Join in the quest for new stories at your soon-to-be favorite book festival. Black Chateau Enterprise and Books That Make You bring you The BookFest.

You're Invited: The BookFest® Fall 2020 Happens Saturday, October 24 and Sunday October 25, 2020

Free to attend, just visit this website during the event.

The live stream takes place on the Books That Make You YouTube Page.

Featuring: Jonathan Maberry, Raye Mitchell Esq., Ora Nadrich, Danny Trejo, Sara Winokur and many others. Presented by The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society and The Writers of the Future Contest.

Don’t miss out. Register now for email notices and get insider info about The BookFest®.

The BookFest Streams Live Here

The BookFest will live stream on October 24 and 25 on YouTube, Facebook and more. Just come here, to the website, to find the stream and watch the event.

The After Party HAPPENED SAT. OCt. 25th at 6:00 pm Pacific

Join the After Party

Meet Our Speakers, Authors, Journalists, Publishing Professionals and Thought Leaders:

Schedule (Pacific Time)

Keynote & Panels

Saturday

10:00am	Welcome — Desiree Duffy
10:10am	Opening Keynote – Sharon Koifman
10:30am	Danny Trejo Reads from Trejo’s Tacos
10:50am	BREAK
11:00am	Panel One – Self-Help Books When We Need Them Most
11:55am	BREAK
12:00pm	Panel Two – Masters of the Macabre
12:45pm	BREAK
1:00pm	Panel Three — Books and Education During Covid
1:55pm	BREAK
2:00pm	Panel Four – Books, Authors and Genres Reemerging
2:55pm	BREAK
3:00pm	Panel Five – Words Matter
3:55pm	BREAK
4:00pm	Panel Six – Why We Love Stories
4:55pm	BREAK
5:00pm	Panel Seven – Young Adult Fiction in a Time of Tumult
5:55pm	BREAK
6:00pm	After Party

Sunday

12:00pm	Welcome — Desiree Duffy
12:15pm	Panel One — Wickedly Creative
1:30pm	Panel Two — My Precious
2:45pm	Panel Three — The World Sucks
4:00pm	Panel Four — Conversation with the Hudsons

Live Author Chat (AMA)

Saturday

Time	Ask An Author Chat	Ask Me About…
1:00p	Ora Nadrich	Ask me about mindfulness.
1:15p	Kevin Groh	Ask me about gaming.
1:30p	Michelle Silverthorn	Ask me about authenticity in the workplace.
1:45p	Ann O’Brien	Ask me about conscious love and awareness practice.
2:00p	Sara Winokur	Ask me anything about Iceland.
2:15p	Andy Davidson	Ask me about witches.
2:30p	Sean Conley	Ask me about football, yoga, and meditation.
2:45p	Steven Joseph	Ask me about embracing your crankiness.
3:00p	BREAK
3:15p	Dr. Janet Brill	Ask me anything about intermittent fasting.
3:30p	Adrienne Monson	Ask me about vampires.
3:45p	Edgar Scott	Ask me my thoughts on the economy after the election.
4:00p	Bill McCormick	Ask me about the Multi-verse.
4:15p	Lon Varnadore	Ask me about clones of the future.
4:30p	Sheryl Benko	Ask me about the 1200 human bones they found in Ben Franklin’s old house.
4:45p	AmyLea Murphy	Ask me about the best way to help teens in need.
5:00p	James Rollins	Ask me about weaving science and adventure into storytelling.
5:15p	William Craig Reed	How a Russian submarine propeled Putin to power.
5:30p	Jonathan Maberry	Ask me about surviging a zombie attack.

Join the Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to The BookFest Scavenger Hunt!

There are clues scattered throughout the pages of this website. Each clue will lead you to the next clue. Hint: each clue includes a fun Halloween icon. Everyone who finishes the scavenger hunt by finding the final clue will win a digital copy of Preacher Finds a Corpse. All who finish will also have a chance to win other great prizes including a grand prize mystery pack!