Last night, the New York City chapter of the RWA hosted the Golden Apple Awards honoring individuals and publishers from all sides of the industry. It was truly thrilling to watch the group from Harlequin accept the Golden Apple for Publisher of the Year given that they are celebrating their 60th Anniversary this year! And this was just one of many inspiring moments. I could go on and on, but my friend and fellow Regency author, Jerrica Knight-Catania posted an excellent recap this morning on her blog.
As Jerrica mentions in her post, we spent quite some time chatting with Tessa Woodward from Avon. After the initial introductions, the conversation turned to upcoming releases, what we’ve read lately, and previously published must-reads. It is conversations like this that remind me why I love talking with fellow romance readers. You could hear the passion and excitement in Tessa’s voice when she spoke about Lavinia Kent, author of the must-read debut, A Talent for Sin. And we all expressed our eager anticipation of Anna Campbell’s upcoming release, Captive of Sin.
In addition to a long list of historical authors, we discussed Pamela Palmer’s recent paranormal trilogy (I placed my order this morning!) and some of my favorite contemporary authors including Brenda Novak. I hope both Tessa and Jerrica will fall in love with Brenda Novak’s Last Stand series!
Needless to say, I left the event with a long list of authors I must buy, and very inspired to write. Thank you RWA-NYC and congratulations to all the winners!
Thanks for your mention, Sarah! Last night was so fun and I’m so glad we got to chat
I, too, have a list of new books to add to my TBR pile. I can’t wait!
When I hear things like this it makes me wish I lived close to an active group. What a fabulous opportunity and what fun.
Off to read Jerrica’s post.