LGBTQ fiction publisher Bold Strokes Books is hosting a five day webinar bookathon for your viewing pleasure. Connect with your favorite authors as they read from their latest 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 EST. Sessions are 50 minutes.
Saturday January 13, 2024
11:00 AM — Happy 20th Birthday
It’s BSB’s 20th birthday and you’re invited to the party!
Moderator: Sandy Lowe
Panelists: Kim Baldwin, Radclyffe, Stacia Seaman, Ali Vali
12:00 PM — Trans Books
Chat
Elena Abbott, Heather K O’Malley, Sander Santiago
1:00 PM — Chills and Thrills: Mystery
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Mary P. Burns
Panelists: Bailey Bridgewater, Mary P. Burns, Crin Claxton, Greg Herren, Cari Hunter
2:00 PM — What Can Romance Novels Teach Us About Real-Life Relationships?
Panel
Moderator: Nan Campbell
Panelists: Elizabeth Bradshaw, Kris Bryant, Cathy Dunnell, Alaina Erdell, Kelly and Tana Fireside
3:00 PM — Sounds Like You: Writing Voice
Panel
Moderator: Sandy Lowe
Panelists: Suzie Clarke, Claire Forsythe, Cari Hunter, Kristin Keppler and Allisa Bahney, Ileandra Young
4:00 PM — Off to See the Wizard: Fantasy
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Lauren Melissa Ellzey
Panelists: Lauren Melissa Ellzey, Sam Ledel, Suzanne Lenoir, Genevieve McCluer, Anne Shade, Barbara Ann Wright
5:00 PM — Head Over Heels: Lovable Romance Heroines
Panel
Moderator: Jane Walsh
Panelists: Joy Argento, Dena Blake, Krystina Rivers, Nance Sparks, Carsen Taite, Angie Williams
6:00 PM — Bring the Heat: Steamy
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Tagan Shepard
Panelists: Ana Hartnett, Piper Jordan, Aurora Rey, KC Richardson, Renee Roman
7:00 PM — And On, and On: Writing Series
Panel
Moderator: Aurora Rey
Panelists: Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Suzanne Lenoir, J.M. Redmann, Jane Walsh, Karis Walsh
Sunday January 14, 2024
11:00 AM — Keeping It Local: Setting
Panel
Moderator: Julie Cannon
Panelists: Kris Bryant, Spencer Greene, Ursula Klein, Anna Larner, Jaycie Morrison
12:00 PM — Follow Your Heart: Romance
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Melissa Brayden
Panelists: Melissa Brayden, Gun Brooke, Nan Campbell, Anna Larner, Kit Meredith, Missouri Vaun
1:00 PM — Passed It: Writing History
Panel
Moderator: Sheri Lewis Wohl
Panelists: Morgan Lee Miller, David S. Pederson, Missouri Vaun, Jane Walsh
2:00 PM — The Romance Formula: Is the Crisis Moment Overrated?
Panel
Moderator: Melissa Brayden
Panelists: Kris Bryant, Nan Campbell, Ursula Klein, Aurora Rey, Krystina Rivers, Ali Vali
3:00 PM — Judge a Book by Its Cover
Panel
Moderator: Sandy Lowe
Panelists: Elena Abbott, J.J. Hale, Nance Sparks, Nicole Stiling, Kelly Wacker
4:00 PM — Bump in the Night: Paranormal
Chat
Crin Claxton, Clifford Mae Henderson, Sheri Lewis Wohl
5:00 PM — On Tenterhooks: Suspense
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: CJ Birch
Panelists: CJ Birch, Bailey Bridgewater, Mary P. Burns, Kelly Wacker, MJ Williamz, Sheri Lewis Wohl
6:00 PM — Too Good to be True: Blending Fact and Fiction
Panel
Moderator: Barbara Ann Wright
Panelists: Georgia Beers, Dena Blake, Suzie Clarke, Anne Shade, Tagan Shepard
7:00 PM — First Impressions: Character Meetings
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Ana Hartnett
Panelists: CJ Birch, Cathleen Collins, Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Ana Hartnett, Clifford Mae Henderson, Jenna Jarvis
Monday January 15, 2024
4:00 PM — Gobsmacked: Surprising Moments
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Krystina Rivers
Panelists: Georgia Beers, CF Frizzell, Morgan Lee Miller, Krystina Rivers, Nance Sparks
5:00 PM — Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: BIPOC Authors
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Sander Santiago
Panelists: Lauren Melissa Ellzey, Sander Santiago, Anne Shade, Frederick Smith
6:00 PM — Keepin’ It Real: Writing Realistic Dialogue
Panel
Moderator: Ana Hartnett
Panelists: Cathleen Collins, Alaina Erdell, Clifford Mae Henderson, Erin Kaste, D. Jackson Leigh, Radclyffe
7:00 PM — Work in Progress: Character Journeys
Panel
Moderator: Radclyffe
Panelists: Genevieve McCluer, Jordan Meadows, Morgan Lee Miller, Jaycie Morrison, Heather K O’Malley, David S. Pederson
Saturday January 20, 2024
11:00 AM — Strong Finish: Components of Satisfying Endings
Panel
Moderator: Greg Herren
Panelists: Jennifer Karter, Sam Ledel, D. Jackson Leigh, Kit Meredith, Radclyffe
12:00 PM — Author’s Choice: The Best Scene
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Kelly Fireside
Panelists: Joy Argento, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Gun Brooke, Suzie Clarke, Kelly and Tana Fireside
1:00 PM — Prolific: Published 20+ Books
Panel
Moderator: Amanda Radley
Panelists: Melissa Brayden, Gun Brooke, Julie Cannon, Greg Herren, Radclyffe
2:00 PM — All the Feels: Emotional
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Kit Meredith
Panelists: Julie Cannon, Cathy Dunnell, Claire Forsythe, Erin Kaste, Kristin Keppler and Allisa Bahney
3:00 PM — Lights, Camera…Action Scenes
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Nance Sparks
Panelists: Nicole Stiling, Jesse J. Thoma, Jane Walsh, Karis Walsh, Ileandra Young
4:00 PM — Growing Up is Hard to Do: YA Fiction
Panel
Moderator: Jacqueline Fein-Zachary
Panelists: Lauren Melissa Ellzey, Greg Herren, Suzanne Lenoir, Jordan Meadows
5:00 PM — Aha! Epiphanies
Panel
Moderator: Anne Shade
Panelists: Genevieve McCluer, KC Richardson, Renee Roman, Tagan Shepard, Sheri Lewis Wohl
6:00 PM — Life & Art: Your Writing Process
Panel
Moderator: J.M. Redmann
Panelists: Sandra Barret, Dena Blake, Alaina Erdell, Jesse J. Thoma, Angie Williams
7:00 PM — Into Battle: Fight Scenes
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Clifford Mae Henderson
Panelists: Elena Abbott, Sandra Barret, Clifford Mae Henderson, Jennifer Karter, J.M. Redmann
Sunday January 21, 2024
11:00 AM — Now or Never: Falling in Love with Danger
Panel
Moderator: Jesse J. Thoma
Panelists: Mary P. Burns, Crin Claxton, Cathy Dunnell, Kristin Keppler and Allisa Bahney, Barbara Ann Wright
12:00 PM — Kiss Me, Quick! Kiss Scenes
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Tana Fireside
Panelists: Jacqueline Fein-Zachary, Kelly and Tana Fireside, Spencer Greene, Aurora Rey, Barbara Ann Wright
1:00 PM — Worldly: International Authors’ Choice
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: J.J. Hale
Panelists: Jenny Frame, J.J. Hale, Jenna Jarvis, Melissa Sky, Jane Walsh, Ileandra Young
2:00 PM — Teacher’s Pet: Your Advice to New Writers
Chat
Nance Sparks, Jesse J. Thoma, Ali Vali
3:00 PM — Hooked: Romance Tropes
Panel
Moderator: Julie Cannon
Panelists: Elizabeth Bradshaw, Spencer Greene, Ursula Klein, D. Jackson Leigh, C. Spencer, Nicole Stiling
4:00 PM — Setting the Scene: First Chapter
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Jennifer Karter
Panelists: Jennifer Karter, Sander Santiago, Tagan Shepard, Jesse J. Thoma, Karis Walsh
5:00 PM — Just A Number: Do Character Ages Count?
Panel
Moderator: Renee Roman
Panelists: Jean Copeland, Kimberly Cooper Griffin, Ana Hartnett, Sam Ledel, Jaycie Morrison, Krystina Rivers
6:00 PM — Page Stealers: Favorite Secondary Characters
Author Readings and Q&A
Moderator: Bailey Bridgewater
Panelists: Joy Argento, CJ Birch, Bailey Bridgewater, Julie Cannon, Jacqueline Fein-Zachary
7:00 PM — The Writer’s Life: How Similar Are You?
Panel
Join us for this rapid-fire quiz to determine how similar or different our authors are!
Moderator: Sandy Lowe
Panelists: Jean Copeland, Clifford Mae Henderson, Jennifer Karter, Jordan Meadows