The Wanderer's Bookshop
A solo* journalling bookshop simulator where you collect stories, read books and find your “white whale”.
The Wanderer's Bookshop weaves investigation and cosy caretaking, through story telling, journalling and scapbooking guided by Tarot cards. It encourages you to find and connect with new and to be read books, as well as connect with each other.
There are many literary questions that have languished unanswered,
The stoic Brontë’s second novel, the missing love labours won, whispers of preserved codices and the lost passions of Bach…
One such question has gripped you and set you to wandering. The bookshop, in need of a caretaker, will lend its magic to your quest...
What is The Wanderer's Bookshop?
A solo journalling scrapbooking game of collection building, reading and creating with Tarot cards to guide you. Connect with your inner storyteller, read more, write and create.
Media Touchstones
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
Welcome to the Hynam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang-Bo-Ruem
Play Requires
A Tarot Deck
Polyhedral Dice
Writing tools & somewhere to write
Access to books and an active imagination!
Features
Tarot guided prompts
Build and solve your own mystery
Connect with new and TBR books
Junk Journal and scrapbook your way to a keepsake
Rewards and Stretch Goals
Rewards: Available to All
Digital Copies
Archival print copies
With low income and community copies available.
Stretch Goal: Special Add ons
The Wandering Tome Pin Badge
The Curator's Notebook
The Bookshop's Book List (tear away pad)
Rewards: Limited Edition
Annotated Archival print copies, with physical ephemera and all unlocked stretch goals
Stretch Goal: More Internal Art
By Joshua Clarke and Alex Coggon
Add ons
Bookshop Curios Sticker Sheet (incl in higher tiers)
Johnson Ofair Back Catalogue
Stretch Goal: Layout Upgrade
Guest layout designer upgrading the layout
Special Collab Reward
Back Threads We Share as well to receive a special collaborative reward
About Johnson Ofair
Lola Johnson is a Neurospicy QTPOC TTRPG player and designer based in Scotland. They write adventures and standalone TTRPGs as Johnson Ofair, focusing on themes of introspection and community in their games, whilst encouraging different forms of creation and making as play. Outside of TTRPGs, they dye yarn under the heading of Third Vault Yarns and have many other creative pursuits.
Johnson Ofair is the publishing arm run by Lola Johnson, that is home to their creative written and book works, such as their knitting pattern books, Board Game Knits Volumes 1 & 2 and all their TTRPGs.
Follow Up
If you have additional questions, would like to schedule an interview, set up a time to play with us, or have any other questions please feel free to reach out via email to [email protected]