Rainbow Romance: Queer Love Stories

Room: Schenley Park | 4 PM- 5 PM

After the presentation, attendees are welcome to purchase a book and/or get their book signed by the author at the signing tent outside of the main entrance of the library.

Pre-registration is extremely helpful for planning purposes, but is not required. Pre-registered attendees will get priority seating in the event of limited seating. Walk-ins are welcome if capacity allows.

Description

Tara Tai, Anne Shade, and Laura Piper Lee delve into their queer romance titles involving enemies to lovers and fantastical elements in their most recent releases. Whether you like your romance spicy, sweet, or are new to the genre, this panel has you covered!

Biography

Tara Tai is an Asian American writer living in Boston, where they spend most of their time playing TTRPGs and romancing video game NPCs. They hold degrees from Harvard University and Harvard Business School. When they're not lost in imaginary worlds, they are annoying their wife Audrey and dog Gingko. Single Player is their debut novel.

Anne Shade (She/Her) has a passion for writing stories about women who love women across many genres with one common factor…BIPOC representation in all her main characters. Anne is the author of eight sapphic romances and has collaborated on two Bold Strokes Books anthologies. Her latest release The Blessed is a paranormal fantasy romance with plenty of Black Girl Magic.

Laura Piper Lee loves making people laugh, flirting, and avoiding exercise, so writing romantic comedies curled up on her cozy couch is a perfect career choice for her. Elle Magazine named her debut novel Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair one of 2024's best romances, and her second novel, Zoe Brennan, First Crush, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.