Join us weekly on Zoom for the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club from the comfort of your home. This online version of our in-person book club is the perfect way to stay connected (no matter the distance) with your reader friends each week. It’s easy to sign up. Just create a Zoom.us account, download the app to your computer or device, and sit back with a snack while you chat with friends and special guests.

This week, we’re chatting with **Rachel Dodes** (https://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=51549), and **Lauren Mechling** (https://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=43623), authors of THE MEMO (https://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=131666). Join us for a lively conversation about romance, life, and New York, then stay for the reader after party!

[Register by Wednesday, 6/19/2024. We start at 7:00 pm.](https://vbc-games2.eventbrite.com)

Evening Rundown (all times CT):
7:00 pm – informal chitchat and icebreaker with readers
7:30 pm – Interview with Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling (recorded live)
8:00 pm – Unrecorded Q&A with readers
8:30 pm – Reader after party

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**ABOUT THE AUTHORS:**
Rachel Dodes (right) is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to *Vanity Fair,* and her work has also appeared in *Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire,* *The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed* among other publications.

Her first novel, *The Memo—*co-written with her friend [Lauren Mechling](https://www.laurenmechling.com) (left)—was published by Harper Perennial in June 2024. It’s currently being [developed for television by Wiip](https://deadline.com/2022/10/wiip-develop-the-memo-upcoming-book-former-wall-street-journal-scribes-lean-machine-1235141152/).

Dodes previously was a staff writer at *The Wall Street Journal* where she covered the fashion and film industries. Starting in 2017, she co-hosted a weekly independent news/comedy podcast called “Nope,” until the news became so unfunny she had to go on hiatus. She lives in New York with her husband, son and dog.

**Lauren Mechling** (left) has written for *The New York Times*, *The Wall Street Journal*, Slate, *The New Yorker* online, and *Vogue*, where she wrote a regular book column. She’s worked as a crime reporter and metro columnist for *The New York Sun*, a young adult novelist, and a features editor at *The Wall Street Journal*. A graduate of Harvard College, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children. She is currently a senior editor at The Guardian US.