What we’re about
A group for romance, mystery, fantasy readers, women's fiction, and authors in the North Texas area. We do a monthly tea on the second Saturday plus our fabulous Holiday Tea. If you read and love to discuss your books and authors, this is a great group with lively online discussion as well as the opportunity to meet in person.
Meet the Authors each Wednesday night at 7 pm CT on Zoom.
We meet for in person book clubs
• Second Saturday in North Dallas. Message for an invite.
• Fourth Tuesday in Frisco . Dinner at 6 pm, meeting at 7 pm
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As a reminder, if you RSVP for a tea or any sponsored event with a fee (not a donation suggested) you are required to make arrangements to pay if you cannot attend or send a replacement. All of our restaurant venues require full payment for the number we reserve so it's important no one is left with a huge bill.
There are NO membership dues or fees for joining us.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Video Book Club with Erin BartelsLink visible for attendees
Join us weekly on Zoom for the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club from the comfort of your home. This online version of our in-person book club is the perfect way to stay connected (no matter the distance) with your reader friends each week. It's easy to sign up. Just create a Zoom.us account, download the app to your computer or device, and sit back with a snack while you chat with friends and a special guest author.
This week, we're chatting with Erin Bartels (https://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=43208), author of THE LADY WITH THE DARK HAIR (https://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=131163). Join us for a lively conversation about romance, and mystery, then stay for the reader after party!
Register by Wednesday, 4/3/2024. We start at 7:00 pm.
https://VBC-bartels.eventbrite.comEvening Rundown (all times CT):
7:00 pm - informal chitchat and icebreaker with readers
7:30 pm - Interview with Erin Bartels (recorded live)
8:00 pm - Unrecorded Q&A with readers
8:30 pm - Reader after partyTake advantage of all North Texas events! Sign up for our weekly newsletter. (http://eepurl.com/cc9BoH)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
ERIN BARTELS writes character-driven fiction for curious people. Her readers know to expect that each of her novels will tell a unique story about fallible characters so tangible that it’s hard to believe they are not real people. Whether urban, rural, or somewhere in between, her settings come alive with carefully crafted details that engage all the senses and transport the reader to a singular time and place. And her themes of reckoning with the past, improving the present, and looking with hope to the future leave her readers with a sense of peace and possibility.Erin is the award-winning author of We Hope for Better Things, The Words between Us, All That We Carried, The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water, Everything Is Just Beginning, and The Lady with the Dark Hair (coming March 2024). A two-time Christy finalist and winner of two WFWA Star Awards and two Michigan Notable Book Awards, Erin has been a publishing professional for more than twenty years. After eighteen years in the capital city of a state that is 40% water, she now lives with her family in a charming small town surrounded by farm fields and pasturelands.
You can find her on Facebook @ErinBartelsAuthor and on Instagram @erinbartelswrites.
- Video Book Club with Lisa GardnerLink visible for attendees
Join us weekly on Zoom for the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club from the comfort of your home. This online version of our in-person book club is the perfect way to stay connected (no matter the distance) with your reader friends each week. It's easy to sign up. Just create a Zoom.us account, download the app to your computer or device, and sit back with a snack while you chat with friends and a special guest author.
This week, we're chatting with Lisa Gardner (https://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=5197), author of STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE (https://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=131953). Join us for a lively conversation about romance, and mystery, then stay for the reader after party!
Register by Wednesday, 4/10/2024. We start at 7:00 pm.
https://VBC-gardner.eventbrite.comEvening Rundown (all times CT):
7:00 pm - informal chitchat and icebreaker with readers
7:30 pm - Interview with Lisa Gardner (recorded live)
8:00 pm - Unrecorded Q&A with readers
8:30 pm - Reader after partyTake advantage of all North Texas events! Sign up for our weekly newsletter. (http://eepurl.com/cc9BoH)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lisa Gardner, a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist, began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. A self-described research junkie, she has transformed her interest in police procedure and criminal minds into a streak of internationally acclaimed novels, published across 30 countries. She’s also had four books become TV movies (At the Midnight Hour; The Perfect Husband; The Survivors Club; Hide) and has made personal appearances on TruTV and CNN.Lisa’s books have received awards from across the globe. Her novel, The Neighbor, won Best Hardcover Novel from the International Thriller Writers, while also receiving the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle in France. She was also recognized with the Daphne du Maurier Award in 2000 for The Other Daughter. Finally, Lisa received the Silver Bullet Award from the International Thriller Writers in 2017 for her work on behalf of at-risk children and the Humane Society.
For a bit of fun, Lisa invites her readers to enter the annual “Kill a Friend, Maim a Buddy” Sweepstakes at LisaGardner.com. Every year, one Lucky Stiff is selected to meet a grand end in Lisa’s latest novel. Past winners have nominated spouses, best friends and even themselves.
Lisa lives in New Hampshire where she spends her time with an assortment of canine companions. When not writing, she loves to hike, garden, snowshoe and play cribbage.
- Video Book Club with Joanna Davidson PolitanoLink visible for attendees
Join us weekly on Zoom for the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club from the comfort of your home. This online version of our in-person book club is the perfect way to stay connected (no matter the distance) with your reader friends each week. It's easy to sign up. Just create a Zoom.us account, download the app to your computer or device, and sit back with a snack while you chat with friends and a special guest author.
This week, we're chatting with Joanna Davidson Politano (https://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=41858), author of THE ELUSIVE TRUTH OF LILY TEMPLE (https://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=131160). Join us for a lively conversation about romance, and mystery, then stay for the reader after party!
Register by Wednesday, 4/17/2024. We start at 7:00 pm.
https://VBC-Politano.eventbrite.comEvening Rundown (all times CT):
7:00 pm - informal chitchat and icebreaker with readers
7:30 pm - Interview with Joanna Davidson Politano (recorded live)
8:00 pm - Unrecorded Q&A with readers
8:30 pm - Reader after partyTake advantage of all North Texas events! Sign up for our weekly newsletter. (http://eepurl.com/cc9BoH)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Joanna Davidson Politano freelances for a small nonfiction publisher but spends much of her time spinning tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives. Her manuscript for Lady Jayne Disappears was a finalist for several contests, including the 2016 Genesis Award from ACFW, and won the OCW Cascade Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is always on the hunt for random acts of kindness, people willing to share their deepest secrets with a stranger, and hidden stashes of sweets. She lives with her husband and their two babies in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan - Video Book Club with Felicia GrossmanLink visible for attendees
Join us weekly on Zoom for the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club from the comfort of your home. This online version of our in-person book club is the perfect way to stay connected (no matter the distance) with your reader friends each week. It's easy to sign up. Just create a Zoom.us account, download the app to your computer or device, and sit back with a snack while you chat with friends and a special guest author.
This week, we're chatting with Felicia Grossman (https://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=43921), author of WAKE ME MOST WICKEDLY (https://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=131980). Join us for a lively conversation about romance, and mystery, then stay for the reader after party!
Register by Wednesday, 4/24/2024. We start at 7:00 pm.
https://VBC-grossman.eventbrite.comEvening Rundown (all times CT):
7:00 pm - informal chitchat and icebreaker with readers
7:30 pm - Interview with Felicia Grossman (recorded live)
8:00 pm - Unrecorded Q&A with readers
8:30 pm - Reader after partyTake advantage of all North Texas events! Sign up for our weekly newsletter. (http://eepurl.com/cc9BoH)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Felicia Grossman wanted to write stories ever since her father read her Treasure Island when she was four-years-old. The Delaware native never lost her love of words, earning both an English degree and a law degree. Felicia now lives in the northern part of the country with her spouse, children, and dogs. When not writing, she can be found eating pastries or belting showtunes in her living room.