For the past couple of months I've been part of an Instagram book club with Megan Walker to read her books,
Lakeshire Park and
Miss Newbury's List, in preparation for her book,
The Duke's Bargain, which comes out on May 5. It has been wonderful learning behind the scenes details from Megan as well as hearing experiences from other readers. Do you know how many of us have memories of berry picking from our youth?
When I found out Megan was coming to Utah to do an event at the Provo Library with
Joanna Barker and
Esther Hatch who both had books come out recently, as well as several other authors, I made sure to get a ticket.
The event was a speed-dating/speed-friending kind of event. The authors each spent six minutes at a table with readers who got to ask questions and chat before they rotated to another table.
I loved how it was done because I got to chat with some authors I hadn't been able to chat with before.
Afterward was a Q&A session then book signing.
Before the event started, I met up with Amber from that same book club and we hung out the whole time, both got our hugs from Megan Walker, and got to be each other's picture takers with the authors (I didn't get pictures with all the authors but that's okay). It was fun.
I got a bunch of swag (not all pictured. Let's just say I have plenty of bookmarks to lose now), and got
The Duke's Bargain (before release date) by Megan Walker,
and If You'll Have Me by Esther Hatch,
and
A Love Most Daring by Joanna Barker.
Those last two books I really got into when I read (or listened to) them earlier- see my
March 30, 2026 post about
A Love Most Daring.
I also got pictures with Jennifer Moore
and Jentry Flint
It was a fun way to do an author event and I'm so glad I went.
P.S. That day was the perfect date to do this event since April 25 was
Perfect Date Day. The speed-dating style fit right in with it.
Jeremy took the kids out that morning for some birding. Their weather was not too hot and not too cold. It was also
Celebrate Trails Day so they walked around the visitor's center at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.