Panel Schedule

  • Event poster for BookZ Book Fest featuring TJ Klune, with a photo of TJ Klune in an ornate gold frame. The event is at the Kansas City Convention Center and includes a keynote and Q&A.

    TJ Klune: Solo Q&A

    TJ Klune sits down for a no notes conversation about his work, the internet's favorite doorstopper of a fantasy novel, and what he's writing next. Bring your questions.

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  • Poster for Book Book Fest with three women in ornate frames and the text "Booz Book Fest Writing for YA and Adult Audiences" over a background of a rustic wooden table and books.

    Writing for YA and Adult Audiences

    Kalynn Bayron (she/her), Tessa Gratton (they/them), and Aparna Verma (she/her) have all written across the YA and Adult line, or are making that jump right now. They'll get into what actually changes in a manuscript when the age category shifts, and what readers assume changes that really doesn't.

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  • Promotional banner for Booz Book Fest featuring two women in oval gold frames, with text about fandom, fame, and author/reader relationships.

    Fandom, Fame, & the Author/Reader Relationship

    Tessa Gratton (they/them) and Chelsea Abdullah (she/her) talk honestly about what it's like when readers feel entitled to a piece of you, the good parts of building a devoted fanbase, and where they've had to draw a line. Candid, a little raw, and worth catching if you've ever sent an author a DM you maybe shouldn't have or cringed at actors reading fanfiction on a press tour.

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  • Promotional poster for Booz Book Fest featuring two women in ornate gold frames and the event title 'Booz Book Fest' with the subtitle 'Writing Queer Joy vs. Queer Trauma'.

    Writing Queer Joy vs. Queer Trauma

    Alexandra Rowland (they/them) and S.T. Gibson (she/they) take on the ongoing pull between books that center queer pain and books that let queer characters fall in love and be happy.

     

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  • Promotional graphic for Booz Book Fest featuring three women's portraits in ornate frames, a black background, and text about building new stories in one universe.

    Building New Stories in One Universe

    Alexandra Rowland (they/them), Mary E. Pearson (she/her), and Briana Michaels (she/her) each keep readers coming back to the same world book after book without ever repeating themselves. They'll talk through how they decide what counts as a fresh entry point versus a straight sequel, and how much backstory a new reader actually needs.

     

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