Homebody MN

A small trans-owned,company handcrafting great smelling candles

09/01/2026

📚 Cozy season is coming, and we have a literary event for you!
While Homebody MN isn’t hosting this one, Marlon James is an author who frequently makes appearances in our subscription boxes. Here’s one not to miss 👇✨

🎤 SEP 12 | Talking Volumes Season Opener: Marlon James – Kick off the 26th season of MPR’s beloved author series with a live conversation between Marlon James and Kerri Miller on his new novel, The Disappearers. Catch it at The O’Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University. $35 tickets on sale now (subscribers get $5 off!). MPR News

Grab your ticket, grab a friend, and go get inspired. 📖🕯

08/28/2026

Last few days to apply, friends! 📚🏡 Our Retreat Fund applications close soon, and we’ve got two spots left to fill with a 25% subsidy from our incredible community.

This fund exists because rest shouldn’t be a luxury. Because everyone deserves a cozy room, good food, and time to just be — surrounded by fellow bookish humans who get it.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it. Don’t let the deadline sneak up on you.

⏰ Applications close Tuesday, Sept. 1st at 11:59pm
👉 Submit your Retreat Fund Application today — link in bio.

08/25/2026

Big news: you can now shop our favorite reads through Bookshop.org — and every single purchase supports Homebody MN, and small bookstores in general! 📚💜

Here’s why we love it: 80%+ of profits go back to independent bookstores (we’re one of 1900+ they support!), among the other amazing things they stand for. So when you buy through us, you’re not just getting a great book — you’re fueling a whole ecosystem of small, human-run bookshops who genuinely care about connecting readers with stories.

Small businesses supporting small businesses — so select us as your bookstore 🥰

Link in bio to start shopping our Bookshop.org page. Every order helps keep indie bookstores (and us!) thriving.

08/22/2026

🎉 Community shoutout: Thrive Clinic
As a trans-owned business, we know how rare it can feel to find spaces built for our community. So we want to put some light on one that gets it right.

Thrive Clinic was created by The Aliveness Project, offering LGBTQ+ affirming primary care, HIV prevention, STI testing, and sexual wellness care — built by q***r and trans people, for q***r and trans people.

And like us, they put their money where their mission is: revenue from appointments helps fund Aliveness Project programs across the Twin Cities, from food access to housing support.

We love spotlighting spaces that give back to the community they come from. Thrive is one of them. 💛

📍 Minneapolis, open to everyone
🔗 Learn more about Thrive and make your next appointment today (link in the comments)

08/18/2026

Our Retreat Fund application is open, and two recipients will get a 25% subsidy thanks to donations from our community. All inclusive lodging, meals, wellness classes, sauna time, and a whole weekend built around reading and connecting with fellow book people. You bring the TBR pile, we’ll handle the rest.

We started this fund because a slow, book-filled weekend shouldn’t be out of reach — priority goes to trans+, q***r, and BIPOC folks who might not otherwise get the chance to join us.

Two spots. Could be yours.
📝 Apply now — link in bio
📅 Applications close: September 1st at 11:59 PM
📬 Award notifications: By September 7th

08/14/2026

Our Trans Books Playlist is live on Libro.fm 🎧✨

We rounded up 9 of our favorite trans rep reads — memoir, sci-fi, YA, romance, and everything in between — and put them all in one place on Libro.fm 🎧
Because trans stories deserve more than one shelf.

Want the physical copies instead? Check out our new shop on Bookshop — links in the comments 📚

08/13/2026

📖 Retreat Fund Applications are LIVE! 📖
This fund exists because of YOU: our community coming together at checkout to support the Retreat Fund with donations from $1 to $100. Thanks to your support, we get to send someone on a Reading Retreat who might not otherwise get the chance. This round, we'll be awarding two applicants! 💛

How to apply:
1️⃣ Tap the link in our bio
2️⃣ Answer a few questions about you, your relationship to reading, and what these retreats mean to you (no "right" answers — just be honest!)
3️⃣ Submit before the deadline below 👇

📅 Applications close: September 1st at 11:59 PM 📬 Award notifications: By September 7th

If awarded, you'll receive 25% off your retreat (a $347.50 savings!), a stay in one of our Treehaus Queen rooms, and the balance split into two payments. Link in bio to apply. We can't wait to read what you have to say. 🌲📚

08/11/2026

It's Election Day — so you're already in voting mode, might as well keep it going 🔥
Cast your (much easier) ballot for our new Fireplace candle name in the comments:

1️⃣ Kiss My Ash
2️⃣ Hot and Bothered
3️⃣ Tax the Rich

No lines, no waiting, just comment your pick. Every vote counts — this one too.

08/08/2026

Get ready for when the Retreat Fund Application opens August 13th — here’s a bit of what we’ll ask, so you can start thinking now: 📖
→ What draws you to our Reading Retreats?
→ Describe your relationship to reading
→ How would you help support our retreats as a space of peace for trans and q***r folks?
→ What was your last favorite read?

No “right” answers — just be honest, be you. ✨ If awarded: 25% off ($347.50 in savings!), toward a Treehaus Queen room!

📅 Apply for Feb, March, or April 2027 dates 🔓 Applications open August 13th ⏰ Applications close September 1st at midnight 📬 Awards announced by September 7th
Link in bio (starting 8/13). 💛

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