Join us at Cupid's Bookshop with author Kristina Forest as she discusses her book The Unrequited Love DepartmentAbout this Event
From USA TODAY bestselling author Kristina Forest, a whimsical workplace romance with a light speculative twist, about a hopeful romantic in the Unrequited Love Department of Cupid & Associates who’s forced to team up with a cynical coworker after she releases secret love letters into the world.
Join us for an exciting author evening with Kristina Forest in conversation discussing the release of The Unrequited Love Department. Kristina will be in conversation with Natasha Bishop for an engaging discussion about her work, followed by an audience Q+A and book signing.
Date: Friday, January 15
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Venice Island - 7 Locke Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127
Tickets: $30 per person — includes event entry and one paperback copy of The Unrequited Love Department
This event is 18+; no one under the age of 18 will be permitted into the event.
EVENT DETAILS
- 6:15 PM: Doors Open – Settle in, take some time to shop, pick up your copy of Villain Edit, and browse our collection of books by Kristina Forest and Natasha Bishop
- 7:00 PM: Discussion Begins – In Conversation with Kristina and Natasha
- 7:30 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the authors anything!
- 7:45 PM: Signing line – Meet the authors, get your books signed, and snap a photo. Signings will be spaced out by groups on a first-come, first-serve basis. Everyone will get a chance to meet Kristina, but we recommend arriving early if you'd like to be in the first group.
- 8:30 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us!
Limited copies of Kristina's and Natasha's backlist titles will be available for purchase at the event. If you would like to guarantee any back titles, please purchase on our website and note in the order comments that it is for the Kristina Forest event on 1/7. An admission ticket is required in addition to a purchase of any add-ons.
Kristina will be signing a maximum of three books from home, but only The Unrequited Love Department will be personalized. This is subject to change at any time at the author's discretion.
Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the Eventbrite waitlist by selecting “Join Waitlist”. If any spots open up, we will release tickets in the order of our waitlist. You will have 24 hours to claim your ticket.
ACCESSIBILITY & PARKING
Check-in will take place at Venice Island. There is a ramp to access the front doors.
Guests who would benefit from priority seating or any additional assistance are encouraged to reach out in advance. Email us at [email protected] and we're more than happy to make arrangements!
There is a paid parking lot directly in front of Venice Island. Free and paid street parking options are also available throughout Manayunk.
BOOK PICKUP POLICY
If you can no longer make it to the event, please contact us ahead of time, and we can get your book personalized for you. In the event that you can no longer attend, and do not contact us, books will be signed but not personalized.
If you can no longer attend the event, books will be held for up to 30 days after the event date. We will email you after the event with pickup or shipment details. If we have not heard from you within 30 days, we may donate or return to inventory.
Thank you for your understanding!
We look forward to welcoming you to our event!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
From USA TODAY bestselling author Kristina Forest, a whimsical workplace romance with a light speculative twist, about a hopeful romantic in the Unrequited Love Department of Cupid & Associates who’s forced to team up with a cynical coworker after she releases secret love letters into the world.
Joy works in the Unrequited Love Department of Cupid & Associates, where she catalogs secret longings and unanswered letters from people around the world. She believes in love—despite the fact that it has never chosen her back. When a moment of heartbreak leads her to make a catastrophic mistake and leak confidential unrequited love letters, Joy risks exposing the most private feelings of strangers everywhere—and losing the job she loves.
Cynical, guarded, and entirely unimpressed by Joy’s optimism, Charles from the Solutions Department has spent years fixing other people’s romantic messes while refusing to believe in love himself. Assigned to help Joy recover the leaked letters, the two are forced into close quarters—and an unexpected partnership—on a road trip to intercept secrets before they land in the wrong hands.
Along the way, as they witness love in all its messy, hopeful forms, Joy and Charles find themselves drawn to each other. But with their outlooks on love so at odds, their journey puts their fragile connection to the test.
Tender, funny, and full of heart, The Unrequited Love Department is a magical workplace romance about taking risks, letting go of the past, and believing that love—when it finally arrives—might just be worth everything.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER:
Natasha is a hybrid contemporary romance author living in Baltimore, MD. She likes to write about sweet and badass women and the men that love them down.
She’s been writing for as long as she can remember. It started with short stories in elementary school and graduated to poems, TV show scripts, and novels.
When she started to write to be published, she decided to pursue romance because she loves to highlight couples who conquer emotional turmoil together and have fun along the way.
She believes in letting love lead, one spicy book at a time.
Some of her favorite romance authors include J.L. Seegars, A.E. Valdez, Asia Monique, Dandridge Monroe, Miyeko May, M. Monique, BriAnn Danae, Kennedy Ryan, Kimberly Brown, Christina C. Jones, Nicole Falls, Danielle Allen, Eve Kasey, Andrea Hopkins, Alexandra Warren, Rilzy Adams, and so many more. If you ever have any books, movies, and TV shows to recommend she’s always willing to hear them.
When she's not writing, she's probably traveling, dancing, listening to music, spending time with friends/family, playing with her pup, talking shit, or being delusional.
Event venue
Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center, 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, United States
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