The Minneapolis Indie Bookstore Romance Day crawl is BACK with another punch card bookmark for you this year!! We're celebrating the 8th annual Bookstore Romance Day with our usual adventures from Friday, August 14th to Sunday, August 16th!

Fabulous prizes! A new commemorative enamel pin designed by Tropes & Trifles! Free temporary tattoos! (All we can say is: laser loons.) 

The grand prize winner will receive a $20 gift card to all 8 stores, plus swag and store merch! We will have several runner-up prizes as usual, so there are MANY chances to win gift cards and wonderful romance-themed goodies!

How to enter:

1. Pick up a special Minneapolis BRD bookmark from any of the participating stores and get it punched between Friday 8/14/2026 and Sunday 8/16/2026.

2. Visit all 8 stores to get a punch on each store’s logo.

3. Fill out your contact information at the bottom of the bookmark.

4. At your final bookstore, a bookseller will verify you have all 8 punches, tear off the bottom of your bookmark with your contact information, and voilà! You are now entered to win!

Entries will be collected from all 8 stores, so you can get your punches in whatever order your heart takes you! Check out our handy-dandy map of stores via the QR code on slide 3 to see a layout of all locations as well as recommended biking & driving routes!

Limit ONE entry per person. You MUST have all 8 punches to receive a pin and to be entered into the grand prize drawing. Grand prize winner will be contacted and announced on Thursday, August 20th, 2026.

We have 8 wonderful Minneapolis stores on the bookmark this year: 

Big Hill Books

Birchbark Books

Comma, A Bookshop

Inkwell Booksellers Company

Magers & Quinn Booksellers

Moon Palace Books

Tropes & Trifles

Wild Rumpus Books

 

We hope to see you there!!