{"id":25248,"date":"2017-04-26T17:15:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T21:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25248"},"modified":"2017-05-27T20:19:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T00:19:04","slug":"canadian-comedy-writer-lauren-wise-debuts-first-novel-swap-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25248","title":{"rendered":"Canadian comedy writer Lauren Wise debuts her first novel, ‘Swap Club’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LaurenMontreal-based author and comedy writer\u00a0Lauren\u00a0Wise\u00a0<\/strong>is taking readers on a steamy and entertaining adventure with the release of her\u00a0first fiction novel, ‘Swap Club<\/a>,’ published by\u00a0World\u2019s Best Story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Released in February 2017, ‘Swap Club’ is the story of\u00a0one woman\u2019s (Valerie Matthews) sexual awakening as she and her husband join a clandestine Montreal swingers club. The book tells a fictional story about one woman\u2019s midlife turning point and desire to spice up her life.<\/p>\n

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Comedy writer and author of\u00a0‘Swap Club’\u00a0Lauren Wise, Photo Credit: Jenni Fellegi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The book\u00a0has also just been\u00a0optioned to become a feature film by Canadian distributor Entertainment One\u00a0(eOne).<\/p>\n

Part of the writing team for the\u00a0Just for Laughs Festival\u00a0Galas\u00a0<\/strong>in Montreal with Neil Patrick Harris, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel, Wise brings her quick wit and quirky sense of humour to the pages of ‘Swap Club’.<\/p>\n

\u201cSwap Club is a cheeky, fun and sexy read that is meant to entertain and excite,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Wise.\u00a0\u201cI hope readers enjoy following along the wild adventure of one woman\u2019s mid-life sexploration.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis novel is brimming with humour, love, conflict,\u00a0and of course steamy sex,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said Vincent Salera, founder of World’s Best\u00a0Story.\u00a0“Swap Club has all the ingredients for a blockbuster franchise.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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In Canada,\u00a0Swap Club<\/em>\u00a0is available at\u00a0Chapters and Indigo<\/a>\u00a0(online and in-store) and\u00a0Amazon.ca<\/a>\u00a0for $25.95 CAD.<\/p>\n

More about\u00a0Lauren Wise?\u00a0<\/strong>Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lauren Wise is a writer and producer known for her quirky sense of humor and a love for entertaining people. She has cast, created, and produced short films such as\u00a0Mixed Messages, The Dinner Party<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Sorry<\/em>; has written many screenplays and worked as a writer\u2019s assistant for Just for Laughs Galas in Montreal, featuring Seth Rogen, Joan Rivers, Jay Baruchel, Seth Meyers, Sarah Silverman, Andy Samberg, Chevy Chase, Neil Patrick Harris and Whitney Cummings, Dane Cook and Trevor Noah (to name a few). \u00a0‘Swap Club’\u00a0is Wise\u2019s first published novel. Wise is a proud mom and stepmother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Montreal-based author and comedy writer\u00a0Lauren\u00a0Wise\u00a0is taking readers on a steamy and entertaining adventure with the release of her\u00a0first fiction novel, ‘Swap Club,’ published by\u00a0World\u2019s Best […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,6192,6193],"class_list":["post-25248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book","tag-comedy-2","tag-lauren-wise","tag-swap-club"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/482fb5ec-733f-4dcb-98fd-72bde7f8ab78.jpg?fit=1800%2C2700&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6ze","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5148,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=5148","url_meta":{"origin":25248,"position":0},"title":"The Cast Of Cheers announce latest single ‘Trucks at Night’ + tour dates","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Following up after singles Animals and Human Elevator, The Cast Of Cheers are releasing another slice of angular, propulsive indie rock and roll, on their new single Trucks at Night,\u00a0which will be out on Dec 3 via\u00a0School Boy Error\/ Co-operative Music. 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