Events & Book Groups
I really enjoy visiting book groups or book events, virtually or in person. Feel free to email me at susan@susanconley.com or reach out to my publicist.
Newscenter Maine, 1:00pm
WCSH
Newcenter Maine’s Rob Caldwell will interview Susan Conley about Landslide, discussing the book’s themes of raising boys, Maine, fishing, and keeping it all together.
Newcenter Maine’s Rob Caldwell will interview Susan Conley about Landslide, discussing the book’s themes of raising boys, Maine, fishing, and keeping it all together.
A Virtual Event
WCSH’s Web viewing portal is here…
https://www.newscentermaine.com/watch Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYPRINT: A Bookstore Launch!, 7:00pm
Portland, ME
Virtual launch event! Susan Conley will celebrate the launch of Landslide with fellow Maine author Lily King. Susan will read, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book.
About Lily King: Lily King is the award-winning author of five novels. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers, will be published on March 3rd, 2020. Her 2014 novel Euphoria won the Kirkus Award, The New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Euphoria was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review. It was included in TIME’s Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014, as well as on Amazon, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Salon’s Best Books of 2014.
We will also be streaming the event on Facebook Live on Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance’s page: https://www.facebook.com/mainewritersandpublishers
Virtual launch event! Susan Conley will celebrate the launch of Landslide with fellow Maine author Lily King. Susan will read, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book.
About Lily King: Lily King is the award-winning author of five novels. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers, will be published on March 3rd, 2020. Her 2014 novel Euphoria won the Kirkus Award, The New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Euphoria was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review. It was included in TIME’s Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014, as well as on Amazon, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Salon’s Best Books of 2014.
We will also be streaming the event on Facebook Live on Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance’s page: https://www.facebook.com/mainewritersandpublishers
A Virtual Event
This event requires pre-registratiion…
https://mailchi.mp/mainewriters/conley_launch Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYMy Talk 107.1, 4:30pm
St. Paul/Minneapolis
“Lori and Julia Show” Interview. Lori and Julia will interview Susan Conley about Landslide, discussing the book’s themes of raising boys, Maine, fishing, and keeping it all together.
About Lori and Julia: Lori & Julia are best friends turned sisters-in-law, who despite being as Minnesotan as Paul Bunyan, speak fluent Hollywood. They live and breathe all things celebrity and entertainment, and are known for their annual Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage, author interviews (see Lori & Julia’s Book Club), and unabashed sex talk. On the air together for over 15 years, these “drivetime divas” can be heard on the radio weekdays 3-7 pm CST on myTalk 107.1 FM in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
“Lori and Julia Show” Interview. Lori and Julia will interview Susan Conley about Landslide, discussing the book’s themes of raising boys, Maine, fishing, and keeping it all together.
About Lori and Julia: Lori & Julia are best friends turned sisters-in-law, who despite being as Minnesotan as Paul Bunyan, speak fluent Hollywood. They live and breathe all things celebrity and entertainment, and are known for their annual Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage, author interviews (see Lori & Julia’s Book Club), and unabashed sex talk. On the air together for over 15 years, these “drivetime divas” can be heard on the radio weekdays 3-7 pm CST on myTalk 107.1 FM in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
A Virtual Event
Online live stream available here.
https://live.mytalk1071.com/listen/ Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYNorthshire Books, 6:00pm
Virtual Book Conversation with Sarah Blake. Susan Conley will celebrate the launch of Landslide with author Sarah Blake. Susan will read, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book.
About Sarah Blake: Sarah Blake is the author of Full Turn, a chapbook of poems, Runaway Girls, an artist book in collaboration with the artist, Robin Kahn, and three novels: Grange House; and the New York Times Bestsellers, The Postmistress, and The Guest Book. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, the poet Joshua Weiner, and their two sons.
Virtual Book Conversation with Sarah Blake. Susan Conley will celebrate the launch of Landslide with author Sarah Blake. Susan will read, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book.
About Sarah Blake: Sarah Blake is the author of Full Turn, a chapbook of poems, Runaway Girls, an artist book in collaboration with the artist, Robin Kahn, and three novels: Grange House; and the New York Times Bestsellers, The Postmistress, and The Guest Book. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, the poet Joshua Weiner, and their two sons.
A Virtual Event
Pre-Registration Required
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northshire-live-susan-conley-landslide-tickets-135870966719 Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYNorth Country Public Radio, 11:00am
St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York
North Country Bookmarks with Jennifer Laurence.
NCPR Booksmark’s host Jessica Lawrence will interview Susan Conley about Landslide, discussing the book’s themes of raising boys, Maine, fishing, and keeping it all together.
About the show: North Country Bookmarks is NCPR’s locally hosted, monthly call-in show, about books, their writers, their readers, and all the things we love about reading them. Host Jessica Lawrence brings in a variety of guest hosts from NCPR’s coverage area, featuring librarians, local authors, and teachers and their students from our regional schools.
Join the discussion on the first Friday of every month by calling in or emailing your comments and questions. Hear conversation with new guests from across the area, kids talking about what they’ve been reading, and audience voices as we take calls and emails from listeners and book lovers everywhere.
North Country Bookmarks with Jennifer Laurence.
NCPR Booksmark’s host Jessica Lawrence will interview Susan Conley about Landslide, discussing the book’s themes of raising boys, Maine, fishing, and keeping it all together.
About the show: North Country Bookmarks is NCPR’s locally hosted, monthly call-in show, about books, their writers, their readers, and all the things we love about reading them. Host Jessica Lawrence brings in a variety of guest hosts from NCPR’s coverage area, featuring librarians, local authors, and teachers and their students from our regional schools.
Join the discussion on the first Friday of every month by calling in or emailing your comments and questions. Hear conversation with new guests from across the area, kids talking about what they’ve been reading, and audience voices as we take calls and emails from listeners and book lovers everywhere.
A Virtual Event
Book
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/shows/north-country-bookmarks Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYLeft Bank Books, 7:00pm
Belfast, ME
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will celebrate the launch of Landslide with author Christina Baker Kline. Susan will read, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book.
About Christina Baker Kline: A #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World, Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the NYT Book Review, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, LitHub, Psychology Today, and Slate.
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will celebrate the launch of Landslide with author Christina Baker Kline. Susan will read, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book.
About Christina Baker Kline: A #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World, Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the NYT Book Review, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, LitHub, Psychology Today, and Slate.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/left-bank-books-presentssusan-conleys-landslide-tickets-135408324945 Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYKFAI “Write on! Radio”, 8:00pm
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Write On! Radio interviews local, national and international authors as well as editors, playwrights, poets and more. We’re interested in all things literary, from spoken word performances to readings by writers to just plain well-written works of art.
Write On! Radio airs every TUESDAY 7 – 8 p.m. Central Time on 90.3 FM Minneapolis and live on the web at www.kfai.org. Shows are archived for two weeks on line. Our shows are also available via our podcasting site: www.writeonradio.libsyn.com
Write On! Radio interviews local, national and international authors as well as editors, playwrights, poets and more. We’re interested in all things literary, from spoken word performances to readings by writers to just plain well-written works of art.
Write On! Radio airs every TUESDAY 7 – 8 p.m. Central Time on 90.3 FM Minneapolis and live on the web at www.kfai.org. Shows are archived for two weeks on line. Our shows are also available via our podcasting site: www.writeonradio.libsyn.com
A Virtual Event
WRITE ON RADIO’s web archives
https://www.kfai.org/program/writeonradio/ Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYRobin Kall’s Instagram Show, “Tell Me About Your Book", 4:00pm
Susan Conley will join book influencer Robin Kall on her Instagram Show, “Tell Me About Your Book,” to discuss Landslide.
About Robin Kall: Robin Kall is a book influencer and a prominent member of the literary community, hosting book talk, events, and interviews. She is the founder of the highly regarded talk show, “Reading with Robin,” which is now a podcast. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Robin has pivoted to online events and author interviews, spreading the word of good books to people across the globe.
Susan Conley will join book influencer Robin Kall on her Instagram Show, “Tell Me About Your Book,” to discuss Landslide.
About Robin Kall: Robin Kall is a book influencer and a prominent member of the literary community, hosting book talk, events, and interviews. She is the founder of the highly regarded talk show, “Reading with Robin,” which is now a podcast. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Robin has pivoted to online events and author interviews, spreading the word of good books to people across the globe.
A Virtual Event
Instagram Live discussion
https://www.instagram.com/robinkallink/ Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYPorter Square Books, 7:00pm
Cambridge, MA
Virtual Book Conversation with Lily King. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with fellow Maine author Lily King.
About Lily King: Lily King is the award-winning author of five novels. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers, will be published on March 3rd, 2020. Her 2014 novel Euphoria won the Kirkus Award, The New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Euphoria was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review. It was included in TIME’s Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014, as well as on Amazon, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Salon’s Best Books of 2014.
Virtual Book Conversation with Lily King. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with fellow Maine author Lily King.
About Lily King: Lily King is the award-winning author of five novels. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers, will be published on March 3rd, 2020. Her 2014 novel Euphoria won the Kirkus Award, The New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Euphoria was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review. It was included in TIME’s Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014, as well as on Amazon, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Salon’s Best Books of 2014.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/landslide/register Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYGibson’s Book Store, 7:00pm
Concord, MA
Virtual event in conversation. Maine author Susan Conley visits Gibson’s virtually to present her new novel, Landslide, a touching novel about a family surviving one hit after another. Susan will be joined in conversation by fellow Maine author Kerri Arsenault.
About Kerri Arsenault: Kerri Arsenault is a book critic, book editor at Orion magazine, and a contributing editor at The Literary Hub. She is also a mentor for PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program. Her work has appeared in Freeman’s, the Boston Globe, Down East, the Paris Review Daily, the New York Review of Books, and Air Mail. Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains is her first book.
Virtual event in conversation. Maine author Susan Conley visits Gibson’s virtually to present her new novel, Landslide, a touching novel about a family surviving one hit after another. Susan will be joined in conversation by fellow Maine author Kerri Arsenault.
About Kerri Arsenault: Kerri Arsenault is a book critic, book editor at Orion magazine, and a contributing editor at The Literary Hub. She is also a mentor for PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program. Her work has appeared in Freeman’s, the Boston Globe, Down East, the Paris Review Daily, the New York Review of Books, and Air Mail. Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains is her first book.
A Virtual Event
Pre-registration required…
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-susan-conley-with-landslide-tickets-131625131311 Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYWilloughby Public Library, 6:30pm
Willoughby, Ohio
via Zoom. Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with librarian Travis Fortney.
via Zoom. Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with librarian Travis Fortney.
A Virtual Event
This event requires pre-registration…
https://welibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=17989&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2021/02/01&fbclid=IwAR3OJ87EcKHxwWXSDgrS-eiEd7xPfxvg2SEuLlQoxdZ_8CB7Hmz13yKFUqk Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYPortland Public Library Literary Lunch, 12:00pm
Portland, ME
Virtual Literary Lunch. Susan Conley will discuss her latest book Landslide in conversation with author Jaed Coffin.
Portland Public Library’s Literary Lunch series is held monthly and features authors from New England in conversation about new works. Authors are interviewed by literary friends, colleagues or critics.
About Jaed Coffin: Jaed Coffin is an assistant professor of creative writing (nonfiction/fiction) in the English department and M.F.A. program. His is the author of the books A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants, and Roughhouse Friday. He has published over forty articles and essays in a broad range of journals and magazines, and has also served as the Wilson Fellow in Creative Writing at Deerfield Academy, a Resident Fellow at the Island Institute in Sitka, Alaska, and the William Sloane Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference. In 2015, he was a featured storyteller on the MOTH Radio Hour.
Virtual Literary Lunch. Susan Conley will discuss her latest book Landslide in conversation with author Jaed Coffin.
Portland Public Library’s Literary Lunch series is held monthly and features authors from New England in conversation about new works. Authors are interviewed by literary friends, colleagues or critics.
About Jaed Coffin: Jaed Coffin is an assistant professor of creative writing (nonfiction/fiction) in the English department and M.F.A. program. His is the author of the books A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants, and Roughhouse Friday. He has published over forty articles and essays in a broad range of journals and magazines, and has also served as the Wilson Fellow in Creative Writing at Deerfield Academy, a Resident Fellow at the Island Institute in Sitka, Alaska, and the William Sloane Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference. In 2015, he was a featured storyteller on the MOTH Radio Hour.
A Virtual Event
Event information here…
https://www.portlandlibrary.com/events/literary-lunch-susan-conley-talks-about-landslide-with-jaed-coffin/ Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYCastle Hill for the Arts Author Talks, 12:00pm
Truro, MA
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with writer Karen Dukess.
About Karen Dukess: Karen Dukess has a work history as eclectic as her taste in books. She has been a tour guide in the former Soviet Union, a newspaper reporter in Florida, a magazine publisher in Russia and, for nearly a decade, a speechwriter on gender equality for the United Nations Development Programme. She has blogged on raising boys for The Huffington Post and written book reviews for USA Today. She has a degree in Russian Studies from Brown University and a Master’s in Journalism from Columbia University. She lives with her family near New York City and spends as much time as possible in Truro on Cape Cod.
Zoom details to come.
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with writer Karen Dukess.
About Karen Dukess: Karen Dukess has a work history as eclectic as her taste in books. She has been a tour guide in the former Soviet Union, a newspaper reporter in Florida, a magazine publisher in Russia and, for nearly a decade, a speechwriter on gender equality for the United Nations Development Programme. She has blogged on raising boys for The Huffington Post and written book reviews for USA Today. She has a degree in Russian Studies from Brown University and a Master’s in Journalism from Columbia University. She lives with her family near New York City and spends as much time as possible in Truro on Cape Cod.
Zoom details to come.
A Virtual Event
Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYBogan Books, 6:00pm
Fort Kent, ME
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author Bill Roorbach.
About Bill Roorbach: Bill Roorbach is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Flannery O’Connor Prize and O. Henry Prize winner Big Bend; Temple Stream; the bestselling Life Among Giants and Kirkus Prize finalist The Remedy for Love. The 10th anniversary edition of his craft book, Writing Life Stories, is used in writing programs around the world. His work has been published in The New York Times, Harper’s, the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, Granta, New York, and dozens of other magazines and journals. He lives in western Maine with his wife, Juliet.
Zoom details to come.
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author Bill Roorbach.
About Bill Roorbach: Bill Roorbach is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Flannery O’Connor Prize and O. Henry Prize winner Big Bend; Temple Stream; the bestselling Life Among Giants and Kirkus Prize finalist The Remedy for Love. The 10th anniversary edition of his craft book, Writing Life Stories, is used in writing programs around the world. His work has been published in The New York Times, Harper’s, the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, Granta, New York, and dozens of other magazines and journals. He lives in western Maine with his wife, Juliet.
Zoom details to come.
A Virtual Event
Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYAuntie’s Bookstore, 9:30pm
Spokane, WA
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author Kerri Arsenault.
About Kerri Arsenault: Kerri Arsenault is a book critic, book editor at Orion magazine, and a contributing editor at The Literary Hub. She is also a mentor for PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program. Her work has appeared in Freeman’s, the Boston Globe, Down East, the Paris Review Daily, the New York Review of Books, and Air Mail. Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains is her first book.
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author Kerri Arsenault.
About Kerri Arsenault: Kerri Arsenault is a book critic, book editor at Orion magazine, and a contributing editor at The Literary Hub. She is also a mentor for PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program. Her work has appeared in Freeman’s, the Boston Globe, Down East, the Paris Review Daily, the New York Review of Books, and Air Mail. Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains is her first book.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/zoom-event-susan-conley-conversation-kerri-arsenault Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYRJ Julia Booksellers, 7:00pm
Madison, CT
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with writer and podcast host Zibby Owens.
About Zibby Owens: Zibby Owens is the creator and host of award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. Zibby, named “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine’s Vulture, conducts warm, inquisitive conversations with authors as wide-ranging as Alicia Keys and Lena Dunham to Delia Owens and Jennifer Weiner, making her show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com in 2019 and 2020. She also created the Moms Don’t Have Time to Lose Weight community and hosts the accompanying podcast. Before the pandemic, Zibby ran a literary salon, hosted her own book fairs, and was a frequent bookstore event moderator. During the quarantine, Zibby hosted a daily Instagram Live author talk show “Z-IGTV,” which is now an award-winning limited podcast on Spotify. Zibby is a regular contributor to Good Morning America online and has recommended books in the Washington Post, Real Simple and other outlets. She has also contributed to Parents,Marie Claire, Redbook, the New York Times online, and many other publications. She has two forthcoming children’s books, and two forthcoming anthologies.
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with writer and podcast host Zibby Owens.
About Zibby Owens: Zibby Owens is the creator and host of award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. Zibby, named “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine’s Vulture, conducts warm, inquisitive conversations with authors as wide-ranging as Alicia Keys and Lena Dunham to Delia Owens and Jennifer Weiner, making her show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com in 2019 and 2020. She also created the Moms Don’t Have Time to Lose Weight community and hosts the accompanying podcast. Before the pandemic, Zibby ran a literary salon, hosted her own book fairs, and was a frequent bookstore event moderator. During the quarantine, Zibby hosted a daily Instagram Live author talk show “Z-IGTV,” which is now an award-winning limited podcast on Spotify. Zibby is a regular contributor to Good Morning America online and has recommended books in the Washington Post, Real Simple and other outlets. She has also contributed to Parents,Marie Claire, Redbook, the New York Times online, and many other publications. She has two forthcoming children’s books, and two forthcoming anthologies.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.rjjulia.com/event/virtual-susan-conley-landslide-conversation-zibby-owens Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYBelmont Books, 7:00pm
Belmont, MA
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author Maryanne O’Hara.
About Maryanne O’Hara: Maryanne O’Hara is the author of Little Matches: A Memoir of Grief and Light, published by Harper One, the novel Cascade, and many short stories. Little Matches is inspired by 9LivesNotes.com, a blog that Maryanne kept while her daughter Caitlin was waiting for a lung transplant. Since Caitlin’s passing, she has been certified by the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine as an end-of-life doula, so that she may better speak to the state of end-of-life care in our culture. She is the former associate fiction editor of the literary journal Ploughshares, and has taught creative writing at Emerson College and Clark University.
Virtual Book Conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author Maryanne O’Hara.
About Maryanne O’Hara: Maryanne O’Hara is the author of Little Matches: A Memoir of Grief and Light, published by Harper One, the novel Cascade, and many short stories. Little Matches is inspired by 9LivesNotes.com, a blog that Maryanne kept while her daughter Caitlin was waiting for a lung transplant. Since Caitlin’s passing, she has been certified by the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine as an end-of-life doula, so that she may better speak to the state of end-of-life care in our culture. She is the former associate fiction editor of the literary journal Ploughshares, and has taught creative writing at Emerson College and Clark University.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.belmontbooks.com/event/virtual-susan-conley-conversation-maryanne-ohara Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYBank Square Books, 6:00pm
Mystic, CT
Virtual Book conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with authors Monica Wood and Meredith Hall.
About Monica Wood: Monica Wood is a novelist, memoirist, and playwright. Her most recent novel, The One-in-a-Million Boy, has been published in 22 languages in 30 countries and won a 2017 Nautilus Award (Gold) and the New England Society Book Award. She is also the author of When We Were the Kennedys, a New England bestseller, Oprah magazine summer-reading pick, and winner of the May Sarton Memoir Award and the 2016 Maine Literary Award. Her novel Any Bitter Thing was an ABA bestseller and Book Sense Top Ten pick. Her other fiction includes Ernie’s Ark, which has been excerpted on NPR’s “Selected Shorts” and selected by several towns and cities as their “One Book, One Community” read; My Only Story, a finalist for the Kate Chopin Award; and Secret Language, her first novel. Her widely anthologized short stories have won a Pushcart Prize and been featured on public radio. She also writes books for writers and teachers. Her nonfiction has appeared in Oprah, New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Parade, and many other publications. Her first play, Papermaker, debuted at Portland Stage in an extended run, its bestselling play ever. Her second play, The Half-Light, will debut at Portland Stage in 2019.
About Meredith Hall: Meredith Hall’s memoir Without a Map was instantly recognized as a classic of the genre and became a New York Times bestseller. It was named a best book of the year by Kirkus and BookSense, and was an Elle magazine Reader’s Pick of the Year. Hall was a recipient of the 2004 Gift of Freedom Award from A Room of Her Own Foundation. Her work has appeared in Five Points, The Gettysburg Review, The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review, The New York Times, and many other publications. Hall divides her time between Maine and California.
Virtual Book conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with authors Monica Wood and Meredith Hall.
About Monica Wood: Monica Wood is a novelist, memoirist, and playwright. Her most recent novel, The One-in-a-Million Boy, has been published in 22 languages in 30 countries and won a 2017 Nautilus Award (Gold) and the New England Society Book Award. She is also the author of When We Were the Kennedys, a New England bestseller, Oprah magazine summer-reading pick, and winner of the May Sarton Memoir Award and the 2016 Maine Literary Award. Her novel Any Bitter Thing was an ABA bestseller and Book Sense Top Ten pick. Her other fiction includes Ernie’s Ark, which has been excerpted on NPR’s “Selected Shorts” and selected by several towns and cities as their “One Book, One Community” read; My Only Story, a finalist for the Kate Chopin Award; and Secret Language, her first novel. Her widely anthologized short stories have won a Pushcart Prize and been featured on public radio. She also writes books for writers and teachers. Her nonfiction has appeared in Oprah, New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Parade, and many other publications. Her first play, Papermaker, debuted at Portland Stage in an extended run, its bestselling play ever. Her second play, The Half-Light, will debut at Portland Stage in 2019.
About Meredith Hall: Meredith Hall’s memoir Without a Map was instantly recognized as a classic of the genre and became a New York Times bestseller. It was named a best book of the year by Kirkus and BookSense, and was an Elle magazine Reader’s Pick of the Year. Hall was a recipient of the 2004 Gift of Freedom Award from A Room of Her Own Foundation. Her work has appeared in Five Points, The Gettysburg Review, The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review, The New York Times, and many other publications. Hall divides her time between Maine and California.
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https://www.banksquarebooks.com/event/susan-conley-landslide-author-talk-and-qa Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYBarret Bookstore, 7:00pm
Darien, CT
Virtual Book conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with fellow Maine author Lily King.
About Lily King: Lily King is the award-winning author of five novels. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers, will be published on March 3rd, 2020. Her 2014 novel Euphoria won the Kirkus Award, The New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Euphoria was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review. It was included in TIME’s Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014, as well as on Amazon, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Salon’s Best Books of 2014.
Virtual Book conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with fellow Maine author Lily King.
About Lily King: Lily King is the award-winning author of five novels. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers, will be published on March 3rd, 2020. Her 2014 novel Euphoria won the Kirkus Award, The New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Euphoria was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review. It was included in TIME’s Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014, as well as on Amazon, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Salon’s Best Books of 2014.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/susan-conley-in/register Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYBooks & Books, 7:00pm
Key West, Florida
Virtual book conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author and bookstore owner Judy Blume.
About Judy Blume: Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; Blubber; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. Four years ago Blume and her husband, George Cooper, longing for a bookstore in Key West where they live, founded the independent, non-profit Books & Books @ The Studios. “After 50 years of writing, I’m enjoying meeting so many readers and introducing them to some of my favorite authors.”
Virtual book conversation. Susan Conley will read from Landslide, take questions, and discuss the themes of her latest book in conversation with author and bookstore owner Judy Blume.
About Judy Blume: Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; Blubber; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. Four years ago Blume and her husband, George Cooper, longing for a bookstore in Key West where they live, founded the independent, non-profit Books & Books @ The Studios. “After 50 years of writing, I’m enjoying meeting so many readers and introducing them to some of my favorite authors.”
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/susanconley/register Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYMaine Library Extravaganza!, 7:00pm
Virtual Book Conversation, hosted by Maine Libraries and Penguin Random House. In this gathering of over 25 libraries, Susan Conley will be in conversation with fellow Maine author Richard Russo. She will read from Landslide, take questions, and talk about Maine and the themes of her latest book.
About Richard Russo: Richard Russo is the author of nine novels, most recently Chances Are…; two collections of stories; and the memoir Elsewhere. In 2002, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which like Nobody’s Fool was adapted to film, in a multiple-award-winning HBO miniseries; in 2016 he was given the Indie Champion Award by the American Booksellers Association; and in 2017 he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. He lives in Portland, Maine.
Virtual Book Conversation, hosted by Maine Libraries and Penguin Random House. In this gathering of over 25 libraries, Susan Conley will be in conversation with fellow Maine author Richard Russo. She will read from Landslide, take questions, and talk about Maine and the themes of her latest book.
About Richard Russo: Richard Russo is the author of nine novels, most recently Chances Are…; two collections of stories; and the memoir Elsewhere. In 2002, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which like Nobody’s Fool was adapted to film, in a multiple-award-winning HBO miniseries; in 2016 he was given the Indie Champion Award by the American Booksellers Association; and in 2017 he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. He lives in Portland, Maine.
A Virtual Event
Event requires pre-registration…
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/susan-conley-presents-landslide-in-conversation-with-richard-russo-tickets-132827686185 Susan Conley susan@susanconley.com false MM/DD/YYYYBooks by Susan Conley
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