Monday, September 14, 2026 Good morning, Reading Room! 🌻 Fresh week, fresh coffee, and we have a new author pulling up a chair today. 🎙️ TODAY AT THE COFFEE TABLE ☕ Vivi D. 🕚 11:00 AM CT 📖 Loving Me Enough 🎙️ Coffee with the Characters LIVE Come meet the author, step into the story, and see what happens when the characters get their turn at the mic. 👀☕ If you can join LIVE, pull up a virtual chair, ask questions, and show some love in the comments. If you miss it, keep an eye out for the replay and clips afterward. 📚✨ 📖 READER ENGAGEMENT MONTH CONTINUES September is still all about the readers. Our 5Rs are: 📖 READ ⭐ REVIEW 🗣️ RECOMMEND 📲 REPOST 🔄 RETURN Today’s challenge is simple: Pick one. Read a few pages. Review a book you enjoyed. Recommend an indie author. Repost a book or interview. Return to an author you discovered through CWTC. That one action can help another reader find their next favorite story. 🎁 READER GIVEAWAY LIVE Mark your calendar: 🎉 Reader Engagement Month Giveaway LIVE 📅 Wednesday, September 30 🕕 6:00 PM CT Books, ebooks, and audiobooks from indie authors will be part of the celebration, with more details shared as we get closer. Keep checking The Reading Room so you don’t miss giveaway updates or entry opportunities. ✍🏾 10-MINUTE STORIES Readers can join the fun too. 10-Minute Stories returns on: 📅 Fridays 🕗 8:00 PM CT You’ll get four ingredients: 🎭 Genre 📍 Location 👀 Suspicious Object 🧍 Main Character Then you have ten minutes to write your story. You do not have to be a published author to participate. If you like stories, creativity, chaos, or seeing how wildly different people interpret the same prompt, this is for you. 😂📚 Check the 10-Minute Stories section here in The Reading Room for prompts and past rounds. 🎙️ COMING UP IN PERSON Readers will also have opportunities to physically pull up a chair for select Coffee with the Characters LIVE interviews. One confirmed upcoming date: ☕ Jess Lore’al 📅 September 23 🕕 6:00 PM CT