The Literary Lounge presents our ✨Winter Local Author Showcase! ✨

This is a new event at The Literary Lounge and is sure to be a special reoccurring tradition. Come out to meet and support local Jacksonville area authors. 📚

🗓️ Saturday February 28th, 2026 10AM-2PM
📍1080 Edgewood Ave South STE #4 Jacksonville, FL 32205

For our First Quarter event, we will host the following eight local authors:

Devon Gambrell | Fantasy and Steampunk with a splash of romance and snarky female leads
@devongambrell

K.T Maddan | Dark Romance Author
@ktmaddan

Sav Uong | Queer Romances, mafia, and paranormal
@sav_uong

Allishia Bauman | Advocate for community, collaboration, belonging and inclusivity
@allishiarb

Nicole Mikell | Small Town Romance Author
@nicolemikellauthor

Cheri Hines | Prose + Poetry Author
@c_h_marie

Tim Gilmore | Writes about the haunted South, the South's patterns of crime, fundamentalism, etc.
@jaxpsychogeo

Jeanette Yates | Caregiver, advocate, speaker and guide
@theselfcaregiver

Our next local author showcase will be on National Indie Bookstore Day, which is on Saturday, April 25th, 2026!