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
Future Events
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 7p
"Books, Censorship, and the Right to Read" -
Conversation w/ Nora Flanagan + Book Signing
Location:
La Grange Public Library
10 Cossitt Avenue
La Grange, IL
Saturday, November 7, 2026
New York Library Association - Annual Conference
Intellectual Freedom Breakfast - Keynote Speaker
Location:
Saratoga Springs, NY
October 7, 2026
Wisconsin Book Festival
Banned Books Week - Keynote Discussion + Signing
Madison Central Library
Madison, WI
October 7, 2026
Panel: 250 Years of American Activism - Discussion w/ R. Sikoryak and Angélique Roche + Signing
Center for Brooklyn History
Brooklyn, NY
September 15, 2026
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Screening of film "The Librarians"
Discussion w/ Kelly Hayes and Nora Flanagan + Signing
Arlington Heights, IL
September 13, 2026
The Fight Against Banning Books - Discussion + Signing
Chicago, IL
September 10, 2026
Read Between the Lynes
September 10, 2026
Conversation w/ Kelly Hayes + book signing
Woodstock, IL
July 24-25, 2026
San Diego Comic Con
2 Panels + 2 Signings
San Diego, CA
June 27-28, 2026
American Library Association - Annual Conference
2 panels + 2 signings
Chicago, IL
June 5-7, 2026
Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
2 panels + 2 signings
Toronto, ON
March 27, 2026
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)
Panel: Defending Graphic Novels in the Age of Censorship + Signing w/ Anderson's Bookshop
Chicago, IL
April 18, 2026
Signing
Chicago, IL
March 8, 2026
Booked Evanston
Discussion + Signing
Evanston, IL
March 1, 2026
Boston Comic Arts Foundation & Portage Square Books
Discussion w/ author/cartoonist Joel Christian Gill + Signing
Somerville, MA
Feb. 27, 2026
Aw Yeah! Comics
Signing
Skokie, IL
Feb. 8, 2026
Content Bookstore
Discussion w/ Northfield Public Library staff + Signing
Northfield, MN
Feb. 7, 2026
Red Balloon Bookshop
Discussion w/ author Nicole Kronzer + Signing
Saint Paul, MN
Feb. 6, 2026
Beaverdale Books
Conversation w/ Annie's Foundation + Signing
Des Moines, IA
Feb. 5, 2026
Iowa City Public Library
Conversation w/ members of the ICPL Teen Advisory Board + Signing
Iowa City, IA
Feb. 4, 2026
Left Bank Books at Saint Louis Public Library
Talk & signing
St. Louis, MO
Feb. 3, 2026
The Book Cellar
Book Launch + Signing
Chicago, IL
Past Events
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 Jarrett at kontakt (at) jarrettdapier (dot) com or Maya Bradford at Penguin Random House: mbradford (at) penguinrandomhouse (dot) com