Join us for a Bottles + Brushes Painting Party & Book Chat Meet-Up *On-the-Road* at the Tesserae Studios in Edgebrook on Wednesday, December 11th, from 6-8 pm! Complimentary boozy sips & snacks will be provided, but BYOB is also welcome...
This adventure features The Christmas Countdown by Holly Cassidy + Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer, but PRE-READING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT…
Local Chicago Artist Leah Durst, the talented owner of Tesserae Studios, will lead a group of art lovers in painting their own take-home projects inspired by two feel-good, festive stories about the Holidays (while enjoying delicious sips 'n snacks, and chatting about the featured books, of course). No special skills or tools needed. All materials included. NOTE: A percentage of the proceeds for this event will directly support this skilled artisan and her local business.
JUST ADDED: Holly Cassidy (Hannah Mary McKinnon) will be joining our book chat *virtually* on ZOOM from 7:30 - 8 PM!
GET TICKETS IN THE DROPDOWN MENU ABOVE, WHERE YOU CAN OPT TO PURCHASE A PHYSICAL COPY OF THE BOOK (OR PURCHASE AN AUDIOBOOK COPY SEPARATELY BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW)...
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NOTE: IF YOU'D LIKE TO OPT OUT OF THE PAINTING PARTY & JUST JOIN US FOR THE BOOK CHAT, SELECT THE "BOOK CHAT ONLY" TICKET OPTION...
BOOK SYNOPSIS #1: The Christmas Countdown
She's given up on love and Christmas... but fate has other plans!
All Callie wants for Christmas is to hibernate. She's still reeling from being dumped by her childhood sweetheart, and under no circumstances will she go home for the holidays considering her ex will be right next door with his new, perfect partner. Callie is officially in grinch mode, but her meddling sister, Anita, won't let her give up on life, love, and Christmas quite so easily.
Anita stages a Christmas intervention for Callie with a homemade Advent calendar challenge - cheerful tasks to push Callie out of her comfort zone and into the holiday spirit, inspired by a childhood tradition. Callie reluctantly plays along, but when she comes face-to-face with a charming baker who just might be the spoonful of sugar she needs, her strict rules on love and the holidays are tested. As they strike a deal to do the activities together, could the twenty four little doors on Callie's Advent calendar not only open up one, but two closed-off hearts?
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BOOK SYNOPSIS #2: Magical Meet Cute
Is he the real deal... or did she truly summon a golem?
Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy.
Not that she needs one. She's definitely happy alone.
That is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort, Faye drunkenly turns to the only thing guaranteed to soothe her - pottery. A golem protector is just what her town needs... and adding all the little details to make him her ideal man can't hurt, right?
When a seriously hot stranger mysteriously turns up the next day, Greg seems too good to be true - if you ignore the fact that Faye hit him with her bike. And that he subsequently lost his memory...
But otherwise, the man checks Every. Single. Box. Causing Faye to wonder if Greg's sudden and spicy appearance might be anything but a coincidence.
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BOTH BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups
OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets.
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