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4:00 pm EST
September 21, 2026

North Stage, Cadman Plaza East

Korean War Veterans Park Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Fiction

Free

Love is in the Air (Literally)

Sometimes, all you need to find love is to look up. In Marcy Dermansky’s Hot Air, a childhood crush turned billionaire crash-lands his hot-air balloon into a first date. In Kate Folk’s Sky Daddy, a woman’s weekly flights mean a new date with a handsome stranger– the plane itself. In Emily Hamilton’s The Stars Too Fondly, Cleo and her friends’ missing persons investigation turns into an accidental spaceship heist while her relationship with the snarky hologram of the missing captain starts to turn into something deeper.  Moderated by Katherine Zofrea, General Manager of The Ripped Bodice bookstore.

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