📚🔥 You’re Invited: The TBR Anonymous Bookish Baddies Retreat 🔥📚
📍 Idaho
🗓 Week of August 1st, 2026
REGISTRATION FEE IS NON REFUNDABLE - Payments will be used to secure location for the event.
Pack your favorite tote, drop the TBR guilt, and get ready for a week where being unapologetically obsessed with books is the entire point.
The TBR Anonymous Bookish Baddies Retreat is a bold, reader-first escape for book lovers who crave connection, creativity, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. Think summer camp energy… but louder, sassier, and proudly bookish.
💖 What’s Waiting for You
📖 In-Person Chats with Authors
Up-close, unfiltered conversations with indie authors you’ll love. Talk tropes, characters, writing chaos, and all the behind-the-scenes tea.
🎨 Bookish Crafting Events
Creative, hands-on projects inspired by books and fandom aesthetics. You’ll leave with handmade keepsakes and zero regrets.
🎁 White Elephant Bookish Games
Bring your most chaotic bookish item (or book). Expect laughter, dramatic steals, and competitive baddie energy.
🌙 A Night Out on the Town
One unforgettable night with your Bookish Baddies. Food, drinks, laughs, and conversations that only happen after dark.
💬 Reader Roundtables & Baddie Chats
Real talk about favorite tropes, unhinged book boyfriends, reading slumps, hot takes, and why our TBRs refuse to behave.
📦 Surprises, Giveaways & Extra Magic
Exclusive bookish goodies, including signed copies of books from attending authors, plus spontaneous moments and unforgettable memories.
💸 What Your Retreat Cost Includes
✔️ Accommodations for the full retreat
✔️ All meals and scheduled dining experiences
✔️ Bookish goodies & signed author books
✔️ Local transportation during the event (excluding flights)
✔️ All retreat activities, events, and programming
✨ This Retreat Is For You If…
• Your TBR is a personality trait
• “One more chapter” is a nightly lie
• You want real-life Bookish Baddies, not just screen names
• You believe reading hits harder when shared
This isn’t just a retreat. It’s a reset. A celebration. A safe space to be loud about the books you love.
Welcome to the retreat where your TBR is safe, your opinions are bold, and your Bookish Baddies are waiting. 📚🔥
Planned Activities
🎨 DIY & Creative Workshops
Coco Pie Crafting Company Design and assemble custom bookmark charms using chains, beads, charms, and trope-inspired accents. Create something subtle, dramatic, or completely unhinged to clip onto your favorite bookmark or book sleeve.
DIY Bookmark Bar
Create custom bookmarks using cardstock, tassels, charms, vinyl decals etc and laminating options.
Indie Author Chat
Meet with Indie Authors and discuss the inspiration behind their books, ask questions and leave with signed copies of their books.
Games & Interactive Fun
White Elephant Bookish Exchange
Bring one bookish item to trade.Bookish Bingo
Squares include “cried,” “annotated too hard,” “DNF’d,” “fell for the villain,” etc.Guess the Trope
Short blurbs, vague clues, and rapid-fire guessing.Bookish Trivia
Romance, fantasy, authors, tropes, and dramatic plot twists.
TBR Anonymous Goodie Bags
Exclusive Book Club merch
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and register! We can’t wait to have you.
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The retreat takes place in Idaho. Exact location and lodging details will be shared with registered attendees only.
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The retreat is held during the week of August 1st, 2026. The number of days attendees stay in at their discretion. Arrival, departure, and the full schedule will be provided after registration.
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No. Flights are not included. Local transportation during the retreat is included once you arrive.
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Yes. Accommodations for the full retreat are included in your ticket.
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Yes. All meals and scheduled dining experiences are included. Dietary restrictions will be collected after registration.
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Accommodations, all meals, retreat activities, local transportation, bookish goodies, and signed books from attending authors.