Nisha Sharma, Nia Davenport, Trung Le Nguyen & Michelle Jabès Corpora: Swoon at Your Own Discretion
Sat, Oct 04
|Decatur Library, Young Adult Stage
Demon slayers, witches, Egyptian oracles, and one very charming bear. Nisha Sharma, Nia Davenport, Trung Le Nguyen, and Michelle Jabès Corpora bring romance with a twist in this unforgettable panel. Swoon if you dare.
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2025, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
Decatur Library, Young Adult Stage, 215 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA 30030, USA
About
A fiery romance about a monster-slayer trained by Hindu demons. An enchanting rom-com about a reluctant witch caught up in a fake dating scheme. A surprising love story that unfolds over social between a girl and a bear named Peri. An Egyptian kingdom in turmoil and an ancient oracle that will birth power.
Romance isn’t always sweet. Sometimes it comes wrapped in prophecy, deception, or fur. Join Nisha Sharma, Nia Davenport, Trung Le Nguyen, and Michelle Jabès Corpora as they unravel their unique tales of love with a twist. Following the panel, authors will proceed to signing tables to autograph books.
Purchase your book from Brave + Kind using this link, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the festival.
About the Moderator
Jill Tew is the critically-acclaimed author of dystopian romance and middle grade novels that imagine Black girls in exciting new worlds. Her debut novel The Dividing Sky (2024) was a Top 10 Kids Indie Next Pick, and was selected by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Bookshop.org, and Reactor Magazine as one of the Best Young Adult Books of the Year. Her middle grade debut Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement was published by Disney/Hyperion this spring, and her next dystopian romance An Ocean Apart is forthcoming from Penguin Random House on October 14th.
A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Jill is also a co-host of the Afronauts Podcast, which provides writing tips and community for Black aspiring speculative fiction writers.