Menu for WriteOn Joliet's 9th Annual Anthology Release Party on Dec. 4

Good morning!

WriteOn Joliet will host its 9th Annual Anthology Release Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet.

The event is free to attend and open to the public. 

The chef-created heavy appetizers, coffee and water (we might have hot chocolate, too) and photos with Santa are also free. 

In fact, we have ten great reasons why you should attend.

But today's blog is all about the food. Here's what Chef Tim has planned for you on Thursday.

Beef Tenderloin Sliders

Marinated and roasted beef tenderloin, slow cooked onion, garlic aioli

 

Chicken Ceaser Salad

Applewood smoked chicken breast, lightly toasted croutons, creamy caesar dressing

 

Kale and Cranberry Salad

Peppered pulled pork, buttered crumbs, carrots, cabbage, and a creamy mustard dressing

 

Key Lime Bites

Lime Juice, lime zest, lime syrup, whipped cream

 

Cream & Berries

Fresh vanilla scented whipped cream, assorted berries, vanilla wafer, raspberry sauce

 

Cookies & Cream

Cocoa crisp, white chocolate, flake salt

This pre-Calkins Day 2020 video Timothy created for the virtual event gives you an idea of his culinary skills.

Happy Tuesday!

For more information, visit writeonjoliet.com. 

10 Reasons Why You Should Attend WriteOn Joliet's 2025 Anthology Release Party

Good morning!

It's not too early to be thinking about WriteOn Joliet's Anthology Release Party on Dec. 4, which will arrive before you know it.

To be sure you don't miss the fun, here are ten reasons why should consider putting this event on your calendar right now.

1. FREE, fantastic, chef-prepared heavy appetizers and desserts.

2. FREE photos with Santa.

3. An opportunity to chat with a really great group of local authors and browse through their books with no pressure to buy.

4. One-stop Christmas shop for all the bookworms on your list, children through adult, with one-stop checkout, courtesy of Janet Staley, owner of The Book Market in Crest Hill.

5. A treasure trove of books with a wide variety of genres and storylines you haven't (yet) imagined, including copies of ALL WriteOn Joliet's anthologies, including our 2025 edition.

6. Each purchase supports The Book Market, a local business.

7, Each purchase supports local art, either the authors individually and or the group.

8. Really unique and gift-worthy giveaways at the BryonySeries table with book purchases (while supplies last).

9. Notecards, framed artwork, handcrafted wood pieces, vintage postcards of downtown Joliet: these are some of the other items you may find for sale, since many WriteOn authors are talented in other artistic ways.

10. An opportunity to stroll through the Joliet Public Library if you haven't done so lately. Staff is friendly and ready to assist you. Have you explored all the things you can do in the Digital Media Studio?

And did I mention FREE, fantastic, chef-prepared heavy appetizers and desserts? No rushing home to cook dinner on that night!

The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa Street in Joliet. PLEASE NOTE new location this year while the Black Road branch is being renovated.

For more information, visit writeonjoliet.com. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Tonight: WriteOn Joliet's 8th Anthology Release Party

If you live in the Will County area, consider popping into WriteOn Joliet's 8th Anthology Release Party tonight.

The open house-style event is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Joliet Public Library, 3395 Black Road in Joliet, and will include FREE chef-created heavy appetizers and photos with Santa, along with one-stop checkout, courtesy of Jan Staley, owner of The Book Market in Crest Hill.

Read this post for ten reasons why you should attend.

Read this post for tonight's menu (and this post for more food photos).

Read this post for the purple music roses at the BryonySeries table - and how you can take one home.

The BryonySeries tables will also have some free giveaways - and Cindy has prepared "mystery boxes" for BryonySeries, which she can explain when you stop by our tables.

But wait - there's more!

And to find out what "more" is, you'll have to to attend the event.

Happy Thursday!

Save the Date: WriteOn Joliet Anthology Release Party 2024

Good morning and Happy October!

It's not too early to be thinking about WriteOn Joliet's Anthology Release Party, which will arrive before you know it.

To be sure you don't miss the fun, here are ten reasons why should consider putting this event on your calendar right now.

1. FREE, fantastic, chef-prepared heavy appetizers and desserts.

2. FREE photos with Santa.

3. An opportunity to chat with a really great group of local authors and browse through their books with no pressure to buy.

4. One-stop Christmas shop for all the bookworms on your list, children through adult, with one-stop checkout, courtesy of Janet Staley, owner of The Book Market in Crest Hill.

5. A treasure trove of books with a wide variety of genres and storylines you haven't (yet) imagined, including copies of ALL WriteOn Joliet's anthologies, including our 2024 edition.

6. Each purchase supports The Book Market, a local business.

7, Each purchase supports local art, both the authors individually and as a group.

8. Really unique and gift-worthy giveaways at the BryonySeries table with book purchases (while supplies last).

9. Notecards, framed artwork, vintage postcards of downtown Joliet: these are some of the other items for sale, since many WriteOn authors are talented in other artistic ways.

10. An opportunity to stroll through the Joliet Public Library is you haven't done so lately. Staff is friendly and ready to assist you.

And did I mention FREE, fantastic, chef-prepared heavy appetizers and desserts? No rushing home to cook dinner on that night!

The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Joliet Public Library, 3395 Black Road in Joliet.

For more information, visit writeonjoliet.com. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Free Cookie Christmas Trees With Select Purchases

If you come out to WriteOn Joliet's seventh anthology release party tonight (Dec. 7) at the Black Road branch of the Joliet Public Library, be sure to stop by the BryonySeries table and check out our books and our special "Cookie Christmas Trees" gift with select purchases.

You want details about these, right? Sure you do!

And here we go!

Cookie Christmas Trees:

Every person who buys one (or more) of these combinations will receive a free, locally chef-made edible Cookie Christmas Tree per combination - while Cookie Christmas Trees last.

Cookie Christmas Trees are not limited to one per customer. But for each additional tree, you must still purchase one of these four combinations.

1) One "regular" young adult or adult BryonySeries book (choices include any book in the "drop of blood" trilogy, Lycanthropic Summer, The Phoenix, Call of the Siren, Ruthless by Ed Calkins Steward of Tara, any of the Before the Blood books, our new guide to the BryonySeries, or Nine Months of Kindness.

2) Any two books in The Adventures of Cornell Dyer series.

3). Any two books in the Girls of the BryonySeries series.

4) Any three books in the Bertrand the Mouse series.

5) All three of our BryonySeries cookbooks.

6). Or make us an offer! We are open to haggling.

To check out details of most of those books, visit bryonyseries.com.

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To be clear, you cannot buy one of these Cookie Christmas Trees at the anthology release party. They are strictly gifts for select purchases.

These kits were made by a local pastry chef, who put much time and labor into the process. They are perfect for gift giving (perhaps accompanied by a notecard with a BryonySeries "word music" tucked inside). Yes, we have at least one author tonight selling handmade notecards.

They also make wonderful (and edible) holiday displays in your home.

Tonight's party is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Black Road branch of the Joliet Public Library. We will also have FREE chef-created food, FREE photos with Santa, a station playing old videos of WriteOn Joliet mic nights for your entertainment, and an assortment of books in a wide variety of genres from eight additional WriteOn Joliet authors.

And, of course, we will have anthologies for sale. And discounts on purchases through Jan. 31, 2024 at The Book Market in Crest Hill.

For your convenience, we will also have a one-stop checkout, courtesy of Jan Staley, owner of The Book Market.

Hope to see you there!

A Christmas Tree for a Christmas Party

A few weeks ago, Rebekah and I explored a new dollar store near our home.

And then we, quite impulsively, bought a small Christmas tree for ten dollars.

We're adding that tree to one of the BryonySeries tables at WriteOn Joliet's annual anthology release party.

Rebekah has spent the past few nights working on that little tree, so it's all ready to go on party night. 

The actual party is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Joliet Public Library, 3395 Black Road in Joliet. The community is welcome to join us - and here are five reasons why you should (with photos from previous events)

1. Free, fantastic, chef-prepared appetizers and desserts. Except for the cheese and sausage, everything is homemade, including the doughnuts.

2. Free photos with Santa.

3. An opportunity to chat with a really great group of local authors (from a previous anthology release party at The Book Market in Crest Hill. Everyone was so busy last year, we took few photos).

4. One-stop Christmas shop for all the bookworms on your list, children through adult, with one-stop checkout, courtesy of Jan Staley, owner of The Book Market in Crest Hill. (Jan Staley even provided checkout at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park in Joliet for WriteOn Joliet's radio play in April. She is as generous as she is kind and friendly).

5. And treasure trove of books with various genres and storylines you haven't (yet) imagined. No photos here. We want you to discover them for yourself.

We hope you can make it. We look forward to celebrating with you!