TWWBF Grand Finale Gratitude & More Books

The 6th and grand finale The Write Women Book Fest 2025 event last weekend was phenomenal! It exceeded our most ambitious hopes during these very challenging times. Many, many heartfelt thanks to the each of the featured authors, tabling authors & their assistants, TWWBF Poet Laureate Aressa V. Williams, performing poets, storytime readers in the children's area, narrators, author and publishing services professionals... Special thanks to the 2/3 of the TBR Trio who attended, a dynamic IG influencer, and each and every attendee who engaged with participants and bought books and merch. And to the volunteers, Bowie Comfort Inn staff, the team at South Bowie Branch Library, and as always, our conscientious, tireless team of dedicated TWWBF voluntolders, expressions of gratitude beyond words!

[a "The Write Women Book Fest" journal, a tote bag with "Maria Secoy Romantic Suspense" and a smaller "Thank you" tote bag]

[a collage of 3 images: left - plain white gift bag with a handwritten thank you note to the team at Barnes & Noble at Bowie Town Center surrounded by assorted individually wrapped snacks; top right - plain white gift bag with a handwritten thank you note to the team at South Bowie Branch Library surrounded by assorted individually wrapped snacks and candy with a smaller "thank you" tote bag on the upper left side; lower right - a black "I heart books" t-shirt with a "The Write Women Book Fest Grand Finale Author Outreach Director Co-Organizer Cardyn Brooks" name tag on a "All Write Well" lanyard]

Special thanks to author Suanne Laqueur for her kind patience and thoughtfulness toward my young bonus niece who was drawn to her cool wheel of gifts, which she also invited me to spin and win this novella. At first my intention was to spin just for fun, but then I read the blurb for An Evening at the Hotel...

[front cover of a paperback novella An Evening at the Hotel by Suanne Laqueur showing parts of four large windows on a building facade]

My BAC (Book Acquisition Compulsion) issues continue.

[two images: left - a bookstack of 8 books from top to bottom: What Will People Think, The Usual Family Mayhem, It Had to Be You, The Folklore of Forever, Direct Descendant, Capture the Moment, Sounds Like Love, Dead Man's List; right - a bookstack of 3 books from top to bottom: All Super-Heroes Need PR, Worth Fighting For, The Two Lies of Faven Sythe]

Not shown are Up in Smoke and Positive Affirmations for Black Girls, both given to me by their respective authors. Thank you! Some new reviews from me before the end of the year, I hope.:-)

Always wishing you good health, peace of mind & joy

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