Upcoming Events Recorded Events Past Events
Upcoming Events
Virtual — Barrelhouse Magazine Conversations & Connections Conference
February 6, 2021 DETAILS (sold out)
Virtual — Stanford Lunar New Year (Virtual) Street Festival 2021!
February 13, 2021 DETAILS
Virtual — Sonoma County Writers Camp
February 25, 2021 DETAILS
Instagram Live @ClareMackWrites — UK/US Books Across the Pond with Clare Macintosh
March 1, 2021, 1 PM EST
Virtual — East City Bookshop, Washington, DC
In Conversation with Kate Hope Day (In the Quick)
March 4, 2021, 7 PM EST DETAILS
Virtual — Wood Dale Public Library, Wood Dale, IL
March 18, 2021, 7 – 8 PM CST DETAILS
Virtual — Greece Public Library, Rochester, NY
#OneBookReads Program
March 24, 2021, 6:30 – 8:30 PM (Details will be available closer to the event)
New York, NY — Pen Parentis Salon
With Marion Winik
April 13, 2020, 6 – 7 PM
Virtual — East City Bookshop, Washington, DC
In Conversation with JoAnn Tompkins (What Comes After)
April 15, 2020, 7 – 8 PM (Details will be available closer to the event)
Virtual — Dunedin Public Library, Dunedin, FL
April 17, 2020, 10 – 11 AM (Details will be available closer to the event)
Virtual — Bards Alley Books, Fairfax, VA
In Conversation with David Baldacci (Launch event for A GAMBLING MAN)
April 20, 2020, 7 – 8 PM (Details will be available closer to the event)
Chevy Chase, MD — The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase Fundraiser
April 26, 2021, 12 – 1:30 PM (Details will be available closer to the event)
Virtual — Women’s National Book Association
Great Group Reads 2020 Bookwoman Book Club
April 29, 2021, 7:30 PM
Lake Forest, IL — A Novel Affair
October 8-10, 2021 DETAILS and PREVIEW by Rebecca Makkai
HIGHLIGHTED RECORDED EVENTS
Here’s a sampling of different types of author events I’ve held over the last few years: my launch event in conversation with my publisher/editor and agent, Macmillan’s multi-bookstore/library-sponsored discussion moderated by one of my favorite authors, a PBS author interview, a book festival event, a library event, a Q&A about the writing process, bookstore events, a book club discussion, and possibly my favorite (and certainly the most unique) event ever: a Miracle Creek mock trial put on by high school students and teachers!
Virtual – PBS Between the Covers
May 23, 2020, Recorded interview available HERE
Washington, D.C. – Politics & Prose Bookstore
MIRACLE CREEK Launch: A Conversation with Susan Golomb (Literary Agent) and Sarah Crichton (Publisher & Editor)
April 27, 2019, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM DETAILS
Recorded conversation available HERE
Virtual — Macmillan Book + Author (with Téa Obreht)
July 30, 2020, 7 – 8 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Wisconsin Book Festival
Joint event with Kiley Reid, moderated by Dantiel Moniz
October 15, 2020, 8:30 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual Literary Happy Hour (Writing Craft) — Hugo House, Seattle, WA
July 10, 2020, 5 – 6 PM PST, DETAILS, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Westport Library, Westport, CT
In Conversation with Julia Phillips and Melissa Rivero
June 15, 2020, Recorded conversation available HERE
Savannah, GA— New Hampstead High School, Savannah Book Festival @ Schools
Miracle Creek Mock Trial
February 14, 2020, Recorded event available HERE, recap with pictures HERE
Virtual Author Talk — Carroll County Public Library & A Likely Story Bookstore, MD
June 24, 2020, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Silent Book Club Discussion
April 21, 2020, 8 PM, Recorded Zoom Discussion Available HERE
Past Events
As you can see from the list of past events below, many Miracle Creek were canceled due to the pandemic (grayed out), but some were replaced with virtual events that were recorded and available for replay (in orange). I’ve highlighted a sampling of recorded events above. I hope you enjoy them!
JANUARY 2021
Virtual — Brandeis National Committee, Washington, DC
January 11, 2021, 1 PM DETAILS
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Mid-Winter Conference, Tucson, AZ
Discussion Moderated by Judge Michael Simon, U.S. District Judge
January 25, 2021 (CANCELED)
Virtual — Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, Huntsville, AL
January 26, 2021, 6 – 7 PM DETAILS
Virtual — Stanford Annual Books on Review, Palo Alto, CA
Stanford Alumni Ass’n Event with Alka Joshi, Frances Dinkelspiel & Daniel Mason
January 28, 2021, 10 AM – 12 PM PST DETAILS
Virtual — Mae Fellowship Conversation, Louisiana
January 28, 21, 2021, 6 – 7 PM
NOVEMBER 2020
Virtual — Arizona Women Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Keynote Speaker
November 13, 2020, 1 PM DETAILS
Virtual — American Association of University Women Luncheon
November 14, 2020, 12 PM DETAILS
OCTOBER 2020
Virtual — Library of Virginia Literary Awards
Fiction Discussion Panel with Christopher Tilghman & Tara Laskowski (mod. Bethanne Patrick)
October 13, 2020, 6 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Wisconsin Book Festival
Joint event with Kiley Reid, moderated by Dantiel Moniz
October 15, 2020, 8:30 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Boswell Book Company
October 16, 2020, 3 PM, DETAILS
Virtual — Library of Virginia Literary Awards
Virtual Award Ceremony Gala
October 17, 2020, 6 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Anthony Awards Ceremony, Sacramento, CA
October 17, 2020, 5 PM PST DETAILS
Virtual — The Back Room
With Ausma Zehanat Khan, Christina McDonald, and Hannah Mary McKinnon (hosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan)
October 18, 2020, 1 PM DETAILS
SEPTEMBER 2020
Virtual — Strand Critics Award Ceremony, New York, NY
September 4, 2020, 6:30 PM, Recap & Winner Announcement HERE
Virtual — Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Phoenix, AZ
In Conversation with Robert Dugoni (Launch of The Last Agent)
September 21, 2020, 7 PM MST, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Harvard Law Alumni Association, Washington, DC
September 26, 2020, 2 PM DETAILS
AUGUST 2020
Virtual — Old Town Books, Alexandria, VA
In Conversation with A.H. Kim (Launch of A Good Family)
August 2, 2020, 1 – 2 PM DETAILS
Virtual — Hudson Library & Learned Owl Bookstore, Hudson, OH
August 5, 2020, 7 PM, Recorded event available HERE (YouTube) and HERE (Facebook)
Virtual Interview — 14:55 Interview with Sean Murphy
August 27, 2020, 6 PM, Recorded interview available HERE
JULY 2020
Virtual — Derby Public Library, Derby, CT
July 1, 2020, 2 – 3 PM DETAILS
Virtual — Belmont Books, Belmont, MA
In Conversation with Lisa Gornick
July 8, 2020, 7 – 8 PM DETAILS
Virtual Literary Happy Hour — Hugo House, Seattle, WA
July 10, 2020, 5 – 6 PM PST, DETAILS, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — 1455 Summer Literary Festival, Winchester, VA
July 18, 2020, 4 – 5 PM DETAILS
Virtual — Macmillan Book + Author (with Téa Obreht)
July 30, 2020, 7 – 8 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Sponsored by Brain Lair Books (South Bend, IN), Shakespeare & Co (NY, NY), Orinda Books (Orinda, CA), Dotters Books (Eau Claire, WI), Ada’s (Seattle, WA), Page After Page (Elizabeth City, NC), Winchester Book Gallery (Winchester, VA), Scrawl Books (Reston, VA), East City Bookshop (Washington, DC), Everett Public Library (Everett, WA), Huntington Library (Huntington, NY), Highland Park Public Library (Highland Park, IL)
JUNE 2020
At Home with Literati — Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI
In Conversation with Susan Choi
June 10, 2020, 7 PM DETAILS
Virtual — Westport Library, Westport, CT
In Conversation with Julia Phillips and Melissa Rivero
June 15, 2020, Recorded conversation available HERE
Virtual — East Meadows Library, East Meadows, NY
June 18, 2020, 1 PM DETAILS
Virtual Author Talk — Carroll County Public Library & A Likely Story Bookstore, MD
June 24, 2020, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Bookworm of Edwards, Edwards, CO
June 25, 2020, 5 PM MST DETAILS
Virtual — Once Upon a Crime Mystery Books, Minneapolis, MN
Two Bad Apples Reading for Relief Special Fundraiser Event
June 25, 2020, 7 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Bards Alley Books, Vienna, VA
#OneViennaReads Reading and Discussion
June 29, 2020, 7 PM DETAILS
Virtual — BookPeople, Austin, TX
In Conversation with Lara Prescott (Paperback Launch for The Secrets We Kept)
June 30, 2020, 7 PM
MAY 2020
Virtual — Schuler Books & Nicola’s Books, Grand Rapids, MI
May 1, 2020, 7 PM DETAILS
Virtual — Pages Bookshop, Detroit, MI
May 2, 2020, 12 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Belmont Books, Belmont, MA (Bookstore Book Club Pick)
May 4, 2020, 7:30 PM DETAILS
Washington, DC — Washington Writers Conference
May 9, 2020, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM (CANCELED)
Virtual — The Snail on the Wall, Huntsville, AL
In conversation with Mary Laura Philpott
May 11, 2020, 7 PM DETAILS
Richmond, VA — Henrico County Public Library
Joint event with Julie Langsdorf
May 14, 2020, 6:30 PM (CANCELED)
Virtual — Cherry Hill Public Library, Cherry Hill, NJ
In conversation with Amy Meyerson
May 14, 2020, 7 PM DETAILS
Annapolis, MD — Barnes & Noble
In conversation with Amy Meyerson in celebration of the launch of The Imperfects
May 16, 2020, 11 AM (CANCELED)
Instagram Live — Bazos Bookstore, Houston, TX
In conversation with Katherine Center @brazosbookstore
May 17, 2020, 1 PM CST DETAILS
P&P Live! — Politics & Prose, Washington, DC
In conversation with Sara Sligar DETAILS
Virtual — American Bar Assoc. Asian-Pacific Bar
May 20, 2020, 8 PM
APRIL 2020
Boston, MA — Muse & the Marketplace
April 3-5, 2020 (CANCELED)
INSTAGRAM LIVE @fsgbooks
Joint Celebration of MIRACLE CREEK & DISAPPEARING EARTH Paperback Launch with Julia Phillips
April 7, 2020, 7 PM
VIRTUAL — Inaugural Virtual DC Noir at the Bar
April 10, 2020, 8 PM, Recorded event available HERE
Facebook Live — Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID
April 16, 2020, 7 PM MDT, DETAILS
Facebook Live — Left Bank Books, Saint Louis, MO
April 17, 2020, 1 PM CDT, Recorded event available HERE
Lake Forest, IL — Ragdale Foundation’s A Novel Affair
April 17-19, 2020 (CANCELED)
Facebook Live — Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Phoenix, AZ
April 18, 2020, Recorded event available HERE
Virtual — Loyalty Bookstore, Washington, DC – Women’s National Book Association Conversation
April 21, 2020, 7 PM, DETAILS
Virtual — Silent Book Club Discussion
April 21, 2020, 8 PM, Recorded Zoom Discussion Available HERE
Annapolis, MD — Annapolis Book Festival
April 25, 2020 (CANCELED)
Washington, DC — National Cathedral School
April 27, 2020, 8 AM – 1 PM (POSTPONED)
Washington, DC — American Bar Association
April 28, 2020, 6 – 7 PM (POSTPONED)
Virtual — Scrawl Books, Reston, VA
April 28, 2020, 7 – 8 PM DETAILS
New York, NY — Edgar Award Ceremony & Symposium Panel
April 29-30, 2020 (CANCELED)
Virtual — FoxTale Book Shoppe, Woodstock, GA
April 30, 2020, 6:30 PM DETAILS
MARCH 2020
San Antonio, TX — The AWP Conference & BookFair
March 6-8, 2020 (VIRTUAL)
Washington, DC — Kramerbooks
In Conversation with Lisa Gornick (THE PEACOCK FEAST)
March 11, 2020 (CANCELED)
Baltimore, MD — The Dashiell Hammett Society, CCBC
In Conversation with S.A. Cosby and Mark Bergin
March 12, 2020, 6 – 8 PM
Charlottesville, VA — Virginia Festival of the Book
March 19-20, 2020 (CANCELED)
VIRTUAL — Murder & Mayhem Chicago 2020
March 21, 2021, Recorded event available HERE
FEBRUARY 2020
Savannah, GA— New Hampstead High School, Savannah Book Festival @ Schools
Miracle Creek Mock Trial
February 14, 2020, Recorded event available HERE, recap with pictures HERE
Savannah, GA — Savannah Book Festival
February 13-15, 2020
Washington, DC — University Club Conversation with the Author Series
February 24, 2020, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
JANUARY 2020
Washington, DC — Kramerbooks
In Conversation with Andrea Bartz (THE LOST NIGHT)
January 16, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Augusta, GA — Augusta University Writers Weekend
January 24-26, 2020 DETAILS
Washington, DC — East City Bookshop
Moderator, Book Launch for FIRST STREET: Serial Box Audiobook
January 31, 2020, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
DECEMBER 2019
Washington, DC — University Club
Meet the Authors Book Fair
December 4, 2019, 5 – 8 PM
Oakton, VA — Flint Hills High School (Visiting Writers Program)
December 6, 2019, 11:30 AM – 3 PM
NOVEMBER 2019
New York, NY — Asian American Writers’ Workshop
A Reading & Conversation with Steph Cha & Catherine Chung
November 4, 2019, 7 – 9 PM
New York, NY — AAWW, Cosmos Book Club
November 6, 2019, 7 – 9 PM
Bethesda, MD — The Writer’s Center
Moderator: Women Writing Crime Fiction with Cheryl Head, Tara Laskowski & Vanessa Lillie
November 17, 2019, 3 – 4:30 PM DETAILS
Washington, DC — Williams & Connolly Speaker Series
November 19, 2019, 1 – 2 PM
Miami, FL — Miami Book Fair
November 22-24, 2019
OCTOBER 2019
Washington, DC — Loyalty Bookstore
An Evening of Mystery, with E.A. Aymar & John Copenhaver, moderated by Sherry Harris *Mystery-Themed Cocktails at Petworth Citizen to Follow
October 3, 2019, 7 – 8 PM DETAILS
Alexandria, VA — Old Town Books
In Conversation with Courtney Maum (COSTALEGRE)
October 9, 2019, 7:30 – 8:30 PM DETAILS and TICKET
Fairfax, VA — Fall for the Book Festival
Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award Ceremony
October 10, 2019, 7:00 PM DETAILS
Wichita, KS — Day of Authors
October 12, 2019, 9 AM – 3 PM DETAILS
Bronxville, NY — Wrexham Road Reading Series at Sarah Lawrence College
October 17, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM DETAILS
Austin, TX — Texas Book Festival
Big Fiction at Breakneck Speeds (with Chandler Baker)
October 27, 2019 2:45 – 3:30 PM with signing 3:30 – 4:30 PM DETAILS
Arlington, VA — One More Page Books & More
In Conversation with Kira Jane Buxton (HOLLOW KINGDOM)
October 29, 2019, 7 – 8 PM DETAILS
Dallas, TX — Bouchercon Conference
October 31 – November 3, 2019, Friday 4 – 5 PM, “More Real Than the Housewives: Unlikeable Women” with Megan Abbott, Jennifer Hillier, Laura Lippman & J.M. Redman (moderated by Katrina Niidas Holm) TRANSCRIPTION
SEPTEMBER 2019
Westminster, MD — Day for Book Lovers with Tracy Chevalier & Angie Kim
September 16, 2019, 10 AM – 2:30 PM DETAILS
New York, NY — Variety Magazine’s 10 Storytellers to Watch
September 19, 2019, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM DETAILS
Arlington, VA — One More Page Books & More
Conversation with Jamie Mason (THE HIDDEN THINGS)
September 25, 2019, 7 – 8 PM DETAILS
Interlochen, MI — Interlochen Arts Academy
September 26, 2019,1:00 – 3:30 PM
Harbor Springs, MI — Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
September 27-29, 2019 DETAILS
AUGUST 2019
Washington, DC — Washington Urban Debate League, Book Salon
August 1, 2019, 6:30 PM DETAILS
Washington, DC — Kramerbooks
Dinner & A Story Moderated by Chelsea Humphrey (@suspensethrills)
August 15, 2019, 6 – 8 PM DETAILS
Alexandria, VA — Emerging Writers Festival 2019
August 17, 2019 1 – 2 PM DETAILS
August 18, 2019 4 – 5:30 PM DETAILS
Arlington, VA — Northern Virginia Noir at the Bar
August 25, 2019, 6:30 – 9:00 PM DETAILS
New York, NY — Center for Fiction, Emerging Writers Fellows Dinner
August 28, 2019, 6 – 8:30 PM
Washington, DC — 2019 National Book Festival
August 31, 2019, 2 – 2:45 PM, The Washington Post Stage
JULY 2019
Washington, DC — East City Bookshop
A Conversation with Kate Hope Day and Julie Langsdorf
July 2, 2019, 6:00 – 7:00 PM DETAILS
Baltimore, MD — The Weekly Reader Book Club (WYPR & The Ivy Bookshop)
July 11, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM DETAILS
Winchester, VA — 1455 Summer Literary Festival
Featured Reading: Angie Kim & Julia Phillips
July 20, 2019, 5:30 – 9:00 PM DETAILS
Washington, DC — Politics & Prose
Moderating Conversation with Melissa Rivero & Julia Phillips
July 27, 2019, 3:30 – 4:30 PM DETAILS
JUNE 2019
Washington, DC – Solid State Books, Lit on H Street
June 30, 2019, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM DETAILS
Washington, DC – Petworth Citizen Literary Cocktails
June 29, 2019, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM DETAILS
Cambridge, MA – Cambridge Public Library
A Conversation with Mira T. Lee
June 27, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM DETAILS
New York, NY – Bryant Park Author Reading Series
June 26, 2019, 12:30 – 1:45 PM DETAILS
Closter, NJ – Closter Public Library, Meet the Author Series
June 25, 2019, 7 – 8:30 PM DETAILS
Reston, VA – Scrawl Books at Reston Regional Library
A Conversation with Julie Langsdorf
June 23, 2019, 2 – 4 PM DETAILS
Reddit Books – Ask Me Anything, r/books
June 20, 2019, 12 – 2 PM
Discussion available at https://www.reddit.com/r/books/
Madison, CT — RJ Julia Bookstore
A conversation with Julia Phillips, moderated by Courtney Maum
June 13, 2019, 7 – 8 PM DETAILS
Winchester, VA — 1455 Author Series @ The Village at Orchard Ridge
June 5, 2019, 1:30 – 2:30 PM DETAILS
Columbia, MD — Books in Bloom Literary Festival
June 2, 2019, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM, Stage 2, Merriweather Post Pavilion DETAILS
MAY 2019
Arlington, VA — One More Page Books
A Conversation with E.A. Aymar and Louis Bayard, moderated by Bethanne Patrick
May 22, 2019, 6-7 PM DETAILS
Gaithersburg, MD – Gaithersburg Book Festival 10th Anniversary
May 18, 2019, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM DETAILS
Baltimore, MD — Enoch Pratt Free Library Writers LIVE Series
May 16, 2019, 6:30-8:00 PM DETAILS
Excelsior, MN — Excelsior Bay Books Literature Lovers’ Night Out
May 13, 2019, 6-7:30 PM DETAILS
Minneapolis, MN – The Loft’s Inaugural Wordplay Festival
A Conversation with Scott Turow
May 11, 2019, 3:45-4:45 PM, Minnesota Public Radio Stage DETAILS
Redondo Beach, CA — Creating Conversations Bookstore, Inaugural Book Club
May 9, 2019, 7 PM DETAILS
Santa Barbara, CA — Chaucer’s Bookstore
A Conversation with Danielle Swiontek
May 8, 2019, 6-7 PM DETAILS
San Francisco, CA — Bookstore West Portal
A Conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims
May 6, 2019, 7 PM DETAILS
Berkeley, CA — Bay Area Book Festival
A Conversation with Lauren Wilkinson & Chia-Chia Lin (moderated by C Pam Zhang)
May 5, 2019, 1:30-2:45 PM DETAILS
APRIL 2019
Washington, D.C. – Politics & Prose Bookstore
MIRACLE CREEK Launch: A Conversation with Susan Golomb (Literary Agent) and Sarah Crichton (Publisher & Editor)
April 27, 2019, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM DETAILS
Recorded conversation available HERE
Baltimore, MD – CityLit Festival 2019, University of Maryland
April 27, 2019 DETAILS
Catonsville, MD – The Dashiell Hammett Society and CCBC Creative Writing Forum & Reception
April 25, 2019, 7 PM DETAILS
Washington, DC – Women’s National Book Association Dinner
April 23, 2019, 6-8 PM, Kramerbooks
Austin, TX – Texas Library Association, Austin Public Library
Evening with the Authors: TLA Annual Conference
April 17, 2019, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM DETAILS
Great Falls, VA – Whippourwill
Miracle Creek Publication Day Celebration
April 16, 2019, 7:30 PM DETAILS about Whippourwill.
Winchester, VA – Hadley Library, The Virginia Center for Literary Arts Author Series
Conversation with E.A. Aymar, with Special Performance by Steve Draughn
April 11, 2019, 6-7 PM DETAILS
Great Falls, VA – Great Falls Public Library
Great Falls Friends & Neighbors All-Members Meeting
April 4, 2019, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM DETAILS
JANUARY 2019
SEATTLE, WA – ALA MIDWINTER 2019 CONFERENCE, LIBRARYREADS PANEL
With Kira Jane Buxton, Juliet Grames, Isabella Hammad & Namwali Serpell
January 26, 2019, 3-4 PM, Washington State Convention Center DETAILS
OCTOBER 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOIR AT THE BAR
October 27, 2018, 5-8 PM, The Wonderland Ballroom DETAILS
BALTIMORE, MD – NAIBA FALL CONFERENCE
October 8, 2018, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM DETAILS