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Start with a book of the month for your guests, or build a signature literary series they plan their stay around. We do the work either way.
A slow November. A new wellness program. A property with a story nobody’s telling yet.
You bring the place, the season, and the guest. We create a named series that becomes part of your hotel’s identity — and we run it with you, so it builds a following year over year.
How it works
We create it
The concept, the series name, the book, the author, a menu built around the book, the itinerary, and the package your team sells.
We keep it going
A season of events, a hotel book club, and in-room curation refreshed each season, so guests have a reason to come back.
You own it
The series carries your name. Guests return for your hotel, not for us.
Why Book Club Concierge
Elissa Smith has spent more than two decades as a book scout, finding stories for film and television. Her relationships with publishers, agents, and authors mean we can reach the right author directly, not just through a speakers bureau.
The book is the whole event. It decides who travels, what’s on the menu, and whether guests talk about it after they leave. A scout’s job is to find books before everyone else, so we can bring you authors on the way up.
Books Elissa has championed have landed at
Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams
Acquired at Lionsgate; now a Hulu series
The Hollywood Reporter(opens in a new tab)The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager
Acquired by Netflix, with Paul Feig eyeing to direct
Deadline(opens in a new tab)London
Jo Nesbø
Lionsgate film with Oscar Isaac, directed by Ben Stiller
Variety(opens in a new tab)What a series can include
Ways to work together
Every option starts with the right book.
One book picked each month for your property and your guests. You get the pick, a short guest card for rooms, the lobby, or the front desk, and a few discussion prompts for guests who want them. We can arrange copies through a local bookstore. Almost no lift for your team: put it out and let guests discover it.
We create your series and produce the first event: concept, name, book, author, menu, itinerary, and the package your team sells.
Ongoing programming: two to four events a year, a hotel book club, and seasonal in-room curation, so the series builds a following.
Many partners start with Book of the Month and grow from there.
Sample concept
A November weekend series
A two-night package built around a coastal mystery novel. Guests receive the book with their booking confirmation. The weekend includes a fireside author conversation, a dinner with a menu inspired by the book, a guided walk to the places that shaped the story, signed copies in every room, and a Sunday book club brunch.
It returns every November with a new book, so guests come back to see what’s next.
Itinerary
Sample ConceptStart here
We’ll follow up with initial ideas — no prep needed.