Brooke Averick presents 'Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It'

Schedule

Tue Jun 09 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

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Third Place Books | Lake Forest Park, WA

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A hopeless romantic with intimacy anxiety resolves to finally have her 'first time' in this frank, funny, and tender love story.
About this Event

Third Place Books welcomes podcaster and writer Brooke Averick to celebrate the publication of her debut novel, . Your ticket to the event guarantees a copy of Brooke's debut novel and a signed, Phoebe Berman cherry-designed bookplate. This is Brooke’s first-ever tour so be ready for an amazing time!

Tickets are required in advance.

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  • Your ticket to the event guarantees a copy of Brooke's debut novel and a signed Phoebe Berman cherry-designed bookplate. Books will be distributed at the event and cannot be picked up in advance.
  • Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. Pre-ordering the book will NOT grant you access to the event.
  • This event does NOT include a public signing or photo opportunity.
  • If you purchase a ticket but are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store. You may request to have your book transferred to our Ravenna or Seward Park neighborhood stores.

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About Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It. . .

Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she’s about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she’s determined to finally lose it . . . if her own anxiety doesn’t slow her down. The can’t-miss debut novel from podcaster and comedian Brooke Averick.
The first edition hardcover of Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It features beautiful designed endpapers and a foil-stamped case!
“I laughed (a lot), I cried (more than expected), I swooned (the perfect amount), and I looked into the metaphorical camera, wondering if this book was actually about me.”—Lyla Sage, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Soul Searching and the Rebel Blue Ranch series
Is it possible to find true love when going on a date makes you want to throw up?
Phoebe Berman fears the one thing she wants the most: love. Thanks to an extremely unfortunate first kiss attempt, crippling intimacy anxiety has plagued her since she was a teen.
Phoebe has so much going for her: a dream teaching job, a supportive and hilarious group of best friends, and all the romance novels a girl could want at her fingertips—but she can’t help but beat herself up over the one thing she can’t quite seem to figure out. Determined to change this, she drafts up the ultimate “Guide to Losing My Virginity” checklist with the hope of finally getting laid.
Suddenly, she goes from a relatively boring (basically non-existent) dating life to juggling three romantic prospects at once. There’s the gorgeous new fourth grade teacher at her school, a former high school classmate that resurfaces through Words with Friends, and there will always be her roommate, who might just be the best friends-to-lovers situation of her dreams.
Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It is a brutally honest and completely relatable story for anyone who’s ever felt stuck between coming of age and coming apart.


Brooke Averick is best known for her podcast, Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast, where she speaks candidly and humorously about her struggles with OCD, anxiety, and depression, as well as her latest celebrity crushes, all while trying to convince her co-host to appreciate the magic of musical theatre. She's amassed a social media following of over 1.5M across numerous platforms. She studied Early Childhood Education at Boston University, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her two cats, Jonathan and Robert. Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It is her first novel.



About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

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