Join us for a romance authors panel to celebrate our shared love of reading. Hannah Bonam-Young, K. A. Tucker, Melodie Edwards, and Kristen Ciccarelli will discuss all things writing and reading romance, including their latest novels. The discussion will be followed by a Q & A session with the audience and book signing.

Hannah Bonam-Young is the USA TODAY Bestselling author of Next of Kin, Next to You, and Out on a Limb. Hannah writes romances featuring a cast of diverse, disabled, marginalized, and LGBTQIA+ folks wherein swoon-worthy storylines blend with the beautiful, messy, and challenging realities of life. When not reading or writing romance you can find her having living room dance parties with her kids or planning any occasion that warrants a cheese board. Originally from Ontario, Canada, she lives with her childhood friend turned husband, Ben, two kids, and bulldog near Niagara Falls on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples.

K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge. She is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of over 30 books, including Ten Tiny Breaths, The Simple Wild, and the Fate & Flame series, Until It Fades, Say You Still Love Me, and Keep Her Safe. Her books have been featured in national publications including USA Today, Globe & Mail, Suspense Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Oprah Mag, and First for Women.

Melodie Edwards has a BA in English from the University of Toronto, a Master’s degree in communications from McMaster University and Syracuse University, and studied comedy writing at the Second City Training Centre. Her writing has been featured in Writer’s Digest, GI60 UK Theatre Festival, the Austin Film Festival Playwright Competition, and the Hart House Drama Festival.

Kristen Ciccarelli is a New York Times, Sunday Times, and Indie bestselling author whose books have been translated into over a dozen languages. She is the author of Heartless Hunter (Book 1 in The Crimson Moth duology), Edgewood, and the internationally bestselling Iskari series. Before writing books for a living, she dropped out of college and worked as a baker, a potter, a bookseller, and an NGO worker. She currently resides in the Niagara region of Ontario with her husband and daughter.

We invite you to join us for this panel discussion, part of the inaugural SCPL LitFest presented by St. Catharines Public Library and FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. While this event is free to attend, we encourage a pay-what-you-can donation to support library programming and future SCPL LitFest events.

Visit the PAC website to reserve your ticket here: https://firstontariopac.ca/Online/Article/EventArticle-2425COMM02-Litfest