Oh, what a difference a year makes! Over 120 people have already applied or registered for this year’s event! Will you join us? Welcome to the Blog Tour for JustRead Rendezvous 2024, hosted, sponsored, and organized by JustRead Publicity Tours!
you are invited
JustRead Rendezvous
November 15, 2024
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago-Downers Grove
Join fellow readers and authors at the JustRead Rendezvous to celebrate Christian fiction and sweet reads. This event, modeled after the Christian Fiction Readers Retreat, aims to sweeten reading and storytelling experiences with fellowship and encouragement. Activities will include corporate worship, speaker sessions, author panels, small group discussions, games, giveaways, a pop-up book shop, and author signings.
Baker Publishing Group fiction imprints (Bethany House and Revell), Enclave Publishing, and Kregel Publications have joined JustRead Publicity Tours as event sponsors.
Learn more about the 2024 JustRead Rendezvous
participating authors
first row: Amanda Barratt, Amanda Cox, Amanda Dykes, Angela Ruth Strong, Becky Wade, Elizabeth Goddard, Elizabeth Musser, Emily Conrad, Gabrielle Meyer. second row: Janilise Lloyd, Kate Breslin, Katie Powner, Kimberley Woodhouse, Kristi Ann Hunter, Laura Frantz, Linda MacKillop, Lisa Phillips, Lynn Austin. third row: Mesu Andrews, Nancy Mehl, Nicole Deese, Robin W. Pearson, Ronie Kendig, Sara Brunsvold, Sara Davison, Sara Ella, Sara Watterson
Keynote speakers include Amanda Dykes, Becky Wade, and Ronie Kendig. Kimberley Woodhouse and Lisa Phillips will lead worship. More authors will be added to the event as reader registration increases!
Check out recent releases by participating authors in the JustRead Amazon Storefront.
the little things
That’s what keeps me up at night, all the the little things that might make or break the Rendezvous experience for a reader, or an author, or a sponsor. Logistics and unknowns and contingencies swirl around my brain until I’m dizzy with anxiety. This is when I usually come to my senses and remember God is sovereign. It’s not within my scope of power or influence to make or break this event, even with a mountain of tiny decisions on my task list.
God is working (beyond reminding me of his faithfulness and grace in the sleeplessness). Seeds of compassion sprout into ideas to help us interact with one another more effectively, balance the hustle and bustle with some linger and mingle. In those quiet hours and throughout the day, I’m learning more about the journey of the Church universal. We believers identify with different branches, styles of worship, and teachings yet we all love the same Savior and that’s no little thing.
If you happen to find yourself awake at odd hours of the night, you’re not alone. I encourage you to take advantage of the stillness and thank the Lord for all he has done and is doing in the grand scope of history, ordering all things for the good of those who believe.
register
The registration fee (including a book tote, lunch, afternoon snack, and more) is $124 for readers. We’re nearing the reader registration mark to add more best-selling, debut, and indie authors to the 2024 event. Tell your friends and register today to pave the way by August 1!
Subscribe to email updates and learn more about each author on the JustRead Rendezvous website. Connect with other attendees and hopefuls in the Rendezvous Roomies & Logistics ’24 private Facebook group to arrange shared experiences or cost-sharing opportunities.
P.S. Join us on Thursday at the same location for the Art of Writing conference and The Christy Award Winners Gala. The Christy Award honors and promotes excellence in Christian fiction and is a program of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Visit christyawards.com for more information and registration.
giveaway
(1) winner will receive one paid registration to JustRead Rendezvous 2024 courtesy of ’23 Rendezvous author Tamara Leigh
(1) winner will receive a canvas tote bag, an A6 journal notebook with a ballpoint pen, a 12 oz enamel mug, a scented candle, and a reading blanket
(5) winners will receive a $10 egift card (Baker Book House, Christianbook, or Amazon)
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 4, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on June 11, 2024. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only for physical prizes. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
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Reader friends, tell me about your reader event experiences! Will you join these authors, fellow readers, and me at Rendezvous this year or in the future?!
Faithfully Bookish 
Hi Beth, This sounds like so much fun! I’ve had a great time in the past attending your reading events, and I’m glad to see you’re continuing them. I’d love to go this year, but it’s a long way to go. I’ll have to see what the future brings! Good luck with your planning. I know you’ll do a great job!
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Thank you so much, dear Winnie! I would love to see you. More and more reader events are popping up all over the country. Praying an opportunity opens up for you to attend one!
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Laura Frantz is such a special author to me. I would love to meet her. Her books remind me of the series, “Ladies of London”. Some of them have titles, historical estates. I also love her book covers. They all look so soft and pretty.
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thank you for sharing your heart, dearest Beth, and for leading us so well ❤
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