Press Release: Author Hour

    Author Hour Series to Start Online

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Metropolitan Library System will soon launch its new author hour series which will feature authors of different genres from across the nation and in the UK.  The series kicks off October 31 at 2 p.m. on Facebook Live featuring three young adult, paranormal authors.

“Author Hour was created to give people in the community a chance to connect with authors,” said Danielle Bunner, adult engagement specialist at the Edmond Library. “I specifically wanted to represent a variety of different genres and authors in the panels, to help expose people to books and authors they already enjoy, or may not have heard about.”

The pandemic created this new opportunity to bring authors to MLS without barriers that existed before, and it’s a great way to take advantage of authors needing a platform, libraries needing virtual programming, and people needing things to do.

“It has really opened a lot of doors for virtual programming.” Bunner said. “And, since we are doing it on Facebook (through Zoom) it is available forever to anyone who wants to see it.“

The authors were picked by looking at genres that are popular with our customers and trying to discover what they are reading. Bunner also used other tools such as Goodreads to build a list of potential authors and books.

The panels will feature three New York Times bestselling authors and many award winners. All of the authors have a proven fanbase, books that have received critical acclaim and will be excellent in conversation.

If viewers turn into the Facebook live event, they will have a chance to ask her any questions to the authors during the panel.

The October 31 panel consists of popular young adult, paranormal authors, Jennifer L. Armentrout (Rage & Ruin), Caleb Roehrig (A Werewolf In Riverdale) and Tracy Wolff (Crave). The November panel feature romance genre authors, Jen DeLuca of Well Played, Mia Sosa of Worst Best Man and Alisha Rai of Girl Gone Viral. The panel will be on November 14 at 2 p.m. also on Facebook live.

For more information about the authors, visit https://www.metrolibrary.org/authorhour.

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