Happy Tuesday! What do you want Santa to put in your stocking? I don’t need a house, a car, furs, or jewelry, but books and bookish stuff, why, yes!! I rarely get books for Christmas. My family seems to think I have enough. They really are party poopers! But I have learned they will indulge other elements of my bookish obsession.
I was treated to a fun weekend in Chicago hosted by Jocelyn Green. Two fellow book nerds accompanied me on a bookish tour of sites from Green’s Windy City Saga series. Then we attended The Novel-Tea where I finally got to meet in person some of my very favorite authors. Smaller events this past year included an event at a local winery featuring 4 authors, and a progressive lunch and book talk with Katherine Reay at the Georgia Writers Museum!
So that’s what I want — more of that!
To start the New Year off right, I will be attending Turning A New Page Book Festival in Perry, Georgia on January 27, 2024. Over 40 authors will be in attendance! Book sales and signings, special guest speakers, and panel discussions make this event a must-do for me. (Of course, I am also one of the organizers of the event, so I can’t miss it even if I wanted to 😉 .)
We also have some other fun events in the works, so stay tuned!
When I am in the North Georgia Mountains, I make it a priority to visit independent bookseller, Book Bound Bookstore. In February, I plan to attend a Book Club Love event featuring Donna Everhart.
March will see me in Dahlonega, GA at the Dahlonega Literary Festival. It was here that my friends and I were inspired to try such an event in our hometown.
I have other events on my wishlist — we will see what the future holds!
The Fiction Readers Summit in Michigan in May.
Storyfest in Louisiana in September.
What kinds of bookish events do you want to attend?
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Have fun at these events!
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This is a great idea and a great list!!
Sounds like you have some fun bookish events coming up. Happy holidays to you and your family.
So glad your family indulges your interest in Bookish Events. I hope you enjoy your upcoming ones.
These events sound fabulous! Have fun!
My TTT 🙂
Wow, sounds like you have lots of fun events planned! The Jocelyn Green event in Chicago sounds like it was awesome. I enjoyed that series a lot and need to read more by her.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Jocelyn has hosted this event several times. Keep an eye out, she may do it again next year. I found out about it around April.
Wow, these sound awesome! I went to tons of bookish events when I was in college and lived in cities. Now I live somewhere without bookstores, and I can’t afford to travel.