Bookathon Jan 2022

LGBTQ fiction publisher Bold Strokes Books is hosting a seven day webinar bookathon for your viewing pleasure. Connect with your favorite authors as they read from their latest and forthcoming books, and delve into all things literary. Questions to: sandy@boldstrokesbooks.com.

Registration is required for each session. Please register for each session you want to attend below. All times are EDT. Panels are 50 minutes.


Monday January 10, 2022

8:00 PM — Meeting You  

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of the main characters’ first meeting from their new releases.

Panelists: Jeanette Bears, Melissa Brayden, Lyn Cole, Jenny Frame, Greg Herren, Cass Sellars

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Tuesday January 11, 2022

8:00 PM — Knowing You

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of getting-to-know-you scenes from their new releases.

Panelists: Georgia Beers, Gun Brooke, Mary P. Burns, Toni Logan, Jesse J. Thoma, Barbara Ann Wright

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Wednesday January 12, 2022

8:00 PM — Kissing You  

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of kissing scenes from their new releases.

Panelists: Dena Blake, Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Jaime Maddox, Nance Sparks, M. Ullrich, Ali Vali

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Thursday January 13, 2022

8:00 PM — Trusting You

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of vulnerable moments from their new releases.

Panelists: Kris Bryant, Suzie Clarke, C.A. Popovich, Ana Hartnett Reichardt, Aurora Rey, Anne Shade

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Friday January 14, 2022

5:00 PM — Destination Sensation

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss taking their characters on journeys to new places

Moderator: Georgia Beers

Panelists: CJ Birch, Lyn Cole, Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Jesse J. Thoma, Ali Vali, Brey Willows

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6:00 PM — Secondary Characters

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss writing secondary characters

Moderator: Ali Vali

Panelists: Sophia Kell Hagin, Jaime Maddox, Lee Patton, Radclyffe, Amanda Radley, Fiona Riley

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7:00 PM — Love Strong


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss characters who find inner strength through falling in love

Moderator: Radclyffe

Panelists: Georgia Beers, Kathleen Knowles, Morgan Lee Miller, Sander Santiago, Cass Sellars, Anne Shade

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8:00 PM — Eat, Sleep, Write


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss their writing process in the context of a balanced life

Moderator: Anne Shade

Panelists: Melissa Brayden, Nance Sparks, Julie Tizard, Lauren Emily Whalen, Barbara Ann Wright

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Saturday January 15, 2022

1:00 PM — Art Imitates Life

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss what their novels teach about the world we live in

Moderator: CJ Birch

Panelists: Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Sophia Kell Hagin, Amanda Radley, Fiona Riley, Lauren Emily Whalen, Nancy Wheelton

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2:00 PM — Author’s Choice

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of favorite scenes from their new releases.

Panelists: Kris Bryant, Mary P. Burns, Nanisi Barrett D’Arnuk, Cathy Dunnell, Cari Hunter, Anna Larner

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3:00 PM — Love and…


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss romance characters on a mission for more than love

Moderator: Barbara Ann Wright

Panelists: Kadyan, Amanda Radley, Fiona Riley, Julie Tizard, M. Ullrich, Ali Vali

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4:00 PM — Playing Favorites

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of their favorite characters from their new releases.

Panelists: CJ Birch, Gun Brooke, Ashley Moore, Ana Hartnett Reichardt, Anne Shade, Sheri Lewis Whol

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5:00 PM — What’s in a Name?

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss how they come up with the names of their locations, characters, pets, and more

Moderator: Aurora Rey

Panelists: Joy Argento, Dena Blake, Morgan Lee Miller, Ashley Moore, Lee Patton, C.A. Popovich

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6:00 PM — All About Me

Readings

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of a trait they share with a character from their new release.

Panelists: Georgia Beers, Suzie Clarke, Charlotte Greene, Toni Logan, Eric Peterson, Aurora Rey

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7:00 PM — Take Me Away


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss why they write and read

Moderator: Charlotte Greene

Panelists: Andrew L. Huerta, Kathleen Knowles, Sam Ledel, Morgan Lee Miller, Aurora Rey, Ali Vali

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8:00 PM — Devil in the Details

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss the joys and challenges of research

Moderator: Kimberly Cooper Griffin

Panelists: CJ Birch, Dena Blake, Sophia Kell Hagin, Ashley Moore, Sander Santiago

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Sunday January 16

1:00 PM — Sweet Heat

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss creating tension and desire in sweet romance

Moderator: Carsen Taite

Panelists: Jeanette Bears, CJ Birch, Charlotte Greene, Kathleen Knowles, Amanda Radley, Ana Hartnett Reichardt

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2:00 PM — Stepping into the Story


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of the worlds they’ve built in their new releases

Readings

Panelists: Jenny Frame, Anna Larner, Eric Peterson, Anne Shade, M. Ullrich, Lauren Emily Whalen

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3:00 PM — Love at Work

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss how they use their characters’ workplace(s) as important elements in their romances

Moderator: Nance Sparks

Panelists: Georgia Beers, Mary P. Burns, Amanda Radley, Carsen Taite, Nancy Wheelton

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4:00 PM — Best Friends Forever

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss the role of friendship in their novels

Moderator: Ali Vali

Panelists: Melissa Brayden, Dena Blake, Jaime Clevenger, Nanisi Barrett D’Arnuk, Nance Sparks, Jesse J. Thoma

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5:00 PM — Danger to Desire

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss the intersection of romance and suspense/intrigue/thriller in their novels

Moderator: Fiona Riley

Panelists: Suzie Clarke, Cari Hunter, Carsen Taite, Julie Tizard, Sheri Lewis Whol, Barbara Ann Wright

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6:00 PM — Crossroads

Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they give sneak peeks of a character making an important choice in their new releases.

Readings

Panelists: Sophia Kell Hagin, Andrew L. Huerta, Sam Ledel, Lee Patton, C.A. Popovich, Radclyffe

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7:00 PM — Elements of the Unknown


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss the art and craft of creating tension, plotting suspense, and deploying cliffhangers

Moderator: Melissa Brayden

Panelists: Sophia Kell Hagin, Lee Patton, Radclyffe, Sander Santiago, Carsen Taite, Ali Vali

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8:00 PM — Before I Knew You


Join these Bold Strokes Books authors as they discuss how and why they construct backstories for their characters, and how they use them in their novels

Moderator: M. Ullrich

Panelists: Joy Argento, Melissa Brayden, Kris Bryant, Kathleen Knowles, Morgan Lee Miller, Nancy Wheelton

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