Please join First Light Books in welcoming Eliza Dumais and 831 Stories to Austin.

The event will begin with an author reception from 6:30–7, followed by a conversation on all things romance and wine, Alice and Henri. Tickets include a copy of the book and a reserved seat. Unreserved seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Free RSVPs are also encouraged.

About the book

In her life in NYC, Alice feels like she’s withering on the vine. So when her boss suggests she attend wine harvest in rural France, she’s on a plane faster than she can second-guess herself. On her first day of alcohol-addled adult summer camp, she’s paired with Henri—equally disillusioned, albeit in his own very French way—and she realizes just how much can change if she’s willing to get her hands dirty.

About the publisher

831 Stories is an entertainment company with books at its foundation. They engage and energize a rapidly growing community with high-quality, taste-making romance content, and an expansive offering that creates a premium experience for fans. Each book universe has extras available including epilogues, merch, songs and art straight from the pages of the book, and tons of fan-fic.

About the authors

Eliza Dumais is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York, with a focus on wine, food, travel, and sex (hedonism, essentially). You can find her work in Vogue, Food & Wine, Cosmopolitan, and VICE. Grape Juice is her debut novella.

She will be joined in conversation by Amanda Eyre Ward, the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters, The Lifeguards, Lovers and Liars, and seven other titles. Her bestselling novels have been featured in People Magazine, The New York Times, and more. Amanda publishes nonfiction in Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and more, and publishes original work on Audible.com. Amanda’s work has been optioned for film and television and translated into fifteen languages.