Book Crush: Sapphic Dating Costume Party at Love & Legends

Singles costume party for queer women and nonbinary readers at Love & Legends in Prospect Heights

What if dating felt like a party?
And you actually got to know your crush?

Ever spotted someone cute across a bookstore and had absolutely no idea what to say? Ever gone to a queer singles night only to spend the evening talking to the two people you already came with? And ever tried speed dating, met twenty people, and felt like you got to know none of them?

Join queer women and nonbinary readers for a book-lined night of drinks, flirtation, and short one-on-one conversations at Love & Legends. Every round we suggest one fun and easy topic to start off with and we pair you with one person to have a short and fun conversation with.

Before the event, you fill out a 90-second profile: the profile helps us pair you and it gives the people you meet a fun and easy starting point.

Optionally, you can actually let us know who you want to meet before the event and we’ll introduce you two, guaranteed if it’s mutual. You’ll always have 6 introductions either way. Best of all, you’ll have plenty of time after the rounds to continue the conversation and keep mingling.

At the end, trade numbers or privately tell us whom you’d like to see again. At the end, trade numbers or privately tell us whom you’d like to see again.

After our sold-out Book Club Bar debut, we wanted to keep it fun with an October costume party at Love & Legends
Our Love & Legends edition will be at a cozier space with fewer tickets and refreshments included. Tickets are a little higher to reflect the refreshments, and we’d love to have you join us.

How the night goes (this event is fully hosted)

7:30 — Grab a drink, check in with one tap, and your evening unlocks. Say hi to the event host and mingle.

7:50 — Round one. Your phone shows exactly who you’re meeting and where — you’ll never wonder who to meet next.

8:10–9:10 — More introductions, about six minutes each, with browsing and mingling between rounds.

9:15 — Last round. By now the room is loud.

10:00 — Send likes on Asaya, or just trade numbers. Chats from tonight are free to open for 7 days.

You’ll always know who to meet next. The rest feels like a party.