Dani's Queer Bar x All She Wrote Books Book Club: Kiss Her Once For Me

Join All She Wrote Books on Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00pm at Dani's Queer Bar for a discussion of Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun! We will discuss this queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire! Worried about finding the book? We've got you covered! Grab a copy through registration for the event, at Bookshop.org, or Libro.fm.  Can't make it? No worries! Let us know ASAP so we can release your spot to someone eagerly waiting on the waitlist. Don't miss out- register now! Remember: This event has limited capacity, so grab your ticket and claim your seat before it's too late! We can't wait to see you there! ✨ About Kiss Her Once For Me One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real. About Author  Alison Cochrun is a former high school English teacher and a current writer of queer love stories, including The Charm Offensive, Kiss Her Once for Me, Here We Go Again, and Every Step She Takes. She lives outside of Portland, Oregon, with her wife, her son, and two very needy dogs. You can find her online at AlisonCochrun.com or on Instagram as @AlisonCochrun. Our Book Club Guidelines We strive for a thoughtful and respectful discussion of the featured book and its related themes. You do not have to have finished the book to participate, but we ask that you contribute to the discussion in whatever way you feel comfortable. We do not tolerate demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.

Dani's Queer Bar

Bookmas Extravaganza

On the night of Bookmas, All She Wrote gave to me... Don your gay apparel for this private friends-of-the-bookstore shopping event! For ONE day only, join us for your own 30-minute private shopping experience. Book your session now for Monday, December 15th, with appointments available from 4:00pm to 9:30pm. What you get:<ul><li>30 minutes of private shopping – No one between you and the last copy of that book your sister-in-law says she'll die without.</li><li>Personal book concierge – Hey, we don't blame you. Gift shopping is hard and sometimes you don't know what to get. But we do this for a living. Let us help!</li><li>Limited edition gifts – From us to you, to thank you for shopping small! The elves told us we needed exclusive holiday merch but they were backed up at the factory, so we designed these ourselves</li><li>Gift Wrapping Included</li><li>Friends of Ruby Members can use their 20% discount! </li></ul>Your $25.00 purchase today goes toward your day-of experience in the form of a gift card. It's like a deposit for your future self!

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ASWB x Lauren Sanders

Join All She Wrote Books on Wednesday, December 10th at 6:30pm, as we host author Lauren Sanders in conversation with Helen Fremont! They will discuss Sanders' novel Kamikaze Lust, an electrifying ride through the spectacle of life and death in millennial America.

All She Wrote x Jamie Madden

Join All She Wrote Books on&nbsp;Tuesday, December 9th at 6:30pm, as we host author&nbsp;Jamie Madden in conversation with Somerville Ward 3 City Councilor, Ben Ewen-Campen. They will discuss Jamie's debut book Bittersweet Lane, a book that demystifies America’s housing crisis from both a professional and deeply personal perspective.

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ASWB x Davey Davis

Join All She Wrote Books on&nbsp;Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm, as we host author&nbsp;Davey Davis! They will discuss their latest novel&nbsp;Casanova 20: Or, Hot World with author Gretchen Felker-Martin, a novel about art, desire, and mortality that follows a young man isolated by his extraordinary beauty and his strange friendship with an older painter.

All She Wrote x Lovell Holder

Join All She Wrote Books on Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:30pm, as we host author Lovell Holder in conversation with owner Christina! They will discuss his debut novel The Book Of Luke, a fast-paced debut novel for fans of Survivor and Less that shines an unflinching light on the drama of reality TV when a gay man returns to the cut-throat show he won in his youth after his adult life begins to unravel.

Small Business Saturday at All She Wrote Books

📣Small Business Saturday is right around the corner! We'll be celebrating all day and have an exciting Gifts with Purchases planned for you 🛍️🎁📚🌈 ✨Spend $20, you will be able to pick from our selection of Activist Posters ✊🏼 ✨ Spend $40 or more, you will be able to pick from our curated ARC (Advanced Reading Copy) bundles 📚 ✨Check out our new discounted books cart filled with $1 paperbacks and $3 hardcovers 📖 ✨ If you can't make it that day, stop by anytime from now til 12/24. We have so many new books, journals, puzzles, and candles too for everyone on your list!

ASWB Presents: Author Delaney Nolan

Join All She Wrote Books on&nbsp;Thursday, November 6th at 7:30pm, as we host author&nbsp;Delaney Nolan! She will discuss her debut novel&nbsp;Happy Bad, a moving display of human connection in the face of violence and climate destruction from a remarkable new voice in fiction. "Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at <a href="mailto:info@allshewrotebooks.com">info@allshewrotebooks.com</a>. About the Book:&nbsp; Hernan Diaz meets Ottessa Moshfegh in this madcap road trip chronicle; a moving display of human connection in the face of violence and climate destruction from a remarkable new voice in fiction. Beatrice works at Twin Bridge, a chronically underfunded residential treatment center in near-future East Texas, teeming with enraged teenage girls on either too many or not enough drugs. On a normal day, it’s difficult for Beatrice and the other staff—Arda, Carmen, and Linda—to keep their cool in dust-blown Askewn. But when a heat wave triggers a massive, sustained blackout, Beatrice and the other staff and residents must evacuate. Facing police brutality, sweltering heat, panicked evacuees, the girls’ mounting withdrawal, and the consequences of her own lies, they search for a route out of the blackout zone. A catastrophe novel by turns tender and hilarious, fueled by a low-simmering political rage, Happy Bad is a rocket arrived on Earth. About the Author: Delaney Nolan (she/her) received her MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Rona Jaffe fellow. She has since received a Pushcart Prize, two Academy of American Poets Prizes, and a Fulbright Fellowship in fiction; her fiction has appeared in Electric Literature, Guernica, Indiana Review, Oxford American, Tin House, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere, and has been adapted into a radio play and a short film. Her work has been chosen as a notable for Best American Essays and translated into Arabic, Bulgarian, Italian, and Polish. Based in New Orleans, she has also received recognition for her reporting in The Guardian, The Intercept, BBC, Al Jazeera, Mother Jones, and elsewhere.

All She Wrote Children's Story Hour with Author/Illustrator Hannah Chung

Join All She Wrote Books for an in-person children's story hour with Hannah Chung, author of Bread Days and The Most Perfect Persimmon on Saturday, October 25th at 10:00am. "Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us.&nbsp;We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations,&nbsp;please email us at&nbsp;<a href="http://mailto:info@allshewrotebooks.com/">info@allshewrotebooks.com</a>. About Bread Days: In this moving yet hopeful picture book for readers ages 4-8, a young girl rediscovers her passion for baking bread as she once did with her papa—and finds joy again in sharing it with her loved ones. Nara loves nothing more than her bread days with Papa. Together, they mix, fold, and score dough, and eagerly watch as it rises to a delicious loaf in the oven. But one day, Papa is no longer there, and Nara’s bread days are suddenly empty. Instead, she’s left with feelings and memories that sadden and confuse her. But when Nara starts to take care of the sourdough starter she and Papa once made, she finds solace in bread days again—and, together with Mama, is able to keep a family tradition alive in memory of past loved ones.&nbsp; From the author of The Most Perfect Persimmon, this picture book is a touching story of parent-child connection and the love language of food, as well as a comforting read for anyone who has experienced loss. About The Most Perfect Persimmon: In this charming author-illustrator debut, a Korean American girl harvests a perfectly ripe persimmon that she can’t wait to share with Grandma. When Joo Hong harvests a beautiful persimmon from her mom’s garden, she can’t wait to give it to her grandma who is visiting from far away. However, the days leading up to her arrival feel like forever—and the persimmon is looking less and less perfect as time passes by. What can Joo Hong do to make sure it’s perfectly ripe—and not mushy and wrinkly—for Grandma’s visit?&nbsp; A tender story about three generations of Korean women and one perfect persimmon, this debut from author-illustrator Hannah Chung shows that even when things don’t go as planned, something even better may be in store. About Hannah Chung: Hannah Chung&nbsp;(she/her) is an author-illustrator who loves creating stories with wonder and warmth. Her debut picture book,&nbsp;The Most Perfect Persimmon, was published last year, and her next,&nbsp;Bread Days, is forthcoming from Astra Young Readers. Hannah is inspired by playful conversations with children, the many hometowns she grew up in, and all the life lessons from being an older sister. Outside of creating children’s books, Hannah has been a designer and entrepreneur in the field of children’s health and with student innovators for over a decade. Her work has garnered recognition such as&nbsp;TIME&nbsp;Best Inventions and the SXSW Interactive Innovation Award. She is also an adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Hannah spends her time in Providence, Rhode Island, and Seoul, South Korea.

All She Wrote Books September Breakfast Club

This September, our Breakfast Club will read A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit. Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 21st at 10:30am as we gather at All She Wrote Books to discuss this hilarious, electric novel, a probing examination of the complexities of family, queerness, race, and community. Event Highlights:<ul><li>Immersive Book Discussion with a Community of Enthusiastic Readers</li><li>Coffee and pastries from local French bakery, Michette</li><li></li></ul>Tickets are limited to due to capacity at the bookstore, and each ticket will include either:<ul><li>A copy of the breakfast book club pick; or </li><li>General admission that includes coffee and pastries.</li></ul>There are many ways to obtain a copy of the book (aside from your public library) — you can purchase it through <a href="http://allshewrotebooks.com/">allshewrotebooks.com</a>, <a href="https://manage.wix.com/dashboard/c0063556-a33e-457d-b696-a71163ba43b9/events/event/draft/98324514-676b-4e88-a399-ef3db20863ce/Bookshop.org">Bookshop.org</a>, or <a href="https://manage.wix.com/dashboard/c0063556-a33e-457d-b696-a71163ba43b9/events/event/draft/98324514-676b-4e88-a399-ef3db20863ce/www.sachakraborty.com">Libro.fm</a> to help support our work! If you purchase a copy Our event has a limited capacity and we want to ensure that as many people as possible are able to attend. By letting us know that you can no longer attend, we can open up your spot to someone on our waitlist who is eager to participate.   "Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at <a href="https://manage.wix.com/dashboard/c0063556-a33e-457d-b696-a71163ba43b9/events/event/draft/98324514-676b-4e88-a399-ef3db20863ce/www.sachakraborty.com">info@allshewrotebooks.com</a>. About the Book: From the award-winning author of Orwell's Roses, a stimulating exploration of wandering, being lost, and the uses of the unknown Written as a series of autobiographical essays, A Field Guide to Getting Lost draws on emblematic moments and relationships in Rebecca Solnit's life to explore issues of uncertainty, trust, loss, memory, desire, and place. Solnit is interested in the stories we use to navigate our way through the world, and the places we traverse, from wilderness to cities, in finding ourselves, or losing ourselves. While deeply personal, her own stories link up to larger stories, from captivity narratives of early Americans to the use of the color blue in Renaissance painting, not to mention encounters with tortoises, monks, punk rockers, mountains, deserts, and the movie Vertigo. The result is a distinctive, stimulating voyage of discovery. About the Author: Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit is the author of seventeen books about environment, landscape, community, art, politics, hope, and feminism, including three atlases, of San Francisco in 2010, New Orleans in 2013, and New York in 2016; Men Explain Things to Me; The Faraway Nearby; A Field Guide to Getting Lost; Wanderlust: A History of Walking; and River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West (for which she received a Guggenheim, The National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism, and the Lannan Literary Award). She is a columnist at Harper's and a regular contributor to The Guardian. She lives in San Francisco. Our Book Club Guidelines:<ul><li>We strive for a thoughtful and respectful discussion of the featured book and its related themes.</li><li>You do not have to have finished the book to participate, but we ask that you contribute to the discussion in whatever way you feel comfortable.</li><li>We do not tolerate demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.</li></ul>

All She Wrote Children's Story Hour With Phaea Crede

Join All She Wrote Books for an in-person children's story hour with Phaea Crede, author of Princess Battle Royale&nbsp;on Saturday, September 20th at 10:00am. "Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us.&nbsp;We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations,&nbsp;please email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@allshewrotebooks.com">info@allshewrotebooks.com</a>. About Princess Battle Royale: In this action-packed picture book, the fairytale princesses compete in an epic MMA (that’s mixed magical arts) tournament and try to defeat the reigning champion, the Swan Princess! Welcome, ladies and gents to the WPW: World Princess Wrestling! Princesses from all over the globe will battle for a chance to be crowned victor and wear the Enchanted Championship Belt. But first, they have to defeat the reigning champ: the baddest bird of the ballet–Swan Princess! Rapunzel the Reaper is up first, but her signature Hair Whiplash is defeated by the Swan Princess’ Plie Driver! Next up, we have the Little Mermaid, but she finds herself in her own tail jail. Sleeping Beauty gives it a go and is put in a sleeper hold. Round after round, one princess after another goes down at the wings of the current titleholder. Can anyone take down this Brawny Swan?! It turns out that Little Red has been watching from the sidelines and is ready to activate Wolf Mode and enter the ring. Could this once-overlooked towel girl be the hero that these princesses need? With words by Phaea Crede and illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator Jen Hill, this is a thrilling picture book that is filled with puns and is a fresh take on the world’s well-known fairytale characters. About Phaea Crede: Phaea Crede&nbsp;(she/they) writes silly picture books for silly kids. Serious kids, too!&nbsp;She is the author of Princess Battle Royale, Super Pizza &amp; Kid Kale, Oh Deer!, Jet the Cat (Is Not a Cat), and other stories about lovable oddballs. As a writer with ADHD and dyslexia, Phaea Is proud to demonstrate that disabilities don't have to stand in the way of dreams. She hopes to connect with kids and adults who think they can't write—and convince them that they can. Phaea lives outside of Boston with her family.

September Queer Romance Book Club

Join us on Sunday, September 14th at 10:30am at All She Wrote Books for a discussion of Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake, a new small-town romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date. Seats are limited, so snag yours quick! Worried about finding the book? We've got you covered! Grab a physical copy through registration for the event, at <a href="http://bookshop.org/">Bookshop.org</a>, or <a href="http://libro.fm/">Libro.fm</a>. Can't make it? No worries! Let us know ASAP so we can release your spot to someone eagerly waiting on the waitlist. Don't miss out-register now! Remember: This event has limited capacity, so grab your ticket and claim your seat before it's too late! We can't wait to see you there! ✨ About the Book Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a prestigious art school, with dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her father’s car accident, she had to quit everything and return to her small New Hampshire town, Clover Lake, to help take care of her younger sister. Twelve years later, Ramona is still working at the town’s café, all but given up on her dream. But when a big-budget romantic comedy comes to Clover Lake to film, she wonders if this could be her chance. There’s only one problem—Dylan Monroe, her first kiss and Hollywood’s favorite wild child—is the star. Dylan Monroe has always lived an unconventional life, having famous rock icons for parents. But she wants to prove that she’s not some chaotic, talentless nepo baby, that she has actual skills, that she’s just a normal person. To do that, Dylan takes on a project at a charming lake town—she even works at the town’s café (very quaint), shadowing a local waitress there (very cute), and asks her to take Dylan around to do Normal People Things. But Dylan soon realizes it’s not just some small-town waitress she’s getting to know—Ramona Riley is someone she’s met before, someone who remembers her even more vividly. Before long, however, reality hits them, and both women have to decide if the spark between them can fan the flames of their individual dreams, or if it will extinguish their light. About the Author Ashley Herring Blake (she/her) is an award-winning author. She loves coffee, cats, melancholy songs, and happy books. She is the author of the romance novels Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail, Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date, and the forthcoming Make the Season Bright. She’s also the coeditor on the young adult romance anthology Fools in Love. She lives on a very tiny island off the coast of Georgia with her family. Our Book Club Guidelines<ul><li>We strive for a thoughtful and respectful discussion of the featured book and its related themes.</li><li>You do not have to have finished the book to participate, but we ask that you contribute to the discussion in whatever way you feel comfortable.</li><li>We do not tolerate demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.</li></ul>

All She Wrote Books x Freddie Kölsch

Join All She Wrote Books on Thursday, September 4th at 7:30pm, as we host authors Freddie Kölsch&nbsp;and Aislinn Brophy! They will discuss Kölsch's latest YA Horror, Empty Heaven, a propulsive and original love story, a darkly funny tribute to the power of queer found family, and a haunting exploration of the hidden horrors of beautiful places. "Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at <a href="mailto:info@allshewrotebooks.com">info@allshewrotebooks.com</a>. About Empty Heaven You are safe, my child. You are loved, my child. You are one with the good earth. Darian Sabine Arden is haunted by a monster who claims to love her. Her only respite is the New England village where she spends summers with her three best friends. Kesuquosh is serene and idyllic, and the townsfolk’s odd worship of a godlike scarecrow only adds to the charming local color. But when Darian pays a surprise Halloween visit to her summer crush—a beautiful, unreadable girl named KJ—just in time to see her swept up in a bizarre harvest ritual, she’s forced to admit that Good Arcturus is more than a quaint superstition. He’s terrifyingly real.&nbsp; Something ancient and sinister lurks behind the dying sunflower fields and glowing windows of Kesuquosh… and in the hearts of the people who live there. Something that doesn’t take kindly to its paradise being threatened. To save KJ—and themselves—Darian and her friends must question everything they thought they knew about their home. And Darian will have to tell the awful truth about the monster that’s been with her all along.&nbsp; About the Author Freddie Kölsch (she/her)&nbsp;is a connoisseur and crafter of frightful fiction (with a dash of hope) for teens and former teens. She is the author of Now, Conjurers. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts, with her high school sweetheart-turned-wife, a handful of cats, a houseful of art, and a mind’s eye full of ghosts. About the Speaker Aislinn Brophy (she/they)&nbsp;is an actor, writer, and the author of How to Succeed in Witchcraft. She was born and raised in South Florida, but made her way up to the frigid northeast for college. Their hobbies include pawning off their baking on anybody nearby, doing funny voices, and dismantling the patriarchy. Aislinn has a degree in Theater, Dance &amp; Media, and her experiences as a performer consistently wiggle their way into her writing. In all aspects of her work as an artist, she is passionate about exploring identity and social justice issues.

All She Wrote Books x Tiffany Yu: The Anti-Ableist Manifesto

Join All She Wrote Books on Thursday, August 28th at 6:00pm, as we host author Tiffany Yu and paralympian Jenny Sichel! They will discuss Yu's latest book, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, a revelatory examination of disability and how to unpack biases and build an inclusive and accessible world. "Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at <a href="mailto:info@allshewrotebooks.com">info@allshewrotebooks.com</a>. About The Anti-Ableist Manifesto As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD, and sustaining a permanent arm injury at age nine, Tiffany Yu is well aware of the intersections of identity that affect us all. She navigated the male-dominated world of corporate finance as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs before founding Diversability, an award-winning community business run by disabled people building disability pride, power, and leadership, and creating the viral Anti-Ableism series on TikTok. Organized from personal to professional, domestic to political, Me to We to Us, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto frames context for conversations, breaks down the language of ableism, identifies microaggressions, and offers actions that lead to authentic allyship. • How do we remove ableist language from our daily vocabulary? • How do we create inclusive events? • What are the advantages of hiring disabled employees, and what market opportunities are we missing out on when we don’t consider disabled consumers? With contributions from disability advocates, activists, authors, entrepreneurs, scholars, educators, and executives, Yu celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to foster the proximity, intimacy, and humanity of disability identities that have far too often been “othered” and rendered invisible. About the Author Tiffany Yu (she/her) is is an award-winning social impact entrepreneur, disability advocate, and content creator. She is the founder and CEO of Diversability, a social enterprise aiming to elevate disability pride and build disability power. Having started her career at Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg, and REVOLT, Yu is now an in-demand corporate speaker, creating an approachable bridge in corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion spaces. Yu is the cofounder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, serves on the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Working Group, and was a co-chair of the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit. Her TED Talk, How to Help Employees with Disabilities Thrive, has over one million views. Her work and story have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Insider, Marie Claire, Forbes, USA Today, The Guardian and more. About the Speaker Jenny Sichel (she/her) is a Team USA Paralympic silver medalist, coach, and disability advocate. She currently serves as the Operations Director at the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), where she leads day-to-day activities, projects, and partnerships. A four-time World Rowing Championship silver medalist and coach for Team USA at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics, Jenny has dedicated her platform to advancing disability representation in sports, destigmatizing mental health, and building community through storytelling.

Dani's Queer Bar x All She Wrote Books Book Club: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Join All She Wrote Books on Tuesday, August 19th at 7:00pm at Dani's Queer Bar for a discussion of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne! Can't Spell Treason Without Tea is a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world would let them. Worried about finding the book? We've got you covered! Grab a copy through registration for the event, at <a href="http://bookshop.org/">Bookshop.org</a>, or <a href="http://libro.fm/">Libro.fm</a>. Can't make it? No worries! Let us know ASAP so we can release your spot to someone eagerly waiting on the waitlist. Don't miss out- register now! Remember: This event has limited capacity, so grab your ticket and claim your seat before it's too late! We can't wait to see you there! ✨ About Can't Spell Treason Without Tea In the tradition of Legends &amp; Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world would let them. All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn’t so easy. But after an assassin takes Reyna hostage, she decides she’s thoroughly done risking her life for a self-centered queen. Meanwhile, Kianthe has been waiting for a chance to flee responsibility–all the better that her girlfriend is on board. Together, they settle in Tawney, a town nestled in the icy tundra near dragon country, and open the shop of their dreams. What follows is a cozy tale of mishaps, mysteries, and a murderous queen throwing the realm’s biggest temper tantrum. In a story brimming with hurt/comfort and quiet fireside conversations, these two women will discover just what they mean to each other… and the world. About Author Rebecca Thorne Rebecca Thorne is an author of all things fantasy, sci-fi, and romantic. She thrives on deadlines, averages 2,700 words a day, and tries to write at least 3 books a year. (She also might be a little hyper-focused ADHD.) After years in the traditional publishing space, Rebecca pivoted into self-publishing. Now, she’s found a happy medium as a hybrid author, and leans into her love of teaching by helping other authors find their perfect publication path. Website: <a href="http://rebeccathorne.net/">rebeccathorne.net</a> TikTok: @rebecca.thorne Instagram: @rebeccathornewrites When she’s not writing (or avoiding writing), Rebecca can be found traveling the country as a flight attendant, or doing her best impression of a granola-girl hermit with her two dogs. She’s always scheming to move to a mountain town and open a bookshop that serves tea. Our Book Club Guidelines<ul><li>We strive for a thoughtful and respectful discussion of the featured book and its related themes.</li><li>You do not have to have finished the book to participate, but we ask that you contribute to the discussion in whatever way you feel comfortable.</li><li>We do not tolerate demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.</li></ul>

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

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S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

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S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

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S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

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S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

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S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

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Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

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S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

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S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

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S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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