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Events

The Library Book Paperback Tour

The paperback of The Library Book came out on October 1, 2019, and I’ll be making a number of appearances at libraries and other venues across the country. Hope to see you soon!

2020 Dates

Nov
19
2020

Virtual Event (New York, NY)

Susan Orlean moderates | Steve Martin and Harry Bliss: A Wealth of Pigeons

The Strand Bookstore Events @ 8:00 PM ET

2021 Dates

Jan
13
2021

Virtual Event (Durham, NC)

Durham County Library

Durham County Library @ 7:00 PM ET

Feb
9
2021

Virtual Event (Sarasota, FL)

Library Foundation for Sarasota County

Library Foundation for Sarasota County @ 1:00 PM ET

Apr
18
2021

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville Public Library

Fayetteville Public Library @ 2:00 PM

Apr
27
2021

Bexley, OH

Capital University

Bexley Community Author Series @ 7:00 PM

May
8
2021

Harrisburg, PA

Dauphin County Library System

The Next Chapter Book Club @ 2:00 PM

Sept
14
2021

Syracuse, NY

Friends of the Central Library

Friends of Syracuse Public Library @ 7:30 PM

Oct
3
2021

Lawrence, KS

Lawrence Public Library

Lawrence Public Library @ TBD

Past Events

Sep
26
2019

Winnetka, IL

Winnetka Community House

One Book, Two Villages @ 7:30 PM

Sep
27
2019

Savannah, GA

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Int’l Conference on Information Literacy @ 7:30 PM

Sep
28
2019

Little Rock, AR

Central Arkansas Library Foundation

CALS Distinguished Lectures @ 6:30 PM

Oct
2
2019

Los Angeles, CA

Hammer Museum

In Conversation with Roxane Gay @ 7:30 PM

Oct
7
2019

Glendale, CA

Glendale Central Library library

One Book, One Glendale @ 7:00 PM

Oct
10
2019

Hopkins, MN

Hopkins Center for the Arts

Pen Pals at the Hopkins Center for the Arts @ 7:30 PM (Sold Out)

Oct
11
2019

Hopkins, MN

Hopkins Center for the Arts

Pen Pals at the Hopkins Center for the Arts @ 11:00 AM (Sold Out)

Oct
13
2019

New York, NY

New Yorker Festival

Susan Orlean Talks: Shelf Awareness at NYIT Auditorium @ 11:00 AM

Oct
13
2019

New York, NY

New Yorker Festival

Susan Orlean Booksigning at Lincoln Center @ 3:00 PM

Oct
15
2019

Shaker Heights, OH

Shaker Middle School

Shaker Library presents Meet the Author @ 7:00 PM

Oct
16
2019

Traverse City, MI

National Writers Series at City Opera House

In Conversation with Anne Strainchamps, host of To the Best of Our Knowledge @ 7:00 PM

Oct
17
2019

St. Louis, MO

Saint Louis Women’s Club

In Conversation with Ron Charles of The Washington Post @ 5:30 PM

Oct
19
2019

Wilmette, IL

Wilmette Junior High

Wilmette Public Library Presents @ 2:00 PM

Nov
2
2019

Ventura, CA

Ventura County Library

Ventura County Library Presents @ 2:00 PM

Nov
3
2019

Burlingame, CA

Burlingame Library Foundation

In Conversation with Greg Lucas, California State Librarian @ 5:00 PM

Nov
4
2019

San Marino, CA

The Huntington

Presidents Series: Susan Orlean and Viet Thanh Nguyen @ 7:30 PM

Nov
8
2019

Austin, TX

Austin Central Library

Stories Gala @ 6:00 PM

Nov
9
2019

Austin, TX

Austin Central Library

Mayor’s Book Club @ 1:00 PM

Nov
12
2019

Washington, D.C.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Barbara Bush Fnd’s National Celebration of Reading @ 12:00 PM

Nov
13
2019

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University

One Book, One Community Author Talk @ 7:30 PM

Nov
14
2019

Philadelphia, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia

Carole Phillips Memorial Lecture @ 7:30 PM

Nov
16
2019

Centennial, CO

Arapahoe Public Library

CANCELLED

Nov
21
2019

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University

Visiting Writers Series @ 7:30 PM

Dec
11
2019

Campbell, CA

Campbell Heritage Theatre

Distinguished Author Series @ 7:30 PM

Jan
29
2020

Rancho Mirage, CA

Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival @ Various (Sold Out)

Feb
19
2020

Bend, OR

Deschutes Public Library

Author! Author! Literary Series @ 7:00 PM

Feb
20
2020

Portland, OR

Arlene Schnitzer Music Hall

Portland Arts & Lectures @ 7:30 PM

Mar
8
2020

Denver, CO

Hilton Denver Inverness

Arapahoe Library District Meet the Author @ 2:00 PM

Mar
12
2020

POSTPONED Reedley, CA

Reedley College

One Book, One College @ 7:00 PM

Mar
14
2020

POSTPONED Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Public Library

Authors on the Move @ 8:00 PM

Mar
15
2020

POSTPONED Santa Rosa, CA

Central Santa Rosa Library

Sonoma County Library Distinguished Authors Series @ 2:30 PM

May
6
2020

POSTPONED Seattle, WA

University of Washington

Libraries Unbound @ 6:00 PM

Sept
14
2020

Virtual Event (Charlotte, NC)

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation

Carnegie Circle Annual Dinner @ 7:00 PM

Oct
1
2020

Virtual Event (Santa Cruz, CA)

Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Santa Cruz Public Library @ 4:00 PM

Oct
12
2020

POSTPONED Lawrence, KS

Liberty Hall

Lawrence Public Library @ 2:30 PM

Oct
22
2020

Virtual Event (Wellesley, MA)

Wellesley Country Club

Wellesley Free Library Foundation Gala @ 7:30 PM

Oct
28
2020

Virtual Event (Seattle, WA)

University of Washington

Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writer Lecture @ 7:00 PM

Oct
29
2020

Virtual Event (Claremont, CA)

Friends of the Claremont Library

Claremont: On the Same Page @ 7:00 PM

Nov
7
2020

POSTPONED Harrisburg, PA

Dauphin County Library System

Dauphin County Library System @ 1:00 PM

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