2020-21 PROGRAMS (chronological order)
The 2020-21 calendar includes numerous book & author panels for everyone to enjoy! Information and updates are printed as they comes in, be sure to check back for updates!
15 for the Fall: Diverse, Heroic & Exciting Lit Picks from the Queen City’s Top Indie Booksellers
Thursday, September 16th
Online Via Zoom
Title List Handout
For our first Fall 2020 Event, WNBA-Charlotte welcomes reps to three Charlotte-based independent bookstores. We’ll ask them about their stores, strategies for sales and marketing during the “new normal”, and most importantly, to showcase top book picks for the Fall (15 in total)!
Bibliofeast 2020
Monday, October 19th
Online Via Zoom
Our Annual Bibliofeast book & author event is a virtual format this year! Enjoy a panel discussion featuring four outstanding authors, and their 2020 Great Group Reads-chosen titles
Author panel includes:
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Donna Hemans (Tea By the Sea)Nancy Jensen (In Our Midst)
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Christina Baker Kline (The Exiles)
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Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face)
Writing Nonfiction to Move Your Message Forward
Tuesday, November 10, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Online Via Zoom RSVP HERE
Join us for our annual self-publishing program, featuring regional authors, who are award-winning speakers and businesswomen.
Panelists include:
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Carolina Aponte (Pave Your Own Way: 13 Skills to Create Your Own Success)
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Carla A. Carlisle ( Journey To The Son, An Unconventional Quest of Mother and Son to Love, Light and Hope)
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Shamyra Parker (Boundless by Birthright: Inspirational Journal)
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Fabi Preslar (Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership; President of Spark Publications)
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Nicole C. Ayers–Moderator (Love Notes to My Body; Owner of Ayers Edits)
Virtual Book Talk with Dr. Bettye Kearse, author of The Other Madisons – The Lost History of a President’s Black Family
Thursday, February 4th, 7:00-8:30pm EST
Online Via Zoom: RSVP Here
Part personal quest, part testimony, part historical correction, Dr. Bettye Kearse’s new book The Other Madisons is the saga of an extraordinary American family. Join us as we talk with her about her book, her writing and research process and more. In partnership with Abbigail Glenn and Shelves Bookstore (shelves bookstore.com).
*TWO LUCKY ATTENDEES WILL WIN A FREE COPY OF DR. KEARSE’S BOOK!
NOVEL PICKS for Spring and Beyond. Our Spring Book & Author Event
Wednesday, April 7th, 7:00-8:30pm EST
Online Via Zoom: RSVP Here
Do you enjoy women’s fiction that’s humorous, contains family drama, ethical dilemmas, and perhaps, a complicated romance? But above all, has an intelligent, female protagonist–one who works in an innovative field such as medicine, robotic engineering, or radio production (to name a few)?
We’ll talk with three authors of stand-out trade paperback novels, plus a publishing insider who will give insight and advice on the trade fiction sales and marketing of today.
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
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Sarah Archer, author of The Plus One (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $16.00 TP)
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Madi Sinha, author of The White Coat Diaries (Berkeley, $16.00 TP)
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Sophie Sullivan, author of Ten Rules for Faking It (Griffin, $16.99 TP)
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Carin Siegfried, Mid-Atlantic Sales Representative, Macmillan Publishers. Past-President,WNBA National (2014-16)
*BOOK RAFFLE
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2019-20 PROGRAM CALENDAR (chronological order)
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Annual Fall Social & Networking Meeting
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Great Group Reads Bookclub, Picks for 2019-20
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10th Annual Bibliofeast Book & Author Dinner
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Self-Publishing Panel
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Board & Committee Chair Meeting
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Annual Book Swap and Potluck (Members Only)Monday, January 13, 2020, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
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OurBridge Bookdrive
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Spring “Meet the Authors” Evening
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Great Summer Reads (Recommendations from PRB)
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GREAT GROUP READS BOOK CLUBFirst Tuesday of Every Month
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