Fall 2025 Events:
THIS IS THE ONLY KINGDOM Tour:
October 21 | New York, NY
Word Up @ Recirculation
876 Riverside Drive
In conversation with Carina de Valle Schorske
7pm
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October 22 | Brooklyn, NY
Books Are Magic Montague
122 Montague Street
In conversation with Nina Haines
7pm
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October 23 | Chicago, IL
Women & Children First
5233 N Clark Street
In conversation with Ananda Lima and Keith S. Wilson
7pm
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October 25 | Madison, WI
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison Central Library
201 W Mifflin Street, Community Room 301
In conversation with Dantiel Moniz
10:30am
October 28 | Baltimore, MD
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street
In conversation with Adrian Gaston Garcia
7pm
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October 29 | Washington, D.C.
DCPL Main Library, MLK Library
901 G Street NW
In conversation with Lupita Aquino
7pm
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October 30 | Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
In conversation with Airea D. Matthews
7pm
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November 3 | Los Angeles, CA
Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont Avenue
In conversation with Lilliam Rivera
7pm
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November 4 | Los Angeles, CA
Silverlake Reading Club
Botanica Restaurant
1620 Silver Lake Boulevard
8pm
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November 5 | Las Vegas, NV
The Writers Block
519 S 6th Street, suite 100
In conversation with Tanya Shirazi Galvez
7pm
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November 6 | San Francisco, CA
Book Passage Ferry Building
One Ferry Building 42
In conversation with Caro De Robertis
5:30pm
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November 7 | Brooklyn, NY
The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Avenue
First Novel Fridays
In conversation with Joshua Wheeler and Carson Faust, Moderated by Victor LaValle
7pm
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November 9 | Austin, TX
Texas Book Festival
“Loyalty, Family & Community in Latin America”
Panel with Jared Lemus
12:00pm
“Reimagining Family: Mothers, Daughters, and Community”
Panel with Domenica Ruta
2:30pm
November 10 | Brooklyn, NY
Franklin Park Reading Series
618 ST Johns Place
With Charlie Jane Anders, Brandon Taylor, Laura Venita Green, Sam Munson, and Jen Hope Choi
8pm
November 12 | Brooklyn, NY
Urbane Arts Club
1016 Beverley Road
In conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
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November 13 | Brooklyn, OH
Cuyahoga County Public Library-Brooklyn Branch
7619 Memphis Avenue
In conversation with Stephanie Ginese
7pm
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November 19 | Brooklyn, NY
Joy in the Soft Apocalypse Reading Series
The Word is Change Books
7pm
November 22 - 23 | Miami, FL
Miami Book Fair
Word Up @ Recirculation
876 Riverside Drive
In conversation with Carina de Valle Schorske
7pm
Register here
October 22 | Brooklyn, NY
Books Are Magic Montague
122 Montague Street
In conversation with Nina Haines
7pm
Get tickets
October 23 | Chicago, IL
Women & Children First
5233 N Clark Street
In conversation with Ananda Lima and Keith S. Wilson
7pm
Get tickets here
October 25 | Madison, WI
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison Central Library
201 W Mifflin Street, Community Room 301
In conversation with Dantiel Moniz
10:30am
October 28 | Baltimore, MD
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street
In conversation with Adrian Gaston Garcia
7pm
Get tickets here
October 29 | Washington, D.C.
DCPL Main Library, MLK Library
901 G Street NW
In conversation with Lupita Aquino
7pm
Get tickets here
October 30 | Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
In conversation with Airea D. Matthews
7pm
Get tickets here
November 3 | Los Angeles, CA
Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont Avenue
In conversation with Lilliam Rivera
7pm
Register
November 4 | Los Angeles, CA
Silverlake Reading Club
Botanica Restaurant
1620 Silver Lake Boulevard
8pm
Register
November 5 | Las Vegas, NV
The Writers Block
519 S 6th Street, suite 100
In conversation with Tanya Shirazi Galvez
7pm
Register
November 6 | San Francisco, CA
Book Passage Ferry Building
One Ferry Building 42
In conversation with Caro De Robertis
5:30pm
Register
November 7 | Brooklyn, NY
The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Avenue
First Novel Fridays
In conversation with Joshua Wheeler and Carson Faust, Moderated by Victor LaValle
7pm
Register
November 9 | Austin, TX
Texas Book Festival
“Loyalty, Family & Community in Latin America”
Panel with Jared Lemus
12:00pm
“Reimagining Family: Mothers, Daughters, and Community”
Panel with Domenica Ruta
2:30pm
November 10 | Brooklyn, NY
Franklin Park Reading Series
618 ST Johns Place
With Charlie Jane Anders, Brandon Taylor, Laura Venita Green, Sam Munson, and Jen Hope Choi
8pm
November 12 | Brooklyn, NY
Urbane Arts Club
1016 Beverley Road
In conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
Register
November 13 | Brooklyn, OH
Cuyahoga County Public Library-Brooklyn Branch
7619 Memphis Avenue
In conversation with Stephanie Ginese
7pm
Register
November 19 | Brooklyn, NY
Joy in the Soft Apocalypse Reading Series
The Word is Change Books
7pm
November 22 - 23 | Miami, FL
Miami Book Fair
PAST EVENTS
September 18 | New York, NY
NYU
The Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
What My Father and I Don't Talk About Reading, Hosted by Michele Filgate
7pm
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September 24 | New York, NY
Columbia University School of the Arts
Nonfiction Dialogues
In conversation with Chloé Cooper Jones
7:30pm
September 25 | Roanoke, VA
Hollins University
October 8 | New York, NY
Columbia University School of the Arts
Art + Life
In Conversation with Jennifer Hope Choi, author of The Wanderer's Curse
Spring 2025 Events:
April 24 | College Park, MD
University of Maryland
"El Gran Combo": A Celebration of Latinx Voices in Literature
with Angie Cruz, Caro De Robertis, and Lilliam Rivera
Ulrich Recital Hall
5:30pm
April 29 | New York, NY
Columbia University Institute of Latin American Studies
Greater Caribbean Studies Program
Casa Hispanica
"On Writing the Caribbean"
with Angie Cruz, Edwidge Danticat, and Brent Hayes Edwards
5:00pm
May 6 | Brooklyn, NY
Books Are Magic Montague
Michele Filgate Presents What My Father and I Don't Talk About
with Isle McElroy and Jiordan Castle, moderated by Denne Michele Norris
7:00pm
University of Maryland
"El Gran Combo": A Celebration of Latinx Voices in Literature
with Angie Cruz, Caro De Robertis, and Lilliam Rivera
Ulrich Recital Hall
5:30pm
April 29 | New York, NY
Columbia University Institute of Latin American Studies
Greater Caribbean Studies Program
Casa Hispanica
"On Writing the Caribbean"
with Angie Cruz, Edwidge Danticat, and Brent Hayes Edwards
5:00pm
May 6 | Brooklyn, NY
Books Are Magic Montague
Michele Filgate Presents What My Father and I Don't Talk About
with Isle McElroy and Jiordan Castle, moderated by Denne Michele Norris
7:00pm
Past Events:
2024 Events:
July 11 | Brooklyn
In conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
When I Was Puerto Rican 30th Anniversary Edition Launch
The Urbane Arts Club (*with Taylor & Co. Books)
1016 Beverley Rd
Brooklyn, NY
7pm
July 13 | New York
KWELI International Literary Festival
Teachers College, Columbia University
10:00am
July 15 – 28 | Sewanee, TN
Sewanee Writers' Conference
August 21 | Brooklyn
The Center for Fiction
Hosted by Adelphi University Low-Res MFA Program
5pm
September 5 | New York
Culture on the Corner at The Forum
Las Madres
In conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
September 13 | New York
LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference
Keynote, with Esmeralda Santiago and Alejandra Campoverdi
The New School's Tishman Auditorium
6:30pm
September 19 | Washington Heights
Word Up Community Bookshop
In Conversation with Caro De Robertis
The Palace of Eros
October 3 | Albany, NY
SUNY Albany
October 9 | Binghamton, NY
SUNY Binghamton
El Gran Combo
With Angie Cruz & Lilliam Rivera
October 10 | Oneonta, NY
SUNY Oneonta
El Gran Combo
With Angie Cruz & Lilliam Rivera
October 17 | New York, NY
Art & Life at Columbia University
In Conversation with Jessica Hoppe
First in the Family
October 30 – November 1 | Wilmington, NC
UNC Wilmington
November 7 | Berea, KY
Berea College
November 21 | New York, NY
Art & Life at Columbia University
In Conversation with Phillip B. Williams
Ours
July 11 | Brooklyn
In conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
When I Was Puerto Rican 30th Anniversary Edition Launch
The Urbane Arts Club (*with Taylor & Co. Books)
1016 Beverley Rd
Brooklyn, NY
7pm
July 13 | New York
KWELI International Literary Festival
Teachers College, Columbia University
10:00am
July 15 – 28 | Sewanee, TN
Sewanee Writers' Conference
August 21 | Brooklyn
The Center for Fiction
Hosted by Adelphi University Low-Res MFA Program
5pm
September 5 | New York
Culture on the Corner at The Forum
Las Madres
In conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
September 13 | New York
LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference
Keynote, with Esmeralda Santiago and Alejandra Campoverdi
The New School's Tishman Auditorium
6:30pm
September 19 | Washington Heights
Word Up Community Bookshop
In Conversation with Caro De Robertis
The Palace of Eros
October 3 | Albany, NY
SUNY Albany
October 9 | Binghamton, NY
SUNY Binghamton
El Gran Combo
With Angie Cruz & Lilliam Rivera
October 10 | Oneonta, NY
SUNY Oneonta
El Gran Combo
With Angie Cruz & Lilliam Rivera
October 17 | New York, NY
Art & Life at Columbia University
In Conversation with Jessica Hoppe
First in the Family
October 30 – November 1 | Wilmington, NC
UNC Wilmington
November 7 | Berea, KY
Berea College
November 21 | New York, NY
Art & Life at Columbia University
In Conversation with Phillip B. Williams
Ours
2023 Events:
September 20-21 | Indianapolis, IN
Butler University
Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series
7:30pm
September 28 | Brooklyn, NY
McNally Jackson (Seaport location)
The Rumpus and Brooklyn BookFest
With Lars Horn, T Kira Madden, Hannah Beresford, CJ Hauser, Kelley Van Dilla
Moderated by Alysia Sawchyn
7:00pm
September 30 | Virtual
Sapph-Lit Book Club Chat
12:00pm ET
October 7 | Washington, DC
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
La Comunidad Reads with Lupita Aquino
El Gran Combo!
With Angie Cruz, Caro De Robertis, and Lilliam Rivera
3:00pm
October 21 | Brooklyn, NY
Hachette Book Club Brunch: A Day for Readers
In conversation with Julia Alvarez
September 20-21 | Indianapolis, IN
Butler University
Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series
7:30pm
September 28 | Brooklyn, NY
McNally Jackson (Seaport location)
The Rumpus and Brooklyn BookFest
With Lars Horn, T Kira Madden, Hannah Beresford, CJ Hauser, Kelley Van Dilla
Moderated by Alysia Sawchyn
7:00pm
September 30 | Virtual
Sapph-Lit Book Club Chat
12:00pm ET
October 7 | Washington, DC
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
La Comunidad Reads with Lupita Aquino
El Gran Combo!
With Angie Cruz, Caro De Robertis, and Lilliam Rivera
3:00pm
October 21 | Brooklyn, NY
Hachette Book Club Brunch: A Day for Readers
In conversation with Julia Alvarez
2022 Events:
February 24 | New Smyrna Beach, FL
The Atlantic Center for the Arts Mentoring Artist Talk (virtual and in-person)
5:00pm ET to 6:00pm ET
March 31 | Palm Beach, FL
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
April 13-16 | Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University
April 20 | Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
PAVE - UW
7:30pm ET to 9:00pm ET
April 24 | San Francisco, CA
City Lights Books (virtual)
Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue
12:00pm PT (3:00pm ET)
June 8 | Seattle, WA
Elliot Bay Book Company (in person)
Presenting Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish
in conversation with Jaquira Díaz
7:00pm PT, in person
June 10 | Los Angeles, CA
Skylight Books (in person)
Presenting Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish
in conversation with Jaquira Díaz
7:00pm PT, in person
June 18 - 27 | Lynchburg, VA
Randolph College MFA Program
June 27 | Montpelier, VT
Vermont College of Fine Arts (in person/virtual)
7:30pm ET
July 16 | Miami, FL
Apple Aventura
Today at Apple Creative Studios Miami
2:00pm ET
in person
July 19 - 31 | Sewanee, TN
Sewanee Writers' Conference
in person
August 6 | Virtual
KWELI Literary Festival
Master Class
Beyond Truth: Writing the Mystical, the "Otherworldly," and the Invented Essay
4:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Register here
September 20 | Orlando, FL
University of Central Florida
Remembering Puerto Rican Arts Arts & Culture Five Years After María
October 6 | Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University
ODU Literary Festival
The Atlantic Center for the Arts Mentoring Artist Talk (virtual and in-person)
5:00pm ET to 6:00pm ET
March 31 | Palm Beach, FL
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
April 13-16 | Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University
April 20 | Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
PAVE - UW
7:30pm ET to 9:00pm ET
April 24 | San Francisco, CA
City Lights Books (virtual)
Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue
12:00pm PT (3:00pm ET)
June 8 | Seattle, WA
Elliot Bay Book Company (in person)
Presenting Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish
in conversation with Jaquira Díaz
7:00pm PT, in person
June 10 | Los Angeles, CA
Skylight Books (in person)
Presenting Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish
in conversation with Jaquira Díaz
7:00pm PT, in person
June 18 - 27 | Lynchburg, VA
Randolph College MFA Program
June 27 | Montpelier, VT
Vermont College of Fine Arts (in person/virtual)
7:30pm ET
July 16 | Miami, FL
Apple Aventura
Today at Apple Creative Studios Miami
2:00pm ET
in person
July 19 - 31 | Sewanee, TN
Sewanee Writers' Conference
in person
August 6 | Virtual
KWELI Literary Festival
Master Class
Beyond Truth: Writing the Mystical, the "Otherworldly," and the Invented Essay
4:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Register here
September 20 | Orlando, FL
University of Central Florida
Remembering Puerto Rican Arts Arts & Culture Five Years After María
October 6 | Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University
ODU Literary Festival