Wednesday Books is proud to present WB Reader Fest

A week-long celebration of books, authors, and readers! Join us on Instagram and Twitter starting Monday, April 20, for exclusive author chats, chances to win books, and a peek behind the scenes with Wednesday Book’s editorial and marketing teams. See you there!

Schedule

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12:30PM EST / 9:30AM PST | Author Check-ins Each day at 12:30 PM EST on Wednesday Books’ Twitter and Instagram, Wednesday Books’ authors will take readers on quick video tours of their writing spaces, bookshelves, and more in this daily video series. Monday’s authors include:

Christine Riccio | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Estelle Laure | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Megan McCafferty | Follow on Twitter
Kristin Cast | Follow on Instagram

3:00PM EST / 12:00PM PST | WELCOME TO WB READER FEST Join Wednesday Books as they go live on Instagram to talk about what events will be happening in the first ever WB Reader Fest! Follow Wednesday Books on Instagram at @WednesdayBooks.

12:30PM EST / 9:30AM PST | Author Check-ins Each day at 12:30 PM EST on Wednesday Books’ Twitter and Instagram, Wednesday Books’ authors will take readers on quick video tours of their writing spaces, bookshelves, and more in this daily video series. Tuesday's authors include:

Erin Hahn | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Dylan Farrow | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Emily Duncan | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
P.C. Cast | Follow on Twitter

3:00PM EST / 12:00PM PST | PAGE NUMBER ROULETTE It’s Teaser Tuesday, so head over to our Twitter and tweet us a random number, and we’ll share a teaser from a surprise book on the corresponding page! Follow Wednesday Books on Twitter at @WednesdayBooks.

12:30PM EST / 9:30AM PST | Author Check-ins Each day at 12:30 PM EST on Wednesday Books’ Twitter and Instagram, Wednesday Books’ authors will take readers on quick video tours of their writing spaces, bookshelves, and more in this daily video series. Wednesday’s authors include:

Laurie Faria Stolarz | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Sophie Gonzales | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Candace Ganger | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Samantha Cohoe | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

3:00PM EST / 12:00PM PST | ASK ME ANYTHING WITH SARA GOODMAN The Editorial Director of Wednesday Books, Sara Goodman, will be answering all your questions over on the Wednesday Books Twitter account! Ask her about life as an editor, what she’s currently reading, what her bookshelves at home look like, or what she loves about YA books. Submit your questions on Twitter by using #WednesdayBooksAMA. Follow Wednesday Books on Twitter at @WednesdayBooks.

12:30PM EST / 9:30AM PST | Author Check-ins Each day at 12:30 PM EST on Wednesday Books’ Twitter and Instagram, Wednesday Books’ authors will take readers on quick video tours of their writing spaces, bookshelves, and more in this daily video series. Thursday’s authors include:

Amanda Hocking | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Roshani Chokshi | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Hannah Capin | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Gae Polisner | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

3:00PM EST / 12:00PM PST | FIVE FAST QUESTIONS WITH ALLISON SAFT AND MERCEDES HELNWEIN Allison Saft, author of Down Comes the Night (2021) and Mercedes Helnwein, author of Slingshot (2021), answer five questions on our Twitter about their books, YA favorites, and the writing process. Make sure to join us 4/25 at 4pm to enter for a chance to win an ARC of both of these books!

Allison Saft | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Mercedes Helnwein | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

12:30PM EST / 9:30AM PST | Author Check-ins Each day at 12:30 PM EST on Wednesday Books’ Twitter and Instagram, Wednesday Books’ authors will take readers on quick video tours of their writing spaces, bookshelves, and more in this daily video series. Friday’s authors include:

Courtney Summers | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Krista & Becca Ritchie | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
Emma Lord | Follow on Twitter and Instagram
S. Jae-Jones | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

3:00PM EST / 12:00PM PST | ASK US ANYTHING WITH WEDNESDAY BOOKS Who is our favorite OTP? What is it like to work in publishing? Submit your questions via our Instagram Story Question box and we’ll answer them in our Instagram stories!

All author chats will be hosted on Instagram! Follow @WednesdayBooks and each author for notifications!

12PM EST / 9AM PST | WELCOME TO WB READER FEST Join your WB Reader Fest hosts live on the Wednesday Books Instagram as they welcome everyone to a fun day full of sweepstakes, panels, and more!

1PM EST / 10AM PST | Author Live Chat: Broadway and Magic with Janella Angeles Magic, theatrics, and romance set the stage for this exciting conversation with Janella Angeles, the author of Where Dreams Descend! Join us and Janella on Instagram as we discuss all things Broadway and Where Dreams Descend!

1:30PM EST / 10:30AM PST | WHERE DREAMS DESCEND ARC SWEEPSTAKES Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC copy of Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles!

1:30PM EST / 10:30AM PST | FLATIRON BOOKS: THE INSOMIACS & GIRL SERPENT THORN SWEEPSTAKES Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC copy of The Insomniacs and Girl Serpent Thorn from our friends over at Flatiron Books!

2PM EST / 11AM PST | NOSTALGIA HOUR Click here to enter for a chance to win a grab bag full of 80s- and 90s-inspired ARCs and swag!

3PM EST / 12PM PST | Author Live Chat: Werewolves and Witches with Romina Garber Who hasn’t fallen in love with a werewolf at some point in their bookish life? We’re excited to chat with Romina Garber about our favorite werewolves and her upcoming book, Lobizona! Come find us on Instagram to chat!

4PM EST / 1PM PST | SAVE THE DATE WITH WEDNESDAY Click here to enter for a chance to win early uncorrected bound manuscripts of Slingshot and Down Comes the Night, two of our upcoming 2021 releases!

4PM EST / 1PM PST | TOR TEEN: EACH OF US A DESERT ARC SWEEPSTAKES Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC of Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro from our friends over at Tor Teen!

5PM EST / 2PM PST | Author Live Chat: Hidden Talents with Francesca Flores Hidden talents are the name of the game for this chat with author Francesca Flores! Our hidden talents may not be as deadly as Diamond City’s Aina Solís’s assassin skills, but maybe that’s for the best! Join us to talk about Francesca’s book, writing, and all the hidden talents in between.

6PM EST / 3PM PST | FALL FANTASY Click here to enter for a chance to win two ARCs of two upcoming fantasy novels, Hush by Dylan Farrow and A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe!

6PM EST / 3PM PST | MACMILLAN AUDIO: AUDIOBOOK BUNDLE SWEEPSTAKES Click here to enter for a chance to win a YA digital audiobook bundle featuring Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzalez, Anna K by Jenny Lee, and Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson!

7PM EST / 4PM PST | Author Live Chat: The Write Way with Adrienne Young From drafting to plotting to Pinterest boarding, let’s talk all about writing with Adrienne Young! If you’re a writer looking for new tools or processes, this chat’s for you! But we’ll also be talking about Adrienne’s books—Sky in the Deep, The Girl the Sea Gave Back, and Fable—so get ready to dive into her action-packed stories from blank page to finished book!

FABLE ARC SWEEPSTAKES, 7:30PM EST / 4:30PM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC copy of Fable by Adrienne Young!

SIGN-OFF, 8PM EST / 5PM PST As a thank you for spending the day with us, we have one last sweepstakes! Answer our riddle on Instagram correctly and you'll be entered for a chance to win an ARC of The Silvered Serpents.

Authors

Janella Angeles

Janella Angeles

Author of Where Dreams Descend

Janella Angeles is a Filipino-American writer who works in children’s publishing by day while penning novels by night. She graduated summa cum laude from Emerson College with a B.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing, but found the most valuable way of learning to write was in creating glorious Harry Potter fanfiction and reading obscene amounts of books. She currently resides in Massachusetts. Where Dreams Descend is her first book.

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Romina Garber

Romina Garber

Author of Lobizona

Romina Garber (pen name Romina Russell) is a New York Times and international bestselling author. Originally from Argentina, she landed her first writing gig as a teen—a weekly column for the Miami Herald that was later nationally syndicated—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Her books include Lobizona. When she’s not working on a novel, Romina can be found producing movie trailers, taking photographs, or daydreaming about buying a new drum set. She is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core.

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Francesca Flores

Francesca Flores

Author of Diamond City

Francesca Flores is a writer, traveler and linguist. Raised in Pittsburgh, she read every fantasy book she could get her hands on and started writing her own stories at a young age. She began writing Diamond City while working as a corporate travel manager. When she's not writing or reading, Francesca enjoys traveling, dancing ballet and jazz, practicing trapeze and contortion, and visiting parks and trails around San Francisco, where she currently resides.

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Adrienne Young

Adrienne Young

Author of Fable

Adrienne Young is a born and bred Texan turned California girl. She is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, scouring antique fairs for old books, sipping wine over long dinners, or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings beneath the West Coast sun. She is the author of the Sky in the Deep duology.

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Sweepstakes

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Where Dreams Descend ARC, 1:30PM EST / 10:30AM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC copy of Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles!

Flatiron Books: The Insomniacs & Girl Serpent Thorn, 1:30PM EST / 10:30AM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC copy of The Insomniacs and Girl Serpent Thorn from our friends over at Flatiron Books!

Nostalgia Hour, 2PM EST / 11AM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win a grab bag full of 80s- and 90s-inspired ARCs and swag!

Save the Date with Wednesday, 4PM EST / 1PM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win early uncorrected bound manuscripts of Slingshot and Down Comes the Night, two of our upcoming 2021 releases!

Tor Teen: Each of Us a Desert ARC, 4PM EST / 1PM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC of Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro from our friends over at Tor Teen!

Fall Fantasy, 6PM EST / 3PM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win two ARCs of two upcoming fantasy novels, Hush by Dylan Farrow and A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe!

Macmillan Audio: Audiobook Bundle, 6PM EST / 3PM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win a YA digital audiobook bundle featuring Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzalez, Anna K by Jenny Lee, and Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson!

Fable ARC, 7:30PM EST / 4:30PM PST Click here to enter for a chance to win an ARC copy of Fable by Adrienne Young!