Welcome to
Literary Sips!
I am beyond excited to share and invite you to join me on my next chapter, Literary Sips. It is a chapter that celebrates my (and our!) love of and relationship with literature, sisterhood, connectivity, and community. Passions that have marked my personal and professional chapters from my college days to career to love, marriage, and a baby carriage to becoming a bestselling author to my breast cancer journey.
Each chapter has become a celebration of how life-changing experiences, however big or small, led me to discover new sisterhoods. And, how they helped me realize the importance of embracing the present, my life, passions and dreams.
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That is how and why this new chapter came to be written.
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Literary Sips is a novel series of experiences for us all to enjoy. More then just a great read—It is where books joyfully come to life in gatherings, spirited conversations and atmospheres that celebrate our love of reading and the beauty, magic, and power of sisterhood.
It is where we will sip into a world where every chapter inspires and connects us.
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Join me!
Together in Our Next Chapter,
Immersive
Events
You will e​ngage in atmospheres of sisterhood and sophistication that celebrate our love of literature, connectivity and sisterhood. More then a passive observance, these events bring literature to life with themed sips, bites, interactive experiences and lively conversations led by women in our community who are game-changers, entrepreneurs, authors or experts. They will inspire, educate, entertain and empower as we sip into a world where every chapter connects, entertains and inspires us!
Upcoming Experiences
December 10th: Monthly Book Club
Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon
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Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend
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Host Roxanne Wilder and I will share our thoughts on New York Times bestselling author, Harlan Coben and award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon’s new collab that blends love, grief, international espionage and the power of AI into a fast-paced thriller! Tune in for our review and picks for the holiday which you’ll be ‘gone’ for before we say goodbye!
NOVEMBER 19th: Literary Sips Launch
Dillard’s Invites You to Celebrate the Launch of Literary Sips & Legacy of Coco Chanel
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Dillard’s International Plaza—Tampa, Florida
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We were thrilled to launch our Immersive Events in partnership with Dillard’s at International Plaza in Tampa, Florida. The event celebrated our collective love of reading, the power of sisterhood and the iconic chapters of Coco Chanel’s life. Chanel not only wrote the book on classic beauty and fashion, she was an avid reader and sisterhood curator! Thank you Ocean Blue Galleries in St. Petersburg for sharing the amazing diamond dusted Marilyn painting by artist DeVon that further bonded all of us there in sisterhood! Special thanks to U.S. Bank Private Weath Management for gifting my book to all there, The Accidental Sisterhood . AND, mega gratitude to Dillard’s who made this launch possible for your generous support and allowing me the opportunity to share how life changing detours can change into the fulfillment of dreams ….the writing of my book and this launch of Literary Sips being two testaments to that! Last, but not leastly TU TU to the uber talented Juliette Molina, resident Chanel make up artist for co-hosting and making me look fab along with impeccable fashioning by Christina Albrecht! Look forward to sipping into our next chapter together again soon!
​"Books have always been my
Best Friends."
- Coco Chanel
December 22nd: Literary Sips, Jr. Launch
Sip into and Celebrate the Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss and Launch of Literary Sips, Jr.
​​Noon-2PM
Ocean Blue Galleries, St. Petersburg
“Oh the places you’ll go” this holiday season as we celebrate the timeless legacy of Dr. Seuss and the launch of Literary Sips, Jr.—Our novel book club curated just for children to foster their love of reading and further inspire their pure and wonderful imaginations. Join us as we sip hot chocolate, nibble on tasty treats, enjoy fun activities, an appearance from the Grinch, storytime and celebrate the magic of the literary genius and incredible artistry of Dr. Seuss. A rare official coffee book of Seuss’s artwork will be raffled! ‘’Twill be a novel holiday experience for we children of all ages!
January 17th: Book Signing
Sipping and Signing with The Accidental Sisterhood and its Bestselling Author!
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Noon-3 PM
The Book Lounge, St. Petersburg
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​I love when I get to sip and see my fellow (or is it feline!) sisters! Join me at my hometown St. Pete’s must go to, sisterhood is us, community centric cozy new literary place and game space! Sip back or linger as I share my romantic thriller, The Accidental Sisterhood—Jenna Blum, New York Times Bestselling author describes it as Liane Moriarity’s Big Little Lies with a Dexterized dash of Candace Bushnell’s Sex and the City! I describe it as a dream come true since I wrote it when I was going through a life changing detour: Breast Cancer! All good now and my detour also led to my novel new sisterhood: Literary Sips! A portion of book sales goes to Moffitt Cancer Center to help find the cure!
February 12th: Galentine’s Day Celebration
Literary Cousins and Geniuses: A Galentine’s Celebration of Taylor Swift & Emily Dickenson
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Kendra Scott: Hyde Park, Florida
We know that Taylor Swift is a lyrical genius but what you likely didn’t know is that she is related to Emily Dickenson, a 19th Century poetic genius and one of the most notable names in literary history! According to Ancestry.com, Emily and Taylor are sixth cousins, three times removed! Details on our exclusive literary celebration coming soon!
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Experiencing 2026
JANUARY: Literary Sips Sipdown with Julie​
TBBW Monthly Feature & Spotify Podcast
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January marks the debut of two new Literary Sips experiences:
The First: I am thrilled to announce a monthly Literary Sips Sipdown feature in Tampa Bay Business and Wealth Magazine!
Rapid fire Q & A interviews with prominentTo individuals in our community will reveal their literary favorites, go-to authors, personal connections and memories of characters from their most loved books—plus other surprises about their love of reading and inner-author—-each paired with the sip they enjoy as they read!
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The Second: Literary Sips Sipdown Podcast! Details and platform links coming soon!
​PERFECT PAIRINGS​
Where Our Love of Reading and Connectivity Meets Perfect Sips
​BOOK TO TABLE
Where Culinary Artistry Meets Literary Adventures​​​
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