Fiction Frenzy: Cupid’s Book Club

👼🏹💖 Surrender to Cupid’s bow and fall in lurrrrrrve~👼🏹💖

Welcome to Cupid’s Book Club – an evening of lively book discussions with some of Asia’s most established romance novelists. Catch a rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of Filipino romance authors Mica De Leon (Love On The Second Read), Catherine Dellosa (For the Win), Claire Betita de Guzman (Sudden Superstar). Discover the enchanting worlds they’ve created through a delightful blend of literary discussions and interactive games.

🗓️ Date: 21 March 2024, Thursday
⏰ Time: 7pm – 9pm
📍 Location: Sing Lit Station (22 Dickson Road #02-01)
🎀 Dress Code: Be book-date ready and look your cutest (｡- .•)

🎉 ✨ Every ticket comes with a complimentary soft drink. Plus, don’t miss the book sale, where you can grab these wonderfully dreamy reads by the talented authors:

📖 Love On The Second Read by Mica De Leon – $21.70 (Learn more here)
📖 For the Win by Catherine Dellosa – $22.80 (Learn more here)
📖 Sudden Superstar by Claire Betita de Guzman – $25 (Learn more here)

📚🎟️ Choose the book bundle ticket to get discounts and have your books signed.

What to expect at the Cupid’s Book Club?

7:00 – 7:45 | Panel Discussion: A Passionate Prose Affair – Unravel the magic behind the romance genre with our moderator, Triparna Prodar, as your guide. Get to know the authors and fall in love with the secrets, journeys, and artistry behind their novels—from lightning-speed Q&A sessions that’ll keep you on your toes to the nuances of crafting romance stories tailored for Asian audiences.

8:00 – 8:30 | Interactive Game: Paperback Pairings – Channel your inner detective as our trio of talented authors transform into characters from their books. Match the characters with their responses as they answer a series of thrilling questions.

8:30 – 9:00 | Interactive Game: In Love with Lit – In this whimsical matchmaking segment, we’re on a mission to pair you with the perfect book! Answer questions alongside our authors (in character, of course), and let us guide you to your literary soulmate.

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General Admission: $21

General Admission + A copy of Love on the Second Read: $39

General Admission + Book Bundle of all 3 titles: $79

About the authors:

Mica De Leon is a Filipino writer of swoony romance comedy novels and SFF novels. She has won the Don Carlos Palanca Awards For Literature in 2019 and 2022 for her essays on romance, feminism, history, fantasy, and the Filipino identity in the aftermath of Martial Law and the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines. She likes walking on the beach, dogs, cats, swoony and spicy romance novels, lengthy epic SFF novels, and Taylor Swift. Connect with her on Instagram and Tiktok: @micadeleonwrites

Catherine Dellosa plays video games for a living, reads comics for inspiration, and writes fiction because she’s in love with words. She lives in Manila, Philippines with her husband, whose ideas fuel the fire in her writing. Her Young Adult fantasy novel, Of Myths And Men, has been published by Penguin Random House SEA and is her love letter to gamer geeks, mythological creatures, aliens, and epic quests to save the world. Of Life And Lies is the second book in the trilogy. She has also penned The Choices We Made (And Those We Didn’t) published by BRUMultiverse, as well as Raya and Grayson’s Guide to Saving the World and The Bookshop Back Home as part of #romanceclass – a community of Filipino authors who are equally in love with words too. She is currently working on a few more projects up her sleeve. Check out her books at bit.ly/catherinedellosabooks, or follow her on FB/IG/Twitter at @thenoobwife.

Claire Betita de Guzman is a Filipina writer based in Singapore and author of four rom-com novels: Miss Makeover, Budget is the New Black, Girl Meets World, and No Boyfriend Since Birth, which was adapted into a TV series. A former journalist, she started as a news reporter for the broadsheet Today before becoming a lifestyle editor for international and local magazines including Cosmopolitan Philippines and Harper’s Bazaar Singapore. She is a member of the Singapore Writers Group and has led talks and panels at literary events in Southeast Asia, including the Singapore Writers Festival. She studied Journalism and graduated cum laude (with honours) at the University of the Philippines. She has taken writing courses at the University of Oxford in England and was a fellow in literary workshops in Europe and Asia, including Miradoux, France, Bali, Indonesia, and Tbilisi, Georgia. She is co-author of a poetry collection, Dreaming of the Divine Downstairs and is co-editor of Get Luckier, an anthology of Philippine-Singapore writings. Find her online at www.clairebetita.com.