UPDATE, 10/26: Thank you to all the authors, bloggers and XOXO readers who helped make our online readerfest so much fun! If you weren’t able to make it on Saturday, never fear…we’ll be archiving all the events and sharing them on the front page of the site bit by bit. In the meantime, as long as you’re registered, click through on the links below and you can still enjoy it all!
We’ve got so much good stuff going on, it was too big for just one website! Don’t miss any of the posts, Hangouts, Twitter chats, or Instagram fun–see the schedule below for everything that’s happening, and which of your favorite authors will be online! It all happens starting at noon EST on Saturday, October 24!
TIME | Panel | ATTENDEES |
12:00 PM | KICK OFF | XOXO Staff |
Finding Magic in the City: Urban Fantasy Chat | Mike Underwood, Jennifer Estep, Kristi Charish | |
How To Sex: Get your pen and notepad for The Naked Professors’s sex tips! | Wendy Leigh | |
12:30 PM | Thriller Double-Biller: Laura Griffin & JT Ellison
Moderated by: Gwen from Fresh Fiction |
Laura Griffin & JT Ellison |
Woman on the Street: Alice Clayton Talks Romance with NYC Strangers | Alice Clayton | |
1:00 PM | Live Facebook Q&A
Moderated by: Nina from Literary Gossip |
Lisa Renee Jones & Katy Evans |
Beach Off | Mary Alice Monroe & Mariah Stewart | |
1:30 PM | Dirty Telephone | Elia Winters & Stephanie Haefner & Kate Meader |
Give Him a Face: What does the boyfriend of authors’ dreams look like? Check out Liora Blake and Beck Anderson’s picks on Pinterest! | Liora Blake, Beck Anderson | |
2:00 PM | Women Write Women
Moderated by: Vilma’s Book Blog |
Amy Reichert |
How Did These Indie Stars Get Their Start? Podcast | Melody Anne & Ruth Cardello | |
Anna Todd takes over Instagram
Moderated by: Grown Up Fangirl |
Anna Todd | |
2:30 PM | Tiny House Hunters Live Tweet Review
Moderated by: Jillian from Read Love Blog |
Jennifer Probst |
Jennifer Probst’s Cover Reveal
Moderated by: Jillian from Read Love Blog |
Jennifer Probst | |
The Classics authors discuss their favorite classic romances | Jude Deveraux & Karen Robards | |
3:00 PM | Give Him a Face: Sports Edition – Sara Rider shows who in the sports world double as story heartthrobs via Pinterest! | Sara Rider |
Exclusive tell all letter from Max | Sophie Jackson | |
Q&A with Kresley Cole & Gena Showalter
Moderated by: Jenn from Heroes & Heartbreakers |
Kresley Cole & Gena Showalter | |
3:30 PM | Bridget Jones’s Diary Live Tweet: Watch along with Kate & Gabra as they livetweet this classic romcom! | Kate Noble & Gabra Zackman |
Biker Boy Bliss: Chantal Fernando Instagrams the bad boys who populate her motorcycle club! Add your own suggestions! | Chantal Fernando | |
4:00 PM | Lauren Layne Cover Poll: Vote for the cover of Lauren Layne’s latest book! | Lauren Layne |
A History Lesson with Lisa Cach | Lisa Cach | |
4:30 PM | I Know What Boys Like: Writing the Male Perspective | Emma Chase |
Emma Hart Sneak Peek | Emma Hart | |
5:00 PM | Love Through the Ages: A Historical Round Table | Sabrina Jeffries, Candace Camp, Meredith Duran, Julia Kelly |
Cast the Book Couples: Kyra Davis casts the best Hollywood couples as your favorite fictional duos on PopSugar Love! |
Kyra Davis | |
5:30 PM | Happy Hour with Christina Lauren: Drinks in hand, Christina Lauren are answering your questions via Facebook!
Moderated by: Regina from RT Book Reviews |
Christina Lauren |
Voyageons ensemble! | Kristin Harmel | |
Sophie Littlefield on Writing | Sophie Littlefield | |
6:00 PM | JS Cooper Facebook Q&A | JS Cooper |
Food Porn: Rachel Goodman serves up photos of her favorite feasts! | Rachel Goodman | |
6:30 PM | Karen Hawkins Writing Retreat Party: Karen Hawkins and friends are having a writing party, and you’re invited! | Karen Hawkins & Friends |
Which VC Andrews Heroine Are You? | VC Andrews | |
7:00 PM | Paranormal Pizza Party: Chat & Eat Pizza with these Paranormal Romance Stars! | Molly Harper & Alexis Morgan & Mina Vaughn & DL McDermott |
Exclusive Sneak Peek from the next Half-Moon Hollow novel, Single Undead Moms Club! |
Molly Harper | |
7:30 PM | Flash Fiction Contest Winner via Wattpad Anna Todd announces the winner of the flash fiction contest |
Anna Todd |
Editor meets editor: XOXO editor Abby interviews PopSugar Love editor Tara! | PopSugar & XOXO | |
8:00 PM | Closing Ceremonies The last hurrah! See a Periscope and photo compilation summary of the day’s events! |
XOXO Staff |