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Love Can be Scary Book Fair
Event by Southgate Media Group
Des Plaines Theatre
Duration: 4 hr
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
❤️🖤 LOVE CAN BE SCARY BOOK FAIR 🖤❤️
Meet Authors, Buy Books
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, fall in love with stories that make your heart race—and maybe skip a beat. Love Can Be Scary Book Fair is a one-day pop-up romance and horror book fair taking over the historic Des Plaines Theatre for an afternoon of passion, suspense, and thrills.
From swoon-worthy romance to dark, twisted horror, this event brings together authors signing their books, along with vendors offering bookish goods and gifts perfect for Valentine’s season. Whether you’re shopping for a partner, a friend, or yourself, you’ll find something unforgettable.
💘 Why You’ll Love It:
Meet and chat with romance & horror authors
Signed books you can’t get anywhere else
Vendors with unique bookish gifts
The perfect pre-Valentine’s Day outing
🗓 January 31, 2026
🕛 Noon – 4:00 PM
📍 Des Plaines Theatre
Whether you believe love is sweet, terrifying, or a little of both—this is the book fair for you.
Love Can Be Scary. Come find your next obsession.
*Oh yeah, there are other books there too!