{"id":16,"date":"2019-06-13T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T16:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:04:05","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Tour & Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Tour & Events<\/h1>\n

I’ll be making a number of appearances across the country to discuss my newest book, Joyride,<\/a> <\/em>along with my other work.\u00a0Check the links below for details and hope to see you soon!<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n

2025 Dates<\/h3>\n
\n
Oct<\/span>
\n22<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Cleveland, OH<\/h4>\n

Cuyahoga Library<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n23<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Naperville, IL<\/h4>\n

Anderson’s Bookshop<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n24<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Chicago, IL<\/h4>\n

American Writers Museum<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n27<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Tulsa, OK<\/h4>\n

Magic City Books at All Souls Unitarian Church<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n28<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/h4>\n

Library Foundation of Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n29<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

La Jolla, CA<\/h4>\n

Warwick’s<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n30<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

San Francisco, CA<\/h4>\n

Litquake Literary Festival<\/p>\n

Festival<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n7<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Seattle, WA<\/h4>\n

Elliott Bay Books at Town Hall<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n8<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Portland, OR<\/h4>\n

Portland Book Festival<\/p>\n

Festival @ 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n9<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Portland, OR<\/h4>\n

Live Wire Radio Program<\/p>\n

Author Event @ 12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n12<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/h4>\n

B&N The Grove<\/p>\n

Poured Over Live Taping<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n13<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Montecito, CA<\/h4>\n

Godmother’s<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n17<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Saratoga Springs, NY<\/h4>\n

Northshire Books at Skidmore College<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n18<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Maplewood, NJ<\/h4>\n

{words} Bookstore<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n19<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Nashville, TN<\/h4>\n

Parnassus Books<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n20<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

St. Louis, MO<\/h4>\n

Left Bank Books at Schlafly Library<\/p>\n

Author Event @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Dec<\/span>
\n12<\/span>
\n2025<\/span><\/h5>\n

Miami, FL<\/h4>\n

Books & Books<\/p>\n

Author Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Past Events<\/h3>\n
\n
April<\/span>
\n19<\/span>
\n2023<\/span><\/h5>\n

Lake Forest, CA<\/h4>\n

Lake Forest Community Center<\/p>\n

A Slice of Literary Orange<\/a> @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
April<\/span>
\n24<\/span>
\n2023<\/span><\/h5>\n

Pittsford, NY<\/h4>\n

Pittsford Sutherland High School Auditorium<\/p>\n

Pittsford Community Library<\/a> @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
April<\/span>
\n29<\/span>
\n2023<\/span><\/h5>\n

Grosse Pointe, MI<\/h4>\n

Grosse Pointe Yacht Club<\/p>\n

Books On the Lake<\/a> @ 12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
Jan<\/span>
\n29<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Rancho Mirage, CA<\/h4>\n

Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory<\/p>\n

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival<\/a> @ Various (Sold Out)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Feb<\/span>
\n19<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Bend, OR<\/h4>\n

Deschutes Public Library<\/p>\n

Author! Author! Literary Series<\/a> @ 7:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Feb<\/span>
\n20<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Portland, OR<\/h4>\n

Arlene Schnitzer Music Hall<\/p>\n

Portland Arts & Lectures<\/a> @ 7:30 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Mar<\/span>
\n8<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Denver, CO<\/h4>\n

Hilton Denver Inverness<\/p>\n

Arapahoe Library District Meet the Author<\/a> @ 2:00 PM MT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Mar<\/span>
\n12<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

POSTPONED Reedley, CA<\/h4>\n

Reedley College<\/p>\n

One Book, One College<\/a> @ 7:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Mar<\/span>
\n14<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

POSTPONED\u00a0Sacramento, CA<\/h4>\n

Sacramento Public Library<\/p>\n

Authors on the Move<\/a> @ 8:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Mar<\/span>
\n15<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

POSTPONED\u00a0Santa Rosa, CA<\/h4>\n

Central Santa Rosa Library<\/p>\n

Sonoma Co Library Distinguished Authors Series<\/a> @ 2:30 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
May<\/span>
\n6<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

POSTPONED Seattle, WA<\/h4>\n

University of Washington<\/p>\n

Libraries Unbound<\/a> @ 6:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Sept<\/span>
\n14<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Charlotte, NC)<\/h4>\n

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation<\/p>\n

Carnegie Circle Annual Dinner<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n1<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Santa Cruz, CA)<\/h4>\n

Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries<\/p>\n

Santa Cruz Public Library<\/a> @ 4:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n12<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

POSTPONED\u00a0Lawrence, KS<\/h4>\n

Liberty Hall<\/p>\n

Lawrence Public Library<\/a> @ 2:30 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n22<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Wellesley, MA)<\/h4>\n

Wellesley Country Club<\/p>\n

Wellesley Free Library Foundation Gala<\/a> @ 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n28<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Seattle, WA)<\/h4>\n

University of Washington<\/p>\n

Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writer Lecture<\/a> @ 7:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n29<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Claremont, CA)<\/h4>\n

Friends of the Claremont Library<\/p>\n

Claremont: On the Same Page<\/a> @ 7:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n7<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

POSTPONED Harrisburg, PA<\/h4>\n

Dauphin County Library System<\/p>\n

Dauphin County Library System<\/a> @ 1:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n19<\/span>
\n2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (New York, NY)<\/h4>\n

Susan Orlean moderates | Steve Martin and Harry Bliss: A Wealth of Pigeons<\/p>\n

The Strand Bookstore Events<\/a> @ 8:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Jan<\/span>
\n13<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Durham, NC)<\/h4>\n

Durham County Library<\/p>\n

Durham County Library<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Feb<\/span>
\n9<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Sarasota, FL)<\/h4>\n

Library Foundation for Sarasota County<\/p>\n

Library Foundation for Sarasota County<\/a> @ 1:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Apr<\/span>
\n27<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Columbus, OH)<\/h4>\n

Bexley Public Library<\/p>\n

Bexley Community Author Series<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
May<\/span>
\n8<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Harrisburg, PA<\/h4>\n

Dauphin County Library System<\/p>\n

Author of the Year Series<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
July<\/span>
\n15<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Sun Valley, ID<\/h4>\n

Sun Valley Community Library<\/p>\n

Summer Speaker Series<\/a> @ 7:00 PM MT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
July<\/span>
\n18<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Sun Valley, ID<\/h4>\n

Sun Valley Writers Conference<\/p>\n

Susan Orlean’s Extraordinary Ordinary<\/a> @ 11:00 AM MT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Sept<\/span>
\n14<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Syracuse, NY<\/h4>\n

John H. Mulroy Civic Center<\/p>\n

Friends of the Central Library,
\nRosamond Gifford Lecture Series<\/a> @ 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n3<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Lawrence, KS<\/h4>\n

Liberty Hall<\/p>\n

Lawrence Public Library event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n5<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (New York)<\/h4>\n

Long Island Literary Festival<\/p>\n

Author Reading<\/a> @ 1:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n11<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Portland, OR)<\/h4>\n

Powell’s Books<\/p>\n

In Conversation with Meg Wolitzer<\/a> @ 5:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n12<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/h4>\n

Philosophical Research Society<\/span><\/p>\n

Skylight Books Presents SUSAN ORLEAN<\/a> @ 7:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n14<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (San Francisco, CA)<\/h4>\n

CommonWealth Club<\/p>\n

CommonWealth Club Event<\/a> @ 12:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n15<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Seattle, WA)<\/h4>\n

Town Hall Seattle<\/p>\n

Town Hall Seattle Event<\/a> @ 7:30 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n18<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (New Orleans, LA)<\/h4>\n

Octavia Books<\/p>\n

Octavia Books Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n19<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Oxford, MS)<\/h4>\n

Square Books<\/p>\n

Square Books Event<\/a> @ 6:00 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n20<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Nashville, TN)<\/h4>\n

Parnassus Books<\/p>\n

With Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Strout<\/a> @ 6:15 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n25<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

New York, NY<\/h4>\n

92Y | Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series<\/p>\n

In Conversation with Maud Newton<\/a> @ 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n26<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Cambridge, MA)<\/h4>\n

Harvard Bookstore<\/p>\n

Harvard Bookstore Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n27<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Austin, TX)<\/h4>\n

BookPeople Bookstore<\/p>\n

BookPeople Event<\/a> @ 6:00 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
Oct<\/span>
\n29<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event<\/h4>\n

A Mighty Blaze<\/p>\n

A Mighty Blaze Event<\/a> @ 1:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Oct<\/span>
\n28<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Washington, DC)<\/h4>\n

Politics & Prose Bookstore<\/p>\n

P&P Live! Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n3<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Chicago, IL)<\/h4>\n

University Club of Chicago<\/p>\n

University Club of Chicago Luncheon<\/a> @ 12:00 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n4<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Ann Arbor, MI)<\/h4>\n

Literati Bookstore<\/p>\n

Literati Bookstore Event<\/a> @ 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n9<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Virtual Event (Toronto, Canada)<\/h4>\n

Hot Docs Curious Minds Festival<\/p>\n

Curious Minds Author Talk<\/a> @ 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n14<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Fayetteville, AR<\/h4>\n

Fayetteville Public Library<\/p>\n

An Afternoon with Susan Orlean<\/a> @ 2:00 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n15<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Denver, CO<\/h4>\n

The Newman Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

The Denver Post Pen & Podium Series<\/a> @ 7:30 PM MT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n17<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

Santa Barbara, CA<\/h4>\n

Chaucer’s<\/p>\n

Chaucer’s event<\/a> @ 5:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Nov<\/span>
\n18<\/span>
\n2021<\/span><\/h5>\n

La Jolla, CA<\/h4>\n

Warwick’s<\/p>\n

Warwick’s event<\/a> @ 6:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Apr<\/span>
\n7<\/span>
\n2022<\/span><\/h5>\n

Tulsa, OK<\/h4>\n

University of Tulsa<\/p>\n

McFarlin Library<\/a> @ 6:30 PM CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Tour & Events I’ll be making a number of appearances across the country to discuss my newest book, Joyride, along with my other work.\u00a0Check the links below for details and hope to see you soon! 2025 Dates Oct 22 2025 Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga Library Author Event @ 7:00 PM Oct 23 2025 Naperville, IL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-16","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":583,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanorlean.com\/author\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}