{"id":72698,"date":"2023-10-04T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T19:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=72698"},"modified":"2023-10-29T20:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:14:09","slug":"beverly-jenkins-at-book-beat-october-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2023\/10\/04\/beverly-jenkins-at-book-beat-october-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverly Jenkins at Book Beat: October 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jenkinschristmas-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-72700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jenkinschristmas-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\"><\/a><strong>Sunday, October 29<\/strong> from <strong>1:00 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM<\/strong>, local romance novelist <strong>Beverly Jenkins<\/strong> will be visiting Book Beat for a book talk and signing in celebration of her newest novel <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780063018211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Christmas to Remember<\/em><\/a>. Books will be available to purchase at the event, including her previous book <em>To Catch a Raven<\/em> and many other titles. If you have any questions or would like to reserve any of her titles, please call us at (248) 968-1190. This event is free and open to the public. Book Beat is located at 26010 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, MI 48237.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;The books are a testament to the power of community and how love\u2014whether romantic or between family members or friends\u2014can heal all wounds. Strong, capable women are the core of the story, learning to love and speak up for themselves.&#8221; \u2014Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Readers looking for uplifting, old-fashioned, small-town holiday celebrations should start planning out their route to Henry Adams, KS&#8230; The blend of Fannie Flagg charm and the kindness of Jan Karon&#8217;s Mitford novels will draw new fans to Jenkins&#8217;s series.&#8221; \u2014<em>Library Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you haven&#8217;t yet gotten your hands on [this] author&#8217;s work, you should do so immediately.&#8221; \u2014Shondaland<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This storytelling is uplifting and engaging and proves it really does take a village.&#8221; \u2014Al Roker on Beverly Jenkins&#8217;s Blessings series<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Beverly Jenkins was featured as a &#8220;Romance Rockstar&#8221; in this interview episode of CBS Sunday Morning:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Romance novels: One of publishing&#039;s hottest trends\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0bCpBtSQsfs?start=205&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Beverly-Jenkins.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-72701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Beverly-Jenkins.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"150\"><\/a>Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers\u2019 Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured both in the documentary \u201cLove Between the Covers\u201d and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of <em>Night Song<\/em> in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, <em>People Magazine<\/em>, and NPR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, October 29 from 1:00 PM &ndash; 2:30 PM, local romance novelist Beverly Jenkins will be visiting Book Beat for a book talk and signing in celebration of her newest novel A Christmas to Remember. 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