Book release party! Iman Hariri-Kia's FEMALE FANTASY
Schedule
Thu Oct 16 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Tropes & Trifles | Minneapolis, MN

About this Event
Join us to celebrate the release of FEMALE FANTASY, by Iman Hariri-Kia! Iman will be joined in conversation by Peyton Corinne, author of UNLOVED.
Ticket cost includes a copy of FEMALE FANTASY + 3 illustrated prints, a sticker, and a mermaid tail bookmark.
Event conversation will be followed by signing with both Iman and Peyton. Your ticket comes with a copy of FEMALE FANTASY. Limited additional copies of both authors' previous titles will also be available for purchase on-site. (You may also bring from home.)
If you have your heart set on specific additional titles by either author, it is ***highly encouraged*** to preorder copies to be sure to have the specific one you seek!
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About FEMALE FANTASY:
All's fair in love and lore.
Joonie is living in a fantasy—at least that’s what people tell her. Men in the real world have done nothing but disappoint her time and time again, so she keeps her heart reserved for Ryke, the fictional male lead of her favorite romance series, who just happens to be a merman. And so far, her book boyfriend is meeting her needs more than any other “real” man ever has.
But when she learns that Ryke's character is based on a friend of the author, Joonie is determined to track him down and take her shot at a happily ever after.
She’ll need to borrow her brother’s car for the road trip, with the one condition that his annoying (but also hot) best friend can catch a ride to New York with her. But as she makes her way to her male lead, she’ll learn that once you wish fantasy into reality, you have to take all the tropes that come with it—not just the fun ones.
As unhinged as it is brilliant, Female Fantasy is both a self-aware dive into the concept of genre and a wild, steamy romp. Most of all, though, it’s a heartfelt love letter to romance readers everywhere.
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About the authors:
Iman Hariri-Kia is a writer and editor born and based in New York City. A nationally acclaimed journalist, she covers sex, relationships, identity, and adolescence. You can often find her writing about her personal life on the internet, much to her parents’ dismay. She is a Forbes’ 30 Under 30 honoree and the author of the three novels, most recently the inaugural title from Cosmo Reads, Female Fantasy, which Kirkus Reviews called in a starred review, “a playful romp and ode to all who believe in true love and happily-ever-afters.”
Peyton Corinne is a USA TODAY bestselling author of romantic fiction with high emotional vulnerability, angst, and heart. She has been telling stories since before she could read, and has never stopped pursuing a life in writing and authorship. If she’s not currently dreaming up new worlds and characters, Peyton is at home making another cup of coffee, listening to new music, or reading every type of romance she can get her hands on. Visit PeytonCorinne.com and follow @PeytonCorinneAuthor on Instagram and TikTok for more.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Arrival
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:05 PM
Intro and welcome
🕑: 07:05 PM - 07:45 PM
Author conversation
🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Audience Q&A
🕑: 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Signing
Where is it happening?
Tropes & Trifles, 2709 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, United StatesUSD 23.17
