Romance News from the Ashland Public Library

Hey American!

Oh, my gosh! Our RomCon exceeded expectations! Check out pics on our Facebook page and scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to view the panel discussions! 

Upcoming book club discussions 

VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Science Fiction Romances
Thursday, June 1 @ 6:30pm

HYBRID - Romance Book Club: LGBTQ+ Romances
Thursday, July 6 @ 6:30pm

Meena Jain
Library Director
Ashland Public Library
[email protected]

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!

June

Virtual - "Queen Charlotte" Discussion: Season One
Tuesday, June 6 @ 7pm ET

The highly anticipated Julia Quinn's 'Queen Charlotte: Season One' is coming to Netflix on May 4th! If you love the Bridgertons and need something to tide you over until Season Three comes out, join us for this discussion, set in the world of Bridgerton! You've had a month to binge, now let's talk about how the show was for you. Did it meet our expectations what we liked and how much did we love it? Are your eyes bleeding from bingeing it? We may even talk a bit about the book, written by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rimes.

Virtual - The Two Nerdy History Girls Ride Again!
Tuesday, June 13 @ 7pm ET

We keep having so much fun with Loretta and Susan that we had to keep bringing them back for encore performances! How do they find interesting tidbits of historical lore, which libraries of the world have they visited, and how do they avoid the inescapable "rabbit hole"? 

Virtual - Paranormal Romance Authors Ilona Andrews and Nalini Singh in Conversation
Wednesday, June 21 @ 5pm ET

We are so excited to be chatting with two titans of paranormal romance - wife and husband team Ilona & Gordon Andrews and Nalini Singh! If you've read their books, you know why we are squeeeing about this conversation. If you haven't, just one suggestion. Start at the beginning and you won't stop reading for a very long time. We'll be chatting world building, character development, keeping the ideas fresh, and anything else we can think of. We hope you can join us for what will be an amazing discussion!

This program will be recorded and will be on the library's YouTube Channel. If you can't make the live event but would like to receive the video link, please fill out this form and we will email you the link after the program. As our zoom has limited space, this will allow us to keep the zoom link for those who can attend. All Zoom registrants will also receive the video link (so you can watch it over and over :), so please register in only one place. 

July

Virtual - Q&A With SciFi/Fantasy Author Martha Wells
Thursday, July 13 @ 7pm

Science Fiction and Fantasy readers, this one is for you! We're thrilled to be in conversation with author Martha Wells - we absolutely love the "Murderbot Diaries" Series! Make sure to check out Martha's latest release, "Witch King" - "a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose." So, whether you've been a fan for years or you're looking for a "new to you" author, join us for this Q&A in which we get all of our burning questions answered.

Virtual: Q&A with YA Author Jenna Evans Welch!
Thursday, July 17 @ 7pm
Rescheduled from March

What's better than young love, adventure, travel, good, family, and good friends? Nothing! Join us for a conversation with author Jenna Evans Welch as we discuss her books "Love & Gelato", "Love & Luck", and her most recent, "Love & Olives". We're sure you can guess the settings from the titles! Bring your questions because this is going to be rapid fire and awesome!

Virtual - A Visit with Romance Author (and National Park Service Seasonal Ranger) Carla Kelly
Wednesday, July 19 @ 7pm

We had so much fun with Carla that, by popular demand, we're having her back! Once again, we'll be talking about Carla's early books as well as her American Historicals and her latest World War II Stories. Carla says her 4th "Unlikely" book will be out and up for discussion, too. Oh, wait, there's more! Carla is also a former seasonal ranger in the National Park Service. We hope to see our romance, history, and nature buffs again!

Program Recordings:

Creating Characters Readers Will Love (Or Hate) (Maybe Both) @ RomCon with authors Loretta Chase, Sandra Kitt, and Janet Raye Stevens

RomCon Panel - Make Mine Swoony AND Smexy

RomCon Panel Discussion - Romance Mad-Libs!