Last Chance: Join us for Readers & 'ritas 2011

Join us at the Fresh Fiction Readers Conference with Ann Aguirre, Louisa Edwards, Gena Showalter and more on November 11 - 13, 2011!

Readers conferences are more than "the rage," they are the place to meet readers who relish talking endlessly about favorite books, authors, series, characters, universes and so much more not understood by others! So come and "celebrate passionate literary obsessions" with a few new and old friends! And enjoy sharing meals with Ann Aguirre, Michele Bardsley, Marie Bostwick, Jillian Burns, Monica Burns, Dakota Cassidy, Nikki Duncan, Louisa Edwards, Jade Lee, Candace Havens, Missy Jane, Marianne Mancusi, Jill Monroe, Kristen Painter, Vicki Pettersson, Jane Porter, Melissa Bourbon, Gena Showalter, Roxanne St. Claire, Jaye Wells, Lori Wilde, Lauren Willig, and J.D. Tyler.

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Opportunities will abound to share your opinion about current book trends (Hot & Spicy versus. Sweet & Mild), best book care practices to keep your collection in top notch condition (ABCs and 1-2-3s of books), where to buy and trade your books, what's the best e-reader for you YOUR reading habit, learn about books and authors you possibly missed, how to get a book club going in your neck of the woods and so much more. Plus meals are included as well as at least one margarita! After all, this is Texas and we practice margaRITA therapy!

Activities include:

Private Book Signing and Sale

Author Lounge - ample time to sit in small groups with your favorite author

HUGE Book Trade - bring gently used books and pick up some you've been missing

Bachelor Hero Auction - spend the evening with a hero

Masquerade Ball - come dressed as your favorite character, prizes

Panels and Workshops (not final)

• Evolution of Harlequin (what it's done for the industry, which series people read, do people still subscribe, store purchases)
• The End Before the Beginning (do you read the end of the book first or even sometimes before you buy the book)
• Fresh or Spoiled? (is there room for spoilers?)
• Front to Back: What Draws Your Attention & What Turns You Off (all about cover art, titles & backcover blurbs)
• Genre Positioning System (GPS): Navigating the Bookshelves (genre classification/declassification like urban fantasy vs paranormal - I think it's urban fantasy, you call it paranormal, when something is contemporary vs historical, etc., how to find a freaking book in a store or online in a category & how it irks us)
• Money, Money, Money: Where Does Your Dollar Go? (shopping preference, brick & mortar vs online paper vs online ebook vs used books, discount cards)
• Finding Your Reading Mojo (favorite reading spot, do you need quiet or noise, do you read in one sitting, what causes you to go into or come out of a reading slump, do you picture actors in your head)
• Multiple Partners: Do You Read More Than One Book At a Time? (do you have different books for different locations like bathroom, car, gym, office, etc., how the heck do you keep track & stay interested, how can people only read one book at a time)
• There's More to Life Than the Undead (discussion on the non-paranormal related books - they DO still exist)
• Battle of Genres (defend your genre, what draws you to this one vs that one, classic vs. historical vs. paranormal)

Raffles and Silent Auction -- special reader collections and more -- benefit Plano Family Literacy a literacy program in Collin County

margarRITA hours -- need we say more?

SPACE IS LIMITED

Tickets Available

The next Readers & 'ritas Conference at the Hilton Garden Inn, Allen, Texas is Friday, November 11th to Saturday, November 12th for only $100 (stay for the additional Sunday brunch on November 13th). Stop by and sign up. And tell your friends... they won't want to miss this sure-to-be talked about event!

Readers-n-ritas.org ... celebrate passionate literary obsessions

Readers 'n 'ritas is an annual event held on the second weekend in November for readers and authors to mingle in both formal and informal discussions. It's the perfect gathering for people who love to read and want to share their addiction. Readers-n-ritas.org

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