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Author Panel: Romance

August 7, 2024, 12:30pm–1:45pm

Admired and best-selling authors offer advice and discuss their latest books. 

Romance

Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding, Elizabeth of East Hampton

Noué Kirwan, Frequent Fliers

Lauren Layne, Miranda in Retrograde

Ali Rosen, Alternate Endings 

Hosted by A.D. Jarvis (aka Artavia Jarvis), Author and Inspirer

Audrey Bellezza is a two-time Emmy Award–nominated TV producer who has spent over twenty years writing, developing, and executive producing nonfiction television shows for a number of networks and streaming platforms. Audrey lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.

Emily Harding is a writer and TV producer whose work has appeared on numerous networks and websites. When not hunched over her computer perfecting her bad posture, she can be found losing another game of Monopoly to her husband and two kids.

Noué Kirwan has wanted to be a writer since childhood. Growing up in part on the West Coast taught Noué to appreciate the beauty of the outdoors, while living in the heart of New York City for the past 20+ years taught her she can sleep through anything. She enjoys critiquing films, binge-watching TV shows, and cozying up with a good book from her ever-expanding TBR list. She is a nervous flier but an avid traveler who can have her passport ready and a bag packed in under an hour.

Lauren Layne is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than three dozen romantic comedies. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide. Lauren’s work has been featured in Publishers WeeklyGlamourThe Wall Street Journal, and Inside Edition. She is based in New York City.

Ali Rosen is the author of Recipe for Second Chances, a novel for which New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels said she “couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” Her second novel is Alternate Endings. Aside from loving escaping into fictional worlds, Rosen is also the Emmy Award– and James Beard Award–nominated host of Potluck with Ali Rosen on NYC Life, as well as the author of cookbooks including the bestselling Amazon Editor’s pick Modern Freezer Meals15 Minute Meals, and Bring It. She has been featured everywhere from the TODAY show to The New York Times and has written for Bon Appetit, the Washington Post, and New York Magazine. Rosen is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, but now lives in New York City with her husband and three kids and can usually be found wandering the Union Square Greenmarket or curled up in a chair reading a romance novel.

Artavia Jarvis is an author and book critic from New York City. She is well known for her book reviews on Instagram and BookTok. Her mission is to educate and encourage readers to diversify their bookshelves with writing by women of color while creating a warm community online.