K.L. Nappier's Blog

FREE SUNLIT FESTIVAL EVENT!

Why are dark fiction and horror breaking mainstream ground in today's TV, movies, and literature like never before? Join popular Florida authors of dark fiction Steph Post, Kenzie Jennings, F. F. Amanti, and K. L. Nappier in an audience discussion about the many ways these genres are speaking to our times.

Book signing to follow.

This event is part of the 5th Annual SunLit Festival running April 11-28, 2019. For more info on SunLit: www.sunlitfestival.org

The event is organized by the Florida Chapter of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), serving dark fiction and horror professionals since 1987. Learn more about HWA at www.horror.org

K.L. Nappier’s
Book Events for Summer 2016: Christmas In July Party
Scheduled Appearance: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

What could be an easier, breezier Christmas In July Party for avid readers than one that happens right on FaceBook  all day long? Or, at least, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.!

Go HERE on FaceBook, Monday July 25th.

Kathy Set To Come Online 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Bone up on your Hollywood Horror Trivia! Kathy will put you through your paces with The Horror Oscars Trivia Game. Prizes include your pick from any of Kathy’s highly-rated titles. Browse Kathy’s titles Here. PLUS you just might get a little statue of your own:

 

 

Christmas In July All Day Long Monday July 25th

This author party has something for everyone. 10 diverse authors in Fantasy, Dark Fiction, Supernatural & Metaphysical Thrillers and Lush Romances as well as compelling Self-Help for Adults and Children will be online to do Q&A, offer prizes and generally make merry (or mayhem…you never know).

10am -11am – Author Barbara Ehrentreu

11am – 12pm – Author Uvi Poznansky

12pm – 1pm – Author Barb Caffrey

1pm – 2pm – Author Dellani Oakes

2pm – 3pm – Author Rebecca Vickers

3pm – 4pm – Author Viv Drewa

4pm – 5pm – Author K.L. Nappier

5pm – 6pm – Author Christine Amsden

6pm – 7pm – Author Cris Pasqueralle

7pm – 8pm – Author Maria DeVivo

Pop in, pop out throughout the day. Hey, it’s a FaceBook party! That’s how we roll! So whether you’re hard at work in the office or at home, or getting a much deserved day off, the party is no farther than your keyboard. So grab your favorite beverage and get ready to chat your favorite author, plus discover new ones.

Click on the link below or go to your favorite online book seller to read a sample of any of Kathy’s novels and books.

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K.L. Nappier at the Grand Central Lit Crawl
Saturday, July 16th, Starting at 4:00 p.m.
Grand Central District, St. Petersburg, FL
Book Events Tampa Bay Area

 

Kathy will be part of one of the quirkiest and most fun book events in Florida . Or, at least, book events Tampa Bay Area style! She’ll be reading at the Sawgrass Tiki Bar at 7 p.m. during the Grand Central Lit Crawl. And as book events in Florida go, no place is better suited to host a pairing of great readings with adult beverages than the Grand Central District of Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Grand Central Lit Crawl, put on by Wordier Than Thou, matches up four unique bars in the Grand Central District of Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida with popular local writers of the area. Readings and pub crawls go together like Hemingway and Sloppy Joe’s. Like Kerouac and the Flamingo Bar. Like Jimmy Buffett and Margaritaville. Clearly, book events Tampa Bay Area style have their own flavor…often with a salt rim.

The pub line up for the event is:

The Queens Head Eurobar- 4 p.m.

The Old Key West Bar and Grill – 5 p.m.

The Community Cafe – 6 p.m.

The Sawgrass Tiki Bar – 7 p.m.

And as book events in Florida go, no place is better suited that the Grand Central District of St. Petersburg. Bicycle and pedestrian friendly, the district is home to a diverse variety of locally owned eateries, antique sellers, galleries, bars and eclectic shops. A breeze to visit using the Central Avenue Trolley, the Grand Central District runs from the 1600 block to the 3000 block of Central Avenue, and the nearby parts of First Avenue, both North and South.

St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Area have a large and impressive literary community that includes Dennis Lehane, Kris Radish, Christopher Buehlman, Jeff Strand, Richard Lee Byers, Sterling Watson and, of course, K.L. Nappier. And St. Petersburg is fast becoming one of the hottest spots in the tri-county area for quality arts, culture and book events in the Tampa Bay Area.

If you like off-kilter, entertaining book readings in unique bar locations, you won’t want to miss this. Keep visiting KLNappier.com or the Grand Central Lit Crawl’s FaceBook Page for updates.

 

K.L. Nappier Book Signing
Saturday, June 25th, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Books At Park Place
10468 Roosevelt Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL

 

Join Kathy at Books At Park Place from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. as she hangs with a talented selection of popular local authors. Something for everyone, from YA fantasy to dark humor to fantasy inspired nonfiction to supernatural thrillers. A great way to top up your summer reading list!

Books At Park Place is an independent book store getting a lot of attention in the Tampa Bay area. Just recently, the store hosted local darling and award winning literary horror stylist Christopher Beuhlman.

Kathy will be signing copies of her latest release Fright Mare: Women Write Horror, a multi-author anthology featuring her critically acclaimed short story Backslide. She’ll also have on hand copies of her award winning Full Wolf Moon Trilogy as well as her other titles.

Click Here For The Book Signing’s FaceBook Event Page.

 

 

46 events. 24 venues. 10 days of intoxicating “Litertainment”!
The Sunlit Festival: A Celebration of Literary Arts, March 4-13, 2016

This unique happening sprung into existence in 2015 and has already grown beyond expectations. Kathy is thrilled to be part of the new Dark Arts author track during the festival, and will be featured at two events. To learn more about them, go to the Dark Arts Event Page and the SunLit Literary Pub Crawl Event Page at SunLit’s FaceBook Page.

There are few literary festivals quite like SunLit, spread across days and downtown St. Pete venues, with an array of events for every literary taste and age group.

Check out Lucha Libro: Live Literary Combat, where four pairs of daring Tampa Bay Area writers will have five minutes to create a literary masterpiece from a random prompt and move on to the next round. Only one will emerge alive…literarily speaking.

The Dark Side of literature might not have cookies, but there will be wine. The Dark Arts: Authors of the Horror Writers Association Shine a Light on Dark Fiction and Horror, hosted at Wine Madonna, promises a darkly intriguing conversation with best selling and award winning authors and screen writers of supernatural thrillers, horror and dark fantasy.

Or spread your blanket, uncork that bottle and let the St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival offering of “Cymbeline” transport you to theater as it was in the 17th century.

Be a literary rebel and join the Citywide Read and Write In. Bring a picnic, your favorite books or tote some notepads to a campy and digital-free space created by Special Guest Camp Unplugged.

Be part of the story of Through Our Eyes, when students from the Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism program conduct live interviews of their families, capturing the history of their communities in the process. One generation learns from another.

Could you ask for more? Well, there is more. Lots more, including eight days of family friendly story time activities. Explore them all at SunLit.org

And, of course, visit right here as news develops on Kathy’s events at SunLit.

More Four and Five Stars for the Full Wolf Moon Trilogy!

The Geekdom of Gore has finished reviewing the Full Wolf Moon Trilogy.

The Geekdom of Gore prides itself on unflinching, honest reviews of horror and dark fiction. Using a cheeky skull-and-crossbones ratings system, five skull-and-crossbones is the highest rating. Kathy is thrilled that the Geekdom of Gore has rated each of the Full Wolf Moon books four to five each.

Full Wolf Moon: “K.L. Nappier takes the werewolf genre and spins it within a historical event and makes it suspenseful and entertaining.” Four Skull-and-Crossbones. See Full Review HERE.

Bitten: “…vivid descriptions and engaging plots…” Four Skull-and-Crossbones. See Full Review HERE.

Chosen:  “…the author saved the best for last.” Five Skull-and-Crossbones. See Full Review HERE.

To find where you can get the entire Full Wolf Moon Trilogy, click HERE.

Learn more about the Geekdom of Gore HERE.

K.L. Nappier at Wordier Than Thou’s Tampa Bay Book Fair
Saturday, November 7th
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Park Station
5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, Florida 33781

Wordier Than Thou just might be one of the most unique writers group in existence. It all began in 2012 with the intriguing concept of inviting authors of books, novels and short stories to an open mic format, much like what poets, musicians, singers and spoken word artists have at their disposal regularly. Since then, WTT has built on that success by publishing a literary magazine, producing a radio show and sparking a thriving network of author groups and guilds that continues to grow. Early in 2015, Wordier Than Thou was part of the inaugural SunLit Festival in St. Petersburg, produced by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce’s Arts Alliance, an ambitious nine day literary festival that took the Tampa Bay Area by storm.

Now WTT is launching the Tampa Bay Book Fair, a celebration of the local and Florida authors. Free to the public, the Tampa Bay Book Fair will be filled with activities, children’s events, informative panels, food trucks and more.

Kathy is excited to join fellow Horror Writers Association member Russell James, author of Dream Walker and Q Island, on a panel on writing thrillers and horror. Book signing will follow at her author table.

For more information on Wordier Than Thou’s inaugural Tampa Bay Book Fair CLICK HERE.

This Horror Selfie Comes from Jodi Renee Lester. Thanks, Jodi!

HERE’S HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR HORROR SELFIE!

K.L. Nappier at the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary During Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

Because Nothing’s Scarier than Being Alone

Ready to pose your pet during the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary Halloween Pet & Author Party, Friday, October 30th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.? Don’t be afraid! It’s easy! And you could win a $1000.00 ebook package, courtesy of ChiZine Publications!

If you haven’t heard yet, this Friday, October 30th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Florida Chapter of the Horror Writers Association and the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary are throwing a Halloween Pet & Author Party in support of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Spooky fun for the whole family, plus two different ways to win prizes! A donation of supplies or money to the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary during the event enters the party guest in the sanctuary’s raffle. And the Horror Writers Association’s Horror Selfies Contest is a fun way to earn a chance at winning an ebook prize pack worth over $1000.00, courtesy of ChiZine Publications!

To enter your selfie, go to the Horror Selfies Page at the Horror Writers Association’s webpage and just follow the instructions for upload. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETE BY NOVEMBER 7TH!

PLUS, meet K.L. Nappier, author of the award winning supernatural trilogy Full Wolf Moon, and Mary-Jo Holmes, award winning author of the paranormal romance Midnight Waking! They will be on hand to sign books (a limited number will be available for sale), help you with those horror selfies and spread the love for shelter pets.

Because nothing’s scarier than being alone.

TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR HORROR SELFIE, CLICK HERE.

Find more information at SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary’s web site, or phone 727-586-3591.

K.L. Nappier at the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary During Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Because Nothing’s Scarier than Being Alone

This Friday, October 30th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Florida Chapter of the Horror Writers Association and the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary are throwing a Halloween Pet Party in support of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month!

Spooky fun for the whole family, plus two different ways to win prizes! A donation of supplies or money to the SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary during the event enters the party guest in the sanctuary’s raffle. And the Horror Writers Association’s Horror Selfies Contest is a fun way to earn a chance at winning an ebook prize pack worth over $1000.00, courtesy of ChiZine Publications!

K.L. Nappier, author of the award winning supernatural trilogy Full Wolf Moon, and Mary-Jo Holmes, award winning author of the paranormal romance Midnight Waking , will be on hand to sign books (a limited number will be available for sale), help you with those horror selfies and spread the love for shelter pets.

Because nothing’s as scary as being alone.

Find more information at SPCA Tampa Bay Animal Sanctuary’s web site, or phone 727-586-3591.

 

K.L. Nappier on “The Current,” Airing on 5 Popular
FM and AM Radio Stations

Did you miss Kathy’s interview on “The Current” with host Roxanne Wilder? Catch the full interview by clicking the audio bar below!

 

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