THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Kepler’s Literary Foundation Master Class: Grant Faulkner with Jan Ellison, Pep Talks for Writers
$50 (includes one copy of Pep Talks for Writers)
Contact: Andrew Unger, (317) 919-0209, andrew@keplers.org
Kepler’s Books
7:00 PM
PAST EVENTS & APPEARANCES
MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2017
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Kepler’s Books: Jan Ellison in conversation with Janelle Brown, author of “Watch Me Disappear”
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017
PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Arts Guild of Portola Valley: Five Authors and Their Stories
Kevin Arnold, Holly Eger, Jan Ellison, Sukey Forbes and Alex Moissis
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2017
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Peninsula Volunteers 26th Annual Authors Salon Luncheon
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Jan Ellison in conversation with Flannery O’Connor Award winners
Lori Ostland and Anne Raeff
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
Fremont Area Writers Club
Craft and Publishing Talk
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Litqufake
Panel: The Art of the Novel
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016
FLINTRIDGE, CALIFORNIA
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Commencement Address
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Commonwealth Club
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA
Sweet Thursday: Writers on Writing, Featured Speaker
Lafayette Library Community Hall
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Ann Packer in Conversation with Jan Ellison
Books, Inc., Palo Alto
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016
MILLBRAE, CALIFORNIA
Guest Speaker, Annual Book and Author Luncheon
Burlingame Library Foundation
Green Hills Golf & Country Club
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
ORINDA, CALIFORNIA
A Small Indiscretion Book Group Event at Orinda Books
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Del Valle Theater
A chat between authors Jan Ellison and Meg Waite Clayton moderated by Lynn Carey
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Walnut Creek Library
Walnut Creek Author Gala
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 9-10, 2016
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Annenberg Auditorium, University of Southern California campus
Moderator/Interviewer: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Panelists: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Mary Kubica, Francesca Lia Block, Jan Ellison
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
2016 Pasadena Festival of Women Authors
Featuring Cynthia Bond, Jan Ellison, Kristin Hannah, Nayomi Munawerra,
Victoria Patterson, Maggie Shipstead & Jane Smiley
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 30-APRIL 2, 2016
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Association of Writers & Writing Programs 2016 Conference & Bookfair
Why There Are Words Reading
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
Literary Orange 2016
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 12-13, 2016
TUCSON, ARIZONA
2016 Tucson Festival of Books
Major New Voices: Danger and Discontent
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 16-20, 2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
Virginia Festival of the Book
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Two Novelists in Conversation: Sere Halverson and Jan Ellison
Book Passage
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Jan Ellison in conversation with Morning Edition host Donna Apidone.
Capital Public Radio
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
San Francisco State University
Writers on Writing: Jan Ellison
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016
SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA
Why There Are Words: Readings and Discussion
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016
NAPA, CALIFORNIA
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Author’s Forum
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016
SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA
Devil’s Canyon Brewery
Pints and Plots with Author Jan Ellison
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Stanford Women’s Club of the East Bay
Books on Review
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015
MILLBRAE, CALIFORNIA
Eighth Annual Local Authors Luncheon
Orphan Compassion Auxiliary
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Reunion Homecoming Weekend
Stanford Alumni Authors Meet & Greet
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Parents’ Club of Stanford University
Distinguished Speakers Program
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Debut novelist readings/discussion
2015 Litquake Literary Festival: New Voices
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2015
BOULDER, COLORADO
Panel Discussion – First Draft: Between Fact and Fiction
watch the video here
Jaipur Literature Festival
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2015
MISSOULA, MONTANA
Debut novelist readings/discussion
Montana Book Festival
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA
Reading at Center Camp
Burning Man
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2015
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Keynote Speaker
Los Gatos Library Literary Fair
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015
ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA
First Books Fiction Panel
Napa Valley Writer’s Conference
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015
DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Reading, Q&A and Signing
Rakestraw Books
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
BELMONT, CALIFORNIA
Belmont Library Luncheon with Author Jan Ellison
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015
SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA
Why There Are Words
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Bay Area Book Festival
New Voices, New Stories
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA
Jan Ellison discussing A Small Indiscretion
in conversation with Kirsten Jones Neff
Hosted by Book Passage
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Reading, Q&A and Signing
Elliott Bay Book Co.
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Reading, Q&A and Signing
Vroman’s Bookstore
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015
BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
Independent Bookstore Day
Meet & Greet with author Jan Ellison
Hosted by Burlingame Books, Inc.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015
PLEASANT HILL, CA
Literary Women 2015
Hosted by Real Books
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
San Francisco Chronicle Book Club #3: Jan Ellison, Discussion and Signing
Hosted by Book Editor John McMurtrie
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015
MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA
An Evening with Jan Ellison: Lecture, Reading and Q&A
Sponsored by Writers of the Mendocino Coast and Gallery Bookshop
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA
READ IT & EAT with Jan Ellison and A Small Indiscretion
Towne Center Books
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 8-11, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
2015 AWP Conference & Bookfair
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Meet & Greet
Village House of Books
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015
SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA
Debut Brews at Hopmonk Tavern
Hosted by Copperfield’s Books
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Authors on the Move
Hyatt Hotel, downtown Sacramento
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015
BELMONT, CALIFORNIA
Creative Writers Series
Reading and Signing: Jan Ellison & D.A. Powell
Notre Dame de Namur University Writing Center
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Writers in the Schools
In conjunction with The Hudson Review
Christ the King Prep
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
Reading and Signing
Village Books
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Signing
A Great Good Place for Books
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015
LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Signing
Warwick’s
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Signing
Pages Bookstore
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
San Francisco Book Launch
Reading and Wine
Folio Books
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA
Literary Lunch at Montalvo Arts Center
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Book Launch Party
Kepler’s Books
Jan Ellison in conversation with Ann Packer at Kepler’s Books
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015
PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Publication Day Reading and Book Signing
Ladera Recreation Center
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014
Book Club Skype
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Bay Village, OH
cuyahogalibrary.org
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd: NCIBA
12pm
NCIBA Author Buzz Lunch
San Francisco, CA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th: LitQuake
8:30-9:30pm
LitCrawl, Phase III
First Person Female
at Gravel and Gold
San Francisco, CAz
