Your Ideal Book Panels

I had a really interesting conversation on Twitter the other day that I thought deserved to be written up into a blog post.

It wasn't some heavy discussion piece, it was more of a light hearted fantasy panel game.

It started with this tweet from @JessHeartBooks

I'd love to chair a bookish panel one day and I reckon I'd be damn good at it too. Based in Warwickshire. Putting it out into the universe 🙏

— Jess Hearts Books (@JessHeartsBooks) March 28, 2018

Yeah, I think I'd like to do that one day too.

I asked her

Okay, say that you were given the chance and you can have your choice of authors on it, who would you have?

— Liam (@notsotweets) March 28, 2018

and she came back with a really fantastic suggestion for a panel!

Oh gosh what a question! My dream would be @holly_bourneYA @kwebberwrites @LauraMSteven @LauraDockrill @junodawson for a feminist panel! 😍

— Jess Hearts Books (@JessHeartsBooks) March 28, 2018

So I opened the question up to the rest of my followers, and got some more great ideas for panels!

I'd die probably but I'd love to chair Abi Elphinstone. I'd also love to chair Rachael Lucas, Katherine Webber & Laura Steven. But I'd probably die tbh.

— Aimee (@aimee_louise_l) March 28, 2018

I'd want to host a panel with me and @JoshB_xx chairing and chatting with @kwebberwrites and @kevtsang, @perditact and Honor and and and @lucyivison and Tom Ellen about co-writing 😍😍😍😍

— Rosie 🦄🌼📚 (@rosiefreckle) March 28, 2018

Eion Colfer, Holly Bourne, Louise O’Neill and Ernest Cline... it’d be a panel about strong female leads.

— Han, Solo (@hscptcrash) March 28, 2018

My dream panel would be Will Hill, Samantha Shannon and Cassandra Clare. I'd do anything for that panel.

— Zoe ♡ (@zcollins1994) March 28, 2018

YES I'd love to host a boyband lit panel! @chrisrusselluk @AliceOseman @rebeccasbrain

— Lucinda (@lktomlinson) March 28, 2018

I used to organise all the events and Bex hosted them... now we’ve gone Becca hosts them. So all three of us are event pros! I think Laini Taylor and Deborah Harkness together would make our minds explode!

— Sunshine Books (@_sunshinebooks) March 28, 2018

I'd have to think about it. @decastell so I could chat about Squirrel Cats, because I love them and find them utterly hilarious. 😂

— Nicola (@PrythianBworm) March 28, 2018

 What was really interesting though was how many of the authors came back with responses about how much they'd like to do it.

My own dream panel?

Okay. My dream panel would be to host one on fantastic adventures, with @moontrug, @vashti_hardy, @emmac2603 and @SJOHart.

— Liam (@notsotweets) March 28, 2018

Jess came back with a really interesting response.

I think that is a brilliant idea!

— Liam (@notsotweets) March 29, 2018

 You know what? I think she might be on to something there!

So what about you? Who would be on your dream author panel, and would you host it yourself?
Should we look at having a book blogger run convention? Maybe in the north east of England?