Upcoming book talks for THE LOST BOY OF SANTA CHIONIA
All events are in person unless specified otherwise

Saturday, December 14, Essex, CT, 2pm: Essex Public Library event with Luanne Rice

Thursday, December 19, Farmington, CT, 6pm: Farmington Public Library

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Monday, April 7, Rocky River, OH: Rocky River Public Library

Tuesday, April 8, Middleburg Heights, OH, 7pm: Middleburg Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga Public Library

September 18, South Windsor, CT, 12:30pm: Booked for Lunch at the South Windsor Public Library

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Past events:

Monday, July 22, Cambridge, MA, 7pm: Harvard Bookstore, in conversation with Marjan Kamali

Tuesday, July 23, Brooklyn, NY, 7pm: Books Are Magic (Montague Store), in conversation with Sarah Weinman.

Wednesday, July 24, Newport, RI, 6pm: Charter Books

Thursday, July 25: Harwich, MA, 12pm: Literary Luncheon at Wequasset Resort, hosted by Where the Sidewalk Ends.

Thursday, July 25, East Sandwich, MA, 6:30pm: Titcomb’s Bookshop

Friday, July 26, South Glastonbury, CT, 6pm: Hometown book launch at Hops on the Hill Brewery, in conversation with Luanne Rice and hosted by River Bend Bookshop.

Saturday, July 27, Manchester, VT, 6pm: Northshire Bookstore

Monday, July 29, Westerly, RI, 6pm: Hometown book launch at the United Theatre with special guest indie rock singer-songwriter Zac Clark, book sales by Bank Square Books.

Tuesday, July 30, New York, NY, 6pm: Mysterious Bookshop in conversation with Helene Stapinski

Saturday, August 3, Pittsboro, NC, 11am: McIntyre’s Fine Books at Fearrington Village

Tuesday, August 6, Wayne, PA, 12pm-2pm: Luncheon at Teresa’s Cafe hosted by Main Point Books.

Tuesday, August 6, Phoenixville, PA, 7pm: Reads & Company, in conversation with Jason Rekulak.

Wednesday, August 7, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, 6:30pm: Little Point Bookshop

Thursday, August 8, Middletown, CT, 6pm: Wesleyan RJ Julia

Monday, August 12, South Hadley, MA: Odyssey Bookshop, in conversation with Rachel Lyon.

Tuesday, August 13, Falmouth, MA, 4pm: Falmouth Public Library, book sales by Eight Cousins Bookshop.

Wednesday, August 14, Barrington, RI, 6:30pm: Barrington Books

Thursday, August 15, Ashaway, RI, 6pm: Ashaway Free Library, hosted by Martin House Books.

Monday, August 19, Avon, CT, 7pm: Book talk at Avon Free Library, jointly hosted by Simsbury Public Library

Tuesday, August 20, Ridgefield, CT, 7pm: Book talk at Ridgefield Public Library, hosted by Books on the Common

Saturday, August 24, Tucson, AZ, 2pm: Mostly Books

Sunday, August 25: Scottsdale, AZ, 1pm: Poisoned Pen Bookstore, joint event with Stuart Neville, author of Blood Like Mine. The event includes a Calabrian buffet; book discussion begins at 2pm. More information here.

August 28 - September 1: Bouchercon crime fiction convention in Nashville, TN

Wednesday, September 4, West Hartford, CT, 6:30pm: West Hartford Public Library

Thursday, Sept 5, Manchester, CT, 6:30pm: Whiton Branch Library

Tuesday, September 10, Brunswick, ME: Calabrian wine & antipasto book talk at Vessel & Vine wine bar, in conversation with poet Gary Lawless and hosted by Gulf of Maine Books

September 13 - 15: Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson, Mississippi

Monday, September 23, Montville, CT, 12pm: Delicious Discussion at Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse at Mohegan Sun, hosted by Otis Library and Bank Square Books.

Tuesday, September 24, Boston, MA, 6pm: Papercuts Bookstore, in conversation with Jessica Shattuck

Thursday, September 26, Brooklyn, NY, 7pm: The Bookmark Shoppe monthly book club

Saturday, September 28, Providence, RI, 5:30pm: Symposium Books

Tuesday, October 1, Columbia, CT, 6:30pm: Yeoman’s Hall in Columbia, event co-hosted by Saxton B. Little Library, Andover Public Library, Douglas Library of Hebron, and Jonathan Trumbull Library.

Thursday, October 3, Wethersfield, CT, 6:30pm: Wethersfield Public Library

Wednesday, October 16, Burlington, VT, 7pm: Phoenix Books, cohosted by the Vermont Italian Cultural Association

Thursday, October 17, Norwich, VT, 7pm: Norwich Bookstore

Sunday, October 20: Brattleboro Book Festival

Monday, October 21, East Haven, CT, 3pm: Hagaman Public Library delicious book club - potluck discussion of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna.

Tuesday, October 22, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: Little Point Bookshop Book Club

Wednesday, October 23, New York, NY, 6pm: Calandra Institute, joint event with Camilla Trinchieri

Thursday, October 24, Stamford, CT, 4:30pm: Harry Bennett Branch of the Ferguson Library

Saturday, October 26, Boston, MA: Boston Book Festival

Sunday, October 27, Westerly, RI, 11:30am: Ocean House Author Series panel with Deborah Goodrich Royce, Jean Kwok, Luanne Rice, Elise Hart Kipness, and Sara DiVello

Monday, November 4, Windsor Locks, CT, 6:30pm: Windsor Locks Public Library—please register; space is limited.

Sunday, November 10, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, 2pm: Southbridge Italian Club, book talk and wine tasting co-hosted by Tutti Quanti Italian Market

Tuesday, November 12, East Lyme, CT, 7pm: East Lyme Public Library

Wednesday, November 13, Montclair, NJ: Monclair University Coccia Institute

Wednesday, November 13, Montclair, NJ, 7pm: Wachtung Booksellers, in conversation with Mark Rotella, presented by the Coccia institute for the Italian Experience in America

Thursday, November 14, Fairfield, CT, 1pm: Fairfield Public Library Book buzz book club