Events
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
Monday, August 26 @ 7pm | Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore | San Diego, CA
The Lies of Alma Blackwell Book Launch & in-person conversation with Susan Lee
Join me and Susan Lee, author of the deliciously swoony SEOULMATES and THE NAME DROP, to celebrate the release of THE LIES OF ALMA BLACKWELL! After our conversation, Susan and I will be signing books, and I’ll be giving out exclusive book swag. Please preorder your copy in advance here (so they don’t sell out!)
Wednesday, August 28 @ 7pm | The Ripped Bodice | Main Street, Culver City, CA.
The Lies of Alma Blackwell Book Launch & in-person conversation with Gretchen McNeil
Gretchen is the queen of YA horror / suspense novels such as GET EVEN, GET DIRTY, and TEN, a YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, a Romantic Times Top Pick, and a Booklist Top Ten Horror Fiction for Youth. Join us as we discuss craft, story, and celebrate the release of THE LIES OF ALMA BLACKWELL! After our conversation, Gretchen and I will be signing books, and I’ll be giving out exclusive book swag. Event Tickets are required (and include a copy of the book). Get them HERE!
Thursday, August 29 @ 6pm | Linden Tree Books| Los Altos, CA.
The Lies of Alma Blackwell Book Launch & in-person conversation with Nina LaCour
It’s extra special for me to visit Linden Tree books where I worked as a bookseller in high school! I’ll be chatting with the incredible Nina LaCour, bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of picture books, chapter books, young adult novels, and adult literary fiction including We Are Okay (named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 YA Novels of All Time) and Yerba Buena (a Book of the Month Club selection, Target Book Club selection, and Indie Next Pick). After our conversation, Nina and I will be signing books, and I’ll be giving out exclusive book swag. Find event details and preorder your signed copy of the The Lies of Alma Blackwell HERE!
Monday, July 1, 2024 | ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024 | San Diego, CA
In-person
10:00am - 11:00am: Book Signing of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond | Exhibit Hall - Booth 817
12:30pm - 1:20pm: Panel - Feeling Supernatural: Breathtaking Worlds in Young Adult Literature | Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage A (Booth 510).
Thursday, June 20, 2024 | Creator Café hosted by the Burbank Public Library | Buena Vista Branch Library | Los Angeles, CA
In-person
7:00pm-8:30 pm: Join me for an evening of café drinks and snacks as I chat about writing, publishing, film producing, and life as an author. There will be plenty of time for questions about writing, filmmaking, and everything in between, as well as a chance to win one of ten free signed copies of my book The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond. Open to all tween and teen aspiring authors and book enthusiasts in grades 6 - 12. (I’ll also be bringing some book swag to give out!!)
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
*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