2013
Tuesday, January 8
Nashville, TN
Let’s Talk Books
Parnassus Books
1:30 p.m.
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Thursday, January 24
Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University
Discussion With Children’s Literature Class
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January 26-28
Seattle, WA
ALA Midwinter
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January 30 – February 3
New York, NY
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Tuesday, February 12
“Out of the Easy” Publication Date!
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Wednesday, February 13
Memphis, TN
Booksellers at Laurelwood
387 Perkins Road Extended
Author Appearance & Discussion
6:00 p.m.
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Friday, February 15
Austin, TX
School Events
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Saturday, February 16
Pasadena, CA
SCIBA Children’s Literacy Dinner
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Tuesday, February 19
New Orleans, LA
The Garden District Bookshop
2727 Prytania Street
A Discussion with Ruta Sepetys & Christine Wiltz (author of “The Last Madam” )
6:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 20
Coral Gables, FL
Books and Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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Thursday, February 21
Miami, FL
School Events
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Washington, DC
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
Austin, TX
BookPeople
603 N. Lamar Blvd.
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
Hingham, MA
Notre Dame Academy
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
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Thursday, March 7
Cambridge, MA
2 Events!
Cambridge Public Library
1:00 p.m.
~AND~
Porter Square Books
25 White Street
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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Sunday, March 10
Raleigh, NC
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Ave
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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Monday, March 11
Raleigh, NC
North Carolina Reading Association Conference
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March 14 – 17
Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig Book Fair
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Monday, March 18
Hemel Hempstead, England
Hemel Hempstead School Visit
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Tuesday, March 19
London, England
Sedgehill School Visit & Haverstock School Visit
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Saturday, March 23
Paris, France
Salon du Livre
Author Appearance and Book Signing at Gallimard Booth
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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Tuesday, March 26
Brussels, Belgium
Waterstones
Boulevard Adolphe Max 71 1000 City of Brussels, Belgium
Author Appearance and Book Signing
7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 27
Brussels, Belgium
European Parliament
Presentation of “Between Shades of Gray”
6:00 p.m.
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Thursday, March 28
Vilnius, Lithuania
Pegasas Bookstore
6:00 p.m.
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Friday, March 29
Kaunas, Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University
11:00 a.m.
AND
Pegasas Bookstore
6:00 p.m.
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Saturday, March 30
Klaipeda, Lithuania
Pegasas Bookstore
1:00 p.m.
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April 19-21
San Antonio, TX
International Reading Association Conference
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April 24-27
Fort Worth, TX
Texas Library Association Conference
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Friday, May 3
Sedona, AZ
Skype Visit
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Thursday, May 9
Lancaster, KY
Skype Visit
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Monday, May 20
Pasadena, TX
Skype Visit
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Tuesday, May 21
Hilton, South Africa
Skype Visit
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Thursday, May 23
St. Kitts, West Indies
Skype Visit
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Friday, May 17
Nashville, TN
Battle of the Books
Nashville Public Library
9:30 a.m.
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September 3-8
Berlin, Germany
International Literature Festival of Berlin
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Tuesday, September 17
Spartanburg, SC
SevenReads District Event
Details to come!
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Wednesday, September 18
Spartanburg, SC
YA Historical Fiction Conference at Converse College
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Thursday, September 19
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Public Library
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Tuesday, September 24
Bell Buckle, TN
The Webb School
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September 28-October 2
Oklahoma City, OK
Encyclomedia
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October 18
Yakima, WA
Washington Library Media Association Conference
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November 23 -24
Normandy, France
Festival Les Boréales
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November 25-28
Tour of Spain
Details Coming Soon
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PAST EVENTS |
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2012
Tuesday, January 3
Spartanburg, SC
Book Club Event
First Presbyterian Church
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Monday, January 9
Memphis, TN
St. Agnes Academy Skype Visit
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Thursday, January 19
Washington, DC
The Children’s Book Guild
11:30 a.m.
Pier 7 Restaurant at the Channel Inn
For more information click here
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Thursday, January 26
Brentwood, TN
Private Book Club Event
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Friday, February 3
Rome, GA
The Darlington School
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Monday, February 13
Franklin, TN
Private Book Club Event
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February 23 – 26
Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius Book Fair
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February 29 – March 2
Klaipeda, Lithuania
School Events
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March 5
Moon Township, PA
Skype Visit for “Battle of the Books”
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March 10 – 11
Tucson, AZ
Tucson Festival of Books
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March 13
Nashville, TN
Private Book Club Event
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March 13
Nashville, TN
ABA/SIBA Reception
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March 26
Redford, MI
Skype Visit with Redford Township District Library
7:00 p.m.
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April 2
Port Washington, NY
School Visits
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April 3
Cambridge, MA
2 Events!
Cambridge Public Library
440 Broadway
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
1:30 p.m.
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Porter Square Books
25 White Street
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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April 4
Darien, CT
Barrett Bookstore
314 Heights Road
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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April 10
Oakland, CA
A Great Good Place For Books
6120 La Salle Avenue
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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April 12
Salt Lake City, UT
The King’s English Bookshop
1511 South 1500 East
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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April 14
Houston, TX
TeenBookCon
www.teenbookcon.org
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April 17
Raleigh, NC
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Ave
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
7:00 p.m.
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April 23
Memphis, TN
G.W. Carver High School
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April 24
Martin, TN
Westview High School
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Sunday, April 29
Chicago, IL
Balzekas Museum
Tickets: $10 ($5 for students)
Appearance with Author Ellen Cassedy
2:00 p.m.
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Monday, April 30
Chicago, IL
IRA Convention
Symposium: Unraveling Fact From Fiction
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Monday, April 30
Naperville, IL
Anderson’s Bookshop
123 West Jeffferson
Appearance with authors Tracy Barrett and Rebecca Barnhouse
7:00 p.m.
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May 10 – 14
Torino, Italy
International Book Fair of Torino
Author appearance and book discussion.
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Friday, May 18
Naperville, IL
Lincoln Junior High Skype Visit
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Wednesday, May 23
Grand Rapids, MN
Grand Rapids High School Skype Visit
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Tuesday, May 29
Stockholm, Sweden
International Library of Stockholm
Odengatan 59, 3rd Floor
6:00 p.m.
Author appearance and book discussion.
Event is organized by the Intl. Library of Stockholm and The Embassy of Lithuania in Stockholm
Please register for event via email amb.se AT urm.lt
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Wednesday, May 30
Stockholm Sweden
Private publisher event
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Thursday, May 31
Gdynia, Poland
Gdynia Library
al. Piłsudskiego 18
Author appearance and book discussion.
1:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, June 5
New York, NY
BEA – Book Expo America
Book Signing at the Penguin Booth (booth #3922)
First 100 people will receive autographed hardcover copies of “Between Shades of Gray”
*AND*
a special BEA bound manuscript of my new book “Out of The Easy” set for publication in 2013!
11:00 a.m.
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Monday, June 11
London, England
Embassy of Lithuania in London
Lithuania House, 2 Bessborough Gardens, London SW1V 2JE
Author appearance and book discussion.
6:30 p.m.
Event is free, but please register via e-mail rita.valiukonyte AT urm.lt
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Tuesday, June 12
Birmingham, England
The Earls High School
Furnace Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3SL
6:30 p.m.
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
Open to the public. Tix must be requested through Michelle Butcher at The Earls High School.
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June 12 – 14
The UK
School Visits
Loreto College, St. Albans High School, Montsaye Academy, Corby Business Academy
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Thursday, June 21
Brentwood, TN
Author! Author! Luncheon
Sponsored by the Literacy Council of Williamson County, TN
11:30 a.m.
Brentwood Country Club
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June 22 – 24
Anaheim, CA
ALA Annual Conference
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July 13 – 14
Spartanburg, SC
Writing in Place
Hub City Writers Project
For details click here
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July 15
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Public Library
151 N. Church St.
2:00 p.m.
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August 3 – 6
Los Angeles, CA
SCBWI Conference
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August 8
Nashville, TN
Private Book Club Event
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September 26
Copenhagen, Denmark
LiteraturHaus
Møllegade 7
7:00 p.m.
Author Appearance and Book Discussion
For more information click here
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September 27 – 29
Göteborg, Sweden
Göteborg Book Fair
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October 1
Stockholm, Sweden
University of Stockholm Library
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
4:00 p.m.
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October 9
Nashville, TN
Private Book Club Event
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October 14
Nashville, TN
Southern Festival of Books
An Artist and a Blue Beret: Young Heroines in War Zones
Discussion with Bobbie Ann Mason & Ruta Sepetys
12:00 p.m, Room 12
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October 16
Nashville, TN
Private Book Club Event
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October 25 – 27
Murfreesboro, TN
Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference
November 17-20
Las Vegas, NV
NCTE / ALAN Conference
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Thursday, November 29
Brentwood, TN
Woodland Middle School
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
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Monday, December 3
Nashville, TN
Private Book Club Event
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Tuesday, December 4
Nashville, TN
St. Cecilia Academy Library
4210 Harding Rd.
Nashville, TN 37205
7:00 p.m.
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
Open to the Public
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Monday, December 10
Lexington, TN
Lexington High School
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
Presented by Humanities Tennessee “Student Reader Days”
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Monday, December 17
Cornersville, TN
Cornersville High School
Author Appearance & Book Discussion
Presented by Humanities Tennessee “Student Reader Days”
2011
Monday, March 28 – Tuesday, March 29
Bologna Book Fair
Bologna, ITALY
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Wednesday, March 30
Author Panel with Morris Gleitzman & Anna Perera
London, UK
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Wednesday, April 6
The Bookworm Bookstore
Omaha, NE
Author Appearance
7:00 p.m.
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Friday, April 8
Lithuanian World Center
Lemont, IL
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray and associated Baltic history.
Open to the public. Ticket price $10.00
7:00 p.m.
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Saturday, April 9
A Great Good Place for Books
Oakland, CA
Author Appearance
7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 13
Nicola’s Books
Ann Arbor, MI
Author Appearance
6:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 25
The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
Washington, D.C.
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray and book signing.
6:30 p.m.
For more info, click HERE.
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Thursday, May 26
Bethesda Library
Bethesda, MD
Author Appearance
7:00 p.m.
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Saturday, June 4
Gallatin Public Library Teen Room
Gallatin, TN
Teen Writers Club
12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Ruta Sepetys & Scholastic Author Sharon Cameron
Writing discussion and Q & A
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Saturday, June 25
ALA
New Orleans, LA
Signing at Penguin Booth
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Monday, August 8
Barnes & Noble
1701 Mallory Lane Brentwood, TN
Ash2Nash Tour
6:30 p.m.
With authors Rachel Hawkins, Julie Kagawa, Myra McEntire, Beth Revis & Victoria Schwab
Moderated panel discussing YA literature, writing, and publishing.
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September 1
Malmö, Sweden
Promotional Events for Wahlströms
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September 2-3
Kristianstad, Sweden
Kristianstad Book Festival
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September 4
Amsterdam, Holland
Manuscripta Festival
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September 6
Warsaw, Poland
The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray and book signing.
6:00 p.m.
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September 7
Warsaw, Poland
The American School in Warsaw
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September 8-9
Paris, France
Promotional events for Les Editions Gallimard
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September 12-14
Rome, Italy
Promotional events for Garzanti Libri
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September 16 – 18
Nashville, TN
SCBWI Midsouth Conference
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October 15
Nashville, TN
Southern Festival of Books
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray and associated history.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
House Chambers
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October 17-18
Barcelona, Spain
Promotional events for Ediciones Maeva
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October 19
Madrid, Spain
Promotional events for Ediciones Maeva
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October 20-21
Lisbon, Portugal
Promotional events for Bertrand Editora
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October 24-25
Munich, Germany
Promotional events for Carlsen
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October 26
Hamburg, Germany
Amerikazentrum Hamburg
7:00 p.m.
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray
For more info, click HERE
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October 27
Vilnius, Lithuania
Pegasas Book Store
Ozo g. 25
7:00 p.m.
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October 28
Vilnius, Lithuania
Presentation at Seimas
10:00 a.m.
This event is open to the public but you must register in advance by Oct. 26th
To register - email or call by phone: ailaur@lrs.lt or +370 5 239 6631
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October 29
Kaunas, Lithuania
Pegasas Book Store
Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49
1:00 p.m.
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November 1
Riga Latvia
Promotional events for Zvaigzne ABC
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November 3
London, UK
Just Imagine Story Centre
6:00 p.m.
Discussion on Writing for Children & Young Adults
For more info, click HERE
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November 4
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
Young Browsers Children’s Bookshop
33 The Thoroughfare
7:00 p.m.
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray and writing historical novels.
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December 4
Los Angeles, CA
St. Casimir’s Parish Hall
2718 St. George St.
12:00 p.m.
A discussion of Between Shades of Gray and book signing.
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December 15
Nashville, TN
Edmondson Pike Branch of the Nashville Library
6:00 p.m.
Book club discussion of Between Shades of Gray
