Galentine's Night Out: Romance-Themed Boozy Book Fair

Columbia's favorite indie bookstore, Queen Takes Book, in partnership with The Collective Encore, presents a Galentine's Night Out Romance-themed Boozy Book Fair!

Join us for this special evening out featuring a discussion with two romance authors, themed cocktails, and enough books to lose yourself in! Each ticket also includes 1 free drink (draft beer, wine, or soda). Cocktails & Encore menu options are available for additional purchase.

Doors open at 6:30pm / Author discussion starts at 7:00pm

Featured Authors:

• Sarah Adler: USA Today bestselling author Sarah Adler writes romantic comedies about lovable weirdos finding their happily ever afters. She lives in Maryland with her husband, daughter, and very mischievous cat. When not working, you can find her attempting to course-correct an ill-advised late afternoon nap with an equally ill-advised late afternoon coffee, as she is incapable of ever learning a lesson.
• Laura Hankin: Author, screenwriter, and performer who writes novels that you can read on a beach but also for book club. Film projects include the upcoming DON'T SAY GOOD LUCK (Netflix), while books include ONE-STAR ROMANCE, a Book of the Month pick that The Washington Post calls "real, refreshing and romantic," THE DAYDREAMS, one of the "Best Beach Reads of 2023" (Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and more), HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT, a Book of the Month and Library Reads selection, and A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN, as seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She is based in Washington, DC, where she once fell off a treadmill twice in one day.

Their books:

• Sarah Adler: Mrs. Nash's Ashes, Happy Medium, Finders Keepers
• Laura Hankin: One-Star Romance, The Daydreams, A Special Place for Women

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