Kansas author events and book signings — an all-new list for 2020
For readers, there are few things more exciting than attending a book signing and getting to meet an author you love — or one whose books you’d like to read.
Here is a rundown of upcoming author events in Kansas. Many are at Watermark Books & Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas in Wichita. All are free unless otherwise noted.
We’ll continue to update this list as part of our annual #ReadICT Challenge. (If you’re participating, Category No. 12 in the challenge is to read a book by an author visiting Kansas in 2020.)
If you know of other events we should add, please call 316-268-6567 and let us know.
January
Jan. 5: Local poets Michael Poage, Diane Wahto and Matt Cooper, joint reading and signing of their new books, 2 p.m. at Watermark.
Jan. 7: Tessa Gratton and Sarah Henning, author talk and signing of “Lady Hotspur” and “Throw Like a Girl,” 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence.
Jan. 12: Local poets and authors April Pameticky, Roy Beckemeyer and Robert Dean, joint reading and signing of their new books, 2 p.m. at Watermark.
Jan. 26: Roger Ringer, reading and signing of “Eccentric Kansas,” 2 p.m. at Watermark.
Jan. 28: Luke Geddes, author presentation and signing of “Heart of Junk,” 6 p.m. at Watermark.
February
Feb. 9: Linda J. Ging, artist talk and book signing, 2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Art Center, 405 N. Washington St., Hutchinson.
Feb. 28: Lois Ruby, author talk and signing of “Red Menace,” 6 p.m. at Watermark.
March
March 1: Monica M. Bijoux, signing of “Propel: The Essential Handbook for Emerging Women in Business & Leadership,” 2 p.m. at Watermark.
March 5: Danny Caine and Tara Wrap, reading and signing of “El Dorado Freddy’s,” 6 p.m. at Watermark.
March 11: Erik Larson, author presentation of his newest book, “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz,” 6 p.m. at the Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Tickets are $34 and include a pre-signed copy of the book; Larson will be available for photos after the event.
March 11: Louise Erdrich, author talk and signing of “The Night Watchman,” 7 p.m. in the Haskell Auditorium at Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence.
March 12: Lisa See, author talk and signing of “The Island of Sea Women,” 6 p.m. at the Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. Second.
This story was originally published January 2, 2020 at 3:27 PM.
