Join us every Sunday afternoon for a delightful blend of books, wine, and conversation at Weston Wine Company, in partnership with KC Book Beat!
Sips & Stories is your chance to meet local authors, discover new books, and enjoy unique wine pairings specially selected to complement each featured book. Whether you're a wine lover, a bookworm, or both, this event promises a perfect way to wind down your weekend.
Each week, you'll have the opportunity to:
Meet & Greet Local Authors: Chat with authors from our community, learn about their latest works, and get your books signed.
Book & Wine Pairings: Enjoy a glass of wine expertly paired with the featured book.
Special Wine Flight: Savor our exclusive book-themed sangrias, each paired with a delicious miniature cupcake for a sweet literary indulgence.
Book Exchange: Bring a book, take a book! Share your favorite reads and discover new ones through our community book exchange.
Bring your friends, meet fellow book lovers, and celebrate the best of local literature and fine wine in a cozy, welcoming atmosphere.
This week’s featured authors are:
M.A. Kilpatrick is currently working on an elemental magic series, The Dúbailte Chronicles. In addition to writing and all that’s involved with that, she also enjoy creating mixed media artwork. She lives in the Kansas City area with my two dogs, Annie and Oscar.
Books: Hidden Elements (book 1) and Hunted Elements (book 2)
Sophie Stern writes paranormal and contemporary romance stories for her amazing readers across the globe. When she's not busy writing, you can find her pole dancing, traveling, or reading zombie novels.
Books: Sweet Nightmares: The Vampire’s Melody, Pretty Little Fairies
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Stacy Walsh Growing up I was always drawn to reading horror novels and watching scary movies. I read The Shining when I was around 13 years old and by the time I was 15 I had seen the movie at least a dozen times. My idea at that age of an exciting Friday night was camped out on my couch with a bag of caramel popcorn and something terrifying to watch on TV. I've always had the desire to write my own scary or dark and twisted stories. Now I feel I have happily accomplished that dream! Thank you to any of my fellow fans of anything and everything creepy and strange for giving any of my books a try.
Books: Calm. Down. Dear.
Elizabeth Birdbegan writing at thirteen when she discovered a website called Fanfiction.net. (Don’t go there. It’s a terrible place.) In this fickle, tempestuous landscape, she honed her craft of writing and storytelling.
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Christine Tellach writes in multiple genres - speech-language materials, Adult & Juvenile Non-Fiction, Gothic Western/Historical, Urban Fantasy, or Science Fiction.
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Elora Maxwell is an independent historical fiction author. She writes historical things, romantic things, fantastical things, and sometimes devastatingly sad things. When she’s not traveling through time, she likes visiting amusement parks, watching movies, and forcing everyone around her to listen to Taylor Swift.
Books: The White Rose of Texas, The Shore of Forever, Blindsided by the Spotlight
Ivy Cole writes Why Choose romance.
Books: Meddling with Madness, Underworld, Tartarus, Ice Me Baby, The Stolen Throne
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Eisley Rose is a registered nurse, a stay-at-home mom, and an entrepreneur living in the greater Kansas City area. She loves reading, writing, painting, attending concerts, playing tennis, watching movies, and playing board games with her family. Her love for science formed the backbone of this story, but she also adores anything creative and openly embraces the unique.
Books: Glitched
Madison Chase is a co-authorship between Melissa A. Graham and Chelsea L. Belland. They have been writing together since the start of their friendship in 2008, in the world of forum-based roleplay. Through these experiences together, they have cultivated character-driven stories and dove into complex world-building. Through a shared love of their Pagan beliefs, of mythological figures, and–what some might consider edging on sadistic–enjoyment of putting their characters through intense conflicts, they have developed fun characters, rich worlds, complex family dynamics, and surprising love lives–including their own.
Books: Dance with the Devil, Pack or Prey
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Evilsangel happily resides in Kansas with 2 dogs, 5 cats, 4 horses, 60 outdoor chickens, 1 house chicken and 1 husband!
Books: The Price of Blood Vol 1-5
Aaron Conaway was born and raised in Southwest Missouri, weaving stories out of the dark woods, rolling fields, and lonely country roads to entertain family and friends. Living in Kansas City, Missouri now, Aaron makes up stories more than he eats, eats more than he sleeps, and has been given to frequent a Ferris wheel when occasion permits. Aaron authors urban fantasy in The Timberhaven Chronicles, horror in The Michael Gideon Collection, and is the creator of Jan the Vagabond, a comic book from his Wandering Wizard Comics imprint. He is also the co-founder of New Vision Comics Collective, where he writes the Harrowed Earth novella series and the anthology comic book Vision Tales, drawn by NVCC’s co-founder Daniel Moler.
Books: Tales For Halloween, Appalachian Blues, Waking The Weaver