find your nearest local bookstore and check the events calendar - there are constantly book launches where the author will show up and read and sign books! events at some of the smaller shops will sometimes have food and drinks too! books are magic / the strand / astoria bookshop / etc.
Ugh, a little ~good vibes only~ , I know, and I realize this is, like, the vegetables of gossip, but I'm so into gushing about how much I love someone to someone else when they aren't there. That's positive energy, baby! RIDE THAT WAVE.