MURDER YOUR DARLINGS
(& MORE!)
EVENTS
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Spoiler Alert: How to Write a Synopsis That Sells Your Book (ONLINE)
Sponsored by TBR Writing and Publishing Conference
To register, please click here!
Saturday, October 24, 2026
12:00 PM ET
Mystery Author Luncheon with Andre Hardy, A. Rae Dunlap and Audrey Steidl, hosted by Adventures By The Book and Corona Public Library
Corona Library
650 South Main St.
Corona, CA
Sunday, October 25, 2026
11:00 AM PT
Mystery Author Brunch with Andre Hardy, A. Rae Dunlap and Audrey Steidl, hosted by Adventures by the Book
Broken Yolk Cafe
11630 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, CA
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
1:00 PM ET
Merage Jewish Center Book Club (ONLINE)
To book Jenna for your book club, please click here!
7:00 PM ET
GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing
Thriller Panel at Porter Square Books
50 Liberty Drive, Suite 500
Boston, MA
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
7:00 PM ET
JCC of Mid-Westchester Book Club (ONLINE)
To book Jenna for your book club, please click here!
Thursday, October 29, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Melyn Johnson MURDER YOUR DARLINGS book club discussion (ONLINE)
To book Jenna for your book club, please click here!
Friday, October 30, 2026
4:00 PM ET
A Mighty Blaze interview with New York Times bestselling author Judy Batalion (ONLINE)
To watch, click here!
Sunday, November 1, 2026
4:00 PM ET
BIG BOOK Club
A discussion of Ann Patchett’s Whistler with TBR Conference co-founder Whitney Scharer
Belmont Books
79 Leonard St.
Belmont, MA
Free & open to all readers!
Monday, November 2, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Members Only event at Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill with Julie Carrick Dalton and Karen Winn
40 Charles St.
Boston, MA
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
12:00 PM ET
A Mighty Blaze interview launch interview with Mari Howes for THE TRIBES (ONLINE)
To watch, click here!
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
7:00 PM CT
JCC of St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, November 8, 2026
2:00 PM ET
Carmel Clay Public Library
Five Author Thriller Panel with Bruce Borgos, James Byrne, Claire Isenthal, moderated by Jeff Circle
425 E. Main St.
Carmel Clay, IN
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
10:00 AM ET
Katz JCC
Cherry Hill, NJ
Wednesday, November 11
7:00 PM ET
Newtonville Books
Launch interview with Mari Howes for THE TRIBES (in person)
To register, please click here: https://newtonvillebooks.com/event/2026-11-11/mari-howes-discusses-tribes-conversation-jenna-blum
10 Langley Road
Newton, MA
Thursday, November 12
7:00 PM ET
JCC of the North Shore
Marblehead, MA
Monday, November 16
12:00 PM ET
JCC of Atlanta
Dunwoody, GA
Saturday, November 21 - Sunday, November 22, 2026
MIAMI BOOK FAIR
SATURDAY, NOV. 21
3:00 PM ET
The Family Wound: Uncovering What's Been Buried, with Melissa Albert, Christy Scott Cashman, and Christina Li (Jenna moderating)
Room 8203: Bldg. 8, Second Floor
Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College
300 NE 2nd Ave.
SUNDAY, NOV. 22
2:00 PM ET
Artistic Freedom, Legacy & the Women Who Burn Brightest, with Amy Jo Burns and Paula McLain (Jenna moderating)
Room 8202; Bldg. 8, Second Floor
Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College
300 NE 2nd Ave.
3:30 PM ET
Literally a Mystery: Literary Whodunnits, with Teresa Dovalpage and Ande Pliego
Room 830; Bldg. 8, Third Floor
Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College
300 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL
Thursday, December 3, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Westwood Public LIbrary
Thriller Author Conversation with Karen Winn
660 High St.
Westwood, MA
To register, please click here!
2027 - YES, THE PARTY KEEPS ON GOING!
Sunday, January 2 - Friday. Jan 6, 2027
Key West Literary Seminar
Revision Workshop
Key West, FL
For more information/ to register, please click here!
Tuesday, January 12, 2027
6:30 PM ET
The Next Chapter Books and More
Tarot and Geomancy Evening with Karen Winn
1147 Hancock St., Ste. F
Quincy, MA
Saturday, January 16 - Sunday, January 17, 2027
Event times TBD
TBR Writing and Publishing Conference
Lesley University
29 Everett St.
Cambridge, MA
For more information, please click here!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2027
MURDER YOUR DARLINGS PAPERBACK LAUNCH!
Stay tuned for shenanigans!
Monday, February 8, 2027
10:30 AM ET
Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, FL
Tuesday, February 9, 2027
2:00 PM ET
JCC of Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
12:30 PM ET
JCC of Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL
Saturday, February 27, 2027
Specific time/events TBD
Southern Festival of Books
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Drive
Hoover, AL
Thursday, February 11, 2027
7:30 PM ET
Alper JCC of Miami
Miami, FL
Sunday, April 11, 2027
10:30 AM ET
JBC of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Monday, March 15, 2027
7:00 PM ET
AMA with Ashland Public Library (ONLINE)
To register, please click here!
May 24, 2027
6:30 PM ET
Congregation Sha'aray Shalom
Hingham, MA
—FINIS—
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 LAUNCH
6:30 PM ET
THE LENOX HOTEL
LAUNCH with Reading With Robin
In conversation with Robin Kall
Boston, MA
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
6:30 PM ET
AN UNLIKELY STORY BOOKSTORE
In conversation with Hank Phillippi Ryan
Plainville, MA
Thursday, January 15, 2026
7:00 PM ET
THE NEXT CHAPTER
In conversation with Alyson Richman
Saturday, January 17, 2026
TBR WRITING CONFERENCE
Panel 1, 11:30 AM
”The Ticking Clock”: Thriller panel with Vanessa Lillie, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Frankie Bailey, Edwin Hill
Panel 2, 1:45 PM
”(Publishing) Relationship Advice Column: Your Anonymous Q&A” with Perpetua Cannistraro, Elizabeth Pratt, Sareena Kamath
Lesley University Campus
Cambridge, MA
Monday, January 19, 2026
6:00 PM MT
POISONED PEN
Virtual event
In conversation with Karen Odden
Scottsdale, AZ
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
6:30 PM ET
GIBSON’S BOOKSTORE
In conversation with Edwin Hill
Concord, NH 03301
9:00 PM ET
KILLER AUTHORS CLUB
Virtual Event
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
6:30 PM ET
CARDIGAN CONNECTION
Literary Cabaret hosted by Robin Kall and Emily Homonoff
Alchemy
171 Chestnut Street
Providence R.I.
Thursday, January 22, 2026
7:00 PM ET
NEWTONVILLE BOOKS
In conversation with Whitney Scharer
10 Langley Road
Newton, MA 02459
Friday, January 23, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET
WORD ON THE STREET
162 Main Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Private Book Club in Holliston, MA
In conversation with Whitney Scharer
11 AM ET
Thursday, January 29 – Sunday, February 2
Zibby Owens Palm Beach Retreat
PALM HOUSE
Presenting with Marie Benedict, Miranda Cowley Heller, Julie Doar, Audrey Ingram, Lizz Schumer.
160 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
6:30 PM ET
PARKSIDE BOOKSHOP
260 Shawmut Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Thursday, February 5, 2026
1:00 PM ET
BOOKED
The Duxbury Senior Center
10 Mayflower St
Duxbury, MA 02332
Saturday, February 7, 2026
5:00 PM CT
WATERMARK BOOKS AND CAFE
4701 E Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67218
Monday, February 9, 2026
7:00 PM CT
NEW CASTLE-HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
In conversation with Travis Weik
376 S 15th Street
New Castle, IN 47362
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
2:00 PM CT
CARMEL CLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Annual Authors’ event
Carmel, IN
Thursday, February 12, 2026
7:00 PM CT
CUYAHOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY
In conversation with Ron Block
Parma-Powers Library Branch
6996 Powers Blvd.
Parma, OH 44129
Friday, February 13, 2026
6:30 PM CT
BEAVERDALE BOOKS
In conversation with Heather Gudenkauf
2629 Beaver Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50310
Sunday, February 15, 2026
2:00 PM CT
LITERATURE LOVERS’ AFTERNOON OUT
In conversation with Nickolas Butler
Stillwater Public Library
224 Third Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
*Books will be for sale by Valley Bookseller
Monday, February 16, 2026
7:00 PM CT
MILWAUKEE WOMEN'S SPEAKERS SERIES
Shully’s ATS
146 Green Bay Rd
Thiensville, WI 5309
February 26, 2026
12:00 PM ET
Boca Raton Hadassah Keynote
20583 Boca West Drive
Boca Raton, FL 33434
February 27, 2026
11:00 AM ET
Private book club
Boynton Beach, FL
Sunday, March 1, 2026
12:00 PM ET
Zibby Owens’"Totally Booked: Live at the Whitby Hotel"
Whitby Hotel
18 W. 56th St
New York, NY 10019
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
6:30 PM ET
WELLESLEY BOOKS
In conversation with Kimberly Hensle Lowrance
82 Central St
Wellesley, MA 02482
Thursday, March 5, 2026
7:00 PM ET
POLITICS & PROSE
In conversation with Christopher Castellani
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
7:00 PM ET
THE PURPLE COUCH BOOKSHOP
In conversation with Alex George
350 Winthrop Ave.
North Andover, MA 01845
Thursday, March 12, 2026
6:00 PM ET
BOOK LOVE BOOKSTORE
In conversation with Jenna Paone
7 Village Green
Plymouth, MA 02360
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
7:00 PM ET
BARRINGTON BOOKS
Spill the WriterTea: In conversation with Julie Gerstenblatt
184 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806
Thursday, March 19, 2026
5:30 PM ET
ROZZIE BOUND BOOKS
739 South St. Roslindale, MA 02131
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
6:30 PM ET
THE NEXT CHAPTER BOOKS AND MORE
In conversation with Karen Winn
1147 Hancock St. Ste F
Quincy, MA 02169
Thursday, March 26, 2026
6:30 PM
PARKSIDE BOOKSHOP
Murder Your Darlings Book Club!
260 Shawmut Ave.
Boston, MA
Friday, April 3, 2026
5:00 PM ET
LITERALLY KITTERY BOOKS
Book reading and signing
10 Walker St.
Kittery, ME 03904
Thursday, April 9, 2026
7:00 PM ET
BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH
In conversation with Mark Cecil
279 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446
Saturday, April 11, 2026
7:00 PM ET
MAYNARD LITERARY FESTIVAL
https://www.maynardbookfestival.org/
Maynard Public Library
77 Nason Street
Maynard, MA 01754
Saturday, April 18, 2026
3:15 PM CT
UNBOUND BOOK FESTIVAL
Monsters and Murder: discussion with Emily Franklin and Mary Webber O’Malley
Orr Street Studio
106 Orr Street
Columbia, MO
5:15 PM CT
UNBOUND BOOK FESTIVAL
Panel: Tales from the Book Tour
Orr Street Studio
106 Orr Street
Columbia, MO
6:45 PM CT
UNBOUND BOOK FESTIVAL
Book Signing
Skylark Bookshop
22 South 9th Street,
Columbia, MO 65201
Sunday, April 19, 2026
10:30 AM CT
UNBOUND BOOK FESTIVAL
Workshop: Navigating the Marketing Path
Stephens College Senior Hall
100 Waugh St.
Columbia, MO
Thursday, April 23, 2026
6:30 PM ET
BUTTONWOOD BOOKS & TOYS
In conversation with Jane Roper
In Conversation with Jenna Blum | Buttonwood Books and Toys
747 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy (Route 3A)
Cohasset, MA 02025
Saturday, April 25, 2026
11:30 AM ET
NEWBURYPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL
In conversation with Jenna’s incomparable editor Sara Nelson and Matthew Pearl
Unitarian Universalist Church
26 Pleasant St.
Newburyport, MA
1:00 PM ET
NEWBURYPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL
In conversation with Jessica Brilliant Keener
Jabberwocky Bookshop
50 Water Street, # 22
Newburyport, MA
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
4:00 PM ET
THRILLERFEST
Presentation: “Career Author, Thriller Newbie: The Pivot”
Midtown Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1:00 PM ET
Barnes and Noble Interview with Anthony Horowitz (VIRTUAL) for A DEADLY EPISODE
To join: https://BNADeadlyEpisode.eventbrite.com
Saturday, May 9, 2026
3:10 PM ET
THRILLERFEST
Panel: Villainous, Victim, or Visionary? Antagonists with Depth
Midtown Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
Friday, May 15, 2026
6:00 PM
Murder Author Dinner Party hosted by Silver Unicorn Books, with Ava Roberts and Laura Zigman
True West
525 Massachusetts Ave.
Acton, MA 01720
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
6:00 PM PT
ZIBBY’S BOOKSHOP
In conversation with Caroline Kepnes, author of the YOU series on Netflix
1113 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, CA
Sunday, May 24, 2026
4:00 PM ET
BOOK THE WRITER Book Club
Hosted by Jean Hanff Korelitz
New York, NY
Thursday, June 4, 2026
6:30 PM ET
Once Upon A Bookstore
In conversation with Trisha Blanchet
c/o SoCo Art Labs
418 Quequechan St
Fall River, MA
Saturday, June 6, 2026
2:00 PM ET
Panel: Murder Has Never Looked This Good, with Edwin Hill and Joe Moldover
https://www.avonctlibrary.info/event/edwinjennajoseph/
Avon Public Library
281 Country Club Road
Avon, CT
Saturday, July 11 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
COLUMBUS BOOK FESTIVAL
Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM ET
SPEED MATCHING…with readers!
Meeting Room 2A
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S. Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH
2:30 PM ET
Panel, The Rot Beneath: Psychological Thrillers, with Joe Pan and Kaira Rouda
Author Stage 1
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S. Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH
Sunday, July 12
12 PM ET
Love to Hate ‘Em: Writing Villains
Meeting Room 3A
96 S. Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
6:00 PM ET
Rhode Island Thriller Panel with Wakefield Books
In conversation with Kemper Donovan and Leah Rowan
The Contemporary Theater Company
327 Main Street
South Kingston, R.I. 02879
Friday, July 31, 2026
6:00 PM ET
Northshire Bookstore
In conversation with Tim Weed
4869 Main St.
Manchester Center, VT
Tuesday, August 4
7:00 PM ET
The Sh*t I Forgot To Read Book Club
Craft Piano Gallery
793 Tremont St.
Boston, MA
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
11:00 AM ET
BOOKS ON THE BEACH
Hadassah luncheon keynote
Wyndham Newport Hotel
240 Aquidneck Ave
Middletown, R.I.
Saturday, August 8
5:00 PM ET
East Hampton Library Authors’ Night
Herrick Park
67 Newtown Lane
East Hampton, NY
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
10:00 AM ET
Coffee at Cohasset Lightkeepers: Interview with Chris Bohjalian for THE AMATEUR (live)
Hosted by Buttonwood Books and Toys
15 Lighthouse Lane
Cohasset, MA
Friday, August 14
4:00 PM ET
A Mighty Blaze interview with NYT bestseling author Laura Moriarty (ONLINE)
To watch, click here!
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
6:30 PM ET
Lala Books
Interview with Trisha Blanchet for MURDER LIKE MAGIC launch
189 Market St.
Lowell, MA
Tuesday, Sept 4, 2026
4:00 PM ET
A Mighty Blaze interview with award-winning author photographer Beowulf Sheehan (ONLINE)
Friday, September 10, 2026
4:00 PM ET
A Mighty Blaze interview with book publisher/influencer/author Zibby Owens (ONLINE)
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
7:00 PM
Craft on Draft at Trident Books with Julie Carrick Dalton, Susan Donovan Bernhard, and Christopher Castellani (mod.)
338 Newbury St.
Boston, MA
Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK
Friday, September 25
2:00 PM ET
Panel: Wit, No Matter the Genre, with Ryan Effgen, Jonathan Miles, Lauren Hearit
Venue: Shay Park Tent
Harbor Springs, MI
Saturday, September 26, 2026
9:00 AM ET
Panel: Your Next Book Club Pick!, with Laurie Frankel, Charleen Hurtubise, Christine Kuehn (Jenna moderating)
Venue: Marina Park Tent
Harbor Springs, MI
3:30 PM ET
Panel: Writing the Literary Landscape, with Mark Braude, Julie Buntin, Sarah R. Baughman
Venue: Shay Park Tent
Harbor Springs, MI
5:30 PM ET
Happy Hour & Signing
Venue: Irish Boat Shop
Harbor Springs, MI
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Query Confidential: How to Write a Query That Works (ONLINE)
Sponsored by TBR Writing and Publishing Conference
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1:15 PM ET
NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK FESTIVAL
Panel: The Edge of Your Seat, with Christopher Golden, T. Greenwood, Edwin Hill, and Sarah Stewart Tyler (mod.)
Capitol Center for the Arts
44 S Main St.
Concord, NH
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