Connect with a passionate expert and find your next perfect book.
Surprise Me! Books
Often called a Blind Date With a Book. These are gently used and sustainably sourced books. I’ve hand selected books that I love to recommend. Each are wrapped with care and come with a few special treats for a special reading experience. You pick the genre, and I pick your next reading adventure.
Local pickup and delivery options are available.
The Creative Casita
Stop by and browse my Surprise Me! Books while also enjoying all the other handmade goods, unique gifts, and vintage finds available at this Sunnyside destination.
Store Hours
Wednesday - Friday 11:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00 - 5:00
Sunday 12:00 - 5:00
Address
2510 N 4th Street, Flagstaff, AZ
Book Adventures
A stylish list of curated recommendations
5 Book Adventure
A curated list of 5 books based on a 45-60 minute phone or video call and completion of a reading profile & interest form. An in-person conversation allows us to collaborate and focus on what you want.
3 Book Adventure
A curated list of 3 books based on a reading profile and interest form
Book Adventures Include
A summary of each book recommendation.
Why it was selected.
Observations and insights about your reading life and preferences
A 10% discount to purchase any of the recommended books online from a small independent book store.
Book Adventures Are Great For
Breaking out of a reading slump
Discovering new authors
Exploring new to you genres
Accomplishing a specific reading goal
(like preparing for travelling by reading books set in your destination)
Your curated list will be based on the interests and requests shared in your reading profile.
Gift the book lovers in your life a 3 or 5 Book Adventure of curated reading recommendations.
A Curated 5 or 3 Book Adventure of personalized reading recommendations.
5 Book Adventure:
A 5 book list based on a 45 minute phone or video call and reading profile completion.
An in-person conversation allows us to collaborate and focus on what you want.
3 Book Adventure:
A 3 book list based on a reading profile form completion.
Book Adventures include:
A summary of each book recommendation.
Why it was selected.
Insights into the readers preferences.
A 10% discount to purchase any of the recommended books online from a small independent book store.
Add a book and make it a
Literary Getaway
Treat yourself and receive a book from your curated recommendation list
Want to know more?
How Literary Getaways Work
Purchase your book bundle
Add a 3 or 5 Book Adventure to your basket
Choose adult or youth and book type
Add the selected book to your basket
Place your order
Complete your reading profile:
Share your reading preferences and tell me what you are looking for.
Choose Your Book
After reviewing your recommendations, email me your selected book.
I’ll get it ordered to be shipped directly to you.
Enjoy your new book!
Upgrade a 5 or 3 Book Adventure by adding a book of choice from your reading reccomendations.
Price includes shipping
Gifting
for the book lovers in your life
Treat the readers in your life to a Book Adventure gift card for their own curated list of book recommendations.
Recipients will use the code on their gift card to redeem their Book Adventure.
We’ll send you or the recipient a card with a checkout code to use for the gifted item.
We can mail printed cards or send a PDF version. During checkout, use the notes section to let us know how you want your recipient to get their gift card.
Ready to start a new Book Adventure?
Here’s how to redeem your gift card and get started on your reading adventure
Your gift card will tell you what to put in your basket! (3 Book Adventure, 5 Book, etc)
You can select something of a higher value and pay the difference if you like
When you are ready, click on your basket for checkout
Review your order and then click the checkout button
On the right hand side is your order summary and where you will enter your gift card code
This will deduct the printed value of your gift card
Please contact us with any questions