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Join us when author Jessica Strawser visits to discuss her latest novel, The Quitters Club.
About the author:
Jessica Strawser is the USA Today bestselling author of 7 suspenseful book club novels, including Almost Missed You, Not That I Could Tell (a Book of the Month selection), A Million Reasons Why, and The Next Thing You Know (a People Magazine pick). Her two most recent titles, The Last Caretaker (a 2023 Amazon Editors First Reads title) and Catch You Later (new in October 2024), both debuted on the USA Today charts.
She is Editor-at-Large at Writer’s Digest; a Career Authors contributing editor; and a popular speaker at writing conferences, book clubs, and women's groups. Her publishing career spans 20+ years, with work appearing in The New York Times Modern Love, Publishers Weekly, and others. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, she lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was 2019 Writer-in-Residence for the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County and received a 2024 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.
In The Quitters Club, when four ride-or-die friends reunite for a getaway, they’re desperate for a break, a chance to reconnect. But each is hiding a deeper reason why. Marie feels like an impostor teaching “How to Say No” seminars while her marriage has evolved into something she never said yes to. Brooke’s most heartfelt goal―motherhood―is proving out of reach. Lucy’s dream career has broken her spirit, possibly for good. And Collins feels trapped in grief by her late husband’s legacy.
All their lives, they’ve encouraged each other not to give up―but they can’t do this anymore. Now, at a breaking point, they make a pact: Quit. And help each other through the fallout.
At first, it’s positively liberating. A husband gets a much-needed wake-up call. A singles retreat is a widow’s perfect escape. A very public career exit becomes a never-too-late return to college. And a childless life becomes a bold new plan to travel the world. But letting go will be more complicated than they imagined. Confronting hard truths about love, loss, and starting over, these four women must discover what’s worth fighting for―and what’s truly best left behind.
Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.
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