Book Launch — It’s Got to Be You by Twinkle Zaman
Join us for an evening of books, wine, and stories, to celebrate the launch of Twinkle Zaman’s debut novel, It’s Got To Be You.
Multi-Genre Author Panel
Featuring:
Ashley Wall
Shayla Jesse
Sasha Summers
Raquel Medora
Hollie Hardy
Twinkle Zaman
Q/A Moderated By:
Jackie Dorman
Friday, Sept. 11, 2026
Doors 7pm
Panel Discussion 7:30m
Vintage Bookstore & Wine Bar
1101 E. 11th ST
Austin, TX
Free
About the Book
With It’s Got To Be You, Zaman introduces readers to a cinematic love story about hope, transformation, and the extraordinary power of a single hello. Set against a backdrop of music, longing, and the pull of destiny, the novel follows nineteen-year-old Lucy DeLuca after a chance encounter with rising country star Chip Wayne changes the course of her life.
About the Author
TWINKLE ZAMAN is an author best known for her poetry book Love Notes: Single Hearts Affairs, where she found her confidence to speak unapologetically about the woman she has become. With unfiltered honesty and faith in love, she has sparked a flame within herself and become an inspiration to women. Her debut novel, It’s Got To Be You, is a bold and intimate story of growth, resilience, and transformation. She invites readers to believe in love that lingers long after the final page.
About the Panelists
ASHLEY WALL is an educator, a mom of two and a passionate architect of imagination! With a master’s degree in education and a wealth of teaching experience, Ashley has a unique vision: to empower young minds through imagination and belief in oneself.
SHAYLA JESSE is a wife, mom, author, and speaker passionate about encouraging women to strengthen their faith and embrace their purpose through her books, podcasts, and speaking engagements.
SASHA SUMMERS writes stories that celebrate the ups and downs, loves and losses, ordinary and extraordinary occurrences of life. Sasha pens fiction in multiple genres and hopes each and every book will draw readers in and set them on an emotional and rewarding journey. When not writing, she’s reading or spending time with her family somewhere in the Texas Hill Country.
RAQUEL MEDORA is a Texas native. She received a BA in English from UT Austin with a Creative Writing Certificate in Poetry. Outside of writing, Raquel is an avid gardener, pulling weeds in her rose-rage garden, planting new seeds and trees, and she enjoys hiking, spending time with her two kids, and enjoying life with her friends.
HOLLIE HARDY is a poet, educator, and award-winning author of Lions Like Us (Red Light Lit Press, 2024) and How to Take a Bullet, And Other Survival Poems (Punk Hostage Press, 2014). She holds an MFA in Poetry from SFSU and teaches private poetry workshops online. She is the founder of Praxis Poetry and host of the long-running monthly reading series Saturday Night Special, a Virtual Open Mic. Follow on IG: @hollie.hardy
About the Moderator
JACKIE DORMAN is a relationship coach, matchmaker, bestselling author, and speaker who has helped over 1,600 people get married in just the last four years through her singles program Last Year Single and her proprietary HeartWork process. She calls Austin, Texas home with her husband of 18 years, David. Together they have a beautiful blended family with three adult children and two grandbabies.