2024 Events:
2025 Events:
Sunshine State Book Festival
Best Western Gateway Grand – 4200 NW 97th Blvd. Gainesville, FL
Friday, January 31st – Opening Night Reception – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Opening-night reception for readers, sponsors, and members of the public — come mingle with the authors!
Saturday, February 1st – Author Showcase and Expo – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Author Showcase and Expo. Come and enjoy a day of browsing—and meet 200 local and regional authors who will talk about their writing, sell, and sign books.
https://sunshinestatebookfestival.com/
Join Debra on the Love Lit Cruise
Feb. 23rd to 28th, 2025
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I’m so excited to be invited as a featured author on the LoveLit Cruise in February 2025! What is better than a romance book convention on a cruise ship to Mexico and The Bahamas? Registration is open, and I hope to see some of you there!
Check out the authors and influencers below who are scheduled to attend.
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Check the event out here: https://www.lovelitcruise.com
Watch this space for upcoming book talks, author talks, and book signing events.
If you are interested in booking Debra for an event, please use the contact form on this website. As a disabled author, Debra only accepts invitations that have accessibility. Debra enjoys visiting book clubs to chat about books and is available for virtual visits.