren R. & Caitlin

Listen—this could very well be THE book that unites every bookseller at Tropes & Trifles. What can we say? We often don't agree on books, but all of us who have read DIE FOR ME are OBSESSED.

Featuring stunning prose, intriguing and satisfying world-building, hot dreams, and a mix of quieter, introspective moments interspersed with action-packed scenes. Get ready for a ride!

Title: Into the Midnight Wood
Author: Alexandra McCollum
Spice rating: 1🌶️ (out of 5)
Where to find it in the store: Paranormal
Ferally recommended by: Katrina

This book is phenomenal (and I HIGHLY recommend reading as an audiobook!)
Different from my usual favorites—a true hidden gem that is billed as a q***r fairy tale.(

Into the Midnight Wood is a tale of q***r family and q***r love! Technically takes place in our world but there

08/06/2026

Congrats to all the new books on the shelves this week! Congrats to us for fitting them all into one shelf! Congrats to everyone who gets to read them now! Congrats congrats! 🎉🎉🎉

Top row:
- The Never Queen / Nikki St. Crowe
- Devil Inside / Clay McLeod Chapman
- The Damned / Harper L. Woods (new in paper!)
- Hate Me Take Me / Laura Bishop
- Pink Ink / Avina St. Graves
- A Thousand Little Goodbyes / Lucy Gilmore
- The Macabre / Kosoko Jackson (new in paper!)
- S*x and Dissent: Cries of Feminist Resistance in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain / Meaghan Beatley
- Sense & Sensibility / Jane Austen (special edition!)

Row 2:
- Brigands and Breadknives / Travis Baldree (new in paper!)
- House of Shifting Tides / Olivia Wildenstein (new in paper!)
- A Land So Wide / Erin A. Craig (new in paper!)
- House of the Beast / Michelle Wong (new in paper!)
- By the Horns / Ruby Dixon (new in paper!)
- Of Shadows and Blood / Ivy Rose
- Queen of Shadow / P.C. Cast
- Vow of Eternal Night / Lily Crozier
- Eyes of Kings / Chloe Gong
- A Bargain So Bloody / Vasilisa Drake
- Born in Fire / K.F. Breene
- The Iron Hex / Victoria S. Walsh
- Chaotic Orbits / Beth Revis
- (Mostly) Human Resources / Grace Viall
- Be Still My Unbeating Heart / Josh Winning
- The Wild Beneath / Kelly Anderson
- Beware Her Fury / Mirion Malle
- How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days / Sophie Irwin

Row 3:
- Thorn Season / Kiera Azar (new in paper!)
- Wings of Reverie / Anna Bright
- Allison Saft / Immortal Game
- The Enemy's Daughter / Melissa Poett
- Bite Me / Alicia Wallace
- Fine My Way Down to You / Julian Winters
- Everything Comes Back to you / Jackie Khalilieh
- Slash or Pass / Thalia Sanchez
- Novel Haven: Levels of Love / Anabelle Stehl
- Special Edition: Done and Dusted / Lyla Sage
- Embrace / Bal Khabra (art print with purchase while supplies last!)
- Silver Sweet / Krista & Becca Ritchie
- How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle / Alissa DeRogatis (event on 8/7!)
- International Relations / Zac Hammett
- Drawn Together / Mercedes Ron
- Off Course / Julie Cook
- Bitter Sweet Heart / Helena Hunting
- Fall Too Well / Erin Branscom

Bottom row in comments!

08/05/2026

Happy Bookstore Romance Day(s)!

Next weekend, Friday, August 14, through Sunday, August 16, come by the store for an *immersive experience* of the romance genre!

Here's the fullllllll round-up of things happening in the store for the three-day celebration:

💜 The bookmark passport!
- See our pink post for all the info!
- Visit eight Minneapolis indie bookstores to collect a laser loon pin and get entered to win prizes.
- There’s a biking/driving map!

💜 Free ARC with purchase over $50 OR with suggested $20 donation to Our Justice!
- While supplies last.
- Limit one ARC per person, to help supplies last.

💜 The return of book cover bingo!
- Find five in a row and enter a drawing.
- Drawing prizes include our Rhys Larsen standee, Kaan standee, OR swag bags with yet-to-be-released ARCs.
- No purchase necessary! Bingo bango!

💜 Candy, because we like candy.

Open regular hours all three days! See you there for a PARTY!

08/04/2026

Join us to celebrate the release of IN A HEARTBEAT with Ali Novak, author of MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS! Ali will be in conversation with Nicole Kronzer, author of UNSCRIPTED and THE ROOF OVER OUR HEADS.

🗓 Friday, August 28
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00 PM (doors open 6:30)
📍 Tropes & Trifles, 2709 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
🎟 Tickets are $10 and include a $10 coupon at the event.
💜 Teen readers are welcome to attend! Tickets are required for all attendees.

Find more details and tix at the events 🔗 in our b i o

08/02/2026

Okay, but have you made your State Fair plans yet?

07/31/2026

Congrats to the new books on the shelves this week!

Top row:
- Tattletale / Kay Cove Kay Cove | Romance Author
- One Shattered Crown / Rebecca Zanetti Rebecca Zanetti
- Lola and the Millionaires / Kathryn Moon (previously indie!) Kathryn Moon
- Affairs of State / Calvin James Calvin James
- Swordheart / T. Kingfisher (new in paper!) TKingfisher
- The Wedding People / Alison Espach (new in paper!)
- Carmilla / Sheridan le Fanu (special edition!)
- How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Zoe Venditozzi & Claire Mitchell)

Row 2:
- Spellcast / Sophie Jordan (A Fire in the Sky Book 3)
- A Tangled Magic / Andrea Eames
- These Godly Lies / Rachelle Raeta (Peaches and Honey Book 2)
- Harbour of Hungry Ghosts / Eliza Chan
- Eclipse of the Crown / A. K. Caggiano (Villains & Virtues Book 3)
- The Good Parts / Evann Normandin
- Maggie and Arthur's Magic Moment / Leslie René
- Ghosted / Amy Hutton
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches / Sangu Mandanna (special edition!)
- Such a Witch / Sarah Henning

Row 3:
- Pride Comes Before a Fall / Virginia Heath
- Chasing the Rush / Lauren Rowe
- Awkwardly Ever After / Lindsay Maple
- Just Between Us / Lena Hendrix
- Fossil Feud / Maggie North
- Breakup for Two / E.M. Wilson
- Return to Sender / Stephanie Parente
- I've Got a Crush on You / Lauren Blakely
- Reverse / Kate Stewart
- Wild Goose Chase / Sarah Adler

Bottom row:
- Daggermouth / H.M. Wolfe (okay, so we already sold through our stock, but we have more on the way)
- Ravenous / Kresley Cole
- Sea of Charms / Sarah Beth Durst
- Just for the Plot / Meghan Quinn
- Second First Dates / Gabriella Gamez

07/30/2026

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Artist credit: Lauren S. 👩‍🎨

07/28/2026

Behold: August book clubs!
Find sign-ups and info on our s!te :)

📚 But Do They Kiss? Book Club
A book club for not-quite-romance (or is it?)
Hosted by Katie
- What we're reading: A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL, by T. Kingfisher
- When it's happening: Tuesday, August 11, 6:30-8:00 PM

*** AT CAPACITY ***
📚 Rainbow Pages Q***r Book Club
Hosted by Katrina
- What we're reading: HOUSE OF RAYNE, by Harley Laroux
- When it's happening: Thursday, August 13, 6:30-8:00 PM
***Join the waitlist!***
***Follow us on Eventbrite to get notified immediately when new events go live***

📚 Bonkers Book Club
Hosted by Lauren R.
- What we're reading: SAFARI MURDER PARTY, by Rachel Moore
- When it's happening: Wednesday, August 19, 6:30-8:00 PM
Join the waitlist!

📚 BIPOC Book Club: Resistance through Love
Hosted by Seoyeon
- What we're reading: HEARTS UNBROKEN, by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- When it's happening: Sunday, August 23, 4:30-6:00 PM

📚 Cozy + Crafting Book Club
Hosted by Lauren S.
- What we're reading: THE SOMEDAY GARDEN, by Ashley Poston
- When it's happening: Thursday, August 27, 6:30-8:00 PM

Plus, in the month preceding, all book club books are 15% for anyone and everyone, in-store and online, regardless of whether you're attending the meeting or not!

07/27/2026

Join us to celebrate Jasmine Guillory's young adult debut, IT'S ONLY DANCING, a Dirty Dancing-inspired contemporary romcom! Jasmine will be in conversation with Andie J. Christopher.

Don't miss Andie's own young adult debut out 9/1, 🏁 FORMULA HE'S THE ONE 🏁

🗓 Thursday, October 8
⏰ 7:00 - 10:00 PM (doors open at 6:30)
📍 Meraki Community Center, 100 W 46th St, Mpls, MN 55419
🎟 General admission tickets include a pre-signed copy of IT'S ONLY DANCING
🎟 🎟 Plus-one tickets available!

Tix available at the events link in b i o

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2709 E. 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN
55406

Telephone

+16126430907

Website

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