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Tropes & Trifles, 2709 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN (2026)

05/30/2026

Event update!

Join the Parkway Theater and Tropes & Trifles to celebrate the release of Shirlene Obuobi's DIE FOR ME (aka, our obsession). Shirlene will be joined in conversation by Abby Jimenez.

This event includes author conversation and audience Q&A, followed by book signing with Shirlene Obuobi.

***Please note that due to travel, Abby will not be staying for the signing line.***

Ticket includes a *pre-signed* copy of DIE FOR ME. Optional personalization is available in the signing line with Shirlene following the conversation and Q&A.

Details!
🗓 Monday, July 13
⏰ 7:00 - 10:00 PM (doors open at 6)
📍 Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417
🎟 Tickets are $35.78 and include a pre-signed paperback edition of DIE FOR ME
🔗🔗🔗 https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/shirlene-obuobi

Heads up!
- Each ticket includes entry into the event and a pre-signed copy of Die for Me.

- An optional signing line with *Shirlene only* will follow the conversation.

- Signing line groups will be assigned in order of check-in at the event.

- Shirlene will be signing up to two additional books, and personalizing one. It's up to you which book you would like personalized (one of the two additional books, or the pre-signed copy of DIE FOR ME). The two additional books may be brought from home.

- Please note: Abby will not be staying for the signing. Books of hers brought from home will not be signed.

- *Pre-signed* copies of Shirlene and Abby’s books will be available for sale at the event. If you have preordered books for event pickup, these will be ready for pickup in the lobby after check-in. All preordered books will also be pre-signed.

- We *highly recommend* preordering if there are books you’d like signed copies of. We will have limited quantities, and preordering is the only way to guarantee signed books!

- For questions related to ticketing, please contact the Parkway Theater directly.

- For all other questions, please contact Tropes & Trifles at [email protected].

05/26/2026

Tropes & Trifles is (thrilled to be) hosting the launch of Ellie Palmer's newest contemporary romcom, MARRIED WITH BENEFITS, out July 21! Ellie will be joined in conversation by Danica Nava and Kate Robb for an evening of laughter, joy, and too many reality TV references to count.

📅 Tuesday, July 21
⏰ 7:00 - 10:00 PM (doors open at 6:30)
📍 St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1895 Laurel Ave., St. Paul 55104
🎟 Tickets include a pre-signed copy of MARRIED WITH BENEFITS + character art vellum

The evening will include author conversation, audience Q&A, and signing line. Find full details at the event listing at the events link in b!o. :)

Can't make the event? Snag the art vellum and a *signed, personalized* copy through the preorder campaign on our s!te.

05/25/2026

Tropes & Trifles is now hiring a full-time events support position!

Compensation details:
- $20 / hour
- 32-38 hours / week
- 30% staff discount
- QSEHRA healthcare reimbursement of up to $300 / month or $3,600 / year
- Safe & Sick Time of 1 hour / 30 hours worked, per MN law
- Paid Leave in accordance with the MN Paid Leave Program

Find the full description and application at the link in our bio. Applications will be accepted online through midnight, Sunday, June 7.

Please no phone calls or in-person inquiries. If there are questions related to the job posting, please email [email protected].

05/22/2026

So...great news! Y'all sold this event out, like, super fast!

So...we're moving the party over to St. Mary's!

So...more tickets are now available!

We're so excited to be celebrating the release of SCANDAL OF THE SUMMER with Alexandra Vasti on June 23! Alexandra will be joined in conversation by Jane Hadley, author of (among others) Mrs. Milner Gets a Kitchen.

New details!
🗓 Tuesday, June 23
⏰ 7:00-9:00 (doors open 6:30)
📍 St. Mary's Episcopal, 1895 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
🎟 Each ticket includes entry into the event and a pre-signed copy of SCANDAL OF THE SUMMER

- The event includes author conversation, audience Q&A, and signing. All attendees must have a ticket to enter the event.

- Signing groups will be assigned in order of check-in.

- Additional books by Alexandra and Jane will be available for sale on site.

- If there are specific additional titles you want to be sure to snag for signing, it is highly encouraged to preorder through the T&T website. You can pop in to pick it up ahead of the event, or you can select “Off-site event pickup: 6/23 with Alexandra Vasti @ St. Mary’s” at checkout. (Books may also be brought from home.)

- All preordered books will be pre-signed.

- Can’t make it to the event? Preorder signed copies by June 10.

- The event will be hosted at Mary’s Episcopal Church (1895 Laurel Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104). St. Mary’s is an ADA-compliant space with an elevator to access the sanctuary room.

- Tix available at the events 🔗 in b i o

05/20/2026

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO FINALLY TELL YOU THAT WE ARE HOSTING SHIRLENE OBUOBI TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF 🔥DIE FOR ME🔥 A BOOK THAT WE ARE UNANIMOUSLY OBSESSED WITH

Katrina calls it "jaw-dropping."

Lauren R. raves: "one of the ho****st scenes I've read in 2026."

I (Caitlin) literally can't talk about it without dropping spoilers and I keep getting yelled at, so I'm just going to be peer-pressuring everyone to read it asap so I can talk about it, THANK YOU.

Which you can do by coming to our magical early pre-release party!

Details!
🗓 Monday, July 13
⏰ 7:00 - 10:00 PM (doors open at 6)
📍 Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417
🎟 Tickets are $35.78 and include a pre-signed paperback edition of DIE FOR ME

✨Heads up for the important details!✨

- Moderator announcement coming soon!

- Each ticket includes entry into the event and a pre-signed copy of DIE FOR ME.

- An optional signing line with Shirlene will follow the conversation. Backlist copies may be brought from home. All backlist purchased on-site will be pre-signed.

- In the signing line, Shirlene will be signing up to two additional books, and personalizing one. Up to you which book you would like personalized (one of the two additional books, or the pre-signed copy of DIE FOR ME)! The two additional books may be brought from home.

- Signing line groups will be assigned in order of check-in at the event.

- *Pre-signed* copies of Shirlene (and TBA moderator’s) books will be available for sale at the event. If you have preordered books for event pickup, these will be ready for pickup in the lobby after check-in. All preordered books will also be pre-signed.

- We *highly recommend* preordering if there are specific backlist titles you’d like signed copies of. We will have limited quantities for sale at the event, but there is always a chance that we will sell out. You can order through the T&T website and select “Off-site event pickup: 7/13 with Shirlene Obuobi @ Parkway Theater.”

- For questions related to ticketing, please contact the Parkway Theater directly.

- For other questions, please contact Tropes & Trifles at [email protected].

05/11/2026

Nerds on a road trip? Yes, please! We're so excited to be hosting Anna Sortino to celebrate the release of STOPS ALONG THE WAY!

Anna will be joined in conversation by Jenna Miller.

(Anna, how well do you know dog breeds?)

🗓 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00 PM
📍Tropes & Trifles, 2709 E 38th St, Mpls, MN 55406
🎟 $10 ticket includes a $10 coupon at the event. Tix on our s!te! :)

This event will have on-site ASL interpretation, provided by 💜

About STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
A sunny YA romance about a road trip and life’s unexpected turns from the author of GIVE ME A SIGN.

Iris doesn’t trust the odds. Not when she has a 1 in 4 chance of inheriting the same vision diagnosis as her sister, Amelia.

When Iris travels to the east coast to help Amelia drive her things back from college, the last person she expects to run into on campus is Declan, her board game club rival, but he’s also there to drive his brother home for summer break. The unlikely occurrence results in the four of them caravaning together to Nebraska.

Iris and Declan are used to competing with dice and cards across a table, but the romantic feelings unfolding as they drive across the map are a total surprise. The odds of falling in love on the road seem low, especially amid car troubles and sister drama. Can Iris look past probability and embrace the unexpected?

(Spoiler: probs! 😏)

05/06/2026

Join us to celebrate Christina Lauren's newest release, THE ROMANCE REVIVAL!

- Marriage in trouble? (Yes.)
- Second chance romance? (Yes.)
- Love letter to that bff who will absolutely help bury a body/avenge your [redacted]? (Obvs.)

🗓 Monday, July 20
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00PM (doors open at 6:00)
📍 Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
🎟 Ticket includes a *pre-signed* copy of THE ROMANCE REVIVAL

ALLLLLLLLLL the details:

📚 Each ticket is $47.37 and includes entry into the event with a *pre-signed* (not personalized) hardcover edition of The Romance Revival and a tour-exclusive art print.

📚 The event includes conversation between Christina Lauren and moderator Susan Lee, followed by time for an extended audience Q&A. Conversation + Q&A will run 7:00-8:30PM.

📚 Please note that there will *not* be an opportunity for signing, meet-and-greet, or gift-giving after the event. Your presence is the ultimate gift!

📚 Doors open at 6:00 PM.

📚 There will be a limited number of *pre-signed* copies of each author’s other titles for sale at the event.

📚 Can’t make it to the event? Preorder signed copies by July 6.

📚 The event will be hosted at Quincy Hall (1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413). Quincy Hall is an ADA-accessible space with wheelchair seating.

📚 Concessions will be available in the lobby. Cash and card are accepted.

📚 There is a parking lot, but spaces are first-come, first-served. There is additional parking in the area, including paid lots and street parking. The venue is also accessible by bike and several bus routes.

📚 For questions about the event, or for accessibility accommodations, email [email protected].

Snag tix here:
https://tt-the-romance-revival.eventbrite.com/

05/02/2026

And just like that...it's May!

05/01/2026

Could this possibly be...a new release post? (?!)

Congrats to all the new-to-shelves books this week!

Top row:
- The Throne of Broken Gods / Amber V. Nicole (Gods and Monsters Book 2)
- King of Gluttony / Ana Huang (Kings of Sin Book 6)
- Amid Clouds and Bones / Ella Fields (previously indie!)
- Girl on Girl: How a Generation of Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Each Other / Sophie Gilbert (nonfiction, new in paper!)
- Eat the Ones You Love / Sarah Maria Griffin (not quite romance! new in paper!)
- The Castle of Stories / Matt Cain (not quite romance!)
- Do Ask, Do Tell: Q***r Life, Love, and Culture Laid Bare / Stu Oakley & Lotte Jeffs

Row 2:
- The Moon Blessed King / Lindsey Byrd
- The Sea Spinner / Julie Johnson (Reign of Remnants Book 2)
- An Arcane Study of Stars / Sydney J. Shields
- Death Meets Cute / J. Penner
- Blood Bound / Ellis Hunter
- Only You / Celeste Daniels
- Stupid Spellbound Love / Amy Boyles
- The Incandescent / Emily Tesh (new in paper!)
- Highland Hideaway / Lily Gold (out in February, but new to our shelves this week!)

Row 3:
- Under the Same Stars / Libba Bray (new in paper!)
- The Duke's Got Mail / Samara Parish
- Nearly a Bride / Sabrina Jeffries
- Mrs. Milner Gets a Kitchen / Jane Hadley (MN author! now in print!)
- It's in His Kiss / Julie Quinn (special edition)
- The Duke / Anna Cowan
- Fast Lane / C.S. Quill
- The Alias Agenda / Holly James
- Plays Well With Others / Lauren Blakely

Bottom row:
- We Burned So Bright / TJ Klune (not quite romance! signed copies available!)
- Awakened / A.E. Osworth
- Losers: Part 1 / Harley Laroux (previously indie!)
- How to Fake it in Society / KJ Charles
- Our Rogue Fates / Sarah Glenn Marsh (event on Saturday 5/2!)

04/30/2026

Histrom readers, rejoice! Join Tropes &Trifles to celebrate the release of THE LAST LADY B, with Eloisa James! Eloisa will be joined in conversation by Connie Brockway, co-author of THE LADY MOST LIKELY.

Ticket cost includes a pre-signed copy of THE LAST LADY B.

Details:
🗓 Saturday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend!)
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00 PM (doors open at 6:30pm)
📍 In store! 2709 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
🎟 Ticket cost includes entry into the event and a copy of THE LAST LADY B

To ensure that Eloisa and Connie have time to meet everyone, please limit copies brought from home to four per author.

Can't make the event? Order signed copies of Eloisa and Connie's books by 5/10.

Get tix and details through the events tab on the T&T w3bs!te and see you there!

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