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EVENTS

UPCOMING:

ROOM 1214​​​

59e59 Theaters, New York 

By Michelle Kholos Brooks

Directed by Sarah Norris

Inspired by interviews with history teacher Ivy Schamis who experienced the 2018 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, this stirring memory play, follows as she returns to the school to teach one final lesson, asking what if you could rewrite history?

She reunites with her students as they were – playful, funny, and full of life and potential – real kids with bright futures. Equal part memorial and essential history, Room 1214 overflows with truths both uncomfortable and necessary, offering a moving reminder that the best way to honor the past is to learn from it. 

World Premiere, Off-Broadway: tickets

November 15th-December 8th

New York

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On Being Jewish Now

Streicker Center

Temple Emanu-el, New York

Luncheon

November 18th

read and celebrate this anthology

with fellow contributors including

Zibby Owens 

https://streicker.nyc/events/on-being-jewish-now

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Annual Lung Update

University of Alabama Birmingham

November 1

Birmingham, Alabama

Keynote 

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Earlier. org

Friends for Earlier Breast Cancer Testing

October 16,2024

Greensboro, North Carolina

Keynote

Gathering of Friends Luncheon

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Beyond Fest

American Cinematheque, Aero Theater

special screening and q & a

with me and director Bob Odenkirk 

Melvin Goes to Dinner

October 1st

Santa Monica, CA

beyondfesttickets

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World Conference 2024,International 

Association of the Study of Lung Cancer

I'm honored and excited to be moderating 

two closing plenaries titled:

Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Advancing Patient Advocacy Worldwide

and

Enhancing the Patient Physician Partnership

September 7th- 10th

San Diego, CA

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Zibby Bookstore

August 23rd

Santa Monica, CA

in conversation with Moon Zappa

about her new memoir

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Campfire Project 2024

Last year our arts education initiative 

worked with children at the Palorinya Resettlement Camp, this year we're working 

with young migrants in NYC

in conjunction with the WHO

https://projectrousseau.org/

Culminating in a performance at 

The 52nd Street Project

July 7th- 15th

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American Society of Clinical Oncology

I've been invited to attend as 

a patient advocate, come 

find me at the conference!

May 31st- June 4th

Chicago, ILL

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Westside Comedy Club

comedy and storytelling w/

Iris Bahr and Ophira Eisenberg

May 27th

New York City

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Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara GALA

A special performance of

SHPILKES directed by Gala honoree Jonathan Foxfor this year's Gala 

May 2nd

Santa Barbara, CA

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Strong Words

homegrown storytelling in LA

April 27th, 7:30pm

Los Angeles (eastside)

 

Living with Cancer

KRAS Kickers Hope Filled Summit

keynote

March 15-16

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Rancho Mirage Writer's Series

March 14th

Rancho Mirage Library, CA

I'll be in conversation with Steven Rowley 

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In Her Words,Barbara Ehrenreich

February 20th

New York City

Symphony Space

I'm producing this event along with 

the Economic Hardship Reporting Project

to celebrate the work and legacy of Barbara

Ehrenreich

Hosted by Maria Hinojosa, with Caroline Aaron, Jessica 

Hecht, Danny Burstein, Nancy Giles, and Alissa Quart

tickets

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Madwomen Unplugged

January 27-28th

New York City

reading of Sandra Tsing Loh's

Madwomen of the West

Actor's Temple, Off-Bway

tickets

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Zibby Media's author event

Jan 20th

New York City

The Whidbey Hotel

I'll be leading a comedy punch-up workshop

and speaking on a panel

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En Garde Arts Gala

December 11th

Brooklyn, New York

I'll host this year's 

gala honoring Jessica Hecht

26 Bridge, Brooklyn

https://engardearts.org/2023-gala/

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"Going for Broke"

November 8th, 6PM EST

virtual book launch with Alyssa Quart &

Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Haymarket's livestream event series

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/events

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The Campfire Project

Palorinya Refugee Settlement

 Moyo, Uganda

check out this extraordinary 

project here, founded by Broadway star

Jessica Hecht with support 

from IsraAid

September 18-October 2nd

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IASLC World Conference 2023

Singapore

I'm super honored to be receiving the

Patient Advocate Award

September 6-12th

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Near Death Comedy Show

Chelsea Music Hall

Iris Bahr and Friends

New York, New York

August 3rd

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Florida Lung Health Coalition

June 3rd

Tampa, Florida

Kick Off Symposium

keynote

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El Encanto Hotel

Literary Luncheon

Santa Barbara, CA

May 2nd

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Thurber Prize for American Humor Writing

Southern Theater

Columbus, Ohio

April 28th, 7pm

writing workshop on Saturday

tkts: https://www.thurberhouse.org/

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Alissa Quart, book event

BootStrapped,Liberating Ourselves

from the American Dream

April 17th

Los Angeles, CA

I'll be moderating

hosted by Capitol and Main

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Voices of the City

story salon

Autry Museum, Los Angeles

March 9th, 7:30pm

tkts: purchase here

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Akoya Biosciences 

Global Sales Meeting

Feb. 2nd

Los Angeles, CA

keynote

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PAST:

Memphis, TN

Jewish Book Council Event

Memphis Jewish Community Center

January 12th, 2023

tickets and info

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Brisbane, Australia

Multi-Omics 2022

December 11-13th

gala dinner speaker

information

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Rome, Italy

Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe

November 26-29th

ketnote

https://www.womenagainstlungcancer.org/

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Skokie, Illinois

Jewish Book Council Event

Temple Beth Israel 

November 20th, 2022

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Ann Arbor,Michigan 

Jewish Book Council Event

Jewish Community Center

November 10th, 2022

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Lung Cancer Foundation of America

November 5th, 2022

with Bravo Top Chef Amar Santana

Long Beach, CA

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Boca Raton, Florida

Jewish Book Council event

Levis JCC Sandler Center

October 25, 3pm

Literary Afternoon

tickets: levisjcc.org/literature

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Bombeck Writers' Workshop

October 20-22nd

Dayton,Ohio

in person, workshops and readings

www.udayton.edu

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Brooklyn Book Fest 

Niagra Bar, NYC

October 730pm

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Lung Cancer Research Foundation Gala 

honoring Dr. Brendan Stiles 

September 28th, 7pm

Manhattan Club, NYC

www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/

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Museum of Southern Jewish Experience

June 26th, 3-4:30pm

New Orleans, LA

rsvp: www.msje.org/

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Rancho Mirage Library 

June 13th, 2pm-3pm

Rancho Mirage, CA

https://www.rmwritersfest.org/

first 200 rsvps will recieve free copies

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Stories on Stage: literary series

Sacramento, CA

www.storiesonstagesacramento.org

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Strong Words

storytelling series

May 21, 730pm

Atwater Village, CA

rsvp: www.strongwordslive.com/events/

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Red Ink Literary Series

Books are Magic

hosted by Michele Filgate with Samantha Hunt and others

May 19th, 7pm, PT

virtual

rsvp: booksaremagic

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Zibby Owen's Book Club

May 17th

230pm EST

virtual

rsvp: zibbyowens.com/virtualbookclub

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Queens Library

author talk

May 5th, 4pm EST

virtual

www.queenslib.org/

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Past events: 2022

Barshop Jewish Community Center

February 15th, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

virtual, open to the public 

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Paperback book launch

with the Creative Coalition

Hosted by actor Lisa Edelstein

March 8th, 8pm EST

virtual

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House of Speakeasy

I'll host the night of stories

March 15th, 7pm EST

virtual

houseofspeakeasy.org

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Tampa Bay Jewish Book Festival

March 25th, 7pm, EST

virtual

tkts: jewishtampa.com

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Har Zion Synagogue, PA

April 4th, 1130am, EST

virtual

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Merrick Library

April 5th, 7pm

in person

Merrick, Long Island

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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2022

April 23rd

Los Angeles, CA

in person!

12:30-1:30pm

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2021:
Appel Fellows Program

Clairmont College

July 19th -23rd

Guest Lecture Series: Writing for Social Change

 

Jean Hanff Korelitz's Pop Up Book Group

August 3rd, 430PM PDT: virtual

tickets: here

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Happy Women's Dinner

(private event)

dinner and booktalk

August 22nd

Tarzana, CA

 

Bryant Park Dog Days of Summer Reading Series

Sponsored by The New York Public Library

August 25th, 12:30pm

Bryant Park, NY

(free,unticketed)

 

Barnes and Noble The Grobe

September 2nd, 7pm 

conversation with Erika Schickel

author of The Big Hurt

 Los Angeles,CA

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Happy Women's Brunch series

September 26th

Mill Valley, CA

invite info

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Queerwise Book Club

September 29th

Palm Springs, CA

(private event)

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New Beginnings Gala

Benefit to support this wonderful non-profit

September 30th

Santa Barbara, CA

details to come

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Lung Cancer Foundation of America

October 2nd

I'll be hosting our combo virtual/live Gala

with chef Amar Santana at his restaurant in Laguna

details to come

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Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque

October 21st

details to come

virtual

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Pages Book Store

Oct. 17th, 3pm

Manhattan Beach, CA

in person with Erika Schickel

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Charleston Post and Courier author luncheon

October 29th

Charleston, South Carolina

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Katz JCC

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

November 8th

details to come

 

Jewish Book Fest St. Louis 

Nov. 19th

Details to come

Saint Louis, MO

 

Miami Book Fair 

November 20th

details to come

Miami, Florida

 

Jewish Book Festival Atlanta

November 21st

Details to come

Atlanta, Georgia

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Carlsbad Library

Carlsbad, CA

Adventures by the Book series

December 4th, 2-4pm

free (info)

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Inside the Authors's Studio

December 4th, 6pm

San Diego

sponsored byAdventures By the Book

ticket info

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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival

Naples, Florida

December 17th

details to come 

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2022 calendar

is a work in progress

here's to hoping that the Charlston 

Press and Courier spring author luncheon will be rescheduled

and we're looking at dates at Thurber House in Ohio

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Barshop Jewish Community Center

February 15th, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

details to come, virtual for now

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Bombeck Writers' Workshop

March 24th

Dayton,Ohio

details to come, in person event

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Tampa JCC

March 25th, 2022

Tampa, Florida 

details to come, in person event

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Har Zion Synagogue

April 4th, 2022

Merion Station, PA

details to come, in person event

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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2022

April 24-25th, in person event

Los Angeles, CA

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Spring 2021 launch events:

 

Book Launch East Coast with Marisa Tomei 

readings by Jessica Hecht, Charlayne Woodard, and Julia Sweeney

March  2, 2021, 7pm, EST

Symphony Space

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West Coast Launch with Andie MacDowell

March 7th, 6pm Pacific

Dynasty Typewriter and Skylight Books

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Laraine Newman hosts

March 9th, 730pm, est

Words of Maplewood Bookstore

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Dave Barry hosts

March 11th, 8pmEST

Books&Books and The Marcus Family JCC in Atlanta

​

Judy Gold hosts 

Reading with Robin 

March 15th 4pm PST

Robin Homonoff's FB live author series

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Faith Salie hosts

March  22nd, 4pm Pacific

Books YAYA

and cosponsors Chappaqua and Scarsdale Libraries

​

Susan Orlean hosts

March 29th, 7:30pm Pacific

Seattle Town Hall and Third Place Books

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Cynthia Sweeney hosts

April 6th, 5pm

Writer's Bloc LA

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Women's Media Group

April 13th , 6pm

with Sandra Tsing Loh

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House of SpeakEasy series

"The Only Home We've Ever Known"

with authors Séverine Autesserre, Sanjena Sathian

Michelle Nijhuis

watch the show here!

April 20th, 7pm EST

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Annapolis Book Fest 

April 25th, 4pm EST

Panel with Helaine Olen, Washington Post 

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Appel Fellows Program

Clairmont College, July 19th -23rd

Guest Lecture Series: Writing for Social Change

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Jean Hanff's Pop Up Book Group

August 3rd, 430PMM PDT

tickets: here

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Bombeck Writers Conference

March 24- 26th, 2022

Dayton Ohio

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Ongoing:

The Tiny Victories Podcast

my cohost Laura House and I air a new

epsiode every Monday, you can listen wherever you get your

podcasts, but our home is the Maximum Fun Podcast Network

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Nov. 20th

Holiday Cheer with Lit Up

hosted by Sandra Tsing Loh

Arden Myrin and I join Sandra!

Sponsored by the Southern Cal. News Group 

 

Nov. 15th, 4:00pm east coast time

Reading with Robin

Robin Homonoff hosts a pre-pub bonanza

with 36 authors

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Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

October 30th

I gave a keynote and taught a 

comedy writing punch up class, 

we were supposed to be on campus

at the U of Dayton, but we did it online and it was amazing!

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Maine Media College

October 5th-9th (info here)

every year I work with folks on a dual track

of writing and performing, culminating in a

live performance, this year live online:

guest teachers include Moth storytellers Jenny Allen

Brian Kett and Brian Finklestein

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Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop and Festival

University of Dayton, Ohio

Oct. 29th-31st (info here)

I'll be keynoting and teaching a humor punchup 

workshop, friends Wendy Liebman and Mike Reiss

along with other great folks are speaking and teaching

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Jewish Women's Theater

September 6th, 11am

Comedy in the time of Covid

Cindy Chupack and I in conversation

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Next Tribe

August 29-30th

Memoir Writing Retreat

spend the weekend writing with my tribe

this one's sold out, but join us next time!

contact Next Tribe

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February 8th, LA

Facing Homelessness

Benefit for Jewish Free Loans, 

Jewish Federation Los Angeles

I'll be MCing this event

Luxe Hotel

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December 8, Los Angeles

Strong Words

reading salon

7:30pm

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November 19th, Brooklyn, NY

Uncommon Voices series

If You Lived with Me You'd Be Home by No

based on the op-ed in the 

Los Angeles Times

info

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November 12th, New York City

En Garde Arts Gala

I'll be MCing, info TBD

 

October 30th, Vroman's Bookstore

interviewing author Meghan Daum

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October 25-26th, Brooklyn

The Moth NightFall Festival

Brooklyn, New York 

info and tickets

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October 10, New York City

Fall Comedy Series 

reading along with author Lisa Birnbach

Uptown Library Society

 

Ju​ne 21th, Seattle

Moore Theater

Chelsea Handler, Sit Down Comedy Tour  

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May 15th, 2019, New York City:

Carolines on B'way

with Phoebe Robinson

benefit for Women in Media

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April 8th,2019, Michigan:

Oakland University

Key note for Opening Celebration

for the Cis Maisel Center for

Judaic Studies and Community Engagement

 

March 12, 2019, Los Angeles: Live Talks LA

interview with Gretchen Rubin

New Roads School, Santa Monica

 

March 9th,2019, Los Angeles:

Women Comedians of a Certain Age

Beyond Baroque

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December, Los Angeles:

Sit  Spin

Holiday Show! Comedy Central Theater

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October 3rd, New York City: Next Tribe

event with Katleen Kennedy Townsend, Veronica Chambers, Sheila Weller,

and Judy Collins

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October 11th, 7pm: New York City:  New York Society Library

"Uptown Library Series"

reading with Henry Alford

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October 8-12th, 2018, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport Maine

I'm teaching a one week writing and storytelling intensive

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August 31st, Mission Viejo, CA: Library Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

keynote,author talk

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June 2nd: two events in the Southlands of CA

2pm:Carlsbad Library,CA,

author talk

June 2nd, 1018, 6pm: Milton's Jewish Deli, Del Mar, CA

Sponsored by Adventures by the Book

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May 31th, 2018:New York, New York

Merkin Concert Hall

In Your Face New York literary series

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May 16th, Long Island, New York

UJA, keynote

Annual Spring Event

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May 4th, 2018, Los Angeles

Writers Bloc, with Sandra Tsing Loh and Nina Collinz

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May 3rd, 2018 6:30pm: Scottsdale, AZ

Valley of the Sun JCC, author talk

Federation Women's Philanthropy & NowGen (Young Adult) Women

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April 30th, 2018: Brooklyn, NY

Egg Restaurant: Table of Contents series

with Meghan Daum and Jack Livings

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April 29th, 2018: Long Island, New York

Long Island Literary Fest

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April 28, 2018: Annapolis Book Fair

Details: TDB, author talk, signing

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April 26th, 2018, : Rancho Mirage, CA

Luncheon and author talk, paperback launch

sponsored by the Rancho Mirage Writers Fest

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April 17th, 2018: Los Angeles, CA

Words and Ideas at the Skirball Center

Novelist Jade Change and I discuss writing Chinese/Jewish immigrant stories

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April 7th: Orange County, CA

Literary Orange

Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa

I'll be moderating a panel on humor

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March 10, 2018: Laguna Beach, CA

American Assocation of University Women Luncheon

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March 2, 2018: Miami: TEDX , Coconut Grove 

Speaker, time TBD

www.tedxcoconutgrove.org

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February 14th, 2018, 1pm: Naples, FL

Jewish Federation of Collier County, author talk

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November18, 2017: 3pm panel, Miami, FL

Miami Book Fair at Miama Dade College, author panel

with Jenny Allen and Steve Rushin

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November 15th 7:30pm: Dunwoody, GA

Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, author talk

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November 14th 7pm: Jacksonville, FL

Jewish Community Alliance, author talk

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November 13th 7pm: Memphis, TN

Memphis Jewish Community Center, author talk

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November 9th 11:00am: Omaha, NE

Jewish Federation of Omaha, author talk

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November 4th 9:30-1pm: Placentia, CA

Soroptimists of La Habra/Brea brunch, author talk

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November 1st, 10am: Livingston, NJ

MetroWest JCC

Women of Valor luncheon, keynote speaker

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October 29th 4pm: Maitland, FL

Greater Orlando Jewish Community Center, closing keynote

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October 20th, 730pm: Pasadena, CA

Vroman's Bookstore, interviewing

New York Times contributing writer Carina Chocano

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October 18th 7pm: Penn Valley, PA

Har Zion Temple, author talk

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October 5th: San Francisco, CA

As You Sow: for people and the planet

25th Anniversary Bash, emcee

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September 8th: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Spoken Interludes Literary Series at Riverview Restaurant

with Jane Green and Will Schwalbe

6pm dinner   7:30pm reading with Q & A   8:30pm book signing 

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Previous events:

 

January 28 & 29 : Rancho Mirage, California

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, keynote and panels

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February 10 : Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Arts Center I See You Made An Effort, solo show. 

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February 17 & 18 : Springfield, Massachusetts 

City Stage I See You Made An Effort, solo show.

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February 21 - March 12 : Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines Performing Arts Center I See You Made An Effort, solo show. 

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April 13 7:30 pm : Los Angeles, California

Skylight Bookstore, Gumbo Party Book Lunch

with Pulitzer Prize winning food critic Jonathon Gold

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April 21 : San Francisco area, Sausalito, California

Book Passage, author talk and signing.

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April 20, 7:00 pm : Petaluma, California 

Copperfield Books, author talk and signing.

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April 23 12:30-130pm : Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Times Book Fest panel with Jillian Lauren, Dani Shapiro, Joshua Mohr

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April 24,  7:00 pm : New York, New York 

Barnes and Noble Upper West Side, 82nd st. author talk and signing with Jessica Hecht,Tonya Pinkins

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April 26, 6:30 pm : Washington, DC 

Politics and Prose, 14th and V location

Busboys and Poets, author talk and signing with Barbara Ehrenreich.

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April 27, 7:30 pm : Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach JCC author talk and signing.

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April 29-30th: Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas Literary Fest, author talk and signing TBD

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May 1, 6:00 pm : Fairhope, Alabama

Page and Palette, author talk and signing.

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May 3, 11:30 am : Chicago, Illinois 

Standard Club, luncheon.

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May 3, 7:00 pm : Chicago, Illinois

Anderson's Bookshop, author talk and signing with Julia Sweeney.

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May 4, : Columbus, Ohio

Thurber House, memoir workshop, daytime.

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May 5, 7:30 pm : Columbus, Ohio

Thurber House, author talk and signing.

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May 8, 10:00 am : Greenwich, Connecticut 

JCC author talk and signing.

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May 8, 7:30 pm : Maplewood, New Jersey

Words Maplewood author talk and signing.

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May 10, 7:00 pm : New York, New York 

Joe's Pub, House Of Speakeasy Literary Series.

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May 11, 7:30pm : Seattle, Washington

Town Hall,  RESCHEDULE in the works!

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May 22, 7pm: Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Theater, Conversation with Richard Dawkins

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May 22, noon: Los Angeles, CA

Google campus, Google Talk

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May 26, 7pm: West Hollywood, CA

WeHo Library, with Meredith Maran and Lisa Napoli

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June 2-4 : Toronto, Canada

Imagine No Religion Conference, featured speaker.

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June 8, 9, 10,11 : Charleston, South Carolina

American Humanist Association's 76th Annual Conference

 

June 12: Brooklyn, New York

The Bell House, Ask Me Another, NPR

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June 18, 4-6:00 pm: Los Angeles  

Angel's Flight Literary Series, with Heather Havirlesky

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July 19th 7pm: Manhattan Beach, CA

Pages Bookstore reading and conversation with Jade Chang

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August 14th: Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

Islanders Write

Nude bathing on the standby line: Where funny begins and ends,

panel with Adam Mansbach

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