MURDER YOUR DARLINGS EVENTS

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

6:00 PM ET
NEST ON MAIN
Reading/signing
135 Main Street
Northport, NY 11768

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

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
7:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion (AMA) with the Marblehead Arts Association
Marblehead Arts Association Tavern
8 Hooper Street
Marblehead, MA

Friday, May 15, 2026
6:00 PM
Murder Author Dinner Party hosted by Silver Unicorn Books, with Ava Roberts and Laura Zigman
https://tables.toasttab.com/truewestbrewery/experience/murder-author-dinner-party-in-the-speakeasy
True West
525 Massachusetts Ave.
Acton, MA 01720
**Please note: venue is True West restaurant, not the bookstore!

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
6:00 PM PT
ZIBBY’S BOOKSHOP
In conversation with Caroline Kepnes, author of the YOU series on Netflix
https://bit.ly/JennaBlumTalksMurderWithCarolineKepnesAtZibbyBooks
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
For more information, please click here

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

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Melrose Public Library
In conversation with Jane Healey
69 West Emerson Street
Melrose, MA

Saturday, July 11 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
COLUMBUS BOOK FESTIVAL

Saturday, July 11
10:00 AM CT
SPEED MATCHING…with readers!
Room 2A
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S. Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH

2:30 PM CT
Panel, The Rot Beneath: Psychological Thrillers, with Joe Pan and Kaira Rouda
Stage 1
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S. Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH

Sunday, July 12
12 PM CT
Love to Hate ‘Em: Writing Villains
Room 3A
Topiary Park
480 E. Town St.
Columbus, OH

Monday, 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

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
11:00 AM ET
BOOKS ON THE BEACH
Hadassah luncheon keynote
Newport, R.I.
* stay tuned for specific location

Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
*Specific times/ events TBD
HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK
Harbor Spring, MI

Friday, October 2 - Saturday, October 3, 2026
Specific event times TBD
NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK FESTIVAL
Concord, NH

Thursday, November 5, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Westwood Public Library
In conversation with Karen Winn
660 High St.
Westwood, 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