Wham! Bam! Book! Slam! with Jill Swenson & guests Elizabeth Rynecki & Susan J Tweit
A message from our first featured author, Jill Swenson on the theme she chose for this event.
Who ARE you? WHERE are you from?
“What used to be considered Minnesota-nice icebreakers are now interrogation questions used by ICE. Instead of asking others these questions, I answered them myself and wrote a memoir.
I’m the great-granddaughter of immigrants who homesteaded in northern Minnesota on diminished reservation land and I’ve got a story to tell.
And so do my guest storytellers and authors, Elizabeth Rynecki, Susan J Tweit, and Nan Tepper.”
Hey, everyone! Nan Tepper here from Wham! Bam! Thank You! Slam!
I'm thrilled to kick of our Wham! Bam! Book! Slam! series with newly published author Jill Swenson. This is our first of many Wham! Bam! Book! Slams to come.
So many things we do are virtual these days. We often miss the chance to interact in real life, in the flesh, face-to-face.
This often holds true when our favorite Substack writers publish new work in print and audio. The customary way to market those books involves extensive travel and expense. The publishing industry rarely foots the bill for promotion these days. So it falls to author to fund their own marketing campaign. And I realized there’s a need to fill. Chances are the majority of our subscribers don’t live in towns and cities the author might have on her book tour schedule.
So, I’m bringing the book tour to you! And it’s not a regular old reading or launch. It’s book event ala Wham! Bam! Thank You! Slam! No reading from the books, but instead, 3-4 minute stories (taken from our books or based on a chosen theme).
Then, we’ll have a Hollywood Squares style conversation with the author and her invited guests about the new book.
And no, Paul Lynde will not be in the center square. That's my spot.
The format for today’s book slam:
Introductions. That’s my job! You’ll meet our authors, and learn a tad about their books.
Storytelling! Each author will tell a 3-4 minute story based on Jill’s theme, Who Are You and Where Are You From?
Our guests will engage in conversation about Jill’s new book
Q&A with the audience. Don’t be shy!
I’ll give you the links to the author’s books, listed in the Wham! Bam! bookstores on Bookshop and Amazon. If you purchase a book on either platform and send WBBS your proof of purchase and snail mail address, you’ll receive a personally signed bookplate from the authors. I hear the USPS is “snail-ier” than ever these days. What a surprise. WBBS will earn a microscopic commission, but it can add up and help support this work.
In keeping with WBTYS/WBBS tradition, I’ll tell the closing story, based on Jill’s theme,WHO ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
This event is free, please come, and you can support our authors by ordering their books!
Come play with us!