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Extraordinary People.
Extraordinary Places.
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A Private Membership
Books. Travel. Taste.
A cultural membership bringing together books, travel, remarkable people and intimate experiences– in extraordinary places.
Upcoming Escapes
Alice Hoffman · Cambridge · Oct 15
India Hicks x Hudson Grace · San Francisco & Greenwich · Oct 22 & 24
Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey · The Lowcountry · Nov 19–20
Members Only Night · New York City · Mar 11
Become a MemberRecent EDGE EscapesParis · Nantucket
Paris · India Hicks & Jo Piazza
Nantucket · Elin Hilderbrand
Upcoming EscapesReserve a seat
A Seat at the Table,
All Year Long
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Membership is your year inside EDGE Escapes — live author conversations, destination-inspired experiences, private member gatherings, curated travel and cultural recommendations, and first access to our calendar of in-person events around the world.
Our larger dinners, destination escapes and special experiences are ticketed separately, with EDGE members receiving priority access.
This Month Inside EDGE
Author photo: Nina Subin
Someone Else's Husband
Mount Kilimanjaro & New York City
with Kimberly McCreight
Friday, October 30 · 3:00 PM ET
Members spend the month inside the world of the book, then join the author live for an intimate virtual conversation.
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Membership puts you at the table, not in the audience.
This summer, EDGE members dined with Elin Hilderbrand on Nantucket. In September, they gathered in Paris with Jo Piazza, India Hicks and Jane Bertch. This month they join Alice Hoffman in Cambridge, and India Hicks with Hudson Grace in San Francisco and Greenwich — part of our growing calendar of private in-person events. And every month, no matter where our next gathering takes us, members step inside a new book through a live virtual conversation with the author who imagined it.
The people around the table become part of the experience.
What Your Membership Unlocks
A year inside the world of EDGE Escapes
A WORLD OF LIKE-MINDED MEMBERS
Connect with fellow readers, travelers, tastemakers, and adventurers who share a passion for discovering the world in a unique and special way.
LIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CELEBRATED AUTHORS
Join monthly live virtual conversations with bestselling authors whose stories transport us somewhere new.
MEMBER-ONLY GATHERINGS
Join fellow EDGE members for intimate gatherings throughout the year — from virtual salons and seasonal meetups to cocktails, dinners and spontaneous get-togethers in cities we love.
PRIVATE EVENTS & EXPERIENCES
Members receive first access to our growing calendar of intimate dinners, destination escapes and cultural experiences with celebrated authors, tastemakers and fellow travelers.
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DESTINATION WORLDS
Each month begins with a story and a place, then expands into the EDGE view of that destination — hotels, restaurants, culture, food, design, hidden gems and the people who make it worth knowing.
THE EDGE EDIT
Seasonal recommendations inspired by the world of EDGE — from hotels and restaurants to beauty, entertaining, and cultural discoveries.
THE MEMBERS LIBRARY
Access past author conversations, destination guides, travel inspiration and recipes, curated recommendations, and monthly features.
MEMBER PRIVILEGES
Special invitations, access and occasional benefits from hotels, restaurants, designers and brands within the EDGE world.
Inside EDGE Escapes,
you'll connect with some of the most celebrated authors in the world
We don't just plan trips.
We build worlds.
What our members say
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"Juliana doesn't just plan trips, she builds worlds. My EDGE Escapes dinner was unlike anything I've experienced: Lilly Pulitzer dresses chosen days in advance, a room so stunning it stopped conversation, and real conversation with a bestselling author about her actual writing process. This isn't a signing line and a quick photo. It's the kind of once-in-a-lifetime experience only Juliana and her team know how to create. I left with new friends, including journalists from Condé Nast, People, Veranda, and Southern Living. If you love books and travel, there is nothing else like EDGE Escapes."
— Rosanna B.
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"I'm not sure I have the words to describe just how magical my experience with EDGE Escapes was. It truly felt like stepping inside one of my favorite books and getting to live out a book lover's dream. Every detail felt thoughtful, special, and completely unforgettable. EDGE Escapes isn't just a book club. It's a chance to step into the stories you love, meet people who love books as much as you do, travel to beautiful places, and experience those 'could you even imagine?' bookish moments in real life."
— Jenn R.
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"EDGE Escapes created an absolutely unforgettable event. Every detail was beautifully curated, creating an intimate, elegant experience unlike anything else. EDGE Escapes exceeded every expectation!"
— Katie A.
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Our Story
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EDGE Escapes began in 2020, when travel came to a standstill and Juliana Fraioli Wilson — a lifelong traveler — found herself looking through international cookbooks the way she'd normally be planning trips. This is when she realized that immersion through a book could take her somewhere long before a plane could. She then built an online community around the idea: one book a month, each a new destination, virtual meetings with experts local to those locations, shared recipes and travel notes, closing with a live conversation with the book-of-the-month's author.
When travel returned, those conversations became trips. Today, EDGE Escapes is a private membership run by Juliana and her husband Ryan Wilson, built around access — intimate events and experiences with storytellers of all kinds — writers, cookbook creators, photographers, designers, and more — in the places that inspired their work. The idea hasn't changed since that first stack of cookbooks: extraordinary people, extraordinary places, and a seat at the table you can't get anywhere else.
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Where EDGE Members Stay
Some of our favorite properties — from Newport, Rhode Island to the French Riviera & beyond
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