Vanessa Riley’s Panel

I attended the Unbound Conference in Columbia, Missouri, this weekend for the Unbound Conference. A very receptive crowd came to hear Phong Nguyen (Bronze Drum), Jocelyn Cullity (The Envy of Paradise, moderator Trudy Lewis and me discussed war and power women.

Amazing time and a lovely crowd. Thanks for the selfie, Columbia!

On our panel, I spoke about Gran Toya and Marie Claire Bonheur, soft power and physical power, and the theme of never being too late to do the right thing--all taken from my 2nd Historical Fiction Sister Mother Warrior to a receptive crowd. Love giving this special book its flowers.

Thank you to all who listened and bought copies of SMW at Skylark Books. You worked those two large piles to a few copies left. @skylarkbookshop is an adorable bookshop with a very engaged staff.

The festival started with an art gallery presentation (MIZZOU VISUAL ART AND DESIGN SHOWCASE) and an excellent keynote conversation between poets Ross Gay and Patrick Rosal. These two men's 20+ year friendship, the back and forth of iron-sharpening-iron wit, and their shared vulnerabilities shined. All authors should be this lucky to have such friends in their lives.

I met Janet of @austenconnection and #NPR. Catch her amazing podcast and broadcasts.

Buki Papillon is an author to watch. I'm looking forward to reading her work, An Ordinary Wonder.

And it was cold in Missouri. Boots, leather coats, sweater dresses—all the clothing of winter was needed. I bought gloves on the street. That cold. Hope you get Spring soon.

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Girl… We had a time yesterday!

I love it when everything comes together: perfect weather, readers, especially my reading ladies, and a great book festival.

The @decaturbookfestival had it all.

Thank you to everyone who came out. Our mystery panel moderated by @jillevanswriter (fabulous job) was amazing with @jillianmedoff @samallenwrites!!!

@eagleeyebooks was as wonderful as ever. I signed books for their store so please stop by and visit them!

Books discussed at the Mystery Panel:

📒Pay Dirt by Samantha Jayne Allen

📚When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff

📕Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley

After the panel, we had a signing, and folks showed their support: ❤️❤️❤️❤️📚📚📚📚😘

Keep spreading the word!!!
Thank you and blessings from my heart!

The DBF brimmed with people. ✔️Lots of displays.
✔️Great sessions in tents, hardworking volunteers, and the beautiful church, @fbcdecatur .

It was good to see the DBF back in person. Can’t wait until next year!

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First panel at @bookmarksnc
@joannalowellauthor @alihazelwood @farrahrochon and I were at the All The Love: A conversation moderated by @brigid_emily
Amazing talk. It could have kept going!!!

My Outfit @hanes leggings top by @eshakti
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The @miamibookfair is amazing. Today is the last day.
On Saturday, I had a chance to share the stage with @_nadinegonzalez and @jayneallenwrites Amazing time, lively discussion on so many topics for #community #blackwomen #survival #hiddenhistory
Thank you everyone who braved the rain to come!!!
The other highlight was @myriamjachancy The discussion on #persistence alone was so impactful. #MarieGuerdaNicolas @guerdanicolas and Myriam had an intimate conversation about #haiti and #survival and #mentalhealth
Thank you to the @miamibookfair organizers and @williammorrowbooks for everything.
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And much love to my roadie!! ...

Miami Bookfestival starts Friday!!! Link in bio for tickets.

The 38th annual Miami Book Fair is back and once again in person, starting on November 14-21 in Downtown Miami! Join me as I discuss #IslandQueen and the #Caribbean and more! Looking forward to seeing you all there! Link in bio. #MiamiBookFair #MBF21

See @jayneallenwrites and me @vanessarileyauthor in conversation!!! Come out for a lively conversation!!!

Moderated by @_nadinegonzalez !!!

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The #lasvegasbookfestival was an an amazing time. Romance authors were on two panels sharing in front of wonderful lively audiences. Images below don’t capture all the fun had at the Festival.

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Congrats to my friend @sonali.dev on her new release. Get ready to ride the emotion train to HEA in the #theemmaproject

About the book:
Emma gets a fresh Indian-American twist from award-winning author Sonali Dev in her heartwarmingly irresistible Jane Austen inspired rom com series.

No one can call Vansh Raje’s life anything but charmed. Handsome—Vogue has declared him California’s hottest single—and rich enough to spend all his time on missions to make the world a better place. Add to that a doting family and a contagiously sunny disposition and Vansh has made it halfway through his twenties without ever facing anything to throw him off his admittedly spectacular game.

A couple years from turning forty, Knightlina (Naina) Kohli has just gotten out of a ten-year-long fake relationship with Vansh’s brother and wants only one thing from her life…fine, two things. One, to have nothing to do with the unfairly blessed Raje family ever again. Two, to bring economic independence to millions of women in South Asia through her microfinance foundation and prove her father wrong about, well, everything.

Just when Naina’s dream is about to come to fruition, Vansh Raje shows up with his misguided Emma Project... And suddenly she’s fighting him for funding and wondering if a friends-with-benefits arrangement that’s as toe-curlingly hot as it is fun is worth risking her life’s work for.
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Buy links: https://bit.ly/TheEmmaProject

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In lovely #chicago today for the #springfling @chicagonorth biannual #writers conference. This is an in-person and virtual #writing conference, so everyone can enjoy the experience.
There’s a live signing with favorite authors, an auction… so much to absorb and enjoy.

Hopefully you didn’t miss @sonali.dev ‘s masterclass on building stronger empathetic characters.

I’m holding an arc of #sistermotherwarrior, a #london backpack full of arcs and books from my friends. Checkout the auction and more: https://chicagospringfling.com/

Chicago is pretty in #Spring. What cities do you love in Spring?

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Wrap up post of @tucsonfestivalofbooks and my #birthday !! Both were amazing. Sunday started with wonderful panels: @authorbeatriz and @jilliancantor - #women circumventing norms
@ninadegramont @melodiewinawer -love across the ages

More Happenings:
Birthday Flowers from my dear friend and #finance advisor @transitioningfromcorporate

Meeting one of my fav #bookstagrammer s @kellzisbookedup

Seeing my #romance peeps.

Topped with a delicious birthday dinner with @fionadavisauthor @christinaclancyauthor @authorbeatriz Thank you ladies!!!

Wonderful Day!!!!

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Hey everyone. I’m here at a live event with live people! The Tucson Festival of Books is amazing. If you are in the area stop by. I’m on fabulous panels with @authoralanaalbertson @katee_robert @authorbeatriz @jendelucawrites and more talking #romance, #lovestories, and women who dared to be different.
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Back home in the #ATL but I must take a last moment to reflect on the @latimesfob #latimesfestivalofbooks
Loved the authors, the readers, venues, the panels, and the books. Special thanks to @kensingtonbooks and the @therippedbodice for making the time special!!

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