Join us on Saturday, September 2, at Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel for a tasteful evening with tea and talk of books, writing, history, and the power of story. Emceed by Chris Jager of Baker Book House, seven novelists will share what inspires them, tales from the research files, what they’ve learned on the journey, and their hope for readers. Meet and hear from bestselling and award-winning authors:

LYNN AUSTIN, whose titles include Long Way Home, Chasing Shadows, and If I Were You. Connect with her at LynnAustin.org.

AMANDA BARRATT, whose titles include Within These Walls of Sorrow, The White Rose Resists, and My Dearest Dietrich. Connect with her at AmandaBarratt.net.

KATE BRESLIN, whose titles include In Love’s Time, As Dawn Breaks, and Far Side of the Sea. Connect with her at KateBreslin.com.

SUSIE FINKBEINER, whose titles include The All-American, The Nature of Small Birds, and All Manner of Things. Connect with her at SusieFinkbeiner.com.

LAURA FRANTZ, whose titles include The Rose and the Thistle, A Heart Adrift, and Tidewater Bride. Connect with her at LauraFrantz.net.

JOCELYN GREEN, whose titles include The Metropolitan Affair, The Windy City Saga series, and The Mark of the King. Connect with her at JocelynGreen.com.

JOANNA DAVIDSON POLITANO, whose titles include The Lost Melody, A Midnight Dance, and The Love Note. Connect with her at JDPStories.com.

Doors open at 6:30pm for tea, mingling, and book shopping! The evening will include small group time with each author, a panel discussion with all seven, and the opportunity to purchase books from Baker Book House. Have your books signed by the authors before you go!

Every reader will receive a swag bag with a retail value of more than $30.

*The Palmer House Hotel lobby is pictured below.

To see how last year's Novel-Tea Evening went, visit this blog post. The photo below is from that event, which was held in the same location.

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Limited number of tickets available. If you register for the Windy City Saga Tour, indicate that you'd like a ticket on that form. Otherwise, tickets to the Novel-Tea Evening with the Authors are available to the public for purchase through Eventbrite here.

If you were to attend this event, what question would you like to ask these authors?

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About the Author:

Jocelyn Green

Jocelyn Green inspires faith and courage as the award-winning and bestselling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Mark of the King; Wedded to War; and The 5 Love Languages Military Edition, which she coauthored with bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman. Her books have garnered starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, and have been honored with the Christy Award, the gold medal from the Military Writers Society of America, and the Golden Scroll Award from the Advanced Writers & Speakers Association. She graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a B.A. in English, concentration in writing. As a speaker, Jocelyn inspires faith and courage in her audiences. She loves Mexican food, Broadway musicals, strawberry-rhubarb pie, the color red, and reading with a cup of tea. Jocelyn lives with her husband Rob and two children in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visit her at www.jocelyngreen.com.

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Where do you get all your

Where do you get all your ideas for the books you write?

How much time do you spend on

How much time do you spend on research v. actual writing?

Where do you get your ideas

Where do you get your ideas for a story? Joan

What are some storylines you

What are some storylines you want to pursue?

Would love to go to one of

Would love to go to one of your tea party’s! But would also love to read your new book!

Who is your auto buy or auto

Who is your auto buy or auto borrow author (limit of 3/per author)

I would love to ask each

I would love to ask each author about a surprising thing they learned or a funny experience they had while researching. Love to hear these types of stories!

I'd ask how they decide to

I'd ask how they decide to write the first few sentences to a book. I am currently trying to write a book and I keep changing my mind on what the first few sentences should be.

What attracts you to the

What attracts you to the specific time period in which you write?

Do you travel while

Do you travel while researching for your books?

Which book have you spent the

Which book have you spent the greatest amount of time doing research for?

Have you ever created a

Have you ever created a character after someone you personally know?

Are any of your books written

Are any of your books written from real life situations?

Are any of your books written

Are any of your books written from real life situations?

Do you travel for the

Do you travel for the research?

This evening in Chicago

This evening in Chicago sounds AMAZING, Jocelyn! I hope you, the other authors, and your guests have a wonderfully memorable gathering. If I was to be an attendee, once I got over being dumbstruck in the presence of such beloved authors, I would love to ask each one what has been the dearest encouragement they have received along their writing journey. Thank you!

Who is your favorite author?

What keeps you writing when

What keeps you writing when you hit a blockade or your brain can't come up with a good solution to a plot problem?

What got you started writing?

What is your favorite museum?

What is your favorite museum? Why is it your favorite?

One of the most interesting

One of the most interesting historical facts you've discovered while researching (whether you used it in a book or not)

Where do you do most of your

Where do you do most of your writing? And what beverage/snack is always close by?

Did you always want to be an

Did you always want to be an author or how did you get started?

I would be to scared to ask

I would be to scared to ask anything. Haha If I could speak I would ask who encouraged you to write.

What is your writing

What is your writing Kryptonite? What’s your favorite under-appreciated novel?

Is there a genre you have not

Is there a genre you have not written in yet, but would like to?

Who is your favorite

Who is your favorite character out of all of your books and why?

What drew all the authors

What drew all the authors together? Is there an interesting/funny story how one of you met the others or that you’ve shared during knowing each other?

Do you often visit the

Do you often visit the locations where your books take place as part of your research? If yes, where has been your favorite place to visit?

Will you ever be traveling

Will you ever be traveling out West for a book signing? Utah? We’d LOVE to have you!

Is there a time period that

Is there a time period that you’d love to cover that you haven’t yet? And, what would be the time period you’d be least likely to write about?

What do you like to read?

I would ask every author who

I would ask every author who their favorite character was that they wrote.

I would love to ask authors

I would love to ask authors what do they do before they sit down to write? Ex. Pray, get snacks, get comfy?

Who or What inspired you to

Who or What inspired you to become a writer?

I love the characters that

I love the characters that each of create. Do your characters change as they are developed within the storyline or do you know exactly who you want them to be prior to writing the story?

Do you prefer to write during

Do you prefer to write during the day or at night?

Where do you draw your

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Where would you most like to

Where would you most like to travel to research a new novel?

My question is two-fold, what

My question is two-fold, what kind of research did you do for your story, and what was just one interesting fact you found (for historical novels).

Which book character most

Which book character most resembles you?

The cover art is so vivid on

The cover art is so vivid on all these novels. Do you as authors have an input as to what you envision?

Would love to win a copy of

Would love to win a copy of The Weight of Air. Just finished Free to Lean, and my library has ordered Metropolitan Affair for me :) My question for the authors is - do you refrain from reading other books while you are writing yours as they unintentionally influence your style? Thanks for the chance!

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