2026 Events
Huntsville, Alabama
January 26, 6:00pm
Huntsville, Alabama
January 27, 7:00pm
Dinner Keynote, Agentic AI Symposium
US Space and Rocket Center
Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 10, 7:00pm
Books & Brew @ Pale Fire Brewery
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 21, 7:00pm
SongWriter, with Ben Arthur & The Golden Hours (Benefitting C-VILLE Weekly)
New York, New York
February 23, 7:00
"Books that Changed My Life Festival" @ Marlene Meyerson JCC
In conversation with Tova Mirvis
New York, New York
February 25, 6:30pm
Brooklyn Public Library Whitman Circle
Fairfield, Connecticut
March 4
New York, New York
March 12
Center for Fiction, Brooklyn
"The Future Is Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Literary World"
In conversation with Tuhin Chakrabarty, Dashiel Carrera, and Maris Kreizman
New Brunswick, New Jersey
March 23
Rutgers University, Professional Science Master's Program
Palm Springs, California
March 27-29
Darien, Connecticut
April 14, 7:00pm
Meet the Author, Darien Public Library @ Barrett Bookstore
Waterville, Maine
April 16
Distinguished AI Speaker Series, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Colby College
Los Angeles, California
April 18-19
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Washington, D.C.
April 22
Keynote address, Responsibility.org annual conference
Leesburg, VA
April 22
Washington, D.C.
April 23-24
German Historical Institute Syposium: Rebuild or Retreat? Climate Migration and Mobility in the Global North
Opening Keynote: "The Fiction of Managed Retreat"
Leesburg, VA
April 25
Young Journalists Interview for Independent Bookstore Day
Birch Tree Books
Washington, D.C.
May 2
Politics & Prose
In conversation with Roland Betancourt, author of Disneyland and the Rise of Automation
Pasadena, California
May 11-12
Michelin Visiting Writers Series, Caltech
Richmond, Virginia
May 17
Junior League of Richmond Book & Author Event
Del Mar, California (virtual)
August 27
Charlottesville, Virginia
August 28
The Half Life: Rachel Beanland in conversation at New Dominion Bookshop
Scottville, Michigan
September 9
Community Reads, Center Stage Theater
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
September 10
Bozeman, Montana
October 1-2
Plenary Address, Future of AI Symposium
Columbia, Maryland
October 7
Kokomo, Indiana
October 8
Ocean City, New Jersey
October 11
Greenwich, Connecticut
October 13
Boston, Massachusetts
October 17
Crozet, Virginia
October 24
Abu Dhabi, UAE
October 26-30
Writer in Residence, MbZ University of Artificial Intelligence
Lexington, Virginia
November 9
State of the Novel Symposium, Virginia Military Institute
West Palm Beach, Florida
November 10-11
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tucson, Arizona
November 17-20
Literary Society of the Southwest