Saturday, October 24
12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Do you love reading romance novels? We do, too! Join CHPL in our first ever Romance Convention.
Come celebrate everything you love about the romance genre at the first-ever CHPL Romance Convention. Attend panel discussions, meet some of your favorite authors, get your books signed, complete craft projects, enter to win raffle prizes, and more!
Including Audiobook Narrators
Erin Mallon is a USA Today Bestselling Author, a playwright and an award-winning narrator of nearly 800 audiobooks. These Walls Can Talk, Erin’s raucous theatrical love letter to the romance audiobook community won the 2021 Independent Audiobook Award for humor and is now available wherever audiobooks are sold.
Pennsylvania born and New York City trained, Rob has been telling stories his whole life. He came to the city to study as an actor and has been performing professionally for over a decade on stages up and down the Northeast. Home is on a stage, on a set, in a quiet booth, anywhere there are stories to be told.
And featuring influencer:
Chelsea Reed aka @chelseareads_ will be moderating the social media panel!
Schedule of Events
Main Level
- Purchase raffle tickets, speciality CHPL RomCon tote bags, CHPL logo enamel pins from the CHPL merch table
- Purchase books from Inkwood Books
- You can preorder certain titles from Inkwood Books by October 10 and pick up your order at RomCon. Books will still be available to purchase day-of.
- Take photos with a CHPL backdrop and cardboard cutouts of your favorite actors from recent book-to-screen adaptations
Author Panels – Conference Center, Lower Level
(registration required)
Reader Soiree | What do you love most about the romance genre? Let’s hear directly from the people who write the stories we cherish. Be ready to ask participating authors their favorite kinds of romance to read and what inspires them to keep writing love stories. |
All Things Audiobooks | For the reader who prefers headphones, this one is for you! |
Enemies or Lovers? | You either love getting book recommendations from social media or you hate it. Let’s talk about the good, the bad, and the unsavory truths of BookTok and it’s impact on the publishing business. Moderated by Chelsea Reed (@chelseareads_) |
Battle of the Tropes | Friends to Lovers? Workplace romance? Fated mates? Let’s debate the best tropes and why we love them! |
Drop-in Crafts – Multicultural Room, Lower Level
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. | Tote decorating |
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Bag charms / bracelet making |
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Book folding |
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Toploader Deco Photocards |
