Behind Fantasy Bookly
Meet the Founders
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TJ Minneci
TJ grew up reading books and found it wonderful to escape into other worlds full of adventure. Some of her childhood/ early adult favorites were: The Tree Sheppards Daughter, The Hunger Games, A Wrinkle in Time, The Lord of The Rings, and The Torn series. A few years ago she found herself strolling through Barnes and Noble and found herself purchasing Blood and Ash, A Shadow in The Ember and ACOTAR. These instantly reignited her love for reading and she immediately shared them with Sarah and they both became hooked on reading!
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Sarah Bell
Sarah devoured books like Twilight, Hunger Games, and Uglies in her youth. Like many, she drifted away from YA and fantasy because life got busy. She also felt immense pressure to read the greats and spend time on philosophy which didn't bring her the same kind of joy. But in the summer of 2022 TJ lent Sarah ACOTAR and her thirst for reading fantasy romance would become unquenchable. Sarah started branching out to contemporary romance in 2023 and found she loves it too!
While devouring books left and right, TJ and Sarah would constantly talk about their desire for a fantasy romance specific book box, but what they found available just wasn't quite right for them. What they found is companies with long wait times or companies with cheap knick-knacks that would fill up their homes and inevitably get thrown away. That's when inspiration struck. They thought, "Why don't we create a subscription box?"
Together TJ and Sarah founded Fantasy Bookly to offer a new book box subscription. One with transparency, that prioritizes communication with subscribers and quality items. They work hard with publishers to provide one-of-a-kind editions and/ or signed books. Their passion for books and quality goods is at the forefront of all they do!
In 2024 they expanded to offer more bookly items like candles and t-shirts. Reading is a pleasurable experience, and they are excited to work with customers to continuously elevate the bookly experience.