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Meanwhile, Back In Peoria...

A Travel Blog In And Around The River City With Your Host, Marty Wombacher

November 13, 2025

The Six Shops Of Xmas - Shop Number One: Lit. On Fire Books

by MBIP


It’s seems impossible, but in seven weeks Xmas will be here. Which means I have just six weeks to highlight my favorite shops to recommend to people to stop at to buy fun and fabulous gifts for their friends and family.

And so, just like Santa and his reindeer, away we go to the first stop of our six week hollerday shopping tour in Peoria!

Here we are at one of my favorite shops in Peoria, Lit. on Fire Books on Main Street. Let’s go in and see what’s happening inside.

It looks fabulous in here, as always, let’s go see who’s in the front room over there…

It’s the owner of Lit. on Fire, Jessica! Always great to see her and catch up on things and what’s that she’s holding in her hand? Keep on scrolling to find out! (Hint: It’s the first Xmas surprise gift of this six week series!)

They have new bags in here with this new art of Lit. on Fire Books, I love it!

This display cabinet is so cool and has some fabulous reading material and items in it.

Jessica has a such a wonderful inventory of unique and interesting books in here. It’s a book lovers paradise!

Stores like Lit. on Fire are internet proof because there’s books in here you would never think to look for in an online search. Plus it’s so fun to browse in here and see books that you never knew that were published or existed!

I love the fun and unique displays in here!

Check out the stickers and more unique titles on display on this table in the front of the shop.

There’s even more books in this back room, let’s go take a look!

Wow, I’m always blown away by the amount of books in here to peruse and check out! If you’re a book lover, you could spend happy hours browsing the day away in here!

There’s the Punks in Peoria album and of course the book is on sale in here too!

The third Wednesday of every month is the Get Lit. Open Mic Night starting at 7pm. Everyone is welcome and you should stop by and make new friends and maybe see some old ones in here!

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Free 40 Dollar Gift Certificate Hollerday Giveaway!

And now to reveal what Jessica is holding in her hand: A 40 dollar gift certificate for Lit. on Fire Books!

You can win this gift certificate if you’re the first person to come into Lit. on Fire Books today and walk up to Jessica and say the two magical words: “Mary Crimble.”

That’s all you have to do! Come to this fantastic book store and say the words, “Mary Crimble” and then have fun looking at all the fabulous books and other cool items in here!

The shop opens up at noon today, so if you’re the first one there, this fabulous 40 dollar gift certificate can be yours and we’ll announce who won it on next week’s Six Weeks of Xmas post!

Mary Crimble and Happy Stewed Year to you all!

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Lit. on Fire Books

712 W. Main Street

Peoria

309-634-5383

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Related Post: The Eight Shops Of Xmas.

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