The BookTok Effect: Building Community and Reaching an Audience
The ways books reach readers are evolving, with digital platforms like TikTok driving community enthusiasm and shaping cultural conversation around stories and how they are discovered and shared. Join authors Ashlee Latimer, Shannon J. Spann and Chloe Gong for a conversation on the changing landscape of the literary industry and readership, from traditional outreach to organic momentum, and how authors can thrive in this new, dynamic ecosystem. Moderated by Karen Kang, TikTok Global - Content Publisher & Partnerships
EPIC BINGO PARTY!
American Theater - Stars Bar, 446 King St.
Swing by Stars Bar to play a game of human bingo to win books, prizes, and more! Limited to the first 75 people in line at the American Theater.
SIGNING — Marissa Meyer
Big Book Tent, 422 King St.
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SIGNING — Marie Lu
Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St.
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My Genre-fied Romance
ROMANTASY & ROMANTASCI-FI
Sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Jill Tew, A B Poranek, Jamie D'Amato, Isabel Ibañez, Elizabeth Lim, and Dustin Thao
Plotting (and Losing the Plot)
HOW THE MACHINE OF STORYTELLING WORKS
Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St.
With Grady Hendrix, Jesmeen Kaur Deo, Michelle Jabès Corpora, Helena Haywoode Henry, KA Linde, and Renée Ahdieh
Neverending Stories, Stories Without End
THE ART OF THE SERIES
Sponsored by Epic Reads
American Theater - Ballroom, 446 King St.
With Soman Chainani, Ava Reid, Amanda Foody, Adam Silvera, C L Herman, and J. Elle
That’s Freaking Teamwork
WHY WE EDIT BOOKS
American Theater - Cinema, 446 King St.
With David Levithan, Brendan Reichs, Victor Piñeiro, Abdi Nazemian, Freddie Kölsch, and Kate Christensen