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“Half of our couples book club attended Karen’s talk at the Munising Schools Public Library and were totally enchanted. Karen is not only is an accomplished writer, she’s a great speaker connecting with her readers immediately and deeply.” — Sarah Redmond
“WOW! What an amazing evening with author, Karen Dionne! Karen is not only an outstanding speaker and author, but a charming women. We all felt like we’ve known her forever. She not only shared the process of writing the novel including research, character development, and setting, but also gave much background into the entire career of an author. We all look forward to the movie version of The Marsh King’s Daughter and also her next book.” — The Sterling Book Club, Sterling Heights, MI
Where I’ll be:
2019
July 9 – 13 – New York, New York – Thrillerfest
July 9 – Master Class instructor
July 10 – 2:00 PM – CraftFest workshop – “Breaking out by Changing It Up”
July 13 – 3:20 – 4:10 PM – panel: “ID, EGO OR SUPER EGO? Getting Inside Your Character’s Head” with Linwood Barclay, Shari Lapena, Riley Sager, Lisa Unger and Sarah Meuleman (moderated by Sandra Brannan)
September 17 – Sidney, Michigan – 6:00 PM – Montcalm Community College – One Book, One County Read – talk and signing
September 18 – Shelby Township, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Shelby Township Library – talk and signing
October 31 – November 3 – Dallas, Texas – Bouchercon mystery conference – details to be announced
2020
Traverse City, Michigan – National Writers Series – details to be announced
Where I’ve been:
2019
June 18 – Northport, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Leelanau Township Library – talk and signing
June 18 – Bellaire, Michigan – 11:00 AM – Bellaire Public Library – luncheon, talk and signing
June 17 – Kingsley, Michigan – 6:00 PM – Kingsley Branch Library – talk and signing,
June 17 – Suttons Bay, Michigan – 11:00 AM – Suttons Bay Bingham District Library – talk and signing
June 16 – Glen Lake, Michigan – Peninsula Writers Summer Retreat – keynote speaker
June 2 – Munising, Michigan – 1:00 – 2:00 PM –Falling Rock Bookstore – signing
June 1 – Marquette, Michigan – 2:00 – 3:00 – Snowbound Books – meet and greet, signing
June 1 – Marquette, Michigan – 10:45 AM – Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association Conference – keynote speaker
May 31 – Iron River, Michigan – 11:30 AM – West Iron District Library “Lunch with an Author”
May 29 – Calumet, Michigan – 6:30 PM – Calumet Public Library – talk and signing
May 29 – Hancock, Michigan – 12:00 noon – North Winds Bookstore, Finlandia University – meet and greet, signing
May 28 – Presque Isle, Wisconsin – 6:00 PM – Northwoods Book Festival; Presque Isle Community Library – talk and signing
May 18 – Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan – 12:00 – 4:30 – “Write on Pointe – Grosse Pointe Public Library Local Authors Fair– signing, keynote address
May 8 – Bloomfield, Michigan – 12:00 – Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public Library luncheon – talk and signing
2018
October 29 – New Baltimore, Michigan – 6:30 PM – MacDonald Public Library – talk and signing
October 20 – Troy, Michigan – 1:00 PM – Michigan Sisters in Crime monthly meeting – talk and signing open to the public
October 19 – Marshall, Michigan – 7:00 PM – The Mitten Word Bookshop – talk and signing
October 18 – Kalamazoo, Michigan – 7:00-9:00 PM – An Evening with Notables, sponsored by the Library of Michigan – author reception and signing with Bonnie Jo Campbell, Wade Rouse writing as Viola Shipman, William Rapai, Stephen Mack Jones, Joel Stone, Michael G. Smith, Amy Emberling and Frank Carollo, Cindy Hunter Morgan, and Daniel Wolff
September 28-30 – Harbor Springs, Michigan – Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
September 28 – “Getting Inside the Reader’s Psyche” with Debra Jo Immergut, Bryan Reardon, and Julie Spencer (moderator)
September 29 – “So, Your Book’s Been Called a ‘Page Turner.’ Just What Does that Mean, Anyway?” with Rene Denfeld, Paul Doiron, Bryan Reardon, and Kent Case (moderator)
September 19 – 12:00 PM – Flint, Michigan – Flint Public Library – luncheon, talk and signing
September 18 – St. John’s, Michigan – Briggs District Library – Briggs Reads! one book/one community program – talk and signing
September 17 – Haslett, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Hasslett Library – talk and signing
September 5-9 – St. Petersburg, Florida – Bouchercon
August 15 – 2:00 PM – St. Ignace, Michigan – St. Ignace Public Library – talk and signing
August 14 – Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – 6:00 – 8:00 PM – Island Books & Crafts – talk and signing
August 14 – 1:00 PM – Engadine, Michigan – Engadine Public Library – talk and signing
August 14 – 10:00 – 11:00 AM – Munising, Michigan – Falling Rock Bookstore – signing
August 13 – 7:00 PM – Marquette, Michigan – Snowbound Books – Peter White Public Library, Shiras Room – interview and audience Q & A with John Smolens, signing
August 1 – Warren, Michigan – Warren Public Library, Arthur Miller Branch – talk and signing
July 24- 7:00 PM – Harrison Township, Michigan – Harrison Township Public Library– talk and signing
July 20 – Petoskey, Michigan – 6:00 – 8:00 – McLean & Eakin Bookstore – talk and signing
July 19 – Elk Rapids, Michigan – 6:30 PM – Elk Rapids District Library – talk and signing
July 12 – 14 – New York, New York – ThrillerFest
June 15 – Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – 2:00 – 6:00 PM – Barnes & Noble College Bookstore – talk and signing
June 14 – Munising, Michigan – 1:00 PM – Munising School Public Library – talk and signing
June 13 – Curtis, Michigan – 3:00 PM – Curtis Michigan Public Library – talk and signing
June 12 – Mackinaw City, Michigan – 5:00 PM – Mackinaw Area Public Library – talk and signing
June 12 – Mackinac Island, Michigan – Lilac Festival luncheon, 12:00 noon – The Carriage House Dining Room, Iroquois Hotel, followed by a booksigning at The Island Bookstore from 2:30 – 3:00.
June 11 – St. Helen, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Richfield Township Public Library – talk and signing
May 25 – Grand Marais, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Burt Township Schools – graduation speaker
May 18 – Dowagiac, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Dogwood Fine Arts Festival – talk and signing, author reception – Southwestern Michigan College
May 17 – St. Joseph, Michigan – 7:00 PM – “Top 20 and an Author” with Forever Books – talk and signing
May 16 – Spring Lake, Michigan – 7:00 PM – Spring Lake District Library – talk and signing
April 28 – Shelby Township, Michigan – 6:30 PM – Barnes & Noble – End of tour celebration! Talk, signing, refreshments, door prizes, and more!
April 22 – Appleton, Wisconsin – 2 PM – Barnes & Noble – talk and signing
April 21 – Green Bay, Wisconsin – Brown County Library – Untitled Book & Author Festival – 12 noon – Mystery Panel with Lori Radar-Day and Patricia Skalka; 2:00 PM talk and signing
April 20 – Madison, Wisconsin – 7:00 PM – Mystery to Me – talk and signing
April 19 – LaGrange, Illinois – 6:00 PM – Anderson Bookshop– talk and signing
April 18 – Stillwater, Minnesota – 7:00 PM – Literature Lovers Night Out with Valley Bookseller –
April 18 – Excelsior, Minnesota – 7:00 PM – Literature Lovers Night Out with Excelsior Bay Books
April 16 – Fort Myers, Florida – 12:00 noon – Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center – Famous Author Lecture Series – luncheon, talk and signing
April 14 – Lansing, Michigan – A Rally of Writers – workshop: “Psychological Thrillers : Six Steps to Writing Unputdownable Suspense”
April 7 – Lansing, Michigan – 5:30 – 8:30 PM – Library of Michigan Foundation’s 2018 Night for Notables – Michigan Notable Book awards presentation and signing
March 6-10 – Oslo, Norway – Krimfestivalen
February 21 – 7:00 PM – Harrison Township, Michigan – Harrison Township Public Library – talk and signing
2017
December 9 – 1-4 PM – Lake Orion, Michigan – Orion Township Public Library – local author fair
November 22 – 6:30 PM – Windsor, Ontario – Cross-Border Book Talk with Vanessa Shields hosted by Biblioasis
October 14 – Grosse Pointe, Michigan – Authors to The Pointe – talk and reception with Jamie Ford and Jennifer Donnelly.
October 12-13 – Toronto, Canada – Bouchercon
Thursday, October 12 – 8:00 – 10:00 – Speed Dating w/authors and readers
Friday, October 13 – 2:00 – 3:00 – “My Poor Puppet – Messing with your protagonist” with Steve Burrows, Steph Broadribb, Matthew FitzSimmons, and Blake Crouch (Dean Jobb moderating)
September 23 at 2:00 PM – Brighton, Michigan – Barnes & Noble – Q&A and signing
September 12 at 7:00 PM – Rochester, Michigan – Oakland University – talk and signing
September 10 at 3:30 PM – Ann Arbor, Michigan – Kerrytown Bookfest – “Page Turning Thrillers” with David Bell, Stephen Mack Jones, and Elizabeth Heiter (moderator)
August 27 – 2:00 PM – Oak Park, MI – The Book Beat‘s 35th anniversary celebration – reception from 12:00 – 5:00
August 9 at 6:30 PM – Gaylord, Michigan – Saturn Booksellers – talk and signing
August 8 at 6:00 PM – Petoskey, Michigan – Petoskey Public Library Central Library Carnegie Building – talk and signing in partnership with McLean & Eakin Bookstore
August 7 at 2:00 – Mackinac Island, Michigagn – Island Bookstore – signing
July 18-23 – UK Tour
London – July 19 – 7:30 – West End Lane Books – talk and signing with Alex Marwood
Nottingham – July 21 – Waterstones – talk and signing
Harrogate – July 22 – 18:30 – Waterstones – talk and signing with Clare Mackintosh
July 11-15 – New York City – ThrillerFest, Grand Hyatt
Thursday, July 13 – “Discover the Road to Success in Traditional Publishing” with Steve Berry, Nelson DeMille, Heather Graham, and Kathleen Antrim (moderator)
Saturday, July 15 – “DECEIVED, TRICKED OR SURPRISED? Writing A Killer Plot Twist” with Joseph Finder, Charlaine Harris, Shari Lapena, John Lescroat, F. Paul Wilson, and Steven James (moderator)
June 22 – New York City – #YeahYouWrite Author Series with Julie Buntin, Hala Alyan, and Liz Moore at Bo’s Kitchen & Bar Room. An evening of author readings & literary cocktails, dining & book signing, boozing & schmoozing.
June 21 at 7:00 PM – New York City – A Conversation with Lee Child – Barnes & Noble, 82nd & Broadway – talk and signing
June 20 at 6:30 PM – Houston, Texas – Murder by the Book – talk and signing
June 19 at 7:00 PM – San Francisco, California – Bookshop West Portal – talk and signing
June 19 at 11:30 AM – Pleasanton, California – Towne Center Books – “Read It and Eat” luncheon, talk and signing
June 17 at 2:00 PM – Scottsdale, Arizona – The Poisoned Pen – talk and signing with Joseph Finder
June 16 at 7:00 PM – Ann Arbor, Michigan – Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Bookshop – talk and signing
June 15 at 7:00 PM – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Schuler’s Books – talk and signing
June 14 at 7:00 PM – Lansing/Okemos, Michigan – Schuler’s Books – talk and signing
June 13 at 7:00 PM – LAUNCH PARTY! – Shelby Township, Michigan – Barnes & Noble – talk and signing w/goodies and giveaways
May 10 – Ann Arbor, Michigan – dinner w/booksellers
May 3 – Chicago, Illinois – dinner w/booksellers
April 20 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Midwest Independent Booksellers Association Spring forum and reception, Books & Company
April 19 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Spring forum and reception, Schuler’s bookstore
March 22 – Denver, Colorado – Mountains & Plains Independent Bookseller Association Spring meeting and reception, The Tattered Cover Bookstore
February 1 – Lansing, Michigan – Capital City Writers Association – 7 to 8:30 pm at Schuler Books in the Eastwood Towne Center – workshop: “From Good to Great: Take Your Writing to the Next Level” – open to the public
January 21 – Atlanta, Georgia – American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
