Program Calendar

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:

Donna Hemans (Tea By the Sea)Nancy Jensen (In Our Midst)
Christina Baker Kline (The Exiles)
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:

Carolina Aponte (Pave Your Own Way: 13 Skills to Create Your Own Success)
Carla A. Carlisle ( Journey To The Son, An Unconventional Quest of Mother and Son to Love, Light and Hope)
Shamyra Parker (Boundless by Birthright: Inspirational Journal)
Fabi Preslar (Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership; President of Spark Publications)
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:

Sarah Archer, author of The Plus One (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $16.00 TP)
Madi Sinha, author of The White Coat Diaries (Berkeley, $16.00 TP)
Sophie Sullivan, author of Ten Rules for Faking It (Griffin, $16.99 TP)
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)

	Annual Fall Social & Networking Meeting Monday, September 9, 2019 7:00 – 9:00 PM Rock Salt, 512 Brandywine Road. Charlotte, NC Join us for great conversation over good wine at our annual fall get together! Rendezvous with fellow WNBA Charlotte members over a glass of wine, and please do bring interested friends with you. If you’re a new or potential member, come and meet everyone!
	Great Group Reads Bookclub, Picks for 2019-20 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 7:00PM Panera Bread, 5940 Fairview Rd., Charlotte, NC Don’t miss this bookclub meet up, where we review and vote on titles for the next 12 months! Titles will be from the 2019-20 Great Group Reads list (debuting in October). Great Group Reads is a WNBA National initiative where fiction, poetry and memoir titles are read and selected specifically for bookclubs. Manager Kristen Knox will expertly review and summarize the +20 titles to choose from.
	10th Annual Bibliofeast Book & Author Dinner Celebrating National Reading Group Month Monday, October 21, 2019 Cocktails w/the authors: 6:00pm Dinner: 6:30-8:30pm Maggiano’s Little Italy, 400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC Join us for our annual flagship event in celebration of National Reading Group Month! Meet our featured authors and learn more about them and their books. Enjoy great food, wine, and conversation with fellow WNBA members and prospective members. Tickets and author line-up are on sale here. New Pricing for 2019! Members: $55.00 / Non-Members: $70.00
	Self-Publishing Panel Thursday, November 21, 2019 6:00-7:30 PM Morrison Branch Library, 7015 Morrison Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28211 Back by popular demand – member and Editor of Ayers Edits, Nicole Ayers, will be facilitating an successful self-publishing themed panel. Full details and panel lineup TBA.
	Board & Committee Chair Meeting (Members Only)Monday, December 16th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Corkscrew Wine Bar 412 West 5th St., Uptown Our a glass of wine or other preferred drink, we will go over the plans and progress of the 2019-20 calendar year thus far, and plan & brainstorm a bit about events to come. For current members only that are, or wish to join the board or chair a committee.
	Annual Book Swap and Potluck (Members Only)Monday, January 13, 2020, 7:00 – 9:00 PM Chapter Member residence. A winter get-together! Members, bring books to donate to other members, and pick up fresh new ones. Plus a dish derived from a favored read. All books remaining will be donated to the public library!
	OurBridge Bookdrive February 23, 2020, 1:00pm Park Road Books, 4139 Park Rd., Charlotte Join chapter members at Park Road Books, where they will be collecting books for ourBRIDGE! About OurBridge: Ourbridge for Kids is a Charlotte-based nonprofit that supports the refugee and immigrant community. They offer homework help, participate in hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering , Arts and Math) projects, provide one-on-one daily English literacy tutoring in order to accelerate the students’ acquisition of the English language. OurBRIDGE for KIDS aims to close the communication gap between school, teachers and families through the coordination of home visits, translation of school documents, and the organization of literacy nights and cultural events for parents at our center. WISH LIST HERE
	Spring “Meet the Authors” Evening Monday, March 9, 2020 7:00pm Park Road Books, 4139 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC Join us for a reading and Q&A of three current novelists, who have new books out this spring. Abigail DeWitt, author of News of Our Loved Ones (Harper Perennial TP) Donna Everhart, author of The Moonshiners Daughter (Kensington, TP) Susan Beckham Zurenda, author of Bells for Eli (Mercer University Press HC
	Great Summer Reads (Recommendations from PRB) May 11, 2020 (Cancelled) 7:00pm Park Road Books, 4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NCJoin us as Sally Brewster, owner of Park Road Books, breaks down the best reads for summer and beyond. Hear about recent and upcoming reads and walk away with a curated list of must-haves. Date and book titles TBA.
	GREAT GROUP READS BOOK CLUB First Tuesday of Every Month 7:00pm Panera Bread, 5940 Fairview Rd., Charlotte. Book selected every October for the whole year, from the recent Great Group Reads list. For our 2019-20 selections, click here.