Previous Events

Conference Speaking

International Reading Association (IRA)
Annual Conference
TORONTO, CANADA

International Reading Association (IRA)
Annual Great Lakes Regional Conference
Keynote
GRAND RAPIDS, MI

International Reading Association (IRA)
Annual West Regional Conference
PORTLAND, OR

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Annual Convention
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Indiana Council of Teachers of English (ICTE)
Annual Conference
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Indiana Library Federation
Annual Conference
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Ka Hui Heluhelu
Aloha State Council &
Hawai’i Association of School Librarians
Annual Conference
Keynote
HONOLULU, HI

Michigan Reading Association
Annual Summer Workshop
GAYLORD, MI

Michigan Reading Association
Annual Conference
GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Blue Water Reading Council
St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency
MARYSVILLE, MI

Blue Water Reading Council
Young Author’s Conference
MARYSVILLE, MI

Southern Arizona Families with Children from China
Keynote
TUSCON, AZ

North Kentucky University BookFest
Northern Kentucky University
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY

Bluegrass Festival of Books
University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KY

BookExpo America
Annual Conference
CHICAGO, IL

C2E2
Annual Comic & Entertainment Expo
CHICAGO, IL

Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
Annual Convention
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop
Annual Conference (Multiple Times)
BIG SUR, CA

Kern Reading Association Young Author’s Fair
KERN COUNTY, CA

Elizabeth York Children’s Literature Festival
Anderson University
ANDERSON, IN

Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation
Keynote
CARMEL, IN

Carmel Writing Con
Keynote
CARMEL, IN

Family Literacy Night
Carmel Clay School District
Keynote
CARMEL, IN

What’s New in Young Adult Literature
Indiana University/Purdue University — IUPUI
Keynote
CARMEL, IN

20th Anniversary Family Literacy Day
Evansville Literacy Coalition
EVANSVILLE, IN

Write Now! High School Writing Workshop
Keynote
GARY, IN

Crestview Literacy Night
Keynote
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Indy Author Fair
Indianapolis Central Library
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Indy SurviveOars
Annual Fundraiser
Keynote
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Writer’s Center of Indiana
Keynote
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Writer’s Digest WriteStuff Conference
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Teen Read Week
LA PORTE, IN

Midwest Writers Workshop
Ball State University
MUNCIE, IN

Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
SCBWI Indiana Conferences (Multiple)
INDIANA

Franklin County Children’s Literature Festival
Ottawa University (Multiple Times)
OTTAWA, KS

Niles Author Fair
Niles District Library
Keynote
NILES, MI

Franklin Avenue Author Festival
FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ

Sandy Hormell Book Celebration
Miami University
OXFORD, OH

Sandberg Literacy Institute
The University of Toledo
TOLEDO, OH

Montgomery County Teen Book Festival
CONROE, TX

Great Salt Lake Book Festival
Salt Lake City Library
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW)
Annual Conference
FOND DU LAC, WI

Hudson Young Author Festival
HUDSON, WI

University Presentations

Anderson University
ANDERSON, IN

Indiana University/Purdue University—IUPUI
CARMEL, IN

Ball State University
MUNCIE, IN

North Kentucky University
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY

University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KY

Ottawa University
OTTAWA, KS

Worcester State University
WORCESTER, MA

Miami University
OXFORD, OH

The University of Toledo
TOLEDO, OH

Baylor University
WACO, TX

Library Events

Pike’s Peak Library District - Ute Pass Branch
CASCADE, CO

Pike’s Peak Library District - East Teen Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Anderson Public Library
ANDERSON, IN

Anderson University Nicholson Library
ANDERSON, IN

Carmel Clay Public Library
CARMEL, IN

Elkhart Public Library
ELKHART, IN

Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
EVANSVILLE, IN

Indianapolis Central Library
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Warren Branch Library
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Lapel Branch Library
LAPEL, IN

Lebanon Public Library
LEBANON, IN

Middlebury Public Library
MIDDLEBURY, IN

Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
ZIONSVILLE, IN

Niles District Library
NILES, MI

North Carroll Branch Library
GREENMOUNT, MD

Guthrie Memorial Library
HANOVER, PA

Martin Library
YORK, PA

Salt Lake City Library
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Campbell County Public Library
GILLETTE, WY

K-12 Events

Shanghai American School - Puxi Campus
SHANGHAI, CHINA

Shanghai American School - Pudong Campus
SHANGHAI, CHINA

Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt
LIMA, PERU

Davy College
CAJAMARCA, PERU

Thunder Mountain Middle School
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ

Lagos Elementary School
PHOENIX, AZ

Rancho Romero School
ALAMO, CA

Chipman Junior High School
BAKERSFIELD, CA

Curran Middle School
BAKERSFIELD, CA

Norris Middle School
BAKERSFIELD, CA

Stiern Middle School
BAKERSFIELD, CA

Washington Middle School
BAKERSFIELD, CA

Rolling Ridge Elementary School
CHINO HILLS, CA

Mt. Diablo Elementary School
CLAYTON, CA

Springhill School
LAFAYETTE, CA

Hall Middle School
LARKSPUR, CA

La Entrade School
MENLO PARK, CA

Trinity School
MENLO PARK, CA

Levi Dickey School
ONTARIO, CA

Addison Elementary School
PALO ALTO, CA

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School (K-8)
PALO ALTO, CA

Jordan Middle School
PALO ALTO, CA

Roy Cloud Magnet School
REDWOOD CITY, CA

Northridge Elementary School
HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO

Littleton Academy
LITTLETON, CO

MacKintosh Academy
LITTLETON, CO

David Posnack Hebrew Day School
DAVIE, FL

Punahou School
HONOLULU, HI

Nautilus Middle School
MIAMI, IL

Meeker Elementary School
AMES, IA

Mitchell Elementary School
AMES, IA

Pleasant View Elementary School
BETTENDORF, IA

Riverdale Heights Elementary School
BETTENDORF, IA

Bridgeview Elementary School
LE CLAIR, IA

Cody Elementary School
LE CLAIR, IA

Belvidere Central Middle School
BELVIDERE, IL

Congress Park Elementary School
BROOKFIELD, IL

Glen Crest Middle School
GLEN ELLYN, IL

Crone Middle School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Granger Middle School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Gregory Middle School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Hill Middle School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Scullen Middle School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Still Middle School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Washington Junior School
NAPERVILLE, IL

Brookville Middle School
BROOKVILLE, IN

Carmel High School
CARMEL, IN

Carmel Elementary School
CARMEL, IN

Prairie Trace Elementary School
CARMEL, IN

Cherry Tree Elementary School
CARMEL, IN

Towne Meadow Elementary School
CARMEL, IN

Mt. Carmel School
CEDAR GROVE, IN

Hoover Elementary School
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN

Fortville Elementary School
FORTVILLE, IN

Clark-Pleasant Middle School
GREENWOOD, IN

Allisonville Elementary School
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Crestview Elementary School
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Kesling Middle School
LA PORTE, IN

Northridge Middle School
MIDDLEBURY, IN

West Elementary School
MT VERNON, IN

New Prairie Junior High School
NEW CARLISLE, IN

Tipton Middle School
TIPTON, IN

South Central High School
UNION MILLS, IN

Maple Glen Elementary School
WESTFIELD, IN

Montessori School of Westfield
WESTFIELD, IN

Oak Trace Elementary School
WESTFIELD, IN

Washington Woods Elementary School
WESTFIELD, IN

Westfield High School
WESTFIELD, IN

Bryan Station Middle School
LEXINGTON, KY

Southern Middle School
LEXINGTON, KY

Woodland Middle School
TAYLOR MILL, KY

King Middle School
PORTLAND, ME

Algonquin Middle School
ALGONAC, MI

Lakeport Elementary School
LAKE PORT, MI

Washington Elementary School
MARYSVILLE, MI

Crull Elementary School
PORT HURON, MI

Cleveland Elementary School
PORT HURON, MI

Holland Woods School
PORT HURON, MI

Kent School
CHESTERTOWN, MD

Lakeland Elementary School
LAKELAND, MN

Highland Catholic School
ST PAUL, MN

Rutherford Elementary School
STILLWATER, MN

West Essex Junior High School
CALDWELL, NJ

Franklin Avenue Middle School
FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ

Ridgewood Avenue School
GLEN RIDGE, NJ

Calhoun School
NEW YORK, NY

Trinity School
NEW YORK, NY

St. Charles Elementary School
BEAVER CREEK, OH

All Saints School
CINCINNATI, OH

Springer School & Center
CINCINNATI, OH

Normandy Elementary School
DAYTON, OH

Dempsey Middle School
DELAWARE, OH

Karrer Middle School
DUBLIN, OH

Williams Avenue Elementary School
NORWOOD, OH

Talawanda Middle School
OXFORD, OH

Harold Schnell Elementary School
WEST CARROLLTON, OH

French Prairie Middle School
WOODBURN, OR

Cynwyd Elementary School
BALA CYNWYD, PA

Skippack Elementary
COLLEGEVILLE, PA

Oak Ridge Elementary School
HARLEYSVILLE, PA

Vernfield Elementary School
TELFORD, PA

Randor Middle School
WAYNE, PA

Kelly Mill Middle School
BLYTHEWOOD, SC

Oakwood Elementary School
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Rowland Hall - St. Mark’s Lower School
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Guston Middle School
ARLINGTON, VA

Swanson Middle School
ARLINGTON, VA

Williamsburg Middle School
ARLINGTON, VA

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School
FALLS CHURCH, VA

Eckstein Middle School
SEATTLE, WA

Gateway Middle School
EVERETT, WA

John Hay Elementary School
SEATTLE, WA

Kellogg Middle School
SHORELINE, WA

Woods School Elementary
LAKE GENEVA, WI

Whitman Middle School
WAUWATOSA, WI

Campbell County School District
16 Elementary Schools
GILLETTE, WY

Bookstore Events

Changing Hands Bookstore
TEMPE, AZ

Barnes & Noble
SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Clayton Books
CLAYTON, CA

Borders Books & Music
LOS ANGELES, CA

Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe
CORTE MADERA, CA

Barnes & Noble
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

Keplers Books
MENLO PARK, CA

Borders Books & Music
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

DIESEL, A Bookstore
MALIBU, CA

Borders Books & Music
TORRANCE, CA

Barnes & Noble
LONE TREE, CO

Books & Books
CORAL GABLES, FL

Anderson’s Bookshop
DOWNER’S GROVE, IL

Borders Books & Music
LA GRANGE, IL

Anderson’s Bookshop
NAPERVILLE, IL

Barnes & Noble
BLOOMINGTON, IN

Barnes & Noble
CARMEL, IN

The Mystery Company
CARMEL, IN

Barnes & Noble
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Big Hat Books
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Books-A-Million
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Indy Reads
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Barnes & Noble
NOBLESVILLE, IN

The Wild Bookstore
NOBLESVILLE, IN

Blue Marble Bookstore
FT THOMAS, KY

Joseph-Beth Booksellers
LEXINGTON, KY

Borders Books & Music
BIRMINGHAM, MI

Borders Books & Music
UTICA, MI

Red Ballon Bookshop
ST PAUL, MN

Watchung Booksellers
MONTCLAIR, NJ

Barnes & Noble
HUNTINGTON, NY

Books of Wonder
NEW YORK, NY

Books & Co
BEAVER CREEK, OH

Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore
CINCINNATI, OH

Joseph-Beth Booksellers
CINCINNATI, OH

Powell’s City of Books
BEAVERTON, OR

Borders Books & Music
GRESHAM, OR

Barnes & Noble
FAIRLESS, PA

Harleysville Books
HARLEYSVILLE, PA

Barnes & Noble
AUSTIN, TX

BookPeople
AUSTIN, TX

Barnes & Noble
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

The King’s English Bookshop
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Aladdin’s Lamp Children’s Bookstore
ARLINGTON, VA

Barnes & Noble
MCLEAN, VA

Third Place Books
LAKE FOREST PARK, WA

University Bookstore
MILLCREEK, WA

Queen Anne Bookstore
SEATTLE, WA

Next Chapter Bookshop
MEQUON, WI

Books & Co
OCONOMOWOC, WI

TV & Radio Interviews

KUSA-TV NBC
Morning Show
DENVER, CO

WXIN-TV FOX-59
FOX Morning News
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

WJBK-TV FOX-2
News Morning · Alan Lee
DETROIT, MI

KARE-TV NBC
Showcase Minnesota
DENVER, CO

KTBC-TV FOX-7
FOX Morning News
AUSTIN, TX

NPR - NATIONWIDE
Day to Day · Karen Grigsby Bates
LOS ANGELES, CA

Sirius XM Radio
This is Audible
WASHINGTON, DC

WDET-FM - NPR
Celeste Headlee
DETROIT, MI

WDMK-FM
Host: Randi Myles
DETROIT, MI

WFYI-FM - NPR
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

WLW-AM
Host: Russ Jackson
CINCINNATI, OH

WRRS-FM
Cover to Cover · Mark DeWitt
CINCINNATI, OH

WVXU 91.7 FM - NPR
Arts Magazine · Barbara Gray
CINCINNATI, OH

KDXU-AM
Bookmarks · Terry Hutchinson
ST GEORGE, UT

KUOW-FM - NPR
The Beat
SEATTLE, WA