No-Presh Write Club

Last Thursdays
First meeting Thursday, January 29

6pm-7pm-ish

Mermaid Books

Join us for our new monthly writing power-hour.

Choose to respond to a prompt, or chip away at a manuscript you’re already working on.

Free, but space is limited. To join in person or remotely via Google Meet link, email us at info@mermaidbooksct.com.

Mermaid Crafts: Book Bedazzling (Valentine’s Day Edition!)

Friday, February 6

6:30pm-8:30pm

Mermaid Books

Join us for our monthly bedazzling class with Creatively Clinical’s Allie Joy!

After a brief hiatus, we’re back! Learn how to bedazzle a book! No crafting experience needed, just bring your creativity. You’re free to bring any book you please, but this month, to give class a Valentine’s-season spin, we’ll have special Valentine’s-themed sparkles on hand. (Please note that you must bring your own book to bedazzle or buy one at Mermaid Books to use during the craft event.)

Rules of the road:

✨Please arrive no earlier than 6:30pm, to allow us enough time for setup.

✨ BYOB and snacks!

✨ Note that we will NOT have shopping available on the 12th. If you’d like to pick up a book that night, please special-order one or place a hold by emailing us at info@mermaidbooksct.com before the event, to give us time to prepare for you.

This event is limited to 14 spots. Grab your ticket before it sells out! And if you miss this round, watch out for more classes next month.

Galentine’s Day Self-Care Night (with Goodies from Earth Therapeutics!)

Friday, February 13

6:30pm-8:30pm

Mermaid Books

Bedazzle a tote filled with self-care swag!

No skills necessary, all supplies provided. Hosted by our favorite sparkle-magic art therapist Allie Joy of @creativelyclinical.

Mermaid Books x Bell Bakeshop present:
Cookbook Club, with special guest Diane Morrissey

Thursday, February 19

6:30pm-8:30pm

Bell Bakeshop

It’s a book club, with a twist: Instead of reading, we’ll be cooking!

Each month we’ll gather for a potluck meal prepared and brought in by our members. (Cooking assignments in the group will rotate, so everyone has a chance to cook!) The night will wrap up with a sweet treat, which we’ll make together in the Bell Bakeshop kitchen.  

Join us for our first meeting on February 19, from 6:30 to 8:30pm, when we’ll be sharing dishes from our first cookbook pick, You Got This!, by Diane Morrisey, and hosting a special guest: The author herself!

Where: Bell Bakeshop, 191 Rock Lane, Milford

When: February 19, 6:30 to 8:30pm

Tickets include:

• A copy of You Got This!, to pick up as soon as you’re ready to collect + start cooking
• Dessert making + potluck dinner at Bell Bakeshop
• Fun with new friends!

Author Talk: Lila Herron, author of the spicy romance
Any Means Necessary

Tuesday, March 10

6:30pm-7:30pm

Milford Public Library

Join us as we talk to Milford resident Lila Herron, author of the new spicy romance Any Means Necessary, out from Simon & Schuster on March 10.

About the book:

A previously self-published debut about a plus-size, body-confident nurse and a seductive but dangerous man who becomes obsessed with her.

After a traumatic event at work, ER nurse Lexie West decides to get away from it all and house-sit for a friend in New York City.

Callum Russo is a “fixer”—someone who solves problems for powerful people by any means necessary. Not much can shock him…until he returns to the city and finds a vivacious blonde standing in his kitchen.

They strike a deal that allows Lexie to stay, as long as she minds her own business. But it’s not long before she’s being pulled into his world, and Lexie uses her nursing skills to get Callum and his men out of a jam. As Lexie navigates the dark world Callum lives in, an attraction begins to grow. But is their newfound love strong enough to survive?

Join us with our partners at Milford Public Library as we host Lila Herron, who will appear in conversation with the leaders of Mermaid Books’ romance book club: Rachel Bauer (@professorrachelreads) and Amie Abraham (@amie__abraham). Book signing to follow.

This event is 18+ and free to attend, but space is limited. Register via the link below.

About the author:

Lila Herron writes dark romance novels about characters who are comfortable in their skin and know their worth. She decided to make it her goal to write books she wished she could read, where her readers could see themselves in the stories. When she’s not writing or reading, you can find Lila watching trashy reality TV with her cocker spaniel puppy, Honey. Find her on Instagram and TikTok @AuthorLilaHerron.