EVENTS

You Remind Me of a Romance… a Classic Screwball Book Club (#3)

Saturday, March 25, 2023 ~ 7:00pm CT/8pm ET/5pm PT

Virtual Event at Love’s Sweet Arrow (Chicago)

A green backdrop, with the following in yellow or black letters: "Love's Sweet Arrow presents You Remind Me of a Romance... a Classic Screwball Book Club. Saturday, 3/25 at 7 pm CT (8pm ET/5pm PT). Hosted by Brianne Gillen, featuring Guests Jen DeLuca and Emma Barry. Join us for this Virtual Event as we talk all things ‘The Pirate’ and the romance reads it reminds us of!" The film poster for The Pirate is in the bottom corner.We’re back with another installment of You Remind Me of a Romance at Love’s Sweet Arrow in Chicago!

This time I’ll be joined by special guests Jen DeLuca and Emma Barry to talk all things pirate! We’ll be focusing on the screwball musical The Pirate — starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and Gene’s super short shorts — and why pirates are always so much more appealing when they’re fictional… Hope you can join us for this free event! (And as always, it’ll be recorded so you can catch it on the store’s YouTube page later if you miss the live version.)

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You Remind Me of a Romance… a Classic Screwball Book Club (#2)

Friday, December 16, 2022 ~ 7:00pm CT/8pm ET/5pm PT

Virtual Event at Love’s Sweet Arrow (Chicago)

A blue backdrop, with the following in yellow or black letters: "Love's Sweet Arrow presents You Remind Me of a Romance... a Classic Screwball Book Club. Friday, 12/16 at 7 pm CT (8pm ET/5pm PT). Hosted by Brianne Gillen, featuring Guests Eva Leigh and Maureen Lee Lenker. Join us for this Virtual Event as we talk all things ‘It Happened One Night’ and the romance reads it reminds us of!" The film poster for the film is in the bottom corner.I’m thrilled to be back for another installment of You Remind Me of a Romance with Love’s Sweet Arrow in Chicago!

Join me & special guests Eva Leigh & Maureen Lee Lenker for a fun chat about the classic road-trip screwball It Happened One Night! Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, hitchhiking shenanigans, and a lack of undershirts make for a satisfying on-the-road romance. We’ll discuss what we love about this trope, and give you lots of recommendations for your TBR pile!

WATCH THE REPLAY at the store’s YouTube page – HERE!

 

 

 

 

 

You Remind Me of a Romance… a Classic Screwball Book Club

Friday, September 30, 2022 ~ 7:00pm CT/8pm ET/5pm PT

Virtual Event at Love’s Sweet Arrow (Chicago)

A pink backdrop, with the following in yellow or black letters: "Love's Sweet Arrow presents You Remind Me of a Romance... a Classic Screwball Book Club. Friday, 9/30 at 7 pm CT (8pm ET/5pm PT). Hosted by Brianne Gillen, featuring Guests Melonie Johnson and Liz Locke. Join us for this Virtual Event as we talk all things 'Bringing Up Baby' and the romance reads it reminds us of!" The film poster for Bringing Up Baby is in the bottom corner.

I’m beyond excited to host a new virtual mini-series with Love’s Sweet Arrow, the fab Chicago-area romance bookshop — You Remind Me of a Romance… a Classic Screwball Book Club!

Join me as I welcome a few guests for a fun discussion of the intersection between classic screwball comedy movies and romance reads, and all the tropes they have in common.

First up: Friday, September 30th, at 7pm CT (8pm ET/5pm PT) — Guests Melonie Johnson (contemporary romance author) and Liz Locke (author & reviewer, Cinema Sips) join me to chat about the hilarious Bringing Up Baby—starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, a playful pup, and a tame leopard—and some of our favorite romances featuring mischievous, meddling animal sidekicks. Hope to see you there! 

WATCH THE REPLAY at the store’s YouTube page – HERE!

 

Meet & Greet + Book Signing

Saturday, August 20, 2022 ~ 2:00-4:00pm

Flintridge Bookstore in La Cañada Flintridge, CA

Come join me as I help Flintridge Bookstore celebrate Bookstore Romance Day! I’ll be signing copies of DIFFICULT and SINGLE INDEMNITY, so please stop by and say hello.

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