Welcome to the Book(ish) Retreat!

A group of nine women standing outside in front of a stone and wood-clad building decorated with flowers and greenery, smiling at the camera. The building is at Briar Rose Winery. The women were wine tasting.
Woman in a floral dress standing on a colorful carpet in front of bookshelves, holding a book, with glasses and long dark hair. This is Erin, Host of The Book(ish) Retreat, a big reader and Book Club Host.

Our Story

It started with Books. Of course it did. After years of reading books and thinking about books and wanting to talk about books, I joined a book club. Then I joined a couple more. Then one of them underwent some management exits and I stepped in with a soon-to-be-friend named Crystal to lead “Read Between the Wine” in March of 2020… and boy did we have a run. After five years of running RBtW together with monthly meetings and holding the occasional tea, book release party, and get together, Crystal and I decided to throw a reading retreat for our friends. Six months (and a whole lot of planning) later, we held the inaugural Book(ish) Retreat in Temecula with 8 friends.

It could have ended there, or it could have become something our friends started attending once a year… but my love for planning, throwing, and running the retreat couldn’t be contained. So here I am, inviting new friends, new attendees, and new adventures to The Book(ish) Retreat!

Group of women gathered around a table in a cozy room decorated for the holidays, holding books and smiling. A Christmas tree with ornaments is in the background, along with abstract artwork on the wall.
Interior Barnes and Noble, Fourth Wing Book Release Party. Group of five women in 'riding leathers' posing, one woman sitting in front wearing a dragon mask, a gold tank top, a floral skirt, and a medal.
Book Club - Five women standing inside a restaurant, smiling at the camera. Two women holding books with red, black, and yellow covers. One woman wears a red dress with black tights, another wears a black jacket with a patterned dress underneath.