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Events

Whether through a keynote speech, a single class, or a week-long writing workshop, I love inspiring authors of all ages and abilities.

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For inquiries about my presentations for adults, send me an email.

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To learn about school visits and workshops for young authors, contact Sundlight Creative.

Next Events

All times Central unless noted.​​​​​​​​​

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

6 p.m.
I Did Not Kill My Husband - Denver launch (w/ Linda Joffe Hull)
(Get tickets)
Tattered Cover (2526 E. Colfax)
Denver, CO

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
6:30 p.m.
(RSVP)
I Did Not Kill My Husband - Chicago launch (w/ Linda Joffe Hull)

The Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln)
Chicago, IL

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Friday, March 6, 2026

I Did Not Kill My Husband (w/ Linda Joffe Hull)

4:30 - Meet and Greet

6:30 - In conversation (w/ Megan Nigh)

Blue House Books (5915 6th Ave A)

Kenosha, WI

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Saturday, March 7, 2026
I Did Not Kill My Husband
 (w/ Linda Joffe Hull)

4 p.m.

Bookie's (10324 S. Western)
Chicago, IL

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Sunday, March 8, 2026

3 p.m.
(RSVP)

I Did Not Kill My Husband (w/ Linda Joffe Hull)
Left Bank Books (399 N. Euclid)
St. Louis, MO
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Saturday, March 28, 2026
Short Story Contest Award Presentation
Plainfield Area Public Library (15025 S. Illinois)
Plainfield, IL 

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

12 p.m. 

Program: "Music, Magic, and Murder: A Storytelling Tour of Chicago's Most Fascinating Building"
Union League Club (65 W. Jackson)
Chicago, IL

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

In conversation with photographer Tom Maday
University Club (76 E. Monroe)

Chicago, IL â€‹

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

10:30 a.m. "Young at Heart" (w/ Samira Ahmed, Fleur Bradley, Jessie Ann Foley, Kate Hannigan, & Suja Sukumar)
3:30 p.m. "Thrills, Chills, & Kills" (w/ Shannon Baker, Allison Buccola, Tracy Clark, Jessie Garcia, Linda Joffe Hull, & De'Shawn Charles Winslow)
Midwest Mystery Conference

Roosevelt University (430 S. Michigan)
Chicago, IL

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Sunday, April 12, 2026

2 p.m.

90-Second Newbery Film Festival (w/ James Kennedy)

Harold Washington Library
Chicago, IL

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Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2, 2026

Tales at Treehouse Festival

Treehouse Museum

Ogden, UT

 

May 5-9, 2026

Thrillerfest
New York Hilton Midtown
New York, NY

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Saturday, May 16, 2026
A Novel Affair
Ragdale 

Lake Forest, IL

 

Sunday, September 27, 2026
Sunday Salon Chicago
RoscoeBooks (2142 W. Roscoe)
Chicago, IL

 

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

It's Chicago! Chicago History Panel
(w/ Geoffrey Baer, Carla Bruni, Heidi Stevens (m), Sherman "Dilla" Thomas)
McHenry County College Luecht Auditorium (8900 Northwest Hwy)
Crystal Lake, IL

Past Events

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Introducing Sunset Boulevard (w/ Michael Moreci)
Oriental Theatre 

Milwaukee, WI

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​​​​Saturday, February 21, 2026

6 p.m.

90-Second Newbery Film Festival (w/ James Kennedy)
Treehouse Museum

Ogden, UT

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

6:30 p.m.

Lectures on Tap
Untitled Supper Club (111 W. Kinzie)
Chicago, IL

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

12 p.m.
Member program: "Music, Magic, and Murder"

Arts Club of Chicago (201 E. Ontario)
Chicago, IL

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Sunday, January 4, 2026
11:30 a.m.

Introducing Double Indemnity (w/ Michael Moreci)
Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport)
Chicago, IL

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​​​​​​​Thursday, December 18, 2025

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Signing Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder

The Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln)

Chicago, IL

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Saturday, December 13, 2025
4 p.m.

Fireside chat

Beyond the Book (18063 Dixie Highway)

Homewood, IL

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Friday, December 12, 2025

5-7 p.m.

Signing Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder

Exile in Bookville (410 S. Michigan)

Chicago, IL​

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

5-7 p.m.

Signing Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder

Exile in Bookville (410 S. Michigan)

Chicago, IL

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

5-7 p.m.

Words + Wine
57th Street Wines (1448 E 57th St.)
Chicago, IL

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Friday, November 14, 2025

5-7 p.m.

Signing Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder

Fine Arts Building (410 S. Michigan)

Chicago, IL

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

6-8 p.m.

In conversation with Steven Dahlman (Marina City: The Definitive History of a Chicago Landmark)

The Little Studio, The Fine Arts Building (410 S. Michigan)

Chicago, IL

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Sunday, November 2, 2025

4 p.m.

In conversation with Carla Bruni (Chicago Homes) & Nicole Schnitzler (Chicago Cocktails)

Dandelion Bookshop (139 S. Oak Park)

Oak Park, IL​

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

5:30-9 p.m.

Be Unbound: 2025 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards

UIC Forum (1213 S. Halsted)

Chicago, IL​

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

2 p.m.

Chicago's Fine Arts Building: A Storytelling Tour

Kalo Foundation (255 Northwest Highway)

Ianelli Studio
Park Ridge, IL

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Friday, September 12, 2025

5-7 p.m.

Signing Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder

Exile in Bookville (410 S. Michigan)

Chicago, IL

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Sunday, September 7, 2025

4 p.m.

"Spaces of Wonder: Chicago's World's Fair & the Fine Arts Building" (w/ Lindsay Fullerton & Michele Morano)

Printers Row Lit Fest (Feinberg Stage)
Chicago, IL

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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

12 p.m.

"Encouraging Young Readers, Inspiring Future Authors" (w/ Heather Graham [M], Gary Bush, Joshua Corin, Jonathan Maberry, and Sandra Rathbone)

Bouchercon

New Orleans Marriott (Salon A, B, C, D)
New Orleans, LA
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

"Getting to Yes, and . . ." with Kelly Leonard

WGN Radio 720

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​​Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
"Behind the Curtain" with Paul Lisnek

WGN Radio 720

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Saturday, August 16th, 2025
2 p.m.

"Capture Readers with Conflict"

StoryBoard Festival
Chicago, IL

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Monday, July 7 – 11, 2025

Crash Course for Young Authors Writing Workshop

Treehouse Museum

Ogden, UT

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Sunday, June 29th, 2025

The Arts Section
WDCB 90.9 FM

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Friday, June 13, 2025
Authors on Tap: Keir Graff & Ronnie Frey
(Launch event for Chicago’s Fine Arts Building!)
Curtiss Hall
Fine Arts Building (410 S Michigan Ave)
Chicago, IL

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Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
Spotlight Chicago
WGN-TV

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Saturday, April 26, 2025
Chicago Independent Bookstore Day Crawl
Author Host, Western Bus Route
Chicago, IL

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The Filmographers Present: A 25th Anniversary Screening of Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic
Classic Cinemas Lake Theater
Oak Park, IL

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Monday, April 7, 2025
The Filmographers Present: A 35MM Screening of Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight
Music Box Theater
Chicago, IL

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
The Filmographers Present: A 25th Anniversary Screening of Steven Soderbergh’s Erin Brockovich
Classic Cinemas Lake Theater
Oak Park, IL

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Sunday, March 9, 2025
90-Second Newbery Film Festival (w/James Kennedy)
Harold Washington Library Center (400 S State St)
Chicago, IL

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Friday, March 7, 2025
Professional Writing  panel (w/ Teresa De Pinto, Ameet Sachdev, & Arnav Sibal)
Institute for the Humanities (1007 W. Harrison St.)
University of Illinois-Chicago
Chicago, IL

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
90-Second Newbery Film Festival (w/James Kennedy)
Treehouse Museum (347 22nd St)
Ogden, UT

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Holiday Hold-Up Screening (host & moderator)
Classic Cinemas Lake Theater
Oak Park, IL

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December 16, 2024
The Writing Process (w/ Linda Hull, Dario Ciriello, Sue O’Connor, and William R. Hincy)
Writers Drinking Whiskey

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Down Cemetery Road (w/ Jeff Quest)
Barbican Station Podcast

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The Filmographers Present: A 25th Anniversary Screening of Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey
Classic Cinemas Lake Theater
Oak Park, IL

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Friday, October 11 & Saturday, October 12, 2025 
Tales at Treehouse Festival
Treehouse Museum
Ogden, UT

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Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6, 2024
Flathead River Writers Conference
Kalispell, MT

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July 15 – 19, 2024
Crash Course for Young Authors Writing Workshop
Treehouse Museum
Ogden, UT

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June 6, 2024
Potlucks, Persistence, and Poetry: A Night with Keir Graff
Writers Drinking Whiskey

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Friday, April 12, 2024
Linda Keir on the Royal Family Fiction Subgenre
I’d Rather Be Reading Podcast

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March, 22 – 24, 2024
Let’s Just Write!
Chicago Writers Conference
Warwick Allerton Hotel
Chicago, IL

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Sunday, March 10, 2024
“Pages & Partners: Navigating the Writer’s Life Together” (w/ Linda Joffe Hull, Byron Lane, & Steven Rowley, moderated by Emily Walsh)

University of Arizona
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
“Intriguing Plotlines, Suspenseful Journeys” (w/ Linda Joffe Hull & Tammy Greenwood, moderated by Sheryl Kornman)
University of Arizona
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ

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Saturday, February 24, 2024
Children’s Literature Breakfast
Bobak’s Signature Events (6440 Double Eagle Dr)
Woodridge, IL

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Saturday, February 17, 2024
90-Second Newbery Film Festival
Treehouse Museum
Ogden, UT

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Panel: Why We Love Romance (w/ Natalie Caña & Melonie Johnson)
(Free, but registration required!)
Blue House Books (5915 6th Ave A)
Kenosha, WI

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Chicago launch party for The Royal Game!
The Book Cellar (4736 N Lincoln)
Chicago, IL

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
Launch party for The Royal Game!
The Irish Rover (54 S Broadway)
Denver, CO

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January 24, 2024
Linda Keir: Writing The Royal Game
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Podcast

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Monday, January 22, 2024
Episode 66: Linda Keir
Spies, Lies, & Private Eyes Podcast

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