Rom-Com Authors Night!

Please join us in celebrating three of the most exciting female authors writing today in conversation about their recent funny, poignant, romantic, and big-hearted novels: Yulin Kuang (Reese Book Club pick HOW TO END A LOVE STORY), Natalie Sue (International bestseller I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL), and Leanne Toshiko Simpson (the critically acclaimed NEVER BEEN BETTER) have all written starred-reviewed, fun, character-driven comedic novels, tinged with romance, which also expertly navigating more difficult, darker subjects like grief, mental illness, and neurodiversity with aplomb. Come and learn how these authors wove romance into and around stories of women who are finding the best versions of themselves.

The event runs from 700 – 830 PM and admission is free; we hope you can join us!

In Yulin Kuang’s HOW TO END A LOVE STORY, two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show… Can they write themselves a new ending? When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet… the key to making peace with their past—and themselves—might just lie in holding on to each other in the present.

In Natalie Sue’s wildly funny and heartwarming office comedy, I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL, an admin worker accidentally gains access to her colleagues’ private emails and DMs and decides to use this intel to save her job. Crackling with laugh-out-loud dialogue and relatable observations, I Hope This Finds You Well is a fresh and surprisingly tender comedy about loneliness and love beyond our computer screens. This sparkling debut novel will open your heart to the everyday eccentricities of work culture and the undeniable human connection that comes along with it.

My Best Friend’s Wedding meets The Silver Linings Playbook in Leanne Toshiko Simpson’s offbeat, heartfelt comedy, NEVER BEEN BETTER, about a seaside wedding reunion where no one can stay afloat. Following beloved characters through a stint in the psych ward and the year that follows have discharge, when it comes to happily ever afters, how is a girl supposed to choose between love and recovery? NEVER BEEN BETTER revels in the heartache and hilarity of falling in love when you haven’t quite figured out how to live with yourself.