Are you so overwhelmed with the dazzling array of books published each year that you have a difficult time choosing your next read? Whether you are part of a book club, a library, other reading group, or an individual reader who could use a little assistance in helping you choose your 2025 reads, allow us to Pitch in and help you decide with Pitchfest: a FREE Choose Your 2025 Reads Virtual Adventure.

Ring in the New Year by meeting an incredible lineup of 16 fan-favorite authors, including New York Times, international, and bestselling authors, as well as authors you may be meeting for the first time. We will even provide you with a Pitchfest “cheat sheet” with information about the authors and their new book releases, and a section for you to take notes during the presentation (emailed the week of the event).

And, there will be book giveaways, so you won’t want to miss it!

To top it all off, there’s even more great news: a little birdie told us that all 16 authors are part of Adventures by the Book (formerly NovelNetwork), meaning that every single one of them is available to meet with your book club, library, or reading group to chat about their incredible new books. Visit Adventures by the Book (formerly NovelNetwork) or click on the direct links below to schedule an author visit now and avoid the rush, or plan a visit with your favorites after Pitchfest.

Your FREE Adventure includes 16 fast-paced and fun presentations by all the authors that are sure to help you choose your 2025 reads. You’ll also have the opportunity to Q&A the authors when you meet them virtually via Zoom.

Book Pre-Orders

Books are available for pre-order below at the bottom of this page.  Please note some titles below have not yet been published, so you will receive your book(s) once they have been published.

Registration

This event is FREE and open to the public. Simply select the Free PitchFest Registration (1/30/25) option below and a Zoom link and a Pitchfest Cheat Sheet will be emailed to you 3 days before the event.

About the Authors

Lola Reid Allin is a former airline transport pilot and an internationally acclaimed photographer, author, educator, and keynote speaker from Canada who has had the privilege of exploring more than 60 countries.

Drawn from her personal story, Highway to the Sky is a gripping memoir of resilience, filled with moments of both heartbreak and triumph. It’s not just about flying; it’s about breaking free of societal expectations and navigating life on your own terms.

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Jeffrey Blount is the award-winning author of Almost Snow White, Hating Heidi Foster, and The Emancipation of Evan Walls.

In his latest novel, Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way, James Henry Ferguson attempts to flee from his highly publicized fall from grace, only to make a troubling discovery in his new town that forces him to confront his past.

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Marie Bostwick is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of uplifting historical and women’s fiction, including the popular Cobbled Court Quilt and Too Much, Texas series of books.

In The Book Club for Troublesome Women, coming in April 2025, Margaret Ryan never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution in her buttoned-up suburb, but when she concocts a book club get-together and invites other neighborhood women, they begin to discover that the American dream they’d been sold isn’t all roses and sunshine.

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Jennifer Coburn is a USA Today bestselling author of historical novels as well as a mother-daughter travel memoir, and six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies, including A Paris All Your Own. .

In her soon to be released historical novel, The Girls of the Glimmer Factory, childhood friends meet again as adults during the making of the Nazi propaganda film Hitler Gives a City to the Jews. Hannah is a Jewish prisoner, and her former friend Hilde is now working for the German Ministry of Propaganda. When the two face off, they discover who they truly are — and who they are meant to become.

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Stephanie Dray is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into many languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. Now she lives in Maryland with her husband, cats, and history books.

Becoming Madam Secretary is a captivating and richly dramatic novel about Frances Perkins, one of the greatest political figures of the twentieth century, and an unsung heroine whose legacy is woven into the fabric of every American life.

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Rosa Kwon Easton is a Korean-American writer, attorney, elected trustee of the Palos Verdes Library District, and mother of two adult children, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Government from Smith College, a Masters in International and Public Affairs from Columbia University and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Her debut novel, White Mulberry, is a rich, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930’s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family.

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Sarah C. Johns is a writer and video producer. After studying in South Africa, Hungary, Israel, and Germany, she graduated from McGill University before attending film school in Sydney, Australia. She lives with her family in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Sirens of Soleil City is the witty, touching story of three generations of women who learn to own their mistakes and rebuild their bonds as they prepare to compete in the Senior Synchronized Swimming Competition in South Florida.

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Eliza Knight is an award-winning and USA Today bestselling author and the creator of the popular historical blog, History Undressed and host on the History, Books and Wine podcast.

The Queen’s Faithful Companion is an endearing and vivid story told from the unique multi-narrative viewpoints of a young Queen Elizabeth, Hanna Penwyck, the fictionalized Keeper of the Queen’s dogs, and Susan, the Queen’s Corgi, whose love and loyalty were boundless.

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Susan Meissner is the critically-acclaimed author of 27 novels for adults and two children’s books. Her engaging novels feature memorable characters facing unique and complex circumstances, often against a backdrop of historical significance. A multi-award-winning author, her books have earned starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist.

Coming in March, 2025, A Map to Paradise, set in 1956 Malibu at the height of the Cold War, is the story of three women—a blacklisted Hollywood starlet, an Eastern Europe immigrant with falsified papers, and a widow caring for her agoraphobic brother-in-law who form an unlikely alliance on the eve of a devastating wildfire just as one of them faces an impossible situation.

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Kristina McMorris is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of Letters from Home, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, The Pieces We Keep, The Edge of Lost, and the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. Her children’s book, Ellie Mae Dreams Big, is about a young girl envisioning her future and was illustrated by her award-winning sister in their collaborative debut.

Her latest historical novel, The Girls of Good Fortune: 1888 awaking in a cell amid Portland’s notorious Shanhai Tunnels, a woman accustomed to adapting to survival  – being half-Chinese passing as white – must rush to retrace her path before unearthed secrets prove deadly.

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Jan Moran is a 9-time USA Today and 5-time Wall Street Journal Top 10 Fiction bestselling author of 30+ novels, including the heartwarming, contemporary beach series of Summer Beach, Coral Cottage, Crown Island, and Love California.

Seabreeze Library is number eleven in her popular Seabreeze series. When a new guest arrives at Seabreeze Inn, the Summer Beach Library is at the center of a new threat.

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Laura Morelli holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University and is an award-winning, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling historical novelist including The Night Portrait and The Last Masterpiece, which bring the stories of art history to life.

In her new novel, The Keeper of Lost Art, set during World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family’s Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events.

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Louise Morgan is the pseudonym for award-winning novelist Louise Marley. As Louise Marley, she is a three-time winner of the Endeavour Award. Writing as Louisa Morgan, she has published five books with Hachette since 2017, including the bestselling novel A Secret History of Witches, and is contracted for two more books of historical fantasy.

From the acclaimed author of A Secret History of Witches comes a new novel, The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird, in which a woman’s ability to see ghosts draws her into a journey of redemption and unexpected friendship.

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Zelly Ruskin was a social worker in the adoption and foster care field but once she moved to New York City, Zelly gave in to the compulsion to write women’s fiction spiced with suspense about motherhood, relationships, loss and love. When she’s not devising twisty plots, Zelly is passionate about and volunteers for Brain Aneurysm Awareness, driven by personal experiences, including surviving an unruptured brain aneurysm.

Her debut novel, Not Yours to Keep, is a psychological thriller that delves into themes of reproductive rights and healthcare, confronting the complexities that define family—or the risks that lose it all.

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Kate Thompson is a journalist, ghostwriter and novelist. Her debut novel, Secrets of the Singer Girls, became a Sunday Times Bestseller in 2015. Since then, she has written fourteen fiction and non-fiction titles, including the acclaimed social history The Stepney Doorstep Society and international bestselling, The Little Wartime Library.

Do Not Cry When I Die is the remarkable true story of one of the oldest living Holocaust survivors, Renee Salt, who recounts her family’s imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir of love, loss, courage, and hope. On the 80th anniversary of her liberation, Kate has retraced 95-year-old Renee’s footsteps in Poland and Germany to help piece together her past.

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Michael Veny has been celebrated as one of the top 5 mental health motivational speakers, sharing this honor with the esteemed Brené Brown. His groundbreaking work as a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® earned him the Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Award in both 2022 and 2023. Mike is acknowledged among the 100 most influential figures in the healthcare industry, highlighting his significant impact and contributions..

In his revolutionary book, Transforming Stigma™: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero, Mike Veny provides a simple solution to improve the lives of people struggling with mental health challenges.

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