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SUMMARY:Love at First Listen: Romance's Audiobook Era
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DESCRIPTION:Join our panelists and audiobook narrator Jason Clarke for a c
 onversation about how narration brings characters to life\, broadens acces
 sibility\, and how hearing their stories impacts authors.  .\nhttps://tole
 do.libnet.info/event/16839199
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>At each program\, authors will speak\, fol
 lowed by a question-and-answer session. This event is free\, and tickets a
 re not required.&nbsp\; For other Romance-Con events and offerings\, visit
  <a href="https://www.toledolibrary.org/romance-con/">toledolibrary.org/ro
 mance-con</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE MODERATOR</strong></p>\n<p><stron
 g>Jason Clarke</strong> is an actor and musician living in New York City. 
 He is an Audie award winner (Best Romance\, King of Envy 2025)\, as well&n
 bsp\;as a SOVAS nominee for his work on "Instant Gratification"\, and Birt
 hday Suit--nominated for Best Audio Drama 2019.&nbsp\;When he's not in the
  booth\, he enjoys exercise\, hiking\, writing and making music with his f
 riends. He likes to think he's getting better at cooking\, but it's possib
 le those who taste his food are just being nice.</p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE
  AUTHORS</strong></p>\n<p><a href="http://www.ellewright.com"><strong>Elle
  Wright </strong></a>is an award-winning author of edgy contemporary roman
 ce loaded with heat\, humor\, and scandal. Her novels feature strong\, int
 elligent\, courageous\, beautiful\, yet flawed\, heroes and heroines of co
 lor. A proud Michigander and University of Michigan alum (GO BLUE!)\, Elle
  lives her own friends-to-lovers romance with her real-life hero of many y
 ears. She is also mom to three young adults who inspire her to be better.<
 /p>\n<p><a href="http://www.instagram.com/sherellegreen"><strong>Sherelle 
 Green</strong></a>\, a USA Today bestselling author\, is known for her add
 ictive\, high-stakes mafia romances and the gritty empire she&rsquo\;s bui
 lt through her books. When she&rsquo\;s not writing\, Sherelle can be foun
 d scouring different shops to add to her coffee mug collection\, traveling
  the world to experience new cultures\, or losing herself in the pulse of 
 the city streets she writes about\, drawing inspiration from every shadow 
 and stolen glance.</p>\n<p><a href="http://www.lindseylanza.com"><strong>L
 indsey Lanza</strong></a> is a book lover and romance author from Columbus
 \, Ohio. She is a tech start-up enthusiast by day\, a voracious reader by 
 early mornings\, nights and weekends\, and now writes love stories when sh
 e gets a spare moment. You can most often find her laughing about nothing 
 with her husband Erik\, perusing a dessert menu\, consulting clients on zo
 om calls or obsessing over her two dogs.</p>\n<p><a href="http://www.stefw
 ritesstories.com"><strong>Stef C.R</strong></a>.\, project leader by day\,
  romance author by night\, lives in West Michigan with her husband and not
  one\, not two\, but three cats. When she's not working or writing stories
 \, she spends her time reading fantasy and romance\, endlessly cheering on
  the Red Wings\, Charles LeClerc\, and listening to Noah Kahan.&nbsp\;</p>
 \n<p><em><strong>Sensory Considerations:</strong> This program will use ar
 tificial lighting.&nbsp\; All speakers will use microphones.</em></p>\n<p>
 <em><strong>Accessibility Details:</strong> Located on the first floor\, a
 ccessed by elevator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic fun
 ction or be propped open prior to program start. Tile or low pile carpet t
 hroughout the building. Limited free parking is available in the attached 
 garage.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>Please call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to
  request an accommodation at least two weeks prior to the program date.&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Romance-Con is presented by Toledo Library\, with sup
 port from <a href="https://visittoledo.org/">Destination Toledo</a>\, the 
 official Destination Marketing Organization promoting the Toledo\, Ohio re
 gion to visitors\, meeting and convention business locally\, regionally\, 
 and nationwide.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/1683
 9199
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