This past Tuesday, as the clock ticked down to 8 PM and the conclusion of voting in the 2025 November general election, former Vice President Kamala Harris made her first public appearance in Seattle in a long time, drawing a sellout crowd to Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle for a discussion of her memoir 107 Days, which recaps the 2025 presidential election. NPI contributor Joel Connelly…

I had a great time up in Adams, Tennessee on Sunday, September 22nd, speaking at the Bell Witch Fall Festival’s “Red River Tales” event. We had a very diverse group of speakers, performers, and musical acts, with each giving their all. This was my first appearance at the Bell Witch Fall Festival in its 22 years of existence; I felt very welcome, and I really enjoyed giving my presentation to such…

I'll be speaking at the Toronto International Festival of Authors!

Hearts and Hauntings September 21 @ 1:30pm A rom-com about rom-coms and a ghost story about… ghosts? Markus Harwood-Jones‘s The Haunting of Adrian Yates and Lynn Painter‘s Better Than The Movies will make you laugh, make you think and maybe make you nostalgic about all the cringy things you did in high school. Join us for a conversation with the two skilled YA love story writers about what inspired them, what the creation process was like and what they have coming down the line. Moderator: J.M. Frey

Swooning for Romance Novels September 22 @ 1:30pm Meet Mr. Perfect, fall in love and don’t mess it up. Joining forces to discuss their latest hilarious and relatable stories about strong Asian female characters are Toronto-based romance writers Lily Chu and Jackie Lau. In Chu’s The Takedown, Soon Dee is tasked with cleaning up a scandal for intimidatingly chic luxury fashion firm, but she soon discovers her mega-hot nemesis works there and he’s nothing like the man she thought she knew. In Lau’s Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie, a young woman is desperate to fend off her meddling mother intent on setting up her last single daughter—only to find that maybe mother does know best. Moderator: J.M. Frey

Friday and Saturday, October 26-27 2024, Little Rock, AR Researcher Pat Fitzhugh of The Bell Witch Site will be presenting lectures on the “Bell Witch” haunting both days, as well as having meet-and-greets, photos, and book signings. You can get your own signed, personalized copies of “Ghostly Cries From Dixie” ($15) and “The Bell Witch: The Full Account” ($20),or get them BOTH for only $30 and…

This is a great piece from author Liz Alterman. These things happen to the best of them. I remember sitting with Charles Kuralt for an hour as he tried to sell me on motorhome living during a no-show event. This was when he shared the top 5 slots of the NYT Bestseller list with Yeager, Iacocca, Priscilla Presley's Elvis and Me, and Shirley MacLaine's Dancing in the Light. Not one customer came. We were calling other stores and the corporate office to try and get staff to come by and at least fill out the store. The rest of his tour was wildly successful, just on that day, at that time, for those two hours... nada. It didn't phase him a bit. He signed some books for the store, got to know the staff, and almost left with a commission on a Winnebago.

Author and researcher Pat Fitzhugh will be appearing at the Tennessee Haunts and Legends Expo at the Nashville Fairgrounds on October 21, 2023. He will provide a guest presentation, meet-greet, and book signing.

I will be providing a lecture presentation, meet-greet, and book signing at the TENNESSEE HAUNTS AND LEGENDS EXPO at the State Fairgrounds, Expo Building 2, in Nashville on Saturday October 21st. Although I will be having a keynote lecture and signing at Haints & Heroes in Mississippi the night before, I do plan to be at the Haunts and Legends Expo in Nashville, which runs from 9AM-6PM, for most…

Increase Traffic at Author Events

You’ve done it. You’ve landed a spot at an event (or bought a table). Do you sit back and let the venue do all of the advertising? Unless it is a massive national event, no. Getting the word out will benefit everyone involved including you. Here are some inexpensive (and free) ways to increase traffic at your author event. Robin Woods at the 2022 Florence Festival of Books Facebook Posts Yeah,…