Textual Healing - A Romance Book Club

Schedule

Tue Apr 21 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Bluestocking Bookshop | Holland, MI

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Welcome to Textual Healing, the book club where we read romance without apology, from sweet to spicy, and everything (or everyone) deliciously in between. Romance is the highest-grossing genre in publishing for a reason: readers love big feelings, bold desire, and the absolute certainty of a happily-ever-after. We’re here to burrow into all of it and live there.
Each month, we read romance that ranges from tender slow burns to feral, page-gripping chaos (consensual, of course), and then gather to talk tropes, chemistry, characters, and the sheer joy of a genre that knows exactly what it’s doing (and for whom). This is a space for laughing, blushing, debating “would you though?”, and celebrating stories that center pleasure, emotional payoff, and endings that deliver.
If you love romance unapologetically or if you're romance-curious and ready to be converted, Textual Healing is your people. Come for the smut. Stay for the feelings. Leave emotionally satisfied.
Read with us! Grab your copies on Bookshop.org
January - Bring your most Unhinged romance to share with the group
February - Bro Amazing; Alby Blazo (Meet the Author!)
March - Highland Wolf Pact; Selena Kitt
April - Texas Destiny; Lorraine Heath
May - Kitsune; Nicolette Andrews
June - 10 Dance #1; Inouesatoh
July - Obsession; Eva Marks
August - At First Spite; Olivia Dade
September - Choose-Your-Own Nora Roberts
October - Space for Love; Emily Antoinette
November - Role Playing; Cathy Yardley
December - Merry Little Meet Cute; Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (Our Annual Cookie Swap!)
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The Bluestocking Bookshop, 12330 James St,Holland, Michigan, United States

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