Tag: Book Festival

Book Reviews, Poetry

Guest post: This poetry reading and author discussion panel at LBF made my friend cry

Mandy Webster

Today I bring you a guest post from my good friend and author, Erika Berglund. Erika is the author of two novels, Winking at Pomona and Mountain Grove Monarch, both of which I highly recommend! Erika joins us today to discuss her experience attending a poetry reading and author discussion at the Louisville Book Festival a few weeks ago. Welcome, Erika!

Guest post

I hate poetry.

Or at least I thought I did. Turns out I was just scared of it—scared of the intimacy, scared of the power, and scared of the empathy it invokes that can lead to so much pain.

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Events

Meet me at the Midwest Holiday Market to get signed book copies for the reader on your shopping list!

Mandy Webster

Join me this Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd at the Village Square Mall in Effingham, Illinois for the Midwest Holiday Market! If you have book nerds on your holiday shopping list, then you HAVE to stop by my booth and check out my books and other bookish gift ideas.

The 2024 Midwest Market Holiday Show takes place this Friday and Saturday, November 1-2 at the Village Square Mall!
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Conventions & Conferences, Events

Meet the author at Nightmare on 2nd Street in Chillicothe, IL!

Mandy Webster

Join me this Saturday, October 26th for Nightmare on Second Street at Chillicothe City Park (Chillicothe, IL) in support of brain tumor awareness. I’ll be selling and signing my books along with lots of other bookish and spooky gifts at my vendor booth.

The 2024 Nightmare on Second Street takes place this Saturday, October 26, at Chillicothe City Park.
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Conventions & Conferences, Events

Come see me today or tomorrow at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival!

Mandy Webster

I’ve been excitedly awaiting this event for WEEKS! If you’re in the Louisville, Kentucky area today and tomorrow, I hope you’ll stop by to see me and around 100 other authors at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival!

The 2024 Louisville Book Festival will take place at the Kentucky International Convention Center Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19!

This event takes place at the Kentucky International Convention Center, and admission is FREE! I’ll have copies of my two latest novels, It Had to Happen and One Bad Cat to sell and sign. I am also scheduled to present at a “Speed Dating with a Book” session at 3:00 p.m. today!

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Conventions & Conferences, Events

Come see me at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival October 18-19!

Mandy Webster

I’m excited to announce that I will be at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival – with about 100 other authors – Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 at the Kentucky International Convention Center! I’ll have copies of my two latest novels, It Had to Happen and One Bad Cat to sell and sign. I am also scheduled to present at a “Speed Dating with a Book” session at 3:00 p.m. on the 18th!

The 2024 Louisville Book Festival will take place at the Kentucky International Convention Center Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19!

You can follow the event using the following social media hashtags: #LouisvilleBookFestival #WeBringBooksToLife. To watch my personal festival journey, follow me on Instagram @Mandy_Raine!

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It Had to Happen

Happy book release day to It Had to Happen!

Mandy Webster

I am excited to announce that my new novel, It Had to Happen, is now available on Kindle and in print! I will also be attending a couple of upcoming events — including the October Louisville Book Festival — where you can meet me and get signed copies of this book along with several of my previous novels. Stay tuned for more details on upcoming events and read more below to learn about my new thriller/suspense novel, It Had to Happen!

Book Summary

When Jack Utley loses his daughter just as his business is about to soar, it seems he’s traded financial gain for Callie’s life. After an encounter with a mysterious woman on the eve of Callie’s funeral, Jack wakes up to find that time has somehow rewound to the morning of Callie’s accident. Jack gets an opportunity that most grieving parents can only dream of – he saves his daughter’s life.

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