Nashville Book of Dates

EDEN DAWN is a Guinness World Record holder, an award-winning journalist, a veteran stylist for bands and fashion editorials, and a sequin-wearing lady with a microphone known as a “Fun Expert.” Together Eden and Ashod first began publishing the Book of Dates series in 2021 as a natural extension of their adventurous, overextended lifestyles. They live in a slightly creaky one-hundred-year-old house with their two cats, Daphne and Foxglove, surrounded by plants.ASHOD SIMONIAN is a creative director and cofounder of Imaginary Authors, a perfume house, and author of Real Fun, a book of photography and stories documenting his decade spent touring the world in various indie rock bands.

A Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association BestsellerPRAISE FOR PORTLAND BOOK OF DATES“We definitely recommend buying the book for yourself—there are so many more places to explore than we could possibly fit here, and the illustrations are gorgeous.”—Portland Mercury“This book is adorable. It is so cool. It’s hip, it’s trendy, and what I love about it is it’s not your average guidebook. The illustrations and the maps . . . make it so entertaining to read.”—X-Ray FM“It may take on greater importance as a historical text, the same way Chuck Palahniuk’s city guide Fugitives & Refugees did in 2003—a snapshot of Portland as it was just before it changed forever, again.”—Willamette WeekPRAISE FOR SEATTLE BOOK OF DATESTop music and book gifts for 2023 —Seattle Times“Never run out of ideas for date night. Written by spouses Eden Dawn and Ashod Simonian, this cheeky and stylish guide offers fun adventures in Seattle and Washington state, Portland, Vancouver, B.C. and more.”—Seattle Times