Midnight release parties are so back! But you know what's even better than a midnight release party? One that doubles to celebrate Book + Bottle's 5th anniversary! That's right, we're turning the BIG FIVE and we have one more surprise to make it the best birthday ever: Kristen Arnett, author of MOSTLY DEAD THINGS and WITH TEETH, will be in attendance partying the night away with us. Woo!

Our birthday party starts at 10:30 pm on Monday, March 17th. We'll play clown games (be ready for clown noses and some serious goofing off), drink wine, and celebrate until the clock strikes 12:01 am - then we'll put Kristen Arnett's newest novel STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE right into your hands. Our full bar will be open to purchase wine, beer, coffee, tea, and snacks!

It's our birthday and we'll hang out with our favorite author if we want to! We can't wait to see you there!

*Tickets include a copy of STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE!

More About STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE:

Cherry Hendricks might be down on her luck, but she can write the book on what makes something funny: she’s a professional clown who creates raucous, zany fun at gigs all over Orlando. Between her clowning and her shifts at an aquarium store for extra cash, she’s always hustling. Not to mention balancing her judgmental mother, her messy love life, and her equally messy community of fellow performers.

Things start looking up when Cherry meets Margot the Magnificent—a much older lesbian magician—who seems to have worked out the lines between art, business, and life, and has a slick, successful career to prove it. With Margot’s mentorship and industry connections, Cherry is sure to take her art to the next level. Plus, Margot is sexy as hell. It’s not long before Cherry must decide how much she’s willing to risk for Margot and for her own explosive new act—and what kind of clown she wants to be under her suit.

Equal parts bravado, tenderness, and humor, and bursting with misfits, magicians, musicians, and mimes, Stop Me If You've Heard This One is a masterpiece of comedic fiction that asks big questions about art and performance, friendship and community, and the importance of timing in jokes and in life.