Lisa Harrison (right) and Brenda Gardner will present the Author's Toolbox at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, on "How to Connect with Book Clubs and Readers."

Brenda Gardner and Lisa Harrison are co-hosts of the Friends and Fiction Official Book Club with Brenda and Lisa with more than 33,000 members on Facebook, as well as followers on Instagram and YouTube. From monthly book discussions with authors, the book club has grown to include quarterly Happy Hours with rockstar librarian Ron Block (also the Friends and Fiction podcast host), a reading challenge with monthly reading prompts, Saturday giveaways, pop-up author interviews, book events, and more.

How did two book lovers who didn’t know each other make this journey, and what tips do they have to help you market your book and connect with book clubs and readers? Join us for this Author’s Toolbox to find out!

Brenda Gardner has been a lover of books and libraries since childhood. She was a journalism undergraduate and worked in newspapers and freelance writing before shifting to public relations, grant writing, and local government administration. She has a Master of Public Administration and now works to improve the future workforce pipeline. She is a regular book festival attendee and has presented at the virtual Epigraph Literary Festival. You can follow her on Instagram @Brendabythebook.

Lisa Harrison is currently a marketing and social media professional, a correspondent for NiceGirlsTV, an actor and voiceover artist who received a BA in theatre arts from Georgia Southern University with a minor in Spanish. She enjoys attending book festivals, fan conventions and is a regular panelist at DragonCon for the Urban Fantasy, Horror, and American Science Fiction and Fantasy Media tracks. She is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club, the Broadleaf Writers Association and is currently writing her first novel. You can keep up with Lisa on Instagram @LisaGetsLit.