Events

 

Upcoming Events

Check back here for upcoming events, including launch details for THE LIES OF ALMA BLACKWELL (releasing August 27, 2024).

Past Events 

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | Texas Library Association (TLA) 2023 | Austin, TX
In-person
2:45pm - 3:45pm: Fresh Voices Young Adult Roundtable | Austin Convention Center, Rm 8AC
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Book Signing | Authors Area Aisle 7

Saturday, November 5 @ 4pm | PAGES Bookstore, Manhattan Beach, CA
In-person
Join me and YA author Susan Azim Boyer to celebrate the launch of her searingly funny and deeply poignant debut novel, Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win. Susan and I will both be signing books after the conversation!

Saturday, November 12, 2022 | YALL FEST | Charleston, SC
Find me at one of my panel events, or just come say hi (I’ll be carrying around leftover preorder swag!!)

11:00 AM: Cross Into the Spirit Realm: Meet & Greet and giveaway with free psychic readings! First come, first serve, and as supplies last! | Charleston Museum — Courtyard

3:00 PM: AMA Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety and Writing | Charleston Museum

4:00 PM: Beyond Bridgerton: The Cool Kids Table of Historical Fantasy: Moderated by Adalyn Grace with Sasha Peyton Smith, Brittany N. Williams, Amanda Glaze, and Chloe Gong | Charleston Music Hall

Thursday, November 3 @ 4:30 pm ET | Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Event
Live on Barnes & Noble TikTok
Join me in conversation with A BROKEN BLADE author Melissa Blair, as we discuss the October YA Book Club Pick THE SECOND DEATH OF EDIE AND VIOLET BOND; a debut historical fantasy following twin mediums Edie and Violet Bond as they investigate their mother’s mysterious death. Follow #BNYABookClub.

Sunday, October 16 @ 12pm Pacific Time
Instagram LIVE
Are you as obsessed with the gorgeous cover art for The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond as I am? I’ll be chatting with the brilliant cover artist Marcela Bolívar on IG Live, and I’ll be asking her about the inspiration behind the art. Note: this interview is archived on my Instagram Page!

Saturday, October 22 @ 1pm | TEENFEST, Orange County Public Library
Author Talk at Tustin Public Library
Join me and fellow YA authors Dana Schwartz and Susan Azim Boyer for an author talk and book signing at the Tustin Library in Orange County.
More details here.

Sunday, October 23 @ 11:30am | Barnes & Noble Loma Theater | San Diego, CA
Book Signing with author Susan Lee
Come say hi to me and the wonderful Susan Lee, author of the swoony YA novel Seoulmates, full of all the K-pop and K-drama you could want. We’ll be chatting with readers and sighing books!

Tuesday, October 4 @ 7pm | Barnes and Noble at the Grove | Los Angeles, CA
In-person conversation with Elana K. Arnold

Join me to celebrate the launch of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond! I’ll be in conversation with the incredible Elana K. Arnold, author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels and children’s books, including the Printz Honor winner Damsel and the incredible feminist red riding hood retelling, Red Hood. After our conversation, Elana and I will both be signing books, and I’ll be giving out exclusive book swag! Register here!

Wednesday, October 5 @ 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET with Red Balloon Books
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Virtual* event with Gretchen McNeil

Join me and Gretchen McNeil, author of your favorite YA horror/suspense novels like TEN, #murdertrending, and her recent YA Strangers on a Train Retelling, DIG TWO GRAVES, for a virtual event celebrating the release of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond. You can register for free, and all books purchased in connection with the event will come with signed bookplates & all the preorder swag! Registration and more info here!

Thursday, October 6 @ 7pm | Books Inc., Alameda, CA
In-person conversation with Nina LaCour

Join me and Nina LaCour, bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay, and the recently released stunner of a novel Yerba Buena, to celebrate the release of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond! After our conversation, Nina and I will be signing books, and I’ll be giving out exclusive book swag. Register here!

P.S. Signed & Personalized copies of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond are available to ship from Books Inc. if you order by October 6! Buy them here

Saturday, October 8 @4pm | Capital Books on K, Sacramento, CA
Meet & Greet + Book Signing
THE SECOND DEATH OF EDIE AND VIOLET BOND is set in the history-rich city of Sacramento in 1885, and so I am particularly excited to be celebrating the book’s release with Capital Books on K in their Flamingo Lounge! If you are a SAC local, please stop by and say hi! More info here.

Sunday, October 9 @11:30am | Linden Tree, Los Altos, CA
In-store author signing
It's extra special for me to visit Linden Tree Books, the children's bookstore where I worked in high school, to sign books and meet readers.

June 22, 2022: 5:30pm | American Bookseller Association’s CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE | Phoenix, Arizona
Author Reception: Join me in the Frank Lloyd Wright Salon for the Author Reception at ABA’s Children’s Institute where I’ll be signing Advanced Reader Copies of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond, and handing out some exclusive swag!

May 19, 2022: 11:00am ET | School Library Journal’s A DAY OF DIALOGUE
Virtual Panel: A Reckoning of Spirits 
YA fans of the paranormal and the occult will relish these stories of wandering spirits, goblin markets, and wishes gone awry from YA authors Kalynn Bayron, Tori Bovalino, Sarah Hosey, Amanda Glaze, and Mahtab Narsimhan, moderator Florence Simmons, Associate Editor, School Library Journal.