Events and appearances calendar
2027
March 13, 14
Tucson Book Festival
Tucson Arizona
March 4
School visits in Republic, Missouri
March 2
Duncanville Reads
Dallas, Texas
February 27
Library Palooza, Texas
January 30
Teen Book Con
2026
November 20
School visits in Schenectady, New York
November 19
School visits in Albany, New York
November 17
School visits in Washington, Oklahoma
October 10
St. Louis Teen Book Festival
July 14
Speaking with fellow Edgar Award winner Wendelin Vandraanen
Annie Blooms Books
7 pm
May 16
LibraryCon
Keynote speaker
Rock Hill, South Carolina
April 2
School visits in Norfolk, Virginia
March 27
Virtual visit to talk about Stay Dead
Troybery Author Blitz
Troy, Michigan
March 10
Tome-Con
Georgia
February 27-29
Teen Con and school visits
Salt Lake City
Utah
January 23
School visits in Itasca, Illinois
2025
November 17-21
School visits near Houston, Texas
October 21-27
School visits near Houston, Texas
September 12
School visits in Severna Park, Maryland
September 11
School visits in Boston area
May 31
Book signing for When We Go Missing and other books
Barnes & Noble
Medford, Oregon
May 20
School visits in Sutherlin, Oregon
May 16
Book launch for When We Go Missing!
In conversation with Emmeline Duncan
7 pm
Powells Cedar Hills
Beaverton, Oregon
April 21-25
School visits near Rochester, New York
April 8-10
School visits in the St. Louis, Missouri area
March 28
School visits in the Boston area
March 19-21
School visits in the Houston area
March 18
School visits in Chicago area
January 31
Virtual visit
Huffman, Texas
January 23
School visits in Maury County, Tennessee
2024
November 21
Bloody Thursday with Friends of Mystery
7 pm
Portland, Oregon
October 25
School visits in Greenwood, Arkansas
October 22-24
School visits in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area
October 17
Speaking to Aspen Writers Network
Aspen, Colorado
October 1-4
School visits in the Gillette, Wyoming area
July 10
In coversation with Kelsea You about her debut YA thriller It’s Only a Game at Powell’s
7 pm
Powells Cedar Hills
Oregon
June 8
In conversation with authors of Heiress Takes All
2 pm
Barnes & Noble
Hillsboro, Oregon
June 4
Launching new thriller Stay Dead
In conversation with Megan Lally
7 pm
Powells Cedar Hills
Oregon
May 1
Edgar Awards banquet
(I won!)
April 23-25
School visits in Leroy, New York
April 9-10
School visits in the Atlanta, GA area
March 26
School visits in the Rochester area, New York
March 19-22
School visits in the Omaha, Nebraska area
March 12, 13
School visits in Pasco, Washington
January 8
In conversation with Megan Lally about her amazing first novel, That's Not My Name
7 pm Powells Book Cedar Hills
Beaverton, Oregon
2023
November 6-10
School visits in Virginia
October 18-20
School visits
Leawood, Kansas
October 18
Olathe Indian Creek Library
6:30pm
Olathe, Kansas
September 26-29
School visits
Bettendorf, Iowa and vicinity
September 28
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bettendorf Public Library - Bettendorf Room
open to teens and adults
Bettendorf, IA
September 19
Nashua, New Hampshire
School visits
August 12
12 noon
Signing
Barnes & Noble
Medford, Oregon
July 14
In conversation with Kim Johnson for her new book, Invisible Son
6 pm
Barnes & Noble Cascade Station
Portland, Oregon
July 2
1 pm Pacific Time/4 pm Eastern Time
Online event with Margo Harrison and Ellie Marney, celebrating Some Shall Break, a follow-up to her bestseller, None Shall Sleep
May 24
School visits
Beaverton, Oregon
May 23
School and library visit
El Paso, Texas
May 15-19
School visits
Bentonville, Arkansas area
May 11
School visits
Beaverton, Oregon
May 9
7 pm
Speaking at Annie Blooms Books
Portland, Oregon
May 2
School and library events
Illinois
April 24, 25
Featured author
Kent State University and the Six District Compact Reading & Writing Festival
as well as school visits
Kent, Ohio
April 21
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Texas Library Association
Whodunnit? YA Mysteries, Thrillers and Suspense
Authors: April Henry, Nick Brooks, Karen McManus, Natalie D. Richards, Chelsea Sedoti, Trang Thanh Tran
April 18
Speaking at the Novel Neighbor
St. Louis, Missouri
April 17
School visits
Missouri
Evening: Missouri School Librarians Conference
Breakout session speaker
Missouri
April 12-14
School visits
Omaha, Nebraska
April 13
Speaking about writing to publish (open to the public)
Bennington Public Library
Omaha, Nebraska
April 10
School visits
Lake Oswego, Oregon
April 6
4:30 pm
Speaking at The BookStall
Chicago, Illinois
April 4, 5, 6
School visits
Chicago area
March 31
Tiktok Live with author Margot Harrison (through @AprilHenryBooks)
March 30
7 pm
Speaking at Powells Book Cedar Hills
Portland area, Oregon
March 29
Tiktok Live with author Kathleen Glasgow (through @KathleenGlasgow)
March 28
Girl Forgotten publishes
March 15, 16
School visits
Atlanta, Georgia area
March 14
TOME Con
Georgia
February 6-10
School visits
Houston, Texas area
January 23
School visits
Ttroutdale, Oregon
2022
December 8
School visits
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
November 5
Portland Book Festival
October 14
School visits
Jackson, Missouri
August 31
3 pm
Signing at grand opening of new Barnes & Noble Tansabourne
Hillsboro, Oregon
June 8
6pm ET
Books of Wonder
Virtual Public YA Thriller panel
June 1, 2
School visits near DC
May 27
6 pm
Tattered Cover Aspen Grove
May 24
Two Truths and a Lie publishes
May 23
7 pm
Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
Beaverton, OR 97005
In-store Local Launch Event
May 23
The Novel Neighbor
St Louis, MO
6 pm (Central Time)
Virtual Launch in conversation with Wendy Heard (DEAD END GIRLS)
Event Link: https://thenovelneighbor.com/events/20220523
May 16
One Book, One School visit in St. Louis, Missouri
May 2
School visits
Zavalla, Texas
April 19. 20
School visits
Georgia
April 5
School visits
Junction City, Oregon
March 2
Virtual school visits
South Carolina
March 1
Virtual school visits
Texas
January 18
Virtual school visits
Stillwater, Michigan
2021
November 15-17
School visits
Austin, Texas and vicinity
October 16
Mid-Cities Teen Book Festival
North Richland Hills, Texas
October 12
Virtual school visits
October 5
Virtual school visits
September 30
Virtual school visit
New York
August 24
Eyes of the Forest publishes
May 24
School visit
Portland, Oregon
May 5 (cancelled due to corona virus)
Six District Compact Reading & Writing Festival
Kent State
Ohio
April 28
Virtual visits
Eugene, Oregon
April 22-24
Speaker, virtual Texas Library Association annual conference
April 15
Virtual visit
Missouri
April 14
Virtual visit about promoting literacy
Omaha, Nebraska
March 11
Appearing virtually at
Children's Literature Festival - University of Central Missouri
to be broadcast throughout Missouri
February 3
Virtual visit
Everest Junior High
Wisconsin
January 19
Playing with Fire publishes
2020
November 9, 10
Virtual school visits and community address for Prineville, Oregon
November 6
Virtual YALSA
Space to Deal: How Authors Turn Real Life into Stories with Empathy
October 30
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Cummings, Georgia
October 28
Virtual OCTE conference
Keynote speaker
October 21
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Carthage, Missouri
October 19
Virtual school visit
Missouri
October 13-15
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Piedmont, Missouri and Jackson, Missouri
October 10
Cancelled due to corona virus
Keynote speaker
Oregon Council of Teachers of English
Oregon School Librarians
August 31
Join April Henry (The Girl in the White Van) and LE Flynn (All Eyes on Her). and June Hur (Silence of Bones), Monday, August 31, at 5 pm Pacific Standard Time for a virtual YA mystery/thriller panel hosted by librarian Miranda Doyle.
July 28
The Girl in the White Van publishes
May 22
Cancelled due to corona virus
Schools visits
St. Louis, Missouri
May 12
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Gainesville, Georgia
May 4-8
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Bentonville, Arkansas area
April 30
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Baton Rouge, Louisiana area
April 29
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Austin, Texas area
April 20-21
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Prineville, Oregon
April 11
Cancelled due to corona virus
Keynote speaker
Public Library
Seaside, Oregon
April 3
Cancelled due to corona virus
Homeword Bound
Oregon Zoo
Portland, Oregon
fundraiser for low-income housing
March 27-28
Cancelled due to corona virus
BookMania! Festival
Jensen Beach, Florida
March 17
Cancelled due to corona virus
School visits
Walhalla, South Carolina
March 5
School visits
Troy, Missouri
March 3
School visits
Greendale, Wisconsin
February 26
School visits
Salem, Oregon
February 15
Featured speaker
Brazcon Teen Comic Convention & Geek-fest
Manzen, Texas
February 14
School visits
Houston, Texas
With bookseller Blue Willow Books
February 13
School visits
Austin, Texas
February 12
School visits
Denver, Colorado
With bookseller The Tattered Cover
February 11
School visits
Chicago, Illinois
With bookseller The Bookstall
February 10
School visits
New Haven, Connecticut
With bookseller RJ Julia
January 30-February 2
Attending Kindling Words East
Vermont
January 21
The Lonely Dead paperback publishes
January 4
Speaking
Young Willamette Writers (teen writers)
Bridgeport Barnes & Noble
Portland, OR
2019
November 22
School visits in Nevada, Iowa
November 9
Portland Book Fest
October 21
School visits in Rio Grande Valley area, Texas
October 8-9
School visits in Washington DC area
October 3-4
School visits in St. Louis, Missouri
September 28
Talking about Run, Hide, Fight Back
1 pm
Medford Barnes & Noble
Medford, OR
September 24-26
School visits near Sugar Land, Texas
September 17
In conversation with Carolyn O’Doherty, author of the time travel thriller, Unleashed
Run, Hide, Fight Back
7 pm
Powells Cedar Hills
Portland, Oregon
August 27
Run, Hide, Fight Back publishes
June 13
School visits in Conway, New Hampshire
May 1
School visits
Chicago area
April 22
Middle school and Skype visits
Portland, OR
April 18
Speaking to librarians from Oregon and Washington at OWLA annual conference
April 16-17
Texas Library Association annual meeting in Austin, Texas
April 11
School visits in Hood River, Oregon
April 5
Homeword Bound
Many amazing authors supporting The Community Partnership for Affordable Housing
Oregon Zoo Portland, OR
March 28-29
School visits in Lee's Summit, Missouri
March 27
School visits in Camp Cole, Missouri
March 23
Teen Author Boot Camp
Provo, Utah
March 19
School visits in Salem, Oregon
March 18
Speaking to Sisters in Crime
Portland, OR
March 15-16
Emerald City Comic Con
Seattle, Washington
March 13
School visits in Bloomington, Illinois
March 1
Skype visit on New Hampshire
February 21-22
Nebraska Reading Association Conference
February 14-16
Teen Bookfest by the Bay
Corpus Christi, Texas
School visits in the area
February 11
School visits in Portland, Oregon
February 7
School visits in Beaverton, Oregon
February 4
Book Tour for The Lonely Dead
7 pm
Powells Cedar Hills
Portland, Oregon
February 1
Book Tour for The Lonely Dead
7:00 pm
Hicklebee's
San Jose, California
February 1
Book Tour for The Lonely Dead
6 pm
Best of Books
Edmond, Oklahoma
January 30
Book Tour for The Lonely Dead
6:30 pm
Murder by the Book
Houston, Texas
January 29
Book tour for The Lonely Dead
6:30 pm
Parnassus Books
Nashville, Tennessee
January 27
Book tour for The Lonely Dead
4 pm
St. Charles City-County Library
St Charles, Missouri
2018
December 21
Skype visit in Kansas
December 12
Skype visits in various states
December 6-7
School visits in Connecticut
December 4
Skype visit in Arizona
November 28-December 1
Annual conference for Virginia's school librarians
Virigina school visits
November 18-20
Speaking at National Council of Teachers of English ALAN workshop
Houston, Texas
November 16
School visit in Houston, Texas
November 10
Moderating a YA panel at Portland Book Fest
4-5 pm Old Church
Janelle Milanes, ANALEE, IN REAL LIFE
Kendare Blake, TWO DARK REIGNS
Virginia Boecker, AN ASSASSIN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND TREASON
November 7-8
School visits in the Normal, Illinois area
October 29-November 2
School visits in Omaha, Nebraska
October 4
Skype visit in Missouri
September 29
Event for Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Tacoma, Washington
August 8
Interviewing Mary Pearson about Dance of Thieves
Powells Cedar Hills
July 19-23
2018 International Literacy Association Conference
Austin, Texas
July 16
Skype visit with summer book club in Massachusetts
July 13-14
Events in New York City
July 5
7 pm
In conversation with Terry Blas and Molly Muldoon, the authors of Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom, illustrated by Matthew Seely
Powells Hawtorne
Portland
June 12
School visits in Beaverton, Oregon
June 8
Skype visits in Virginia
May 28-June 3
Attending LaunchPad, a science camp for writers
May 24
Speaking to retired Kaiser Permanente physicians and providers
May 18
Rochester Teen Book Festival!
May 10
Celebrating paperback of Count All Her Bones
7 pm
Annie Blooms
Portland
May 7
Skype visits to various states
May 5
Keynote speaker for 6-8th graders
34th annual Oregon Writing Festival
Portland, Oregon
April 24
6 pm
Free talk!
Fairmount Library
3000 N. Fairmount St, Davenport, IA 52804
April 22-26
School visits in Iowa
April 20
Homeword Bound
Oregon Zoo
Fundraiser for Community Partnership for Affordable Housing
April 14-16
Missouri School Librarians Association annual conference
April 13
School visits in St. Charles, Missouri
April 11-12
State of Maryland's International Literacy Association conference
April 9-10
School visits in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
March 28
Free event!
7-9 pm
Professional Writers Series
Washington State University Vancouver
Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 6
March 22
School visits in LeMar, Iowa
March 19
Skype visit in Alberta, Canada
March 16
School visits in Alabama
March 8-9
School visits in Houston, Texas
March 5-6
School visits in Long Island
March 3
2 pm
Group Signing with YA authors Virginia Boecker, Jessica Brody, Sheryl Scarborough and more
Book Bin, Salem
February 26
School visits in Missouri City, Texas
February 20
Skype visits in Texas
February 14
School visits in Kansas
February 5-9
School visits near Houston, Texas
January 30
Skype visit in Missouri
January 24
Skype visit in Illinois
January 18
School visits
Beaverton, Oregon
2017
December 15
Skype visit in Minnesota
December 13
Skype visits
December 11
Skype visits for Austin Battle of the Books
December 8
Skype visits
December 7
School visits in Portland, Oregon
December 5
Skype visits
December 4
Skype visit with Ohio
December 3
Holiday Cheer
Oregon Historical Society
November 13-14
School visits in Springdale, Arkansas
November 11
10 am
The Old Church in downtown Portland
YA Panel with PC Cast and Traci Chee
Wordstock
Portland, Oregon
November 6-8
School visits in Oklahoma
October 25
7 pm
Barnes and Noble
Pasadena, Texas
Speaking and signing
October 23-27
School visits in Deer Park, Texas
October 12
7 pm
Rediscovered Books
180 N 8th St
Boise, Idaho
Speaking and signing
October 12-13
School visits in Idaho
October 10
Skype with Nebraska
October 8
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association evening event
October 7
Receiving Oregon Spirit book award from Oregon College of Teachers of English
October 3
School visits in Manzanita, Oregon
July 22
2 pm
Barnes and Noble
Medford, Oregon
Speaking and signing
June 29
7 pm
Dallas, Oregon Public Library
Speaking and signing
June 8-11
SCWBI Regional Event
May 24
School visits in St. Louis
May 23
School visits in New Jersey
May 18
Skype visit with students in Virginia
May 16
Skype visits with students in Illinois
May 11
7 pm
Powells Cedar Hills Crossing
Beaverton, Oregon
Talking about Count All Her Bones
May 10
Skype visit with students in Missouri
May 6
Hudson Book Festival
Hudson, New York
Tour for Count All Her Bones, the companion novel to Girl, Stolen
May 3-5
St. Louis, Missouri
Tour for Count All Her Bones, the companion novel to Girl, Stolen
Events include:
7 p.m. May 3
Kisker Road library
1000 Kisker Road, St. Charles
May 2
San Francisco, California
Tour for Count All Her Bones, the companion novel to Girl, Stolen
May 1
12 noon
Seattle Mystery Bookstore,
Seattle, Washington
Tour for Count All Her Bones, the companion novel to Girl, Stolen
April 27
Edgars Awards
New York, New York
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die is a finalist for the young adult award
April 26
6-8 Edgar Panel for Juvenile and YA nominees
Books of Wonder
18 W 18th St
New York, NY
Edgars Symposium
Session for YA and Juvenile nominees
April 25
6-8 pm
Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren Street, New York, NY
Come celebrate the 2017 Edgar Awards at the Mysterious Bookshop.
April 22
Cavalcade of Authors East
Washington State
April 20, 21
Texas Library Association conference
April 19
School visits
Alamo Heights Junior School
San Antonio, Texas
April 10-12
School visits in Taylor, Texas
April 4,5
School visits
McMinnville, Oregon
March 29-30
School visits in Rogers, Arkansas area
March 28
6 pm
Plot your way to success class
Rogers Public Library
Rogers, Arkansas
March 20-24
School visits in Omaha, Nebraska
March 3-5
North Texas Teen Book Festival
February 10
School visits at
Walker Middle School
Salem, Oregon
January 28
YAK Fest
Keller, Texas
January 26
School visits
Winterhaven Middle School
Portland, Oregon
2016
December 12
Skype visits
December
Taking "Active Shooter" class
December 2
Skype visits with Florida and Texas
December 1
Skype visits with Columbia, Missouri
November 22
Library visits in Missouri
Christian County morning
Green County:
5:30-6:30: How to Grow Your Plot, for age 14 and older
Calling all writers! Learn valuable techniques and strategies for plotting your stories.
7 pm: What Doesn’t Kill You: A Writer's (Sometimes Crazy) Commitment to Getting it Right, for age 12 and older in the auditorium
November 21
Children's Literature Festival of the Ozarks
Missouri
November 17-18
School visits in the Springfield/Lamar area
Missouri
November 13-14
Accepting 2016 New York State Reading Assocation’s Charlotte Award
Speaking to New York State librarians
Rochester, NY
October 31-November 4
School visits in the El Paso and Las Cruces regions of Texas
October 10-14
School visits in the Omaha, Nebraska area
October 4-5
School visits in Virigina
October 4
6 pm
Pizza and Chat
Rust Library
Loudoun County
September 29
South Dakota Library Association
and school visits
Speaker, Annual Conference
Watertown, South Dakota
September 26-28
School visits
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
September 23-24
Young Readers Festival of Books
Brookings, South Dakota
August 27
10 am-12 noon
Teaching 47 Ways to Turn Up the Tension
Fundraiser for Write Around Portland, $35 fee
Portland, Oregon
August 13
12 noon - 2 pm
SMART Author Fair
Meet authors and learn about Start Making A Reader Today
Powells Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Beaverton, Oregon
July 9-11
Keynote speaker, YA Luncheon
International Literacy Association
Boston, Massachusetts
June 29
6:30-8 pm
YA authors at West Linn Public Library
West Linn, Oregon
Other authors include: Brian Doyle
May 23
Skype visit in Lake Placid, New York
May 19
Skype visits in Nebraska
May 16
Skype visits in Akron, Ohio
May 13
7 pm
Salem, Oregon
Talking about The Girl I Used to Be
May 10
7 pm
Powells Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Beaverton, Oregon
Talking about The Girl I Used to Be
May 7
Kickoff for Cavalcade of Authors East
Barnes & Noble Columbia Center
1321 N Columbia Center Blvd, Suite 700
Kennewick, Washington
May 6
School visits in Milwaukee, WI
May 5
School visits in St. Louis
May 4
7 pm
Spencer Road Branch of St. Charles City-County Library
St. Charles, Missouri
Talking about The Girl I Used to Be
School visits in St. Louis
May 3
4:30 pm
After-school pizza party
The Book Stall
Winnetka, Illinois
Celebrating The Girl I Used to Be
School visits in the Chicago area
The Girl I Used to Be publishes in hardcover
Blood Will Tell publishes in paperback
May 2
7 pm
Downers Grove, Illinois
Talking about The Girl I Used to Be
Plus school visits in Naperville, Illinois
April 30
Cavalcade of Authors West
Tacoma, Washington
April 22
School visits in Nevada, Iowa
April 18
Skype visits in Nebraska
April 16
Central Oregon Teen Lit Festival
Bend, Oregon
April 9
12:15-1:15
Strong Female Characters Across Genres - meets in W603
In this panel of YA authors, adult authors, and graphic novelists, and a bookseller, panelists will discuss the idea of "strong female characters" and what that means in today's literary landscape. Includes Scott Bergstrom, Mary Pearson and Faith Erin Hicks. The panel will be moderated by Lish McBride.
April 8
Homeword Bound - benefits Community Partners for Affordable Housing
Oregon Zoo
March 24
School visits
Chicago area
March 23
School visits
Downers Grove, Illinois
March 17
Skype visits in Nebraska
March 11
School visits
Claggett Creek Middle School
Keizer, Oregon
February 29-March 4
School visits
Nebraska
February 28
2 pm
Talking and signing
The Bookworm
Omaha, Nebraska
February 27
San Antonio, TX
Speaking and signing with authors
Kiera Cass, Leigh Bardugo, Rick Yancey, Brandon Sanderson, and George O'Connor
February 22
Skype visits in Wisconsin
February 20
Teen Bookfest by the Bay
Corpus Christi, Texas
February 15-19
School visits
South Texas
February 11
Skype visits in Nebraska
February 10
Skype visits in Minnesota
January 12
School visits
North Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
January 6
School visits
Aloha High
Aloha, Oregon
2015
November 30-December 11
School visits in Virginia
November 24
Skype visits in Nebraska
November 1-21
Not available for visits or events
October 21
Skype visits in Nebraska
October 19
Skype visits
Various cities
October 14-15
School visits
Port Angeles, Washington
October 9
Oregon Association of School Librarians
Annual Conference
October 6-7
School visits
Waterloo, Iowa
October 4
Receiving Honor award for Blood Will Tell from Oregon English Teachers
Appearing at Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Association
October 2
Skype visits
Various cities
September 16
Skype visits in Nebraska
August 6
7 pm
YA Panel
Barnes and Noble
Clackamas, Oregon
July 18
Plotting a Pageturner class
Held as fundraiser for Write Around Portland
June 19
7 pm
Reading and Signing Blood Will Tell
Book Bin
Salem, Oregon
June 17
Book Launch for Blood Will Tell
Second in the Point Last Seen Series
Powells Beaverton
Beaverton, Oregon
May 31
Young Adult Author Panel
With Lisa Schroeder and Graham Salisbury
Beaverton Library
May 30
Youth Fiction Fest
Klindts Booksellers and Stationers
The Dalles, Oregon
May 16
The Tenth Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival
Rochester, New York
May 5
Speaking at Young Willamette Writers
Old Church
Portland, Oregon
7-8 pm
May 2
Oregon Writing Festival
Portland State University
Featured speaker for 9th-12th graders
April 25-29
School visits and book festival
Appleton, Wisconsin
April 20-21
School visits in Madras, Oregon
April 13
Oregon Book Awards
April 10
HomeWord Bound fundraiser
Oregon Zoo
April 2
School visits at Alder Creek Middle School
Milwaukie, Oregon
March 26
Skype visit in South Carolina
March 23-25
School visits in and around Troy, Missouri
March 19-21
Attending Urban Escape and Evasion class
Los Angeles, California
March 13
Left Coast Crime panel: "Not Safe For Children: The Young Adult Crime Story"
11:30 a.m.
with Jennifer Bosworth (M), Warren Bull, Linda Gerber, Mary Elizabeth Summer (and I'm hearing an amazing surprise guest)
March 11
Teaching mystery-writing class with author Robert Dugoni at Left Coast Crime
Portland, Oregon
March 7
Plotting a Pageturner
Newberg Public Library
Newberg, Oregon
March 6
Reading and talk
Chehalem Cultural Center
Newberg, Oregon
March 2
Read Across America
Maplewood Elementary
Portland, Oregon
February 28
School visit
Robert Gray Middle School
Portland, Oregon
2014
October 29/30
School and library visits in Port Angeles, Washington
October 8/9/10
School visits in De Soto, Missouri
October 4
Accepting the Oregon Spirit Honor award
Oregon College Teachers of English annual conference
Wilsonville, OR
August 7
Signing with Ann Aguirre, Colleen Houck, and April Tucholke
Book Bin
Salem, OR
7 pm
July 19
Talking to teens
Wm. G. Reed Library
Shelton, WA
2 pm
July 19
Talking to teens
McCleary Library
Grays Harbor, WA
10:30 am
July 18
Talking to teens
Tumwater Library
Tumwater, WA
3 pm
July 18
Talking to teens
Winlock Library
Winlock, WA
11 am
June 18
Reading from and talking about The Body in the Woods
—and look for some members of Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue, which inspired the book!
Powells Beaverton
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
Beaverton, Oregon
7 pm
June 17
The Body in the Woods, the first in a new teen mystery series, releases
June 10
A Deadly Business, the second in the Mia Quinn adult mystery series co-written with Lis Wiehl, releases.
May 21
School visits
Plainfield, Illinois
May 20
Anderson's Book Shop
7 p.m.
123 W. Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, IL
630-355-2665
May 3
Speaker
30th Annual Oregon Writing Festival
Portland State University
April 30
School visits
South Medford High
Medford, Oregon
April 29
Speaking at Barnes & Noble Booksellers
7 p.m.
1400 Biddle Road
Medford, OR 97504
April 29
School visits
Ashland High
Ashland, Oregon
April 26
Teen Book Con
Houston, Texas
April 14 -16
Accepting the Truman Readers' Award
St. Louis, Missouri
April 11
Homeword Bound
6 - 9 p.m.
A benefit for Community Partnership for Affordable Housing featuring a dozen authors
Oregon Zoo, Portland
March 17-19
School visits
West Bloomfield, MI
March 7
Skype Visit with Nathan Hale Middle School
Omaha, Nebraska
March 2
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Igniting Students Reading and Writing through Mystery
Columbia Room
12 noon
Signing at Permabound
Northwest Regional National Council of Teachers of English Conference
Portland Marriott Downtown
March 1
9:30-10:30
Mysteries and Thrillers: Gateway Drugs for Reluctant Readers
Northwest Regional National Council of Teachers of English Conference
Salon A, Portland Marriott Downtown
February 25
Skype visit
Bryan Middle School
Omaha, Nebraska
February 14
School visit
Crossler Middle School
Salem, Oregon
February 13
Skype visit
Seward Elementary
Chicago, Illinois
February 8
Mystery Writing Seminar
With Dana Haynes, Bill Cameron
I'll be talking about plotting
Willamette Writers C.S. Whitcomb House
2108 Buck Street
West Linn, OR
January 25
3:30 pm
Albany Public Library
2450 14th Avenue SE
Albany, OR
Speaking to adults and teens
January 21
Skype visit with school in Rocky River, Ohio
2013
December 16
The St. Andrews Nativity School
Portland, Oregon
School visit
December 14
3-4 pm
Book fair for Battleground Middle School
Barnes & Noble Vancouver
7700 NE Fourth Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA
Talking about Girl, Stolen and The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
November 30
2-3 pm
Annie Blooms Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, Oregon
Look for me offering advice on great books to buy as part of Sherman Alexie's Indies First! campaign
October 12
11 am - 12 noon
Jesuit High School
Portland, Oregon
Oregon Association of School Libraries conference
Mysteries and Thrillers: Gateway Drugs for Reluctant Reader (MS/HS)
October 5
Accepting Oregon Spirit Honor Award
Oregon Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference
Wilsonville, Oregon
August 9
Luncheon - cost includes a copy of The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
12 noon
Beach Books
Seaside, Oregon
June 11
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die, a new teen thriller, releases
June 4
3-5 pm
Launch of the 2013 Summer Reading Club
including a Sidewalk Chalk Art Extravaganza
Salem Public Library
585 Liberty St. SE
Salem, OR 97301
April 21
11 am - 12 noon
Signing at IRA
Macmillan Booth #2831
San Antonio, Texas
April 20
3 - 5:45 pm
Mystery Reading and Writing workshop
International Reading Association Conference
San Antonio, Texas
April 17, 18
School visitis
Taylor, Texas
April 16
School visits
Pflugerville, Texas
April 11
Skype visit with students in Pacific, Missouri
April 5
Homeword Bound
6 - 9 p.m.
A benefit for Community Partnership for Affordable Housing featuring a dozen authors
Tualatin Country Club
March 19
A Matter of Trust, the first in a new series with Lis Wiehl, releases
March 5
Paperback of The Night She Disappeared releases
Audiobook of The Night She Disappeared releases
Audiobook of Girl Stolen releases
2012
December 2
Oregon Historical Society's Holiday Cheer Event
Noon - 4 p.m.
November 18
National College of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual convention
Las Vegas
Igniting your students' writing through mysteries
With authors Charlie Price and Kathryn Miller Haynes
November 3
SCWBI Flap-Flap
Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR 97219
3-5 p.m.
A celebration of new books by SCWBI (Society for Children's Book Writers).
October 26
School Visits
Early College High School/Teen Parent Program
Salem, Oregon
October 18
Crazy Eights Author Event
Hosted by Third Street Books at McMinnville Public Library
225 NW Adams St.
McMinnville, OR
7 pm
Eight authors at one crazy event: Alison Clement, Molly Gloss, April Henry, Lauren Kessler, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ron Lovell, Phillip Margolin, Barbara Roberts, and George Byron Wright.
October 15
Skype visit with school in Prescott, Arizona
October 14
Wordstock
12 noon: Teen Thrillers panel + book signing
3 pm Starting a Series workshop
Portland, OR
October 13
Wordstock
11am: Talking about The Night She Disappeared + book signing
3pm: Self-Marketing panel + book signing
Portland, OR
October 7
ACLU celebrates Banned Books Week
Powells City of Books
1005 W. Burnside
Portland, OR
7:30 pm
Local authors discuss censorship. I'll discuss how it affects teens and keeps them from reading great books they love.
October 4
Crazy Eights Author Event
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, OR
7 p.m.
Eight authors at one crazy event: Brian Doyle, Robert Dugoni, James Bernard Frost, April Henry, Jane Kirkpatrick, Ron Lovell, Phillip Margolin, Naseem Rakha, and George Byron Wright.
September 20-23
Attending The Writers Police Academy
Jamestown, NC
July 27-29
Norfolk Public Library Literature Festival
Norfolk, Nebraska
Events include writers' workshop and presentations.
July 9-13
Instructor, Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop
Oceanside, OR
May 16
Ponderosa Junior High School
Klamath Falls, OR
School visit through Oregon Literary Arts
May 15
Oregon Literary Arts event at Klamath Falls Library
5:30 p.m.
126 South 3rd Street
April will talk about her latest books, how to find inspiration in your everyday life, writing for teens, and more.
April 28
Write to Publish
A one-day conference demystifying the publishing industry
Portland State University
April 23
Oregon Book Award
Girl, Stolen is a finalist
Ceremony at Gerding Theater at The Armory
Portland, OR
April 20
Homeword Bound
6 - 9 p.m.
A benefit for Community Partnership for Affordable Housing featuring a dozen authors
Tualatin Country Club
9145 SW Tualatin Road
Tualatin, OR
April 3
Powells Books in Cedar Mills
7 p.m.
Beaverton, Oregon
Talking about both The Night She Disappeared and Eyes of Justice.
March 23
School and community visits
Olney, Illinois
Girl, Stolen chosen for One Book, One Community event
March 22
School Visit
Rittenhour Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
March 21
School Visit
St. Charles High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Library visit open to all
7 p.m.
Spencer Road Library
St. Louis, Missouri
Talking about my adult and teen mysteries and thrillers
March 20
School and community events in Warsaw, Ohio
February 2
6:30 - 8 p.m.
How to Turn up the Tension class