Chat with Hamptons Whodunit fiction and true crime authors, get your books signed, and grab a coffee! A chance to discover great new reads from our featured authors and true crime experts.

How does a novel get made? How does it find its audience? What do social media influencers look for when deciding what books to promote? And what really goes on behind the scenes to make a bestseller?

Join publishing industry insiders and book influencers for a morning peeling back the curtain on the business of books, from a deep-dive into the process of selling, editing, and publishing a book to a discussion with influencers who help connect books with readers.

Whether you’re an aspiring writer looking to get started in the book world, a published author looking for more insight, or an avid reader curious to learn how the books you love are created, we hope you will join us for a fascinating morning of publishing industry insight!

Featuring insights from some of this year’s guest Bookstagrammers, Victoria @nursevicreads, Kristin @k2reader, and Chanel @ifyoucan_read_this

Book discovery in 2026 is taking place online more than ever before. The key voices driving that discovery? Book influencers across platforms including Instagram and TikTok, whose accounts play a crucial role in helping a book find its audience.

In this panel, Abby of @crimebythebook will sit down with influencers from across the Bookstagram community to discuss their book platforms, how they choose the books they feature, the social media trends they’re seeing now, and much more.

Join Jennifer Barth and Gabrielle Brooks (Alfred A. Knopf), Mandy Chahal (Poisoned Pen Press), Dan Conaway (Writer’s House) to hear their insider experiences in publishing a future bestseller.

What does it take to make a bestselling novel? Peel back the curtain on the making of a bestseller with this panel of publishing industry experts. Moderated by acclaimed bestselling crime writer Chris Pavone, this panel will trace the lifecycle of a book from acquisition to editing to marketing, publicity, and beyond, giving you insight into every step of the publishing process.