Meet Melissa at these events!
Summer Boozy Book Fair
Date: July 25, 2026
Location: The Brewing Projekt in Eau Claire, WI
Admission: FREE!
About: Come for books, drinks, and fun!
Romantasy Ball
Date: July 25, 2026
Location: The Central Mix in Columbia Heights
Admission: Tickets here!
About: Come for dancing, books, themed food/drinks, and fun!
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Rochester Reads
Date: Aug 1, 2026
Location: History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester, MN
Admission: FREE!
About: Come for books, junk journaling, and shopping with local vendors!
Pages in the Vineyard
Date: Aug 9, 2026
Location: Rustic Roots Winery in Scandia, MN
Admission: FREE!
About: Come for books, wine, and shopping with local vendors!
Romance Bookstore Day
Date: Aug 15, 2026
Location: Hey Darling in Austin, MN
Admission: FREE!
About: Come to support local authors and a Latina-owned bookstore in a small town!
After Dark Romance Boozy Book Fair
Date: Aug 21, 2026
Location: The Brewing Projekt in Eau Claire, WI
Admission: FREE!
About: Come to support local authors and have a drink!
Meet Me on the North
Date: Sept 10-13, 2026
Location:Milwaukee, WI
Admission: FREE!
About: "From Milwaukee with Love" is bringing the community together for a bookish event FREE to the public
Booked Eau Claire 2026
Date: Sep 18-19, 2026
Location: Lismore Hotel in Eau Claire, WI
Admission: Tickets here!
About: Connect with fellow readers, meet new authors, explore book-related vendors, and engage with influencers who share your love for reading. Make it a weekend getaway—fall in Eau Claire is truly magical!
For more details: Click here!
Booked In Des Moines
Date: Sep 26, 2026
Location: Drake University in Des Moines, IA
About: Connect with fellow readers, meet new authors, and explore book-related vendors at this one-day event!
Boozy Book Fest
Date: Oct 3, 2026
Location: Bartle Hall in Downtown Kansas City, MO
About: A free event for book lovers of all genres!
Admission: Tickets here!
Out Under Moonlight
Date: Oct 11, 2026
Location: Blackstack Brewery in St. Paul, MN
About: A free event for book lovers of romance with darker themes in celebration of National Coming Out Day—in partnership with Loring Collective to raise money for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Admission: FREE!
Romance In Chicago
Date: Oct 23-24, 2026
Location: The Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago, IL
About: A two-day event for book lovers!
Fables & Flames Romantasy Gala
Date: Nov 6-8, 2026
Location: Hilton-Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hotel in Bloomington, MN
Admission: Tickets here!
About: This is an 18+ event. This is much more than just a book convention. There is a ball, karaoke, entertainment, arts & crafts, and much more!
For more details: Click here!
Merrily Indie After
Date: Nov 14, 2026
Location: Union Depot, in St. Paul, Minnesota
Admission: Tickets here!
About: Merrily Indie After is a book signing conference that celebrates everything books! We connect independently-published and hybrid-published authors with amazing readers who support their work and will hopefully be lifetime readers of their books! We also have bookish vendors, narrators, and cover models that would love to meet you!
MN Author Meet & Greet
Date: Nov 22, 2026
More Info Coming Soon!
