At each program\, authors will speak\, fol lowed by a question and answer session. This event is free\, and tickets a re not required. \; For other Romance-Con events and offerings\, visit toledolibrary.org/ro mance-con.
\nABOUT THE MODERATOR
\nSusan Lee is a USA Today bestselling author of both young adult and adult romant ic comedies. Her work has been featured in national outlets such as Buzzfe ed\, NPR\, People Magazine and Pop Sugar. Kirkus Reviews calls Susan&rsquo \;s voice &ldquo\;honest\, fresh and thoughtful&rdquo\;. A graduate of UC San Diego\, Susan built a career as an HR executive at some of today&rsquo \;s hottest companies\, until she realized that writing love stories was a more impactful and powerful form of resistance and change. Now she channe ls her energy into publishing Happily Ever Afters for those historically u nderrepresented in Romance. When she is not writing (or painfully procrast inating from writing)\, Susan can be found down the rabbit holes of her ma ny obsessions including listening to Kpop\, binge watching K-dramas\, coll ecting sneakers\, building mechanical keyboards\, and obsessing over her d iva chihuahua\, Buttercup.
\nABOUT THE AUTHORS
\ nRuby Rana is an elder millennial who writes spicy\, funny and heartfelt romance about sassy brown girls. She excels in sending messages where autocorrect has gone terribly wrong. When she's not battling typos\, you can find her explaining Midwestern slang to her East Coast-raised hus band\, being used as a jungle gym by her young children or experimenting w ith new recipes in the kitchen.
\nAnastasia Wilder is a dark rom ance author who writes morally grey stories for readers who want to be see n\, desired\, and worshipped. The kind of stories that have velvet-wrapped romance\, laced with shadows and desire&mdash\;and thoughts that linger. Anastasia lives in the Midwest with her husband and two fur babies.
\n< p>Maude Winters is an pansexual\, disabled author of open-door sapphic and billionaire ro mance. She&rsquo\;s a horse girl through and through. Though raised in Chi cagoland\, she lives in Michigan with her husband\, a horse-obsessed child \, and three dogs.\nSensory Co nsiderations: This program will use artificial lighting. \; A ll speakers will use microphones.
\nAccessibility D etails: Located on the first floor\, accessed by elevator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open pr ior to program start. Tile or low pile carpet throughout the building. Lim ited free parking is available in the attached garage. \;
\nPlease call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodation a t least two weeks prior to the program date. \;
\nRomanc e-Con is presented by Toledo Library\, with support from Destination Toledo\, the official Destination Market ing Organization promoting the Toledo\, Ohio region to visitors\, meeting and convention business locally\, regionally\, and nationwide. \;
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