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Writing and Reading Romance with Casey McQuiston

A Friends Speaker Series Virtual Author Chat

2025-08-20 19:00:00 2025-08-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Writing and Reading Romance with Casey McQuiston Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing. Reading Public Library -

Wednesday, August 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-20 19:00:00 2025-08-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Writing and Reading Romance with Casey McQuiston Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing. Reading Public Library -

Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing.

Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing. 

When two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour, they challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not.

Register now to join our discussion about Casey McQuiston’s spiciest book yet!

Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives once and for all. Time apart has done them good. Four years later, they both have the same idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately. 

Now they're trapped with each other for three weeks in romantic cities of France, Spain, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left between them. So when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is game. Why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition? Sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.

About the Author:

Casey McQuiston is a #1 NYT bestselling author of romantic comedies, including White & Royal Blue, which was adapted into a movie in 2023 on Amazon Prime. Casey was recently named on the Time100 Next List. Their writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Bon Appetit. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Casey now lives in New York City with a poodle mix named Pepper.

This program is brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Thank you, Friends!

Check out more upcoming virtual author talks and enjoy recordings from past events by exploring our Friends Speaker Series page.

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