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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Equinox smequinox, this event with Kelsey Gross marks the official beginning of fall. Come help us celebrate the changing season!

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We’re such big Kelsey Gross fans, so we’re EXTREMELY excited to welcome her back!

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Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Wow, I'm honored to have WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY as a "staff pick" at one of the BEST children's bookstores, @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social in Minneapolis! It was such a joy to do events there for WINTER & SUMMER -hope to be back for FALL😊 If you're in MN, check out this fantastic store! #kidlit

Cover of the picture book WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY by Kelsey E. Gross and Renata Liwska. Cover has woodland animals in the foreground with a wreath of natural items (nuts, berries, feathers, grasses) in the background. The banner "STAFF PICK" is across the left hand corner.

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

It was pure (spooky) joy to celebrate @transhorrors.bsky.social's new YA horror, THE TRANSITION, with the crew at @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social last week. If you're a fan of queer-led supernatural stuff with big doses of film nerdery, check it out.

photograph of the interior of wild rumpus books, two authors presenting

photograph of the interior of wild rumpus books, two authors presenting. also, a mothman pride flag

a whiteboard with trans and queer community resources in the twin cities

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Come on down to @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social tomorrow, Thursday Oct 23, for Queer Cryptid Night where I'll be chatting with @transhorrors.bsky.social about their new YA horror, THE TRANSITION, a book about being trans and also being a werewolf. See you there.

ad graphic for QUEER CRYPTID NIGHT at Wild Rumpus Books in Minneapolis, MN, on Thursday October 23 at 6pm. Featuring Logan-Ashley Kisner, in conversation with me, J.M. Lee.

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Megan Maynor @megan-maynor.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Local Mpls Friends! Come on down to @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social on SATURDAY 9/13 for a celebration of my new book, IT'S TACO KNIGHT!, illustrated by @estrelalourenco.bsky.social, plus actual tacos from Fiesta Mexicana! A taco book + a taco truck! 🌟🌮📖🥳

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I would like to apologize to the NHL player who came into the store who I mistook for a *different* NHL player. you’re both very good at hockey and I hope both of your teams win (except when playing against my favorite team)

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We are mourning the tragedy at Annunciation Church this morning. Children deserve safety, education, and care. Today especially, our doors are open if you need a place to be in community with others.

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UMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Aug 8-10 is the Minneapolis Indie Bookstore Romance Day Crawl, returning along with Bookstore Romance Day. Get the punch card bookmark to participate at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social Magers & Quinn, Tropes & Trifles and more!

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Bookstore Romance Day! | Moon Palace Books

Your neighborhood independent bookstore located in south Minneapolis. Selling new and used books since 2012.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

in my humble opinion, today is a perfect Sunday to visit us and then go read a book by one of the lakes

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

factoring in inflation, Wanda Gág’s classic is worth Billions of Cats in today’s market

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 09/07/2025

We're running a Love Your Indie Sale all month, with 2,000+ audiobooks—because we really, really do love your indie. And every purchase supports them, helping their small business and your community. ⁠ You don't have to be a member to shop the sale, but members do take an additional 30% off 👀

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

why order books through Am*z*n when you could order from Wild Rumpus Books Dot Com and probably get some cat hair packaged in with it

A tan cat named Booker T. sleeping in a box with his face squished in the corner

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

closed July 4th so we can focus on keeping Eartha Kitt from entering every hot dog eating contest in the state

A black tailless Manx cat standing on a purple bookstore counter with his head in a white wax paper bag with red text that says BOGART’S DOUGHNUT CO.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

hey, uhhh… has anyone seen Waldo? Waldo is hiding out in 25 Linden Hills business throughout the month of July! pick up a passport at any participating business and get it stamped for a chance at goodies and prizes! details here: wildrumpusbooks.com/findwaldoinl...

A tan cat named Booker T. looking at the camera through a magnifying glass held by a human hand

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R.M. Romero @rmromeroauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This weekend is the Indie Bookstore Preorder Party! Preorder THE TEAR COLLECTOR from participating indie bookstores such as @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social and @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social and get 15%. ☔️

Preorder THE TEAR COLLECTOR from indie bookstores and get 15% off

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Minneapolis! it’s dreary and wet, but the bookstore is dry and cozy. plus, tonight at 6pm we have @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social and Selina Li Bi visiting us for a conversation about their terrific new novels. get outta the rain with us!

a colorful chalkboard sign that says, “Come celebrate the release of new YA novel A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl in conversation with author Selina Li Bi of Sunlight Playing Over a Mountain. Thursday, June 26th, 6pm to 7pm.”

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

the Wild Rumpus Summer Reading Challenge is ON! this charmingly tiny version was printed because the Stinky Cheese Man, our resident created gecko, asked to participate. pop in to get your own people-sized version and join in the fun!

A hand holding up a palm-sized piece of paper on which is printed the 2025 Wild Rumpus Summer Reading Challenge

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Éireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

MSP people with teenage readers: Thursday 26 June, 6 p.m. at @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social, go see @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social talk about her new YA novel #ACatalogOfBurntObjects with Fargo-based novelist Selina Li Bi. Should be a great event (in a wonderful space!) #booksky #minneapolis

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Minneapolis, if you need a place to cool off, come on in! we’ve got the AC on and and books are a great way to go on an adventure while avoiding the heat

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

help how do I track my reading progress on a Choose Your Own Adventure book in @thestorygraph.com. I was on page 49 but I went down the right hand passageway and now I’m on page 25

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE you can also visit us at BlackStack Brewing’s Book & Vinyl Fair today from 12-5pm!

A poster with cartoon images of books and a smiling vinyl record pointing up at text that says, BlackStack Brewing Book and Vinyl Fair. Find Your Next Great Read and Listen. May 4th, 12-5pm. 6 book shops, 7 vinyl sellers.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

TODAY we have the highest percentage of Wild Happenings™️ at Wild Rumpus of any day so far this year (and also the last few years combined)! 📖 12:30pm STORY TIME with Molly Beth Griffin! 🖋️ 2-3pm SIGNING with Dave Eggers!

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Molly Beth Griffin 'Far, Far Away' Story Time!

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

construction season is here and today is the Linden Hills Neighborhood Garage Sale! if you’re driving to visit us, plan on parking being tight. if you can walk, bike, or bus, you should! it’s a beautiful day!

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Indie Bookstore Day may have been this past weekend, but that doesn't mean we can't have two big weekends in a row. we have not one, not two, but THREE authors visiting on Saturday and Sunday! (details and links below)

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

thank you so much for an incredible Indie Bookstore weekend! we’re closed today, as usual on Mondays, to reset and get ready for the week 💜

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

there’s still time to get your Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport stamped! we’re open 12-5pm today 🗺️📍

A hand holding the Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport with Wild Rumpus’s storefront in the background. Our green awning and little purple door are visible.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

happy Indie Bookstore Day! come to the Wild Rumpus Circus! we’re open until 5pm!

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Shannon Gibney @shannongibney.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

As we approach a terrible anniversary, we should take stock of where we are, how we got here, and where we’re going. Thank you, @uminnpress.bsky.social and The MN Women’s Press. Most of all, thanks to my daughter, who always shows me the way forward. 🙏🏾

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On the Fifth Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death

We asked author Shannon Gibney to explain the origin story of her storybook for kids about the killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd by police on May 25, 2020.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

our friend Kao Kalia Yang won THREE Minnesota Book Awards last night (a record for a single year!) and we have copies of all of them available now!

Hands holding out three books by Kao Kalia Yang, winners of the memoir, children’s, and middle grade categories: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother’s Life (Memoir), The Rock In My Throat (Children’s), The Diamond Explorer (Middle Grade)

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Independent bookstores are the beating heart of the literary world. Say no to to billionaires and their soulless bots. Say yes to the small bookshop run by delightful nerds who will happily explain why this very book on this very shelf is destined to be your absolute favorite.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Indie Bookstore Day is on Saturday, but here in the Twin Cities you can start your journey TODAY by picking up a TC Indie Bookstore Passport and getting it stamped at the 37 (!) participating stores!

A hand holding the 2025 Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap and the Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport. Wild Rumpus’s ceiling canoe is visible in the background.

A hand holding the 2025 Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport open to the page featuring Wild Rumpus. The Wild Rumpus ceiling canoe is visible in the background.

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 22/04/2025

Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies. Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

we had a great Easter break and folks are STOKED about story time. stroller tailgate outside the store this morning. we’re here until 7pm!

Roughly ten strollers parked around a garden with the green Wild Rumpus awning in the background

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

we’re CLOSED today for Easter on account of needing to discover why scientists can’t make a chocolate bunny that’s solid all the way through

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Toshokanin @toshokanin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Indie Bookstore Day is the biggest day of the year for independent bookstores in North America outside of the holidays. Amazon would rather loss lead so hard they make zero profit on this event than see you get in the habit of visiting your local indie. Don’t fall for it.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

it blows that Am*zon is doing a big book sale on Indie Bookstore Day. they’re doing it on purpose to try to squash indie bookstores and I hope whoever came up with that idea stubs their pinky toe every day forever

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Enchanted Lion Books @enchantedlion.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

An excellent piece on the role of translators in the age of AI, from our very own #ChloeGarciaRoberts, translator of WHEN YOU LOOK UP (CUANDO LEVANTAS LA MIRADA)! Read “The Future Will Be Translated: A Manifesto” on @literaryhub.bsky.social👇 lithub.com/the-future-w... #translation #worldliterature

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

thunder in Minneapolis! tell your boss I said it’s okay to knock off work early and read a book

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Redwall Feasts Bot @redwallfeasts.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

He found the others breakfasting by the wall. He sat down to join them, helping himself to barley toast, elderberry jam, and a beaker of cold rose-petal and plum-flower tea.

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

really excited to host Angie Kang to celebrate her gorgeous picture book Our Lake this Saturday, 4/19 at 10:30am!

A photo of author and illustrator Angie Kang next to the cover of her book Our Lake on a green background beneath the text, “Angie Kang!”

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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

gonna tell my kids this is Rebecca Yarros

the cover of Choose Your Own Adventure #37: Pirate Treasure of the Onyx Dragon by Alison Gilligan, with an illustration of a young pirate girl holding a telescope and two more modern looking kids in the background.

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