Susan Orlean

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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!

All 2020 Dates

Jan
29
2020

Rancho Mirage, CA

Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival @ TBD (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
13
2020

POSTPONED Coronado, CA

Coronado Community Center

City of Coronado Presents @ 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

Apr
2
2020

POSTPONED Wellesley, MA

Wellesley Country Club

Wellesley Free Library Foundation Gala @ 7:00 PM

Apr
21
2020

POSTPONED Bexley, OH

Capital University

Bexley Community Author Series @ 7:00 PM

May
6
2020

POSTPONED Seattle, WA

University of Washington

Libraries Unbound @ 6:00 PM

July
18
2020

Sun Valley, ID

Sun Valley Writers Conference

Sun Valley Writers Conference

Sept
14
2020

Charlotte, NC

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation Donor Appreciation Dinner @ 6:00 PM

Oct
12
2020

Lawrence, KS

Liberty Hall

Lawrence Public Library @ 2:30 PM

2021 Dates

Apr
18
2021

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville Public Library

Fayetteville Public Library @ 2:00 PM

2019 Dates

Sep
26
2019

Winnetka, IL

Winnetka Community House

One Book, Two Villages @ 7:30 PM

Sep
27
2019

Savannah, GA

Georgia Southern University

Georgia International 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 David Rubenstein Atrium 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 Foundation’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