Bookstore Romance Day
Celebrate romance with River Bend Bookshop - from sweet to scandalous, we have everything you need to jump into this genre. If you haven't read romance since Fabio was gracing covers, it is time to give love another shot! We're in the midst of a renaissance, with romance becoming more inclusive, consentual, and fun. Come check out our selection, and find your own happily ever after.
Check out these virtual events from the Bookstore Romance Day team - join one or all on Saturday, August 20th - Registration is Required
1:00 pm-Gotta Have Faith with Uzma Jalaluddin (Hana Khan Carries On), Rosie Danan (The Intimacy Experiment), Preslaysa Williams (A Sweet Lowcountry Proposal), Farah Heron (Kamila Knows Best), and Stacey Agdern (History of Us) & moderated by Olivia Waite (The Hellion’s Waltz). Registration Required
2:00 pm – Tok Dirty to Me with authors Emily McIntire (Hooked), Ana Huang (Twisted Love), Scarlett St. Clair (King of Battle and Blood), and Amanda Bouchet (Promise of Fire). Moderated by Mary O’Malley of Skylark Bookshop and Kate LeBeau of Romantically Inclined Reviews. Registration Required
3:00 pm – Authors to Grow With with Kosoko Jackson (Survive the Dome), Megan Bannen (The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy), Alisha Rai (Partners in Crime), Suzanne Park (Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous), and Ashley Herring Blake (Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail). Moderated by Christine Bollow of Loyalty Books. Registration Required.
4:00 pm – History in Color with Beverly Jenkins (To Catch a Raven), Vanessa Riley (A Duke, the Spy, an Artist, and a Lie), Adriana Herrera (A Caribbean Heiress in Paris), Diana Quincy (The Marquess Makes His Move), and Amalie Howard (The Princess Stakes) and moderated by Kristian Beverly Registration Required
5:00 pm – Is This a Kissing Book? with Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes), C.L. Polk (Even Though I Knew the End), Alexandra Rowland (A Taste of Gold and Iron), Rachel Gillig (One Dark Window) and Ilona Andrews (Ruby Fever) and moderated by Candice Huber of Tubby and Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop. Registration Required .
6:00 pm – Love Is Queer with authors Chencia C. Higgins (D’Vaughn & Kris Plan a Wedding), T.J.Alexander (Chef’s Kiss), Timothy Janovsky (Never Been Kissed), Erica Ridely (The Perks of Loving a Wallflower), and Meryl Wilsner (Mistakes Were Made) Moderated by Nicole Lintemuth of Bettie’s Pages. Registration Required