Galentine's Books & Brunch

Sat Feb 07 2026 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm UTC-05:00

The Collective - Encore | Columbia

The Collective
Publisher/HostThe Collective
Galentine's Books & Brunch
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Columbia's Queen Takes Book presents a Galentine's Romance-themed Boozy Book Fair Brunch featuring Authors Susie Dumond & Jenni Howell.
About this Event

Columbia's favorite indie bookstore, Queen Takes Book, is throwing a Galentine's Books & Brunch Party at the Lakefront! Join us as we transform The Collective Encore into a romance lover's haven.

Our annual boozy book fair brunch features a discussion with two romance authors and a curated shopping experience from Queen Takes Book. Tickets include enhanced continental breakfast and coffee station. Featured, themed cocktails/mocktails will be available for purchase, including bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys.

Doors open at 11:00am / Author discussion starts at 11:30am

Featured Authors:

Susie Dumond

Susie Dumond is a queer writer originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a senior contributor at Book Riot and a bookseller at Loyalty Bookstores who lives in Washington, D.C., with her wife, Mary, and her cat, Maple. When she’s not writing or reading, you can find her baking cupcakes or belting karaoke at the nearest gay bar.

Susie's books: Bed and Breakup, Looking for a Sign, Queerly Beloved

Jenni Howell

Jenni Howell is an American dark academia and thriller author whose books feature characters that pluck themselves out of their pages and into your mind, eerie mysteries, and swoon-worthy romances that are almost never a good idea. Fans of The Raven Cycle and Atlas Six will find themselves at home in her words.

Jenni's book: Boys with Sharp Teeth

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Collective - Encore, 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, United States

Tickets

USD 23.38

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