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SUMMARY:Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction
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DESCRIPTION:Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Ti
 mes bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy\, The Pair
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>When two bisexual exes accidentally book t
 he same European food and wine tour\, they challenge each other to a hooku
 p competition to prove they're over each other&mdash\;except they're defin
 itely not.</p>\n<p>Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best 
 friends\, crushes\, in love\, and now estranged exes. After a brutal break
 up on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour\
 , they exited each other's lives once and for all.</p>\n<p>Time apart has 
 done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night
  and aspiring sommelier by day\, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit\
 , who never returned to America\, graduated as the reigning sex god of his
  pastry school class and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Par
 is. Sure\, nothing really compares to what they had\, and life stretches o
 ut long and lonely ahead of them\, but&mdash\;yeah. It's in the past.</p>\
 n<p>All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that neve
 r happened\, good for 48 months after its original date and about to expir
 e. Four years later\, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip.
  Solo. Separately.</p>\n<p>It's not until they board the tour bus that the
 y discover they've both accidentally had the exact same idea\, and now the
 y're trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views\, luscious 
 flavors\, and the most romantic cities of France\, Spain\, and Italy. It's
  fine. There's nothing left between them. So much nothing that\, when Theo
  suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tou
 r guide first\, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full-on
  European hookup competition?</p>\n<p>But sometimes a taste of everything 
 only makes you crave what you can't have.</p>\n<p>Register now to join our
  discussion about Casey McQuiston&rsquo\;s spiciest book yet!</p>\n<p><str
 ong>About the Author</strong>: Casey McQuiston is a #1 <em>New York Times<
 /em> bestselling author of romantic comedies\, including <em>One Last Stop
 \, Red\, White &amp\; Royal Blue\, I Kissed Shara Wheeler\, </em>and<em> T
 he Pairing</em>. <em>Red\, White &amp\; Royal Blue</em> was adapted into a
  movie in 2023 and released on Amazon Prime. Casey was recently named on t
 he <em>2022 Time100 Next List</em>. Their writing has appeared in <em>The 
 New York Times\, The Washington Post\, </em>and<em> Bon Appetit</em>. Born
  and raised in southern Louisiana\, Casey now lives in New York City with 
 a poodle mix named Pepper.</p>\n<p><em>This program is sponsored by the <a
  href="https://www.friendsofduncanlibrary.org/">Friends of Duncan Library<
 /a> and the <a href="https://www.beatleyfriends.org/">Friends of Beatley C
 entral Library</a>.</em></p>\n<p>Upcoming and previously broadcast book ta
 lks can be viewed <a href="https://libraryc.org/alexlibraryva">here</a>.</
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