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Upcoming Events
Chicago, IL
American Library Association
Annual Conference
June 27-28, 2026
Two panels and a signing
McCormick Place
More info to come
Boise, ID
Boise Comic Arts Festival
September 4-5 - TBD
More info to come
Chicago, IL
Printers Row Book Festival
Sunday, September 13, 2026
More info to come
Madison, WI
Wisconsin Book Festival
Banned Books Week - Keynote speaker
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - 7p
Madison Central Library, 3rd floor
201 W. Mifflin St.
Saratoga Springs, NY
New York Library Association
Annual Conference
Intellectual Freedom Breakfast
Saturday, November 7, 2026
More info to come
TORONTO, ON
Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
June 5-7, 2026
Panels and signings
Chicago, IL
Under the Tree podcast w/ Bill Ayers
Live interview
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Chicago, IL
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)
Friday, March 27, 2026
ALA Panel: Defending Graphic Novels
in the Age of Censorship
Chicago, IL
Challengers Comics + Conversation
Signing
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Boston, MA
Conversation with author/cartoonist
Joel Christian Gill + Signing
Skokie, IL
Signing
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026
Northfield, MN
Conversation + Signing
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2026
St. Paul, MN
Conversation w/ author Nicole Kronzer + Signing
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026
Des Moines, IA
Conversation w/ Annie's Foundation + Signing
Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
Iowa City, IA
Iowa City Public Library
Conversation w/ members of the teen advisory board
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
Saint Louis, MO
Left Bank Books at Saint Louis Public Library
Talk & signing
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Chicago, IL
The Book Cellar
Book launch party + signing
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026
Past events