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Reading Between the Wines 2025
Wednesday, October 29 | 6-9 p.m.
Orlando Science Center
782 E Princeton St.
Orlando, FL 32803
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Incredible Auction Items
Bid on an array of exciting auction items, from theme park tickets to gift baskets to local eats packages. 100% of proceeds are used to support adult literacy!
An Unforgettable Program
Enjoy a special presentation by ALL’s students, staff and volunteers, and a Q&A with New York Times Best Selling Author Kristin Harmel, author of The Book of Lost Names, The Forest of Vanishing Stars and, most recently, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau.
Sweet Bites
Bring your sweet tooth! Sample an array of sweet bites and bubbles from local restaurants and chefs.
Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling, USA Today bestselling, and #1 international bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars, The Book of Lost Names, The Winemaker’s Wife, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and are sold all over the world. Many of her novels have been optioned for film and television.
Kristin has been writing professionally since the age of 16, when she began her career as a sportswriter, covering Major League Baseball and NHL hockey for a local magazine in Tampa Bay, Florida. In addition to a long magazine writing career, primarily writing and reporting for PEOPLE magazine (as well as articles published in numerous other magazines, including American Baby, Men’s Health, Woman’s Day, and more), Kristin was also a frequent contributor to the national television morning show The Daily Buzz. Her first novel was published in February 2006.
Kristin was born just outside Boston, Massachusetts and spent her childhood there, as well as in Worthington, Ohio, and St. Petersburg, Florida. After graduating with a degree in journalism (with a minor in Spanish) from the University of Florida, she spent time living in Paris and Los Angeles and now lives in Orlando, with her husband and son. A breast cancer survivor, she is also the co-founder and co-host of the popular weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction.