Events

Upcoming Events:

March 19, 2024
The Lineup—virtual event
Armchair Travel Mysteries, featuring Cara Black, Teresa Dovalpage, and Camilla Trinchieri
4 PM PT
Register here

March 20, 2024
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
6 PM

March 23, 2024
Virginia Festival of Books
Charlottesville, VA
Panel: Saturday, 11:30 AM: “Sequels & Segues: Crime Wave,” with Yasmin Angoe, Cara Black & Alma Katsu

March 26, 2024
Towne Center Books
Pleasanton, CA
7 PM

April 1, 2024
Cleveland Public Library—virtual event
Cleveland, OH
7 PM ET

April 3, 2024
Corte Madera Library—virtual event
Corte Madera, CA
7 PM PT

April 10-14, 2024
Left Coast Crime
Seattle, WA
Panels: Friday, 2:45 PM: “Lefty Historical Novel Nominees,” with Linda McNab (M), Cara Black, Susanna Calkins, Dianne Freeman, Cheryl A. Head & Naomi Hirahara
Saturday, 11:30 AM: “All Over the Map: International Mysteries,” with Bobby Mathews (M), Cara Black, Yi Shun Lai, Charles Philipp Martin & Carl Vonderau

April 11, 2024
Third Place Books
Lake Forest Park, WA
In conversation with Libby Fischer Hellmann
7 PM

April 12, 2024
Alliance Française de Seattle
Good Shepherd Center, Room 204
Seattle, WA
6:30 PM
Free for AFSeattle members; $5 for non-members

April 28–May 4, 2024
April in Paris with Cara Black
Learn more about this exclusive trip!

June 26, 2024
Cambrian Branch of the San Jose Public Library—virtual event
San Jose, CA
Time TBA

“Five Things” Class:

Cara’s online seminar “Five Things I’ve Learned About Crafting a Sense of Place” is available to stream!
Discover the five things Cara has learned about the ways that a strong sense of place anchors readers and draws them into the story.
Buy a ticket here.

Archived Virtual Events:

March 3, 2024
Poisoned Pen in-store event

March 11, 2023
Poisoned Pen Podcast
In conversation with Rhys Bowen & Barbara Peters
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April 19, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with A Mighty Blaze
In conversation with Hank Phillippi Ryan
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April 2, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with Alliance Française National
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March 31, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with Third Place Books
In conversation with Rhys Bowen
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March 21, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with Left Bank Books
In conversation with Pam Jenoff
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March 4, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with Powell’s Books
In conversation with William Kent Krueger
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March 2, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with Copperfield’s Books
In conversation with Rebecca Rosenberg
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February 28, 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT with Poisoned Pen Bookstore
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August 10, 2021
VIRTUAL EVENT with Murder by the Book
Cara in conversation with Naomi Hirahara
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March 30, 2021
VIRTUAL EVENT with Poisoned Pen Bookstore
Cara in conversation with Rhys Bowen
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March 26, 2021
Virginia Festival of the Book
Cara read from and discussed Three Hours in Paris.
Watch the replay on Facebook

September 16, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT on Facebook Live with Murder by the Book
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Discussion of The Nicotine Chronicles, a short story anthology edited by Lee Child, with Cara (who contributed her short story “Spécial Treatment”) and Hannah Tinti

September 10, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT with Book Passage Extended Sessions
Watch the replay (free registration required)
Rhys Bowen, in conversation with Cara

August 18, 2020
Authors Uncovered discussion with author Karen Rose
Presented by the Sacramento Library
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August 2, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT with Book Passage Extended Sessions
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Laurie R. King, in conversation with Cara

April 14, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT with Poisoned Pen Bookstore
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Interview with Barbara Peters

April 11, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT with Book Passage Extended Sessions
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A conversation with Cara and her editor Juliet Grames

April 9, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT with Second Sunday Books
Listen on Soundcloud, Spotify or anchor.fm
Interview with Libby Hellmann

April 8, 2020
VIRTUAL EVENT on Facebook Live with Left Bank Books
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Interview with Scott Phillips

April 7, 2020
VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH for Three Hours in Paris
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Interview with Sujata Massey