at the Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown
AMALIE HOWARD*
Ali Hazelwood
SONORA REYES
Julian Winters
Adrienne Young
Alechia Dow
Alexandra Vasti
Amalie Howard
Ambar Cordova
Ananya Devarajan
Andie J. Christopher
Andrea Max
Ashley Poston
Ashley Woodfolk
Ava Rani
Betty
Breanne Randall
Brigid Kemmerer
Brittany Johnson
Brittney Arena
Cait Jacobs
Camille Kellogg
Caroline Bonin
Cassandra Newbould
Chandra Blumberg
Clare Osongco
Delali Adjoa
Demi Winters
Denise Williams
Ebony LaDelle
Emily Krempholtz
Erin Connor
F.T. Lukens
Isabel Ibañez
Isabelle Engel
Jen DeLuca
Jill Tew
Julian Winters
Julie Murphy
Kalie Cassidy
Karmen Lee
Kate Dramis
Kristin Dwyer
Lauren Connolly
Lauren Morrill
Linsey Miller
M. K. England
M.A. Wardell (Matt)
Maddie Martinez
Mae Coyiuto
Maggie Rapier
Marina Stevenson
Matthew Hubbard
Megan Bannen
N.E./ Nia Davenport
Natalia Hernandez
Nisha J Tuli
Noreen Nanja
Olivia Cole
Rachel Katz
Rebecca Ross
Regina Black
Sajni Patel
Samantha Markum
Sara Omer
Sasha Peyton Smith
Sierra Simone
Simone Soltani
Skyla Arndt
Swati Hegde
TJ Alexander
Venessa Vida Kelley
We’re thrilled to introduce our keynotes for the festival weekend. Each keynote ticket and VIP pass includes a signed book by the author and a chance to meet them after their keynote.
OPENING KEYNOTE:
SONORA REYES - they/them
OPENING KEYNOTE:
JULIAN WINTERS - he/him
CLOSING KEYNOTE:
AMALIE HOWARD - she/her
CLOSING KEYNOTE:
Ali Hazelwood - she/her
2025 Influencers
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Haley
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Kave
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Kylee
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Frank
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Alex
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Celese
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Shanna
@cozygreylibrary
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Jocelyn
@jsbookishnook
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Satoria
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Deanna
@fictional.deanna
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Brad
@bradboughtabook
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Kye
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We’re three booksellers at two of the best indie bookstores in Atlanta, with the desire to bring more romance to Atlanta.
Preet is the dedicated romance guru. She reads like a bullet train and has loved romance since she was probably too young to read it. But haven’t we all been there?
Hannah loves a romance and as an agent’s assistant she not only loves a good story but KNOWS a good story. She’s the glue of the team keeping Vania and Preet’s ideas grounded and organized. We all need a friend like that!
And Vania much like Preet started reading romance in middle school eventually leading her to write herself. She loves good love stories so much she’s been photographing them for years. She’s constantly dreaming, cooking up stories, and tenaciously going for the big ideas.
What started as friends talking about their favorite books ended up becoming a book festival and Vania, Preet and Hannah had a blast putting together a weekend to bring the community together.
The Love Y’all Team couldn’t do this festival without the passionate love and excitement of readers like them. So THANK YOU to everyone for coming out to our big romance party in Atlanta!
Excited for 2026?
We’re excited to welcome you to our 3rd year of romance fun in the heart of Decatur!
Authors, interested in being our guest? Click the apply link below.
We don’t charge table fees and we have four dedicated booksellers on hand. We just want you to come and enjoy the weekend of experiences, panels and signings as we celebrate this vibrant and gorgeous romance book community.