Calendar

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2024
 
February 9-11, 2024 | Big Sur Writing Conference | Monterey, California
 
March 12, 2024 | Los Altos High School Writers Week | Los Altos, California

March 16, 2024 | In conversation with Grace Shim to celebrate her YA novel, Not Your Average Jo (Penguin Random House) | Orinda Books, Orinda,  California

April 8, 2024 | Author Visit | Hunter College Schools | New York, New York
 
April 10, 2024 | Author Visit for Four Square Community | Byron, Michigan
 
April 11, 2024 | Festival of Faith and Writing | Calvin University | Grand Rapids, Michigan
 
April 12-13, 2024 | Hope Words Conference | Bluefield, West Virginia

May 28-29, 2024 | Author Visit | Bedford Schools | Bedford, Massachusetts
 
May 31, 2024 | Author Visit | Zervas Elementary School | Newton, Massachusetts

May 31, 2024 | Author Visit | Newman Elementary School | Needham, Massachusetts
 
June 19- July 3, 2024 | Hollins University Writer-in-Residence and Symposium | Hollins, Virginia

July 16-19, 2024 | Writing Retreat in Silence and Community | Our Lady of Santa Clara Retreat Center | Cupertino, California
  
 
2023
 
January 12, 2023 | Queens Public Library Author Visit | Virtual
 
February 9-11, 2023 | Wisconsin Reading Association Conference | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
February 23-March 28, 2023 | Author Residencies in South Asian International Schools 
 
May 8 -10, 2023 | Mason-Rice, Zervas, Ward, Williams schools | Newton, Massachusetts

May 11, 2023 | Tenacre School | Wellesley, Massachusetts

May 12, 2023 | Moses Brown and The Lincoln School | Providence, Rhode Island

June 30, 2023 | Workshop for members of Japan Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | Virtual visit

July 11, 2023 | Hope in the Valley releases | MG Novel | Macmillan FSG
 
July 11, 2023, 7 p.m. | Hope in the Valley South Bay Launch Party | Books Inc. Palo Alto, Stanford, California
July 23, 2023, 3 p.m. | Hope in the Valley East Bay Launch Party | Rakestraw Books, Danville, California
 
July 15, 2023 | Moderator of panel, "Artist as Prophet: Making the Invisible Visible," New College Berkeley, Berkeley, California

August 27, 2023, 2 p.m. | Hope in the Valley Massachusetts signing and  conversation with Roger Sutton | Newtonville Books, Newton, Massachusetts
 
September 5, 2023 | Holy Night and Little Star releases | Picture Book | Penguin Random House
 
August 25-September 22 | Writer-in-Residence | Calvin University | Grand Rapids, Michigan
 
Includes two free events open to the public:

JUST CREATIVITY: How to Keep Making Beauty in a Distressed World

  • Tuesday, September 12 @ 7 p.m.
  • Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall at Calvin University

BOOKS AS WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: Rickshaw Girl and Tiger Boy

  • Tuesday, September 19 @ 7 p.m.
  • Center for Community Transformation (1530 Madison SE, GR 49507)
September 16, 2023 | Reading of Holy Night and Little Star and Q and A | Baker Bookhouse | Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
 
September 23, 2023 | Writing Workshop | Upper House, Madison, Wisconsin
 
October 5, 2023 | Holy Night and Little Star signing | Landmark Books, Franklin, Tennessee
 
October 6, 2023 | Rabbit Room Hutchmoot Conference | Franklin, Tennessee

October 7, 2023 | Children's Festival of Books | Denver, Colorado

October 8, 2023, 4 p.m. | Hope in the Valley Colorado signing and conversation with author Claudia Mills | Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado
  
October 9, 2023 | School visits hosted by Books to Kids | Denver, Colorado
 
November 16-19, 2023 | National Council of Teachers of English Convention | Coumbus, Ohio

December 5, 2023 | Paperback version of Between Us and Abuela releases | Picture Book | Macmillan FSG


2022

February 22, 2022 | Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Holy Week Story releases | Waterbrook / Penguin Random House
 
February 24, 2022 | Introverted Moms Book Club Discussion of Steeped in Stories (Virtual)
 
March 4, 2022 | Festival of Faith and Writing Panel (Virtual Recording)
 
March 7, 2022 | St. Isidore School Bare Tree and Little Wind Presentation, Danville, California 

March 8, 2022 | Lincoln-Eliot School Wondermore Author Visit (Virtual), Newton, Massachusetts

April 10, 2022Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Holy Week Story Launch Party, Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado

April 12, 2022 | Newton Schools Author Visits, Newton, Massachusetts

April 12, 2022 Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Holy Week Story Launch Party, Newtonville Bookstore, Newton, Massachusetts
 
April 18-21, 2022 | Lincolnshire Schools Author Visits, Lincolnshire, Illinois
 
May 5, 2022 | Rickshaw Girl Movie Premiere, Manhattan, New York 

May 9, 2022 | Hong Kong Swiss International School Author Visits (Virtual)
 
May 11, 2022 | Gates Elementary School Author Visits, Acton, Massachusetts (Virtual)

May 13, 2022 | Center for Fiction Author Visits, Pennsylvania (Virtual)
 
May 16, 2022 | Read Aloud Revival Mama Book Club for Steeped in Stories (Virtual)
 
May 19, 2022 | Introverted Mom's Book Club for Emily of Deep Valley (Virtual)
 
June 4, 2022 | Literacy, Inc Home is in Between Presentation (Virtual)
 
June 17, 2022 | Charlotte Mason Institute Conference Eve Anderson Lecture (Virtual) | "Steeped in Stories: The Power of a Multi-Storied Child"
 
July 13, 2022 | Laurapalooza Conference Keynote, "Steeped in Stories: The Power of a Multi-Storied Child," Burlington, Vermont
 
September 20, 2022 | The Story of Us Release Day 
 
September 21, 2022 | San Ramon Valley Christian Academy author visit and signing hosted by Rakestraw Books

September 25, 2022 | The Story of Us Book Launch Party at 3 p.m., Rakestraw Books, Danville, California

October 6-8, 2022 | Hutchmoot Conference, Nashville, Tennessee

October 14, 2022 | Iowa Library Association Convention Keynote, "Steeped in Stories: The Power of a Multi-Storied Child," Coralville, Iowa
 
October 15, 2022 | The Story of Us Book Signing and Reading at 10 a.m., Storyhouse Bookpub,  Des Moines, Iowa

October 21-23, 2022 | Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators Southern California Chapter Writer's Day, Los Angeles, California
 
November 5, 2022The Story of Us Book Signing and Reading at 11 a.m., Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado 
 
I do virtual visits, too!

November 30, 2022 | Yavneh Academy Virtual Visits with Fourth-Graders, New Jersey

December 2-4, 2022 | Big Sur Writer's Conference, Monterey, California

2021

January 9, 2021 | "Called to Write" Talk for Hamline University Master of Fine Arts Program Alumni and Students, virtual

February 5-6, 2021 | Kickoff Weekend for Craft, Community, and Your Career: A Support Group for Experienced Storytellers via Highlights Foundation, virtual, Course runs February - June 2021

February 11-13, 2021 | Wisconsin State Reading Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, virtual

February 23, 2021 | Home Is In Between (picture book from Macmillan FSG) release day, Book Launch Pajamas and Pets Parties hosted by Newtonville Books (East Coast) and Mrs. Dalloway's Books (West Coast), virtual


 
March 6, 2021 |
Tucson Festival of the Book (virtual)

March 10, 2021 | Montgomery Elementary School, North Wales, PA (virtual)

March 10, 2021 | Wisconsin School Reading Association Author Field Trip (virtual)

March 16, 2021 | Brookline Booksmith hosts a Picture Book Club for Home Is In Between, 4 o'clock EDT (virtual)


March 22, 2021 | Author Panel, Massachusetts School Library Association Conference (virtual)

March 23, 2021 | University of Utah Asia Center Author Visit Elementary Schools, virtual

March 24, 2021 | TEC Connections Academy (K-2 and Gr 3-5), Masschusetts (virtual)

March 24, 2021 | Wisconsin School Reading Association Author Field Trip (virtual)

April 3, 2021 | Atlas Book Club talk about You Bring the Distant Near

April 3, 2021 | SCBWI Bay Area Workshop on Creating a Sense of Place

April 8-9, 2021 | Princeton Day School Author Residency, Princeton, New Jersey

April 9-10, 2021 | San Antonio Book Festival, San Antonio, Texas

April 14, 2021 | Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

April 22, 2021 | Grub Street Writer's Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

May 2, 2021 | San Francisco Public Library Laureate Panel

May 10-11, 2021 | Rockwood School District, Eureka, Missouri

May 12, 2021 | Roland Park School, Baltimore, Maryland

May 19 and 21, 2021 | Queens Library 125-year Anniversary Celebration

June 8, 2021 | West Broad Street Elementary Author Visit, Pennsylvania

June 10-11, 2021 | UNLV Summit on the Research and Teaching of YA Literature 

August 31, 2021 | Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children's Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls release day (Nonfiction for Adults from Broadleaf Press)

August 31, 2021 | Bay Area Book Launch Party | Rakestraw Books in Danville, CA at 7 p.m.

October 11, 2021 | North American Premiere of Rickshaw Girl Movie at Mill Valley Film Festival

October 13, 2021 | Shanghai American School Virtual Author Visit | Shanghai, China

November 11, 2021 | Reasonable Books, Lafayette, California at noon

November 16, 2021 | Yavneh Academy Virtual Author Visits, Parnussus, New Jersey 

November 16, 2021 | Harrison Library Virtual Author Visit, Harrison, New York

November 20, 2021 | Redwood Writer's Club Virtual Author Panel 

November 21, 2021 | Story Starters Virtual Author Visit 

December 3-5, 2021 | Big Sur Writer's Conference, Monterey, California

December 9-19, 2021 | Antioch University Master of Fine Arts Program, Los Angeles, California


2020

January 30, 2020 | Teaching Books Author Recording | Berkeley, California

February 5, 2020 | World Read Aloud Day Virtual Visit | Indianapolis, Indiana

February 24, 2020 | Middle Grade Ninja Podcast recording

March 12, 2020 | Saint Andrew's School, Boca Raton, Florida

September 13, 2020 | Mendocino Writer's Conference Workshop (virtual)

September 11-13 | SCBWI Rocky Mountain Region Faculty / Keynote (virtual)

September 20 | Northern California Book Awards (virtual)

September 22, 2020 | Paperback Publication of Forward Me Back to You (YA Novel from Macmillan FSG)

September 30, 2020 | Worcester Academy High School Virtual Author Visit, Worcester, Massachusetts

October 5, 2020 | Américas Award Author Talk, hosted by CLASP (virtual)

October 12, 2020 | Américas Award Ceremony at the Library of Congress (virtual)

October 13, 2020 | Mira Vista Elementary School Virtual Author Visit, Richmond, California

November 13, 2020 | California Reading Association Panel, virtual

November 20, 2020 | Yavneh Academy Author Visit, virtual

December 14, 2020 | Antioch University MFA Young People's Literature Program Special Guest, Los Angeles, California

December 16, 2020 | San Francisco Unified School District Between Us and Abuela Presentation for Second Graders

2019

January 9, 2019 | Girl Scouts RICKSHAW GIRL Discussion Group, Lafayette Library, Lafayette, California

January 17, 2019 | North Broward Preparatory School, Coconut Creek, Florida

January 24, 2019 | San Mateo YA Novel Convention, San Mateo, California

January 30-31, 2019 | Germantown Schools, Germantown, Tennessee

February 1-2, 2019 | Arizona YA Summit, Prescott, Arizona

February 4, 2019 | Los Perales Elementary School, Moraga, California

March 29, 2019 | Pinewood School, Los Altos, California

April 2, 2019 | FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU Release Day!

April 2, 2019 | YOU BRING THE DISTANT NEAR Paperback Release Day!

April 5, 2019 | South Hunterdon Regional High School, Lambertville, New Jersey

April 6-7, 2019 | Grub Street's Muse and the Marketplace Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

April 7, 2019 | FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU Book Launch Party, 3 p.m., Newtonville Books, Newton, Massachusetts

April 8, 2019 | Wondermore Author Visit, Boston, Massachusetts

April 9, 2019 | Pierce School, Newton, Massachusetts

April 9, 2019 | Zervas School, Newton, Massachusetts

April 10, 2019 | Burke School, Washington D.C.

April 10, 2019 | Open Book Foundation, Washington D.C.

April 13, 2019 | FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU Book Launch Party, 4 p.m., Orinda Books, Orinda, California

April 15-16, 2019 | Overlake School, Redmond, Washington

April 15, 2019FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU Book Launch Party, 6 p.m., Brick and Mortar Books, Redmond, Washington

April 19, 2019 | Bret Harte Middle School, Oakland, California

April 22-29, 2019 | Macmillan Bookstore and School Visit Tour for Forward Me Back to You:
May 7, 2019 | New Traditions Creative Arts Elementary School, San Francisco, California

May 8, 2019 | Virtual Global Read Webinar

May 9, 2019 | Campolindo High School Author Program, 6:15-8:15 p.m., Moraga, California

May 16, 2019 | Jen Fulwiler Radio Show, Sirius XM Channel 129, 2 p.m. EST

May 18-19, 2019 | Austin SCBWI Conference, Austin, Texas

June 21-24, 2019 | American Library Association's Annual Conference, Washington D.C.

July 11, 2019 | Children's Literature Course Guest Visit, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

July 12-14, 2019 | Indian/Nepalese Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families, Fraser, Colorado

July 15, 2019, 6:30 p.m. | Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado

July 27-28, 2019 | Simmons Summer Children's Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

August 1-4, 2019 | Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference, Mendocino, California

August 31, 2019 | National Book Festival, Washington D.C.

September 10, 2019 | BETWEEN US AND ABUELA Release Date!

September 15, 2019 | A Taste of Mahima in Moraga | Moraga, California

September 19, 2019 | San Francisco Day School and Hoover School, arranged by Books, Inc. Bookstore | San Francisco, California and Palo Alto, California

September 20, 2019 | NCIBA Fall Discovery Show Windows and Mirrors Breakfast, San Francisco, California

September 27-29, 2019 | Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, Harbor Springs, Michigan

October 6, 2019 | South Asian Literature and Art Festival | Montalvo Center, Saratoga, California

October 10, 2019 | KidQuake K-2 Assemblies | San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California

October 12, 2019 | BETWEEN US AND ABUELA readaloud at the San Francisco Public Library, VIVA 2019 program, Bernal Heights branch, 2-3 p.m., San Francisco, California

October 18, 2019 | California Reading Association Conference Author Tea, Sacramento, California

October 19-20, 2019 | Boston Book Festival, Boston, Massachusetts

October 21, 2019 | Chenery School, Belmont, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019 | Kirkus Prize Award Ceremony, Austin, Texas

October 25, 2019 | Jen Fulwiler Radio Show, Sirius XM Channel 129, 2 p.m. EST

October 26-27, 2019 | Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas

October 30, 2019 | Brandeis School arranged by Books Inc. Bookstore, San Francisco, California

November 1-3, 2019 | YALSA's Young Adult Services Symposium, Memphis, Tennessee

November 7, 2019 | How to Talk about Race ... With Kids Project Peace Panel | Moraga, California

December 2, 2019 | Virtual visit with Yavneh Academy, Parmusus, New Jersey

December 12, 2019 | Fruitvale Elementary | Oakland, California

December 14, 2019 | La Posada Sin Fronteras event | San Diego, California

December 23, 2019 |Jen Fulwiler Radio Show, Sirius XM Channel 129, 3:20 p.m. EST