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The BookFest: Fall 2020 – 10/24 & 10/25

Am thrilled to be speaking at Desiree Duffy’s The BookFest Fall 2020 this Sunday. Enjoy Panel Discussions and Conversations, Live Ask-an-Author Chats, Spooky Author Readings, Virtual Booths, Giveaways, and more!


There are many wonderful panels, discussions, and special segments all weekend long. My panel – Wickedly Creative – with Kevin J Anderson, Echo Chernik, Russell Nohelty, Jeff Sweat, and moderator Brandie June – is Sunday at 12:15pm PT.

Here’s the live-stream schedule:

Saturday, October 24 – Geared Toward Readers

10:00am – Welcome Message from Desireé Duffy

10:10am – Opening Keynote – Stop Surviving and Start Thriving by Sharon Koifman

10:30am – Danny Trejo Reads and Shares Stories from Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes & Stores from L.A.

11:00am – Self-Help Books When We Need Them the Most

Noon – Masters of the Macabre – Discussing the Things that Go Bump in Their Books

1:00pm – Books and Education During Covid – What Are We Teaching Our Children?

2:00pm – Books, Authors and Genres Evolving from Silicon Valley

3:00pm – Words Matter – How to Deliver What Readers Want in this Age Reckoning with Cultural Inclusion, Race, and Racism

4:00pm – Why We Love Stories – A Conversation with W. Craig Reed and James Rollins about the Allure of Fiction

5:00pm – Young Adult Fiction in a Time of Tumult

6:00pm – After Party Co-Hosted by Jenna Busch and Desireé Duffy, featuring Musical Performance by Craig Greenberg

Fall-BookFest 2020

Sunday, October 25 – Geared Toward Writers and Industry Professionals

Noon – Welcome Message

12:15pm – Being Wickedly Creative – Adapting and Thriving Now

1:15pm – Chat with Tony Todaro from The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

1:30pm – My Precious! Why Writers Should Stop Being Precious about Their Manuscript

2:30pm – Chat with Gary Young, President of the Independent Writers of Southern California

2:45pm – The World Sucks, Let’s Build a New One – Imagining Tomorrow’s World Today

3:45pm – Chat with Joni Labaqui from Writers of the Future

4:00pm – Black Books Matter – A Conversation with Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

The live stream takes place on the Books That Make You YouTube PageFree to attend. Check out all the speakers and everything the event has to offer.

Hope to see you there!

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