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
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Events
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TORONTO, ON
​Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
June 5-6, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026, 3-3:50p
Librarian and Educators Day
Panel: Comics and History: Challenges, Social Justice, and Making Education Fun
Location: Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) ⋅
Special Collections & Archives ⋅ LIB404
350 Victoria St, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON​​​​​
Friday, June 5, 2026, 4p​
​SIGNING: Hosted by The Beguiling Bookstore
​Saturday, June 6, 2026, 12:30-1:30p​
PANEL: DANGEROUS CARTOONING - POLITICS AND THE PERSONAL IN A PERILOUS AGE
Location: MATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTRE
The Bunker, 3rd Floor
50 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON​
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Saturday, June 6, 2026, 2-3p​
SIGNING hosted by Penguin Random House Canada
PRH Canada Booth #177-180 ​​
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Chicago, IL
American Library Association
Annual Conference
June 27-28, 2026
Two panels and a signing
McCormick Place
More info to come
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Boise, ID
Boise Comic Arts Festival
September 4-5 - TBD
More info to come
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Chicago, IL
Printers Row Book Festival
Sunday, September 13, 2026
More info to come
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Madison, WI
Wisconsin Book Festival
Banned Books Week event
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - 7p
Madison Central Library
201 W. Mifflin St.
More info to come
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Saratoga Springs, NY
New York Library Association
Annual Conference
Intellectual Freedom Breakfast
Saturday, November 7, 2026
More info to come
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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
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Chicago, IL
Under the Tree podcast w/ Bill Ayers
Live interview
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 4p
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Chicago, IL
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)
Friday, March 27, 2026 - 3p​​
ALA Panel: Defending Graphic Novels
in the Age of Censorship
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Chicago, IL
Challengers Comics + Conversation
Signing
Saturday, April 18, 2026 - 3-5p​​
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Boston, MA
Conversation with author/cartoonist
Joel Christian Gill + Signing
(w/ Porter Square Books)
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Skokie, IL
Signing
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026 - 12-3p
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Northfield, MN
Conversation + Signing
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2026 - 2p
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St. Paul, MN
Conversation w/ author Nicole Kronzer + Signing
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026 - 3p
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Des Moines, IA
Conversation w/ Annie's Foundation + Signing
Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 - 6:30p
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Here and Gone
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