Hey American!

September has flown by and I'm excited to get to all of our romance programming in the next couple of months! Hope to see you soon. 

Upcoming book club discussions 

HYBRID - Romance Book Club: Physical/Mental Health Challenge Romances
Thursday, October 5 @ 6:30pm

HYBRID - Romance Book Club: Rom Com Romances
Thursday, November 2 @ 6:30pm

Big News!

It's happening!!!!

Romance Swag Bag Auction
October 11th at 8:00pm ET – October 18th at 8:00pm ET on eBay

The Friends of the Ashland Library are having another awesome online auction! It's a Swag Bag Auction with contributions from over 50 of the best romance authors out there! In keeping with our values of literacy and diversity, we have romance authors from many sub-genres including historical, paranormal. romantic suspense, inspirational, young adult, LGBTQ and contemporary. Something for every romance reader.

Swag is any fun stuff that an author might have on hand, signed books or ARCs (advanced reader copies), as well as some creative ideas that their fans will love such as a short personal zoom in which you can ask the author all of your burning questions about the author’s books or writing process.

Please check out all of the wonderful authors who have volunteered to participate in this special event. See our FAQ’s for this auction.

Upcoming programs:

Programs are In-person, Hybrid, and Virtual - something for everyone! All programs are in ET (Boston time). Please click on the link to register and you'll receive the zoom link in the confirmation email - check your spam folder for it!

October

Virtual - A Conversation with Romance Author Kit Rocha, aka the Writing Duo Donna Herren and Bree Bridges
Tuesday, October 3 @ 7pm

We're so excited to virtually welcome Donna Herren and Bree Bridges, the writing duo behind mega fantasy romance author Kit Rocha to the Ashland Library! With a fabulous series called "The Mercenary Librarians", we just couldn't resist! It's always interesting to learn about a writers history, process, and books. We think it will be doubly interesting to learn what it takes to write fantastic books as a team. Questions like "how do you keep from keep from killing each other as deadlines come around?" may come up. We hope you can join us!

Virtual - Q&A with Historical Fiction Author Denny S. Bryce
Tuesday, October 10 @ 7pm

We are celebrating a book birthday! Denny's new book, The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter is coming out on October 3rd and we cannot wait to chat about it! Bring your own cake and ice cream (candles optional :) for what is going to be a fascinating Q&A with one of our very favorite authors!

Virtual: Q&A with Author and Audiobook Narrator, Travis Baldree: Discussing Cozy Fantasy "Bookshops and Bonedust"
Thursday, November 30 @ 7pm 

Who doesn't love a good slice-of-life cozy fantasy with a dollop of romantic froth - with ORCS!?! Join us for a fun conversation with Travis Baldree as he discusses his journey from audiobook narrator to low stakes fantasy writer. And, we'll be celebrating the book birthday of "Bookshops and Bonedust", the eagerly anticipated follow-up to "Legends & Lattes". Bring your questions, this will be a fascinating Q&A!

Program Recordings:

Q&A with Historical Fiction & Romance Author Piper Huguley

Did you miss....

Q&A with Romance Author Tracey Livesay

A Visit with Romance Author (and National Park Service Seasonal Ranger) Carla Kelly

Q&A with YA Author Jenna Evans Welch!

If You Live Locally (Boston Area):

Something a little different but equally awesome!

An Historical Fiction Mini Book Festival @ The Ashland Library!
Saturday, October 28 @ 12:30pm

We are so excited to host our very first Historical Fiction Mini Fest! We welcome authors Diane Hanks, Jane Healey, Marjan Kamali, William Martin, and Krystal Marquis to the Ashland Library. The day will include a panel discussion (which will be recorded so, if you can't make it in person, you can watch later!), small group conversations, and a book sale/signing. So, grab your historical fiction lovin' friends and come on down to the Ashland library!

Women in Horror Comics Mini Horror Book Festival @ The Framingham Library!
Saturday, November 4 @ 12pm

This time, we're meeting at the lovely Framingham Public Library to celebrate Women in Horror Comics! We are thrilled to welcome horror authors Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson and Marjorie M. Liu for this day of fun and conversation! The day will include a panel discussion (which will be recorded so, if you can't make it in person, you can watch later!), small group conversations, and a book sale/signing. It's also a book birthday to celebrate Alex and Erica's recent release of "Parasocial". So, so, so exciting!

Check out all of our Programs on our Website Calendar

View all of our Program Recordings on our YouTube Channel

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