Fall in Love Like a Showgirl: A virtual event with author Alice Murphy and Read My Lips Boston
When:
Thursday, May 22, 2025 7:00p -
8:15p
Thursday, May 22, 2025 7:00p -
8:15p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
$8
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Games, Good for Groups
Event website:
https://bit.ly/fall-in-love-like-a-showgirl
You can register and purchase your ticket for this event via this link. After filling out the form, you will be able to pay for your selected ticket. Registrants will receive a Zoom link (with automatic captions enabled) closer to the event date.
Join Read My Lips Boston, Massachusetts’ diverse romance pop-up bookstore, for a virtual event with Alice Murphy, author of the buzzy historical romance novel A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love! Decadent attire encouraged — think sparkles, feathers, fringe, caftans, hats, boas, you name it!
To celebrate the release of her debut novel, Murphy will chat with the co-founders of Read My Lips about plus-size representation in historical romance, disability advocacy, and more. Additionally, this virtual event will feature:
💚 Q&A with Murphy
💚 Trivia about burlesque, drag, and vaudeville highlighting big-bodied, BIPOC, queer, and disabled performers throughout history
💚 The chance to win a $10 Bookshop.org gift card. The winner will be announced at the end of the virtual event and all registrants are eligible.
Tickets:
We are offering 3 different tickets. After completing the form below, you will be sent to a page with a secure payment link to purchase your selected ticket. The tickets and their prices are described below:
🎟️ $4.00: Discounted ticket (book not included)
7 of these tickets are available on a first-come, first served basis. In an effort to make this event more accessible for those experiencing economic challenges, we're offering 7 discounted tickets. If you are financially able, please consider paying the regular ticket price (listed below).
🎟️ $8.00: Regular ticket (book not included)
This ticket helps cover Read My Lips Boston's costs involved in hosting this event.
🎟️$29.14: Regular ticket with signed book (shipping included)
In addition to admission to the virtual event, this ticket will get you a signed copy of A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love at a 15% discount. All books will be shipped by Tuesday, May 20.
10% of the proceeds from this event will go to the Ink & Impact writing fellowship led by Page & Parlor and Lavender Education.
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About Alice Murphy:
Alice Murphy is the pen name for a bestselling author and disability advocate from the South. A university lecturer, a disability rights advocate, and a lover of classic Hollywood movies and cheesesteaks, she also writes romance novels, television, and films under her given name. She is a keeper of secret recipes, secret admirers, and secret histories.
About A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love
Moulin Rouge meets The Greatest Showman in this romance between a proudly fat vaudeville star and a showbiz tycoon who find love at the turn of the twentieth century. Framed by the sharp, mischievous narration of present-day historian Phoebe, this unforgettable tale, based on a real troupe of plus-size dancers, celebrates the power of performance, the courage to love loudly, and the radical joy of taking up space.
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