Ada Calhoun
Appearances & Tours
Past Appearances
Hosting Sob Sisters True Crime Night at WORD
SOB SISTERS hosting Susan Orlean at BOOKS ARE MAGIC!
WEDDING TOASTS I'LL NEVER GIVE READING at the MIAMI BOOK FAIR
SOB SISTERS BAR NIGHT for the MIAMI BOOK FAIR. Co-hosting a reading of and about women reporters, in Little Havana! DJ to follow.
HOLLYWOOD, CA - Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give - West Coast Paperback Book Launch! With Carlene Bauer (Frances and Bernard). Free Champagne and Snacks!
NEW YORK, NY - St. Marks Is Dead - W.O.(e).R.D Woman of Experience Read Downtown. Hosted by Heather Litteer
BROOKLYN, NY - Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give - Paperback Book Launch! With Susannah Cahalan (Brain on Fire) and Neal Medlyn. Free Champagne and Snacks!
PORTLAND, ME - Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give Reading, in conversation with Mira Ptacin.
MIAMI, FL - Miami Writers Institute - Memoir Workshop: From Brainstorming to Final Edits. Also doing a Craft Talk 5/10 at 3pm and a Reading 5/11 at 1:30pm.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Solving for Gen-X: High Achievers and the New Midlife Crisis - Milken Institute Conference - Conference Attendees Only
Wed, December 13, 2017
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Our Wicked Lady
Brooklyn, NY
Reading at the Mixer Reading Series in Bushwick
Miami Book Fair - Essay and Memoir Panel w/ Dani Shapiro
CHICAGO - Wedding Toasts Reading at 57th Street Books
WISCONSIN BOOK FESTIVAL: Reading at A Room of One's Own
FALL FOR THE BOOK FESTIVAL: In the Mood for Love - Panel with Lindsay Detwiler and Katy Upperman about the art of writing about L-O-V-E across genres.
BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL: Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give Reading on the Inner Harbor Stage
BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT: Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series Presents Native New Yorkers
AJC DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL: Toasting the Beautiful Complexity of Marriage with Michael Ruhlman and Ann Hood. Plus Courtney Patterson will give a reading from the book at 4:15pm.
LONDON, ENGLAND - In conversation with Editorial Director of The Sunday Times, Eleanor Mills!
LONDON, ENGLAND - How To Academy: How to Stay Married. Ticket price includes a glass of wine!
BROOKLYN: Reading at Books Are Magic with Dani Shapiro; moderated by Julie Scelfo!
WASHINGTON, DC: EAST CITY BOOKSHOP - In Conversation with Latoya Peterson! Reading, drinks, Q&A!
WASHINGTON, DC: Sixth & I Synagogue with Modern Love editor Dan Jones and fellow ML alum Mandy Len Catron! Tickets on sale now!
NYC: 92nd STREET Y – Educational Event with Q&A! - $25 Admission
WOODSTOCK, NY: With Sparrow and Violet Snow at The Golden Notebook!
BOVINA, NY: Reading at the Bovina Library 100th Anniversary Party! (Bovina is where a disproportionate number of events in the book take place.) Champagne for all!
NYC: JOE’S PUB - Storytelling at the House of Speakeasy: “By the Light of the Moon”!
NEW JERSEY: MAPLEWOOD-SOUTH ORANGE BOOK FESTIVAL - in conversation with the incredible Karen Abbott!
NEW ORLEANS: Room 220 Event at the French Quarter Wedding Chapel, with wedding cake!
CHICAGO: CITY LIT BOOKS – Love: Fantasy vs. Reality — a conversation with Christine Sneed, moderated by Rachel Swearingen!
CAMBRIDGE, MA: OUT OF THE BLUE GALLERY TOO - Reading at the Dire Literary Series, with Ben Berman!
BOSTON, MA: POP-UP READING at MINILUXE on NEWBURY ST. with ALYSIA ABBOTT and MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN
PHILADELPHIA:! A talk about marriage at the historic Hill-Physick House! Wine and snacks served. All are welcome!
LOS ANGELES: SKYLIGHT BOOKS - Talking about marriage and essay-ing with the great Davy Rothbart (author of one of my favorite books of recent years, _My Heart Is an Idiot_)!
BERKELEY, CA: MRS. DALLOWAY’S – In conversation with phenomenal historian and lovely person T.J. Stiles!
PORTLAND, OR: POWELL’S BOOKS with the great Rene Denfeld!
BROOKLYN, NY: READING! Spoonbill & Sugartown, Booksellers. With Music, Booze, & a Nice Backyard!
AUSTIN: A BOOK PEOPLE Reading! Q&A! Champagne! Probably running into people I used to date!
BOULDER: BOULDER BOOK STORE – Writing about Love in the Modern World: a conversation with Waylon Lewis (_Elephant Journal_)!
Writing about Love in the Modern World : a conversation with Waylon Lewis (Elephant Journal)
DENVER, CO: TATTERED COVER - Reading! Q&A!
NYC: THE STRAND - Panel with Claire Dederer (author of the fantastic new book Love and Trouble), talking about writing and sex and writing about sex!
WEDDING TOASTS I'LL NEVER GIVE BOOK PARTY! Drinks! Snacks! Very exciting surprise musical guests! DJ Champagne Jerry! Books available for sale and signing!
NYC: Secrets of the East Village: Spring KGB Red Room literary salon with Tony Perrottet. Wine reception at 7.30 pm. Followed by cash bar, and live jazz from the Kait McKendrick duo. Free and open to the public! Bring friends!
Thu, February 16, 2017
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
St. Marks is Dead at the Tompkins Library
Thu, November 10
Brooklyn, NY
St. Marks Is Dead paperback launch and book party with Q&A and booze at Word Bookstore
Thu, June 30, 2016
Summer Writers’ Conference at Rutgers
Wed, May 25
“How I Learned” Series at Union Hall in Brooklyn
Fri, May 20
ASJA Panel at the Roosevelt Hotel
Wed, May 18
12:00 AM
Cleaning Up New York / The Little Bookroom event at Rizzoli Bookstore
Thu, May 12
Exit9 on Avenue A Reading + Wine
Sat, April 2
The San Antonio Book Festival, “A Word About Town” with Karen Olsson.
MIXER Reading at Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St.
Thu, March 10
CITYTerm Author Visit
Tue, March 8
CUNY Panel - With Margo Jefferson, DT Max, and Daniel Menaker
Sat, March 5
PEN America Private Benefit Dinner
Mon, February 29
Reason TV interview about bohemianism, with some great B-roll.
Thu, February 25
Real Arts at Penn Presents: Ada Calhoun," University of Pennsylvania Arts Café. Hosted by Anthony DeCurtis.
Wed, February 10
Reading at the Judson Memorial Church series Dead Darlings.
Thu, February 4
Reading with Alisa Solomon at Prose Pros at the Sidewalk Cafe.
Wed, January 27
Museum of the City of New York Talk, with Luc Sante.
Mon, January 25
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and Merchant's House Museum host
Thu, January 14
Reading and discussion at Grace Church, 802 Broadway.
Sun, December 20
Reading and discussion at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
Thu, December 17
"Illustrated Talk" at the New York Public Library's Mid-Manhattan branch
Fri, December 11
Reading at The Elliott Bay Company in Seattle
Thu, December 10
Reading at The Inspired Word's NYC Writers Event at Parkside Lounge.
Tue, December 8
Book event at Little Missionary Day Nursery on St. Marks Place.
Mon, December 7
Reading at the Miss Manhattan Reading Series at Niagara Bar on Ave A and 7th Street
Sat, December 5
Reading—and St. Marks Is Dead mini-concert!—at Kiam Records
Thu, December 3
Neighborhood Preservation Center reading, discussion, and signing.
