2026
WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS BOOK TOUR
Jan 28
Carlsbad City Library Adventures By the Book / Carlsbad, CA
Jan 28
Coronado Public Library Adventures By the Book/ Coronado, CA
Jan 29
with Lian Dolan
Vroman’s / Pasadena, CA
Jan 31 – Feb 1
Palm Springs Readers’ Festival / Palm Springs, CA
Feb 2
Sun City Oro Valley Library / Tucson, AZ
Feb 2
Stacks Book Club / Oro Valley, AZ
Feb 3
with Olivia Fierro
Poisoned Pen / Scottsdale, AZ
Feb 4
with Nancy Perot
Interabang/ Dallas, TX
Feb 5
with JT Ellison
Parnassus / Nashville, TN
Feb 7
The Book Loft / Fernandina Beach, FL
Feb 8
The BookMark / Neptune Beach, FL
Feb 9
Palm Beach Library Glades Road Branch / Palm Beach, FL
Feb 10
Book & Books / Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11
with Lisa Unger
Tombolo Books / St. Petersburg, FL
Feb 12
with May Cobb
BookPeople / Austin, TX
Feb 13
with Ashley Winstead
Murder by the Book / Houston, TX
Feb 17
with Mary Kubica
Diesel / Los Angeles, CA
Feb 18
Orange County Public Libraries Slice of Literary Orange / Costa Mesa, CA
Feb 19 – 21
Creepy Book Club Retreat / Scottsdale, AZ
Feb 25
Laguna Beach Books/ Laguna Beach, CA
Mar 1
Book Carnival / Orange, CA
March 4
Spartanburg Holcomb Reading Club / Spartanburg, SC
March 4
Henderson County Public Library / Hendersonville, NC
March 5
Florence Library / Florence, SC
Mar 6
Litchfield Author’s Lunch / Pawleys Island, SC
Mar 14 – 15
Tucson Festival of Books / Tucson, AZ
Mar 28
Day of Authors / Fullerton, CA
2025
JILL IS NOT HAPPY BOOK TOUR
June 9
Interabang Books / Dallas, TX
Pre-Order Paperback | Hardcover
June 10
Beaverdale Books / Des Moines, IO
with Heather Gudenkauf
June 12
An Unlikely Story / Boston, MA
with Hank Phillippi Ryan
Pre-Order Paperback | Hardcover
June 13
Book Love / Plymouth, MA
Pre-Order Paperback
June 14
Avon Free Library / Avon, CT
June 15
Browseabout Books / Rehoboth Beach, DE
Pre-Order Paperback | Hardcover
June 15
Bethany Beach Books / Bethany Beach, DE
June 16
A Likely Story / Westminster, MD
Carroll County County Library
June 17
Wellington Square Bookshop / Exton, PA
June 18-20
Thrillerfest / New York, NY
June 21
Thunder Road Books / Spring Lake, NJ
July 10
Cuyahoga Library / Middleburg Heights, OH
In conversation with Ron Block
July 12
Columbus Book Festival / Columbus, OH
July 12
Columbus Book Festival/ Columbus, OH
Tell Me Something I don’t know: The Creative Life
July 13
Columbus Book Festival/ Columbus, OH
Psychological Thrillers with Clemence Michallon and Carter Wilson
July 19
Book Passages Mystery Writers Conference / Corte Madera, CA
Domestic Suspense: Rooting for Flawed Characters
July 20
Book Passages Mystery Writers Conference / Corte Madera, CA
Change is Inevitable: The Challenges of Revision
July 26
Jill Zarin’s Luxury Luncheon
Private Event. Southampton, New York
Aug 23
Signing at Barnes & Noble Fashion Island / Newport Beach, CA
Aug 28
Virtual Panel with Bookish Road Trip
Sept 3 – 6
Boucheron / New Orleans, LA
Sept 16
Friends of the Fairfield Public Library / Fairfield, CT
In conversation with Wendy Walker
Sept 17
P& Knitwear/ New York, NY
With Elise Hart Kipness
Sept 20
Mystery Ink Event in the Old World Village / Huntington Beach, CA
Oct 3 – 5
Decatur Book Festival / Atlanta, GA
Oct 17, 18
StoryFest at the Westport Library / Westport, CT
2024
UNDER THE PALMS BOOK TOUR
May 5
The Back Room
Hank Philippi Ryan
Virtual
the-back-room.org
May 19
Book Carnival
Tustin, California
annesbookcarnival.com/events/
May 20
Zibby’s Bookshop
In conversation with Rachel Howzell Hall
Santa Monica, California
eventbrite.com
May 21
Killer Author Club
Virtual with Kimberly Belle and Heather Gudenkauf
www.killerauthorclub.com
May 23
Literary Guild of Orange County Spring Salon
With Lian Dolan and Ivy Pochada
Mission Viejo Country Club
lgoc.org for registration & tickets
June 1
Thrillerfest Panel
New York, New York
thrillerfest.com/schedule
June 13 ~ 15
Lakeside Ohio 150 th Anniversary Celebration
Keynote Speaker
lakesideohio.com
2023
Feb 18
Santa Monica, California
Zibby’s Bookshop / Grand Opening and Book Signing
March 17 ~ 18
Left Coast Crime / Trouble in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
July 26 ~ 28
Brainerd, Minnesota
Wine and Words
Aug 30 ~ Sept 3
San Diego, California
Bouchercon 2023: Murder at the Marina
Sept 5
Laguna Beach, California / Location TBD
Book Launch Party for BENEATH THE SURFACE
Sept 5
Killer Author Club
2022
Jan 10
Mystery and Thriller Mavens with Murder By the Book, Hosted by Sara Divello| Facebook Live
Jan 18 /
Reading with Robin | IG Live
Jan 18
Killer Author Club with Kimberly Belle and Heather Gudenkauf | IG/Facebook Live
Jan 20
Great Thoughts’ Great Readers Literary Salon Launch Event | Facebook Group Live
Jan 20
Tattered Page Book Club Takeover | Facebook Group
Jan 22
Literacy Volunteers-Huntington Beach Public Library (HBPL) Wine & Words Virtual Event | Ticketed
Jan 23
Book Carnival | Zoom (see store’s Events page)
Jan 29
Carlsbad Library Book Bingo| In-person
Feb 5
Mystery Ink Bookstore Signing | In-Person
Feb 8
First Chapter Fun | Facebook Group Live
2021
April 15
Instagram Live with Bliss Beauty Books
May 4
First Chapter Fun
Facebook | Instagram
May 7
Laguna Beach Books (Virtual LAUNCH Event)
Zoom / Register
May 11
Book Carnival (Virtual Event)
Zoom / See Book Carnival’s Website for Link (forthcoming as of 4/20/21)
May 13
Mysterious Galaxy (Virtual Event) in Conversation with Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke (Liz and Lisa)
Crowdcast / Register
June 3
Fox Tale Book Shoppe Virtual Author Event w/ Hannah Mary McKinnon, PJ Vernon, and Kimberly Belle
Eventbrite / Register
July 15
OC Public Libraries
Zoom/ Register
2019
Good Day Columbus June 28th
April 27
Women’s National Book Association – LA Chapter
Los Angeles, CA
May 20
Private Washington Influencer Event
By Invitation Only
May 22
A LIKELY STORY
Sykesville, MD
Joint author signing with Liv Constantine
https://www.sykesvillebooks.com/event/constantinerouda
May 28
Laguna Playhouse Women
RSVP
June 1 / 2 PM
BOOK CARNIVAL
*Duo signing with author Doug Lyle
348 S Tustin St,
Orange, CA 92866, USA
https://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events/
June 3 / 6 PM
ADVENTURES BY THE BOOK
Monday Night Mystery Dinner
El Torito
18512 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA
Register
June 26
THURBER HOUSE
77 Jefferson Ave
Columbus, OH 43215
Tickets
July 10
Book Signing featuring Wendy Walker, Liv Constantine, Riley Sager and Kaira Rouda
Shakespeare & Co.
939 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
July 9 ~ 13
THRILLERFEST XIV
Address: Grand Hyatt, New York City
July 13
THRILLERFEST XIV
Panel: MURDERERS, KIDNAPPERS OR GREMLINS? Finding Your Villain
July 20
SUMMER READING ADVENTURE
Carlsbad Library
1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/library/events/default.asp
July 21
CREATING CONVERSATIONS WITH TERRY GILMAN
SMART SUMMER READS
Note: Reservation Required
Redondo Beach, CA (venue, TBA)
https://creatingconversations.indielite.org/event/smart-summer-reads-2019
Sept 8
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Laguna Beach Books
1200 South Coast Highway,
Laguna Beach, CA
More details / Pre-order your copy of THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER
Sept 12
Luncheon at Huntington Beach Library
Reserve your seat
Oct 29 ~ 30
BOUCHERCON
Dallas, TX
Nov 10
ORANGE COUNTY SISTERS IN CRIME – LADIES OF INTRIGUE
Mesa Verde Country Club
Costa Mesa, CA
More information | Purchase tickets