2024
Sisters in Crime – “How to Bookstagram” w/ Bonechilling Books
September 7, Virtual
Bouchercon
August 30 – September 1, Nashville, TN
Gaithersburg Book Festival (moderator)
May 18, Gaithersburg, MD
Annapolis Book Festival
April 27, Annapolis, MD
Launch event for K.T. Nguyen (You Know What You Did)
April 17, Loyalty Books, DC
The Arts in 2024 (panel)
April 15, Marymount University, VA
The Thriller Troop Books Club
April 4, Virtual
Fall for the Book Event (w/ Tara Laskowski and Sara Jones)
March 21, Fairfax VA
Suffolk Mystery Author Festival
March 16, Suffolk, VA
Tucson Book Festival
March 9-10, Tucson, AZ
Artful Periscope Podcast
February 27, Virtual
Renee’s Reading Club, w/ Lyn Liao Butler and Peter Malone Elliot
February 20, Virtual
Vox Vomitus, w/ Lyn Liao Butler
February 7, Virtual
Writer’s Bone Podcast
January 30, Virtual
Inner Loop Reading Series
January 23, Washington, DC
2023
DC Virtual Noir at the Bar
December 10
Sisters in Crime Holiday Extravaganza
December 2, Reston, VA
H. Club Book Fair
November 15, Washington, DC
Fall for the Book
October 12, Fairfax, VA
Alexandria Noir at the Bar
September 21, Elaine’s in Alexandria, VA
Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Conference
September 9, Columbia, MD
Bouchercon
September 1-3, San Diego, CA
DC Noir at the Bar
June 29, Washington, DC
Gaithersburg Book Festival
May 20, Gaithersburg, MD
Marketing Presentaton for Writers
May 14, Citrus Crime Writers
Washington Writers Conference
May 13, Rockville, MD
Noir at the ‘Voir
May 9, Richmond, VA
Malice Domestic
April 28-29, Bethesda, MD
Virginia Festival of the Book
March 25, Charlottesville, VA
Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival
March 11, Suffolk, VA
The Writers Center Live
March 4, Bethesda, MD
Rogue Women Writers
February 20, Virtual
The Mystery and Thriller Mavens
February 6, Virtual
Book Launch: No Home for Killers
January 30, Virtual
2022
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar
Dec. 11, 7 pm ET
Interview with Bonechilling Books
IG Live. Oct. 26, noon.
Noir at the Bookstoire
Politics and Prose. Washington, DC. Sept. 30.
Bouchercon
Minneapolis, MN. Sept. 8-11.
“Writing Ripped from the Headlines”
with Yasmin Angoe and Carla Damron. Sisters in Crime Panel (Capitol Crimes Chapter). May 14.
Malice Domestic.
Bethesda, MD. April 23
Interview with Jennifer Hillier and Alex Segura.
One More Page Books. April 13.
Short and Sweet
A discussion of short fiction with Art Taylor. Sisters in Crime. Virtual. April 12.
Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival.
An Interview with Eliza Nellums and Alex Segura. Virtual. March 5
2021
D.C. Noir at the Bar (virtual).
Host and reader.
December 5.
Futurescapes conference. Faculty.
Nov. 12-14.
Crime Writers of Color reading.
October 21.
Short Stories v. Standalone Novels v. Novels in a Series: A Panel with Art Taylor and Marcia Talley. Sisters in Crime – Chesapeake Chapter.
September 18.
Forms of Crime Fiction: A Panel with Alma Katsu and Tara Laskowski. Sisters in Crime – California Chapters.
August 22.
Crime Fiction, In Short: A Panel with Steph Cha, Nikki Dolson, and Sarah M. Chen. 1455 Literary Festival.
July 16-17.
An Interview with David Swinson.
One More Page Books.
May 25.
In Conversation with S.A. Cosby.
Gaithersburg Book Festival.
May 12 (virtual).
Launching Your Debut Novel: A Panel with Mia P. Manansala and Tara Lush, moderated by Raquel Reyes. SleuthFest.
March 20.
Noir at Bar. SleuthFest.
March 19.
An Interview with Tara Laskowski. Suffolk Mystery Author Festival.
March 6.
The Past, Present, and Future of Publishing: A Panel with Kellye Garrett, Austin Camacho, and Abby Vandiver. Suffolk Mystery Author Festival.
March 6.
Bad Romance Readings. Once Upon a Crime Bookstore.
February 17.
Conversations and Connections: A Panel with Angie Kim, Eliza Nellums, and Tara Laskowski.
Barrelhouse Conference.
February 6.
Bookstagram: What Writers Need to Know. A Panel with Jennifer Hillier, Shannon Kirk, Vanessa Lillie, Scared Straight Reads, Spines and Vines, and the Reading Beauty. Sisters in Crime – Chesapeake Chapter.
February 6.
Virtual Craft Chat with Zach Powers.
The Writers Center.
January 15.
In conversation with Hannah Mary McKinnon.
Belmont Books.
January 14.
2020
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar.
December 13.
Readings on the Pike.
December 10.
Lit Up! With Chantal Tseng and Susanna Calkins.
December 5.
2020 and Writing, with Hilary Davidson, Jess Lourey, and Breanna Lasbuskes.
D.C. Public Library.
December 2.
Law Enforcement in Crime Fiction, with J.J. Hensley and Elizabeth Heiter.
Lost City Books.
November 25.
An Evening of Mystery, with LynDee Walker and Kathleen Barber.
The Fountain Bookstore.
November 18.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of Scrawl Books. November 15.
Writing During a Pandemic, with Hank Phillippi Ryan and Jenny Milchman.
One More Page Books.
November 14.
Launch event for They’re Gone, with Tara Laskowski and Sara Jones.
November 11.
Crime Fiction in the Year 2020, with Jennifer Hillier, L.A. Chandlar, and Vanessa Lillie.
1455 Literary.
November 9.
Sisters in Crime Holiday Extravaganza.
Nov. 7.
Writing Outside of Books, with Greer Macallister and Bethanne Patrick.
Fairfax City Public Library.
October 26.
Book Marketing During a Pandemic, with Rea Frey and Alex Segura.
The Ivy Bookshop.
October 25.
Revenge of The Widow Malmon Virtual Book Launch.
Co-moderator with Jennifer Hillier.
October 22.
Have a Clue! Live Murder Mystery with Star Amateur Sleuths, with Naomi Hirahara (M), Glen Erik Hamilton, Heather Young, Joyce Krieg, Keenan Powell and Frances Aylor. Bouchercon.
October 17.
Fox Cities Book Festival. “Thriller Happy Hour, with Jennifer Hillier and Andrea Bartz.
October 14.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, on behalf of Old Town Books.
Host and reader. October 11.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, on behalf of Loyalty Bookstore.
Host and reader. September 13.
Muzeo Open Book Series, on behalf of Lit UP.
Panelist. August 31.
Read for the Cause: Writers Crushing COVID.
Reader. August 15
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, on behalf of Mystery Loves Company.
August 9.
“Maintaining Momentum,” presentation to the James River Writers.
Featured Writer. July 29.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar – Viewers’ Choice,
in support of The Ivy Bookshop.
Host. June 28.
Toronto Virtual Noir at the Bar.
Reader. June 25.
“Running a Virtual Event: A Discussion with Mystery Writers of America – Mid-Atlantic Chapter.”
Panelist. June 16.
NY Virtual Noir at the Bar.
Reader. June 6
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of Mystery Loves Company.
Host and Reader. June 5.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of Bards Alley.
Host. May 29.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of Loyalty Bookshop.
Host and Reader. May 22.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of East City Bookshop. Host. May 15.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of Politics and Prose. Host and Reader. May 8.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of Kramerbooks. Host. April 24.
D.C. Virtual Noir at the Bar, in support of One More Page Books. Host and Reader. April 10.
In Conversation with Kathleen Barber (for the launch of her new novel, Follow Me!). KramerBooks, Washington, D.C. February 25.
2019
Sisters in Crime – Chesapeake Chapter Holiday Extravaganza. Reston, VA (Dec. 7)
Meet the Authors Book Fair. Washington, D.C. (Dec. 4)
D.C. Noir at the Bar. Host. Washington, D.C. (Oct. 12)
Mystery Writers at Loyalty Bookstore (with Angie Kim and John Copenhaver). Washington, DC (Oct. 3)
Creatures, Crimes and Creativity Noir at the Bar. Host. Columbia, MD (Sept. 13)
University Club of Washington, D.C. Featured speaker. Washington, D.C. (Sept. 6)
Northern Virginia Noir at the Bar. Reader. Arlington, VA (Aug. 25)
Suffolk Mystery Author Festival. Featured Author. Suffolk, VA (Aug. 10)
Publishing Panel (w/ Angie Kim and Louis Bayard). One More Page Books.
Arlington, VA (May 22)
Gaithersburg Book Festival. Featured Author. Gaithersburg, MD (May 18)
Washington Writers Conference. Moderator, panelist. Bethesda, MD (May 11)
Malice Domestic.
Bethesda, MD (May 4)
Love Our Local Authors Festival.
Alexandria, VA (April 27)
Dashiell Hammett Society (w/ Nik Korpon and Angie Kim).
Baltimore, MD (April 25)
ACA/PCA Annual Meeting.
Presenter. Washington, D.C. (April 20)
D.C. Noir at the Bar.
Host. Washington, D.C. (April 13)
Virginia Center for Literary Arts, featured speaker (w/ DJ Alkimist and Angie Kim).
Winchester, VA (April 11)
Marymount University, featured speaker.
Arlington, VA (April 2)
Changing Hands Bookstore, featured speaker (w/ Isabella Maldonado).
Phoenix, AZ (Mar. 30)
Buena High School (my old high school!).
Sierra Vista, AZ (Mar. 28)
Murder and Mayhem in Chicago. Panelist and moderator.
Chicago, IL (Mar. 23)
One More Page Books. The Unrepentant book launch (w/ vocalist Ayana Reed).
Arlington, VA (March 9)
Noir at the Bar.
Hoboken, NJ (Feb. 24)
2018
Sisters-in-Crime Mystery Authors Extravaganza.
Reston, VA (Dec. 1, 2018)
Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee. Info to come.
Milwaukee, WI (Nov. 3, 2018)
Fall for the Book. Moderator, “Crime Fiction as Social Commentary.”
Fairfax, VA (Oct. 10-12, 2018)
Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Noir at the Bar.
Host and reader.
Columbia, MD. (Oct. 5-7, 2018)
Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity. Featured Writer.
Columbia, MD. (Oct. 5-7, 2018)
Eat Local, Read Local. Cascades Library.
Potomac Falls, VA (Sept. 29, 2018)
Bouchercon. St. Petersburg, FL. Panelist, “Creating Anthologies.”
(Sept. 5-9, 2018)
ThrillerFest. Moderator, “Short Stories, Excerpts, or The Night of the Flood.”
New York, NY. (July 10-14, 2018)
Gaithersburg Noir at the Bar. Host and reader. Greene Growlers.
Gaithersburg, MD. (May 19, 2018)
Gaithersburg Book Festival. Moderator, “Short Stories and Anthologies” panel.
Gaithersburg, MD. (May 19, 2018)
Baltimore Noir at the Bar. Reader.
Baltimore, MD. (May 6, 2018)
D.C. Noir at the Bar. Host. Wonderland Ballroom,
Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2018)
Books Alive! Panelist, Writing a Page-Turner.
College Park, MD. (May 5, 2018)
Virginia Book Launch – THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD. With contributor Alan Orloff. Paired event with Sherry Harris (the Sarah Winston Mysteries). One More Page Books.
Falls Church, VA. (Apr. 7, 2018)
New York Book Launch – THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD. The Mysterious Bookshop,
New York, NY. (March 8, 2018)
Sisters in Crime panel. Beatley Library,
Alexandria, VA. (Jan. 18, 2018)
2017
Mysteries Author Extravaganza. Reston Regional Library,
Reston, VA. (Dec. 2, 2017)
Bouchercon. Panelist: “Noir is the Beat Up Black.”
Toronto, Canada (Oct. 12-14)
Noir at the Bar – D.C.
Host and reader. Wonderland Ballroom,
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 7)
Gargoyle Magazine: 40th Anniversary.
Performance with DJ Alkimist
(Sept.13)
Noir at the National Book Festival.
Host and reader. Washington, DC (Sept. 2).
Noir at the Bar – NY. Shade Bar,
New York, NY (July 16)
ThrillerFest. Panelist: “London, Paris, or Rome: The Influence of Geographic Regions.”
New York, NY (July 13-15)
D.C.’s 4th Noir at the Bar. Host and reader.
Washington, DC (May 20)
A Conversation with Jen Conley.
Gaithersburg Book Festival (May 20).
On the Verge of Malice: Female Writers on Crime Fiction Careers.
Washington, DC (April 27)
Artomatic. Performance w/ DJ Alkimist
(April 22)
Conversations and Connections. The Escapist Artists panel.
Arlington, VA (April 22)
Cold, Dark Flash: An Evening of Noir Fiction
(February 11, 2017)
Host, The Writing Life, Presented by Sisters in Crime. Beatley Library,
Alexandria, VA (January 12, 2017)
Podcast w/ DJ Alkimist. Thrill Seekers with Alex Dolan.
(January 18, 2017)
2016
Presenter, Sisters in Crime End of Year Event.
Reston, VA. (December 3, 2016)
Podcast w/ DJ Alkimist, Authors on the Air with Pam Stack
(November 23, 2016)
Reader, Discussion of Literature and Trauma at Marymount University, with Tara Laskowski
(October 17, 2016)
Reader, Banned Books Week, East City Bookshop
(September 27, 2016)
Bouchercon (Sept. 15-18, 2016), Panelist – Writing Violence, with Thomas Pluck, Sheila Redling, Melinda Leigh, Taylor Stevens, moderated by Zoe Sharp.
Panelist, Crime Fiction with Colleen Shogan, Con Lehane, and Alan Orloff, East City Bookshop
(August 20, 2016)
Host, A Reading with Jen Conley and Tara Laskowski, One More Page Books
(July 22, 2016)
Host and Reader, D.C.’s Noir at the Bar, Wonderland Ballroom
(July 16, 2016)
Panelist, Ellroy, Highsmith, or Hammett:, ThrillerFest
(July 8-9, 2016)
Featured Author, Gaithersburg Book Festival
(May 21, 2016)
Moderator, Fiction to Die For, Books Alive! Conference
(Apr. 30, 2016)
Panelist, A Fine Crime For All, The Virginia Festival of the Book
(March 19, 2016)
Moderator, Publishing in Crime Fiction, The Ivy Bookshop
(Feb. 20, 2016)
Host, Noir on the Air podcast
(Jan. 11, 2016)
2015
Participating Author, Rafael Alvarez’s Ninth Annual Highlandtown Literary Extravaganza,
Baltimore, MD (Dec. 2015)
Guest Author, D.C. Libraries Celebrate NaNoWriMo Winners,
Washington, DC (Dec. 2015)
Participating Author, Sisters-in-Crime Author Extravaganza,
Reston, VA (Dec. 2015)
Panelist, Publishing Paths in Crime Fiction, One More Page Books,
Arlington, VA (Oct. 2015)
Host and Reader, Noir at the Bar,
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2015)
Panelist, Vices in Crime Fiction, Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Conference,
Columbia, MD (Sept. 2015)
Reader, Noir at the Bar,
New Brunswick, NJ (Aug. 2015)
Interview, Inside Edition, Suspense Radio podcast
(Aug. 2015)
Book launch – reading with music by Sara Jones and Andy Poxon. One More Page Books,
Arlington, VA (July 2015)
Interview, Next Steps, Authors on the Air podcast
(July 2015)
Panelist, The Debut Forum, ThrillerFest,
New York City, NY (July 2015)
Reader, Noir at the Bar,
Baltimore (June 2015)
Moderator, Going Pro in What You Love: Writing, Marymount University English Night
(April 2015)
2014
Host and Reader, Noir at the Bar: Nightfall, Fall for the Book.
Fairfax, VA (Sept. 2014)
Panelist, Mystery and Suspense, Fall for the Book.
Fairfax, VA (Sept. 2014)
Participating Author, Baltimore Book Festival,
Baltimore, MD (Sept. 2014)
Debut Author Breakfast, ThrillerFest,
New York, NY (July 2014)
Host and Reader, Noir at the Bar,
Washington, D.C. (July 2014)
Featured Writer, Gaithersburg Book Festival. Performance with music by Sara Jones and Steve Herberman.
Gaithersburg, MD (June 2014)
Participating Author, City Lit Book Festival,
Baltimore, MD (April 2014)
Participating Author, Day of the Book,
Kensington, MD (April 2014)
Featured Speaker, Marymount University’s English Night.
Arlington, VA (April 2014)
