About this Event
Join Meghan Nesmith in celebrating her debut novel on the day of its release, In conversation with co-founders of the Platonic Love newsletter, Aliza Sir and Aja Frost, Meghan will unveil her spellbinding queer romantasy through an evening of forbidden love, faerie bargains, and magic that comes at a price!
Set in 1866 London, A World Apart follows Kit Finchley, an aspiring magician whose miscast spell opens a doorway into the Veil, a mysterious realm where Wil and his family have been trapped for 800 years. When Kit and Wil fall into an immediate, impossible connection, Kit must risk everything to free the boy between worlds, even if it means defying the Faerie Queen herself. Perfect for fans of Divine Rivals and A Marvellous Light, this enchanting story serves up star-crossed lovers, otherworldly intrigue, and impossible choices, all wrapped up in a limited-time deluxe special edition.
Tickets include a deluxe edition of A World Apart. Following the conversation, get excited for a meet and greet with the author. Meghan will sign and personalize A World Apart as well as up to two titles brought from home.
Come celebrate the launch, meet Meghan, and get your hands on this magical new romance!
Event Details
- 6:30 PM: Doors Open – Grab a drink from the Lovestruck Bar & Cafe, settle in, and get ready for a great discussion!
- 7:00 PM: Discussion Begins – Meghan, Alizaand Ajawill dive into A World Apart.
- 7:45 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the author about their writing process!
- 8:00 PM: Signatures, Snapping Pics, and Salutations – Meet the author and get your book personalized.
- 8:30 PM: Last Call - Grab your final pour from the wine bar and head to the register for any book purchases.
- 9:00 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us!
Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the Eventbrite waitlist by selecting “Reserve a spot” followed by “Join Waitlist”. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer it to the next person.
Accessibility
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Book Pickup Policy
If you purchased a book with your event ticket but can’t make it to the event—and don’t request a refund—we’ll happily hold your book for pickup for up to 30 days after the event date.
We’ll be in touch via the email you provided at checkout to help coordinate pickup. After 30 days, if we haven’t heard from you or made other arrangements, we’ll consider the book abandoned property and may donate it or return it to inventory so it can find a new home.
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About The Author
Meghan Nesmith is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Guardian, and Teen Vogue, among others. Originally from Vancouver, she now lives in Boston with her husband and two daughters. A World Apart is her first novel.
About A World Apart
A spellbinding queer romantasy debut, available for a limited time in a deluxe special edition, that weaves a tale of forbidden love, magical dimensions, and impossible choices--perfect for fans of Divine Rivals and A Marvellous Light.
Star-crossed lovers bound by magic. But will their devotion set them free-or doom them forever?
London, 1866. All Kit Finchley wants is to master the magic that keeps eluding him – and to live a life not dictated by title or expectation. When a miscast spell tears open a doorway into the Veil – a liminal realm where Wilfrith and his family have been trapped since a fateful bargain with the Faerie Queen 800 years ago – Kit stumbles into a love he never imagined. His connection to Wil is immediate, impossible, and undeniable.
Determined to free the boy between worlds, Kit risks everything, desperate to bind the realms without breaking them. But the Faerie Queen does not take kindly to adversaries, and all magic has a cost...
About The Conversation Partners
Aliza Sir is a partnerships leader, strategist, and working mom in tech who has spent her career at the intersection of technology and consumer financial wellness. She currently manages enterprise partnerships at Plaid, the company behind many of your most revolutionary financial products (Venmo, Rocket Money, Robinhood). Aliza is also the co-founder of Platonic Love, a media brand with a bestselling Substack newsletter and 39,000+ followers. What started as a series of meaningful conversations between her and her co-founder Aja Frost about friendship in adulthood has quickly grown into so much more.
Aja Frost is a growth marketing leader with deep experience building and scaling durable, multi-channel growth at a category-defining SaaS company. She's spent nearly a decade at HubSpot, where she helped build and evolve the company's growth engine across SEO, AEO, content, product-led acquisition, and monetization as the business scaled to tens of millions of users and billions in revenue. Aja is also the co-founder of Platonic Love, a media brand with a best-selling Substack newsletter and 39,000 followers.
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