Live Chat With PNR Author D.B. Reynolds! Saturday June 23rd

D.B. Reynolds writes the hot, sexy, Vampires in America series. Full of dangerous vampires, passionate males and females, intrigue, hot sex, and good stories, these books will keep you warm while you read.

Tomorrow, Saturday June 23rd, you can chat with D.B. for an hour, live at goodreads, at 2PM PST. The chat is being hosted by Chopin's Cafe and there will be a giveaway. Click on the link to RSVP, and I'll see you there!

Twitter Chat with Author Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy author Lynn Flewelling has a new book out, "Casket of Souls", book six in her Nightrunner series. To celebrate, she and her publisher, The Knight Agency, are having a chat on Twitter next Thursday, June 14th, at 4PM Eastern Standard Time. She'll answer questions about her books and writing journey, offer pub tips, and give away prizes to some luck Tweeters!

To participate in the chat, use the hashtag #knightauthor. I had a chance several years to briefly chat with Lynn at a con and she was friendly and fun. Don't miss this chance to chat with her yourself!

Steve Berry BookTrib Chat

Thriller/action adventure author Steve Berry released a new book, "The Columbus Affair" recently (which landed at #4 on The New York Times best seller list) and to celebrate, he's doing a live chat over on BookTrib. The chat will be next week, on Wednesday June 13th at 1:30PM EST.

BookTrib would love to have you join him for this incredible opportunity and exciting discussion! Get his professional insight on the writing process, his experience with bestsellers, and his dedication to historic preservation projects (The Columbus Affair is an historic thriller).

10 members of the audience will be randomly selected to win a copy of THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR. So, if you can, go to BookTrib that day and join in the chat. An RSVP is requested, just email livechat@booktrib.com

Book Blurb (from the press release):

“For 500 years historians have pondered the question: Who was Christopher Columbus? The answer is simply another question: Who do you want him to be?” – Anonymous Observer

He was called many names – Columb, Colom, Colon – but we know him as Christopher Columbus. Many questions about him exist: Where was he born, raised and educated? Where did he die? How did he discover the New World? None have ever been properly answered. And then there is the greatest secret of all.

From New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR (Ballantine Books Hardcover – On sale May 15, 2012 for $27US) an exciting new adventure – one that challenges everything we thought we knew about the discovery of America.

Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Tom Sagan has written hard-hitting articles from hot spots around the world. But when a controversial report from a war-torn region is exposed as a fraud, his professional reputation is destroyed. Now he lives in virtual exile, haunted by bad decisions and the shocking truth he can never prove: that his downfall was a deliberate act of sabotage by an unknown enemy. But before Sagan can end his torment with the squeeze of the trigger, fate intervenes in the form of an enigmatic stranger with a request that cannot be ignored.

Zachariah Simon has the look of a scholar, the soul of a scoundrel and the zeal of a fanatic. He also has Tom Sagan’s estranged daughter at his mercy. Simon desperately wants something only Sagan can supply: the key to a 500-year-old mystery, a treasure with explosive political significance in the modern world. For both Simon and Sagan the stakes are high, the goal intensely personal, the consequences of opposing either man potentially catastrophic. On a perilous quest from Florida to Vienna to Prague and finally to the mountains of Jamaica, the two men square off in a dangerous game. Along the way, both of their lives will be altered – and everything we know about Christopher Columbus will change.

STEVE BERRY is the New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key, The Emperor’s Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, The Amber Room, and the short stories “The Admiral’s Mark,” “The Devil’s Gold,” and “The Balkan Escape.” He has 14 million books in print, which have been translated into 40 languages and sold in 51 countries. He lives in St. Augustine, Florida. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have founded History Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our heritage.


I won't be able to attend as I'll be working but I'm on the wait list for this book at my library. I'm looking forward to it!

Chat with M.J. Rose!

Author M. J. Rose has a new book, "The Book of Lost Fragrances", due out on March 13th. On Tuesday March 6th, she'll be at BookTrib doing a live chat at 3PM EST to discuss the new book and her older books. Click on the picture above for more information.

On March 21st, stop back here as we participate in the blog tour for "The Book of Lost Fragrances". We'll have a brief excerpt from the book and a short Q&A with M.J. See you then!

Live Video Chat with Authors Jael McHenry & Sarah McCoy

Goodreads is hosting a live video with Jael McHenry, author of the haunting book, "The Kitchen Daughter", and Sarah McCoy, author of "The Baker's Daughter". The chat is in honor of both books being released in paperback. Ask questions online and chat live with the authors. Don't miss out on your chance to talk to these talented authors and ask your burning questions. RSVP to the launch party now!

The authors will be found at this link at 2 pm ET/11 am PT on January 24, 2012: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/video_chat/21

To receive a reminder email the day before the chat, click here and RSVP "Yes!"

Live Video Chat with Becca Fitzpatrick, Author of the Hush, Hush Series!

Join Becca Fitzpatrick, internationally bestselling author of The Hush, Hush Saga, for a live video chat on Goodreads on Tuesday, January 10 at 7 pm Eastern, 4 pm Pacific Time. If you aren't a Goodreads member, it's easy, and free, to join.

To celebrate the long anticipated paperback release of Crescendo, book two in The Hush, Hush Saga, author Becca Fitzpatrick has a major announcement to make about book four!

SimonTeen is keeping quiet about the big announcement for now, but they did say that that Becca will be hosting a live Q&A session. Special guest Moira Young, author of Dust Lands, book one: Blood Red Road, will also be joining the chat all the way from York, England.

The Crescendo paperback, the only place where you can get an early first look at the fourth book in The Hush, Hush Saga, is on sale now. 

Click here to RSVP for the event.

Diana Gabaldon Chat Update

Yesterday's chat attracted so many people that it actually crashed the site. What a nice feeling that must have been for Ms Gabaldon, to have so many people interested in talking to her! Since the crash did mean that the chat was cut short, and not everyone who wanted to could be part of it, BookTrib has put the video of the chat up on their site.

Located on the BookTrib navigation bar is a section labeled E-vents. If you "mouse-over" that word, the menu will pop-down and reveal the words Book Parties. Click on those words and you will be taken to the page that contains all of their past E-Vents. Diana Gabaldon is at the top and you can watch her anytime.

BookTrib hopes to have her return with her next release.

Dec. 16th Twitter Chat With Adrian Phoenix

Urban Fantasy author Adrian Phoenix, whose books include the the Hoodoo series and The Maker's Song series, will be doing a twitter chat in conjunction with Pocket After Dark. The chat is tomorrow December 16, 2011 from 12:30PM EST to 1:30PM EST, on Twitter. She is open being asked either burning or silly questions so have fun with it!

Everyone who asks a question will be entered to win a free signed copy of BLACK HEART LOA.

In order to see the questions that Pocket After Dark will ask her, you need to follow both @AdrianPhoenix and @pocketafterdark.

I won't be there as I'll be at work. For those of you who do make, it have fun!

Live Chat with Diana Gabaldon!

BookTrib is hosting another online live chat, this time with fan favorite, Diana Gabaldon. You DO have to be a registered member of BookTrib to participate but joining is both free and easy.

Click on the image to RSVP (after you have registered). That allows you to enter to win a copy of the book, even if you can't attend the chat.

The chat is next Tuesday, December 20, at 3:30pm ET, to celebrate the release of Diana Gabaldon's latest work, Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner! This is the last live event Diana will be doing this calendar year.

 

The wonderful thing about a live streaming video chat with an author is that even if you can't make it to their book tour, you still get a chance to listen to them talk and answer questions from the audience - maybe even yours!

 

Diana will be taking questions live during the event.

Don't miss out on this chance to talk to Diana live and maybe ask her a question!

 

So, You Want To Write a Memoir: A Live Chat with Tessa Smith McGovern

So, You Want to Write a Memoir

Live-chat with author, memoirist, and digital publisher Tessa Smith McGovern
If you’ve ever written a blog, updated a Facebook status, tweeted your thoughts or texted a message you are part of the latest trends that have transformed writing through social media. The move from email to blogs to Facebook is ever evolving but one thing has remained constant: the need to tell our personal stories.

Award-winning author and founder of eChook Digital Publishing Tessa Smith McGovern will be chatting about what it takes to write and publish a short memoir, live on BookTrib 12/7 at 3 p.m. ET. Tessa will be here ready to answer all of your questions and discuss her three essential memoir-writing tips.

Whether you’re a seasoned writer, occasional journaler, or if you’ve never thought you could write something before, stop by, ask a question, and be entered to win lovely eChook prizes.

Tessa says: “Writing short memoir is often the best way to produce a strong piece of writing, and one of the easiest forms to get published.”

Where: BookTrib.com

When: Wednesday, December 7 @ 3pm E.T.

RSVP: memoirchat@booktrib.com

About Tessa McGovern

Tessa is an award-winning writer, founder of eChook Digital Publishing, and teacher of Writing for Digital Media at Sarah Lawrence College.

 

Chat with Linda Lael Miller

Harlequin Books is hosting a chat with #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller. She will answer your questions before her LIVE chat with you from Las Vegas! What are you dying to find out about Linda, the woman who’s brought you some of the hunkiest cowboys in America?

On Tuesday, December 6th at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET, Linda will be answering her readers’ questions during a live chat streaming from the Paris Las Vegas hotel to Harlequin’s Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/#!/HarlequinBooks.  From her latest books to her three #1 New York Times bestselling cowboys, The Creeds, Linda wants to fill you in on everything you’d like to know about her books, your favorite characters and even life on her ranch.

BookTrib and Harlequin are collecting all of her readers’ questions before the chat, so send an e-mail  to myopinion@booktrib.com with your questions, as well as your first name and the city and state where you live–your query just might end up being answered in front of a LIVE audience of thousands.

Don't miss this chance to chat with Linda Lael Miller! Mark your calendar now.

Online e-vent for Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

On Wednesday, July 27 at 3 p.m. ET, come to BookTrib.com and celebrate summer with style! They are having  the “Queen of the Summer Novel” herself, Elin Hilderbrand, for an online e-vent with live video chat to celebrate the release of her New York Times-bestselling novel SILVER GIRL!
 
Elin will discuss SILVER GIRL, Nantucket, and answer your questions! Fifteen lucky party-goers will win an exclusive Silver Girl tote bag courtesy of The Elegant Setting along with an autographed copy of the book. Below are details and more about SILVER GIRL. (read Bea's review here)

From the email promo release - 

     "Meet Meredith Delinn, a woman whose husband has cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars and, in the process, humiliated Meredith so fully that she’s lost everything: her friends, her homes—even contact with her beloved sons. More down-and-out than she ever thought possible, Meredith reaches out to the only person she has left: her oldest friend, Constance Flute. Despite a painful rift between the women, Constance, who is herself mourning the loss of her adored husband, can’t turn her back on Meredith and takes her to Nantucket to hide—and to heal. When it seems as if the present is too difficult to endure, Constance and Meredith revisit their shared history. A surprise visit from Toby, Constance’s brother and Meredith’s high school sweetheart, forces Meredith to confront both her present and her former self, and decide who it is she will become in the aftermath of her personal tragedy. Amid the salty sea air and sandy dunes, both women must learn how to forgive each other, and themselves. In SILVER GIRL, Hilderbrand has added depth and humanity to a character we thought we already knew, and has crafted a suspenseful story of friendship, love, and the power of forgiveness."

About Elin Hilderbrand - 
      "With several bestsellers under her belt and over a million copies of her books sold to an ever growing audience, Elin Hilderbrand has established herself as the go-to writer for expertly plotted, gorgeous summer novels. However, don’t be mistaken: Hilderbrand may write against the backdrop of a blistering Nantucket summer, but her books are anything but fluff. She brings complicated, fully realized women to life, making each book moving and full of dramatic truths, while also presenting each as a scorching page-turner. Never has that been more evident than in SILVER GIRL (Reagan Arthur Books / Little, Brown 6/21/11), Hilderbrand’s highly anticipated new novel.

     Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and is an enthusiastic Philadelphia Eagles fan. She has traveled extensively through six continents but loves no place better than Nantucket, where she enjoys hogging, cooking, and watching her sons play Little League Baseball. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins university and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa."

"Still Missing" Book Release E-vent

Tribute Books is having an online party for the paperback release of "Still Missing" by Chevy Stevens (Bea will have a review up on Monday May 23rd). It has been nominated for an International Thriller Writers award for “Best First Novel.” Join them for a live chat with Chevy Stevens, where she will be answering reader questions and sharing stories about herself and her work.      

  
The Book:

On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals—sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she's about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.

Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist, is a second narrative recounting events following her escape—her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor.

Still Missing is that rare debut find--a shocking, visceral, brutal and beautifully crafted debut novel.

There will be gift bags for 10 lucky winners. You can RSVP to:  stillmissing@booktrib.com.  See you there.

A Chance to Chat with Heather Gudenkauf, author of "These Things Hidden"

A few weeks ago, I read a mainstream fiction novel, "These Things Hidden" by Heather Gudenkauf. I loved it, it was so well written and engrossing. Well, from now (it actually started on the 15th, I'm late) and going until Wednesday the 23rd, you can ask questions and even chat.

To participate, join the BookTrib Club and post any questions you’ve had about her newest book, her last book THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE, or anything else that crosses your mind!

A BookTrib giveaway of 10 copies of THESE THINGS HIDDEN signed by Heather will begin Friday, February 18^th and run through Friday, February 25^th at 12 pm ET.  Feel free to start posting questions on the club wall and Heather will answer them as she can.  On Wednesday, February 23^rd starting at 6:45 pm CT running for an hour, Heather will be chatting live with readers to ensure all questions are answered!