UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, October 9, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
MPLS Marriott City Center
Heartland Fall Forum
Minneapolis, MN
Authors' Afternoon Tea This ticketed event is a fun, intimate, tradition (also known as The Moveable Feast)! Authors visit tables of booksellers to introduce their new titles.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM MST
Renaissance Denver Hotel & Conference Center
Aspen Room
MPIBA
Denver, CO
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association: Sunshine Fiction Author Luncheon. Hear authors as they present their new and forthcoming romances, fantasies, general fiction novels, and more!
Monday, September 28, 2026
7:45 AM PST
Holiday Inn Portland, OR
Columbia Riverfront
PNBA
Portland, OR
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association: Authors on the Map breakfast.
Sunday, June 28, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
McCormick Place, W 193 A
ALA Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
First Novels: An Author Panel
Preview the season's most anticipated debut novels during this conference favorite moderated by Rebecca Vnuk, Executive Director, LibraryReads. A panel of four first-time novelists from a variety of publishers will discuss their writing lives, their inspirations and processes, and their forthcoming titles.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1:30 – 2:20 PM ET
Virtual Event
Library Journal Day of Dialogue
Debuts Breaking Through
Find a new favorite author in a panel filled with books featuring video games, a mysterious cat, and memories best forgotten.