Jarrett's 2026 calendar is filling fast.
To schedule an author visit at your bookstore, conference, library, or school for the book WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE and topics related to censorship, please contact Maya Bradford at Penguin Random House: mbradford (at) penguinrandomhouse (dot) com
To schedule a visit related to Mr. Watson's Chickens, Jazz For Lunch!, The Most Haunted House in America, or anything else, please email Jarrett at:
brownbatheart (at) gmail (dot) com
Wake Now in the Fire
Tour
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CHICAGO, IL
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 7p
Wake Now in the Fire
Book Launch Event​​
The Book Cellar
4736 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL
ST. LOUIS, MO
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 6p​​
Schlafly Public Library
225 N Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO
RSVP​​
Presented by Left Bank Books, Left Bank Books Foundation,
and St. Louis Public Library
IOWA CITY, IA
Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 7p
Prairie Lights Books
Iowa City, IA
Details to come​
Presented by:
Prairie Lights Books & Iowa City Public Library
DES MOINES, IA
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 6:30p
Beaverdale Books
2629 Beaver Ave
Des Moines, IA
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Saint Paul, MN
Saturday, February 7, 2026 - TBD​​
Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Ave
Saint Paul, MN
Northfield, MN
Sunday, February 8, 2026 - 4p​​
Content Bookstore
314 Division St
Northfield, MN
SKOKIE, IL
Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 12-3p
Aw Yeah Comics!
7925 Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, IL​
Book signing​
BOSTON, MA
Monday, March 2, 2026 - TBD
Boston Comic Arts Foundation
Details to come​
Jarrett's 2026 calendar is filling fast.
To schedule an author visit at your bookstore, conference, library, or school for the book WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE and topics related to censorship, please contact Maya Bradford at Penguin Random House: mbradford (at) penguinrandomhouse (dot) com
To schedule a visit related to Mr. Watson's Chickens, Jazz For Lunch!, The Most Haunted House in America, or anything else, please email Jarrett at:
brownbatheart (at) gmail (dot) com
"All of our K-2nd grade scholars loved Jazz for Lunch! and were even singing along with Jarrett and actively participating in his reading. What a wonderful way to bring joy and normalcy back to our school after such
a challenging year (2021)."
-Kristen Dennis, Chief Advancement Officer
LEARN Charter Network
Chicago, IL
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"We were fortunate to welcome Jarrett Dapier to our school. He read his book, Mr. Watson's Chickens, to our 2nd and 3rd grade students. He shared the inspiration for his book (a dream), the writing process that brought his idea from a dream into a reality and shared with our students how reading this text was a dream come true. As we inspire readers and writers to grow their ideas and persevere through the writing process, this was an inspiring visit for our students and educators!"
-Michele Cooney, Principal
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston, IL
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