Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHESTNUT HILL, MA : Wednesday, May 13 | 7:00pm
Local Author Circle at Hummingbird Books
PAST EVENTS
PROVIDENCE, RI : Tuesday, March 4 | 7:00pm
In conversation with Michelle Millar Fisher at Riffraff Bookstore
BROOKLINE, MA : Wednesday, March 5 | 6:00pm
BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION! In conversation with Joanna Rakoff hosted by Brookline Booksmith (at Coolidge Corner Theater)
RHODE ISLAND : Tuesday, March 11 | 6:30pm
The Cardigan Connection Author Series at Alchemy Bar + Nightclub
NEW YORK CITY : Wednesday, March 12 | 7:00pm
In conversation with Joanna Rakoff at P+T Knitwear
DARIEN, CT: Thursday, March 13 | 6:30pm
In conversation with Cindy House at Barrett Bookstore
RYE, NY: Friday, March 14 | 1:00pm
In conversation with Alison Cupp Relyea at the Rye Free Reading Room
LOS ANGELES : Tuesday, March 18 | 7:00pm
In conversation with Elizabeth L. Silver at Book Soup
SANTA MONICA, CA : Thursday, March 20 | 6:00pm
“Motherhood, Transgression, and Desire,” a conversation with Gina Frangello at Zibby Bookshop
LOS ANGELES : Friday, March 28 at the 2025 AWP Conference
“Crafting the Memoir in Essays” panel with Emily Raboteau, José Vadi, Erica Berry, and Freda Epum | 12:10pm
Bookfair signing hosted by River Teeth | 2:00pm
Must Love Memoir reading | 7:30pm
NEWTON, MA: Tuesday, April 1 : 7:00pm
In conversation with Megan Marshall and Jean Stehle at Newtonville Books
KENT, CT : Thursday, April 3 | 6:00pm
In conversation with Courtney Maum at House of Books
WASHINGTON, DC : Sunday, April 6 | 5:00pm
In conversation with Sarah Wildman at Politics & Prose
PORTLAND, ME : Tuesday, April 8 | 7:00pm
In conversation with Chelsea Conaboy at Print: A Bookstore
ROSCOE, NY : Thursday, April 10 | 6:00pm
In conversation with Jesse Sposato at The Hound Books
NEW ORLEANS : Thursday, April 17 | 6:30pm
In conversation with Brooke Champagne at Blue Cypress Books
VIRTUAL : Wednesday, April 23 | 7:00pm EST
Finley’s Fiction Book Club
PROVIDENCE, RI : Tuesday, April 29 | 7:00pm
BOOKED Author Series reading and signing at Fleur Providence
WELLESLEY, MA : Wednesday, April 30 | 7:00pm
“Creating in the Chaos: On Artmaking and Motherhood” with Alden Jones and Cicely Carew at Wellesley Books
NEW YORK CITY : Thursday, May 8 | 11:00am
Zibby Owens’ Mothers Day Panel Event at Core Club, with Carson Meyer and Mary Catherine Starr
CHESTNUT HILL, MA : Tuesday, May 13 | 7:00pm
“Not Your Mother’s Mothers Day” wine and cheese with Ruthie Ackerman, Amanda Hess, Nancy Reddy, and Domenica Ruta at Hummingbird Books
BOSTON, MA : Tuesday, May 20 | 7:00 pm
“The Sacredness of the Everyday,” a writing workshop and book signing at Temple Israel of Boston
VIRTUAL : Sunday, June 1 | 7:00pm EST
“Stories on Sunday” reading and discussion hosted by Hippocampus
WATERTOWN, MA : Tuesday, June 3 | 7:00pm
Earfull reading and music series at Branch Line, with Jennifer Haigh, Ava Valianti, and Naseem Khuri
SOUTH BEND, IN : Thursday, June 12 | 2:30pm
NonfictionNOW Conference at the University of Notre Dame: “Women’s Rage as a Craft Tool” panel with Brooke Champagne, Beth Ann Fennelly, Jill Kolongowski, and Amy Monticello
BOSTON, MA : Tuesday, June 17 | 10:45am
IAMAS Conference at Boston University: Joint book reading with Jennie Case and Siobhan Lyons
COLUMBUS, OH : Saturday, July 12 | 1:00pm
Columbus Book Festival: "Our Stories, Our Roots” Memoir Panel, moderated by Sarah Gormley
VIRTUAL : Sunday, July 20 | 1:00pm EST
The Never Alone Book Club: Q&A and discussion
BREWSTER, MA : Thursday, July 31 | 10:00am
In conversation with Mary Catherine Starr at Brewster Bookstore
SHELTER ISLAND, NY : Friday, August 22 | 6:00pm
In conversation with Alison Cupp Relyea at the Shelter Island Library
PROVIDENCE, RI : Saturday, September 6 | 5:30 pm
In conversation with artist Suzanne Schireson at Cade Tompkins Projects gallery
RYE, NY : Saturday, September 27 | 12:00pm
Watershed Rye Literary Festival: Memoir Panel
CAMBRIDGE, MA : Tuesday, October 7 | 7:00pm
Tell-All Boston reading at Porter Square Books
CONCORD, MA : Saturday, October 18 | 8:30am
Concord Festival of Authors: “Breakfast with an Author” at Concord’s Colonial Inn
BOSTON, MA : Thursday, October 23| 6:30pm
Reading and author talk at Suffolk University, Poetry Center
BOSTON, MA : Saturday, October 25 | 12:15pm
Boston Book Festival: Memoir Panel with Sarah Chihaya
CONCORD, MA : Saturday, November 1 | 2:00pm
In conversation with artists Helena Wurzel and Kate Holcomb at Concord Art
AUSTIN, TX: Sunday, November 16 | 3:00pm
Reading and author talk at Shalom Austin JCC
BOSTON, MA: Wednesday, December 3 | 6:00pm
Reading with Alden Jones at Emerson College
BOSTON, MA : Monday, February 9 | 7:00pm
“Rewriting Your Story” memoir panel with Virginia Deluca, in conversation with Laura Zigman, at Lovestruck Books
BOSTON, MA : Wednesday, February 11 | 6:00pm
Cognoscenti panel with Scaachi Koul and Oona Metz, moderated by Tiziana Dearing, at WBUR Cityspace
BALTIMORE, MD : Saturday, March 7 at the 2026 AWP Conference
“Writing Long in the Age of the Quick Take” panel with Amy Monticello, Heather Lanier, Brooke Champagne, and Melissa Faliveno | 10:35am
“The Tenderness of Truth” panel with Jill Bialosky, Hyesueng Song, Joel Leon and Nina Sharma | 12:10pm
MUNCIE, IN : Wednesday, May 25 + Thursday, March 26