Events
All times and places are subject to change, so please double check before you get in your car! To order signed books from specific stores, click on the bookstore names below. You can also watch many of Laurie’s virtual events on YouTube or Facebook.
2026
Feb. 26-March 1, Left Coast Crime, San Francisco.
Panels: “Lefty Historical Nominees” (Friday, 2:45 PM), with Ann Parker (M), Cara Black, Dianne Freeman, Claire M. Johnson, Laurie R. King & Rob Osler
“San Francisco: The City That Waits To Die” (Saturday, 10:15 AM), with Mark Coggins (M), Robin Burcell, Michelle Chouinard, Claire M. Johnson, Laurie R. King & Ann Parker
April 26, 10 AM-3 PM: the Authors Salon, Menlo Park, CA—breakfast, lunch, a panel, book signings, and plenty of time to chat with authors Laurie R. King, Bruce Henderson, and Jessica Barrows Beebe. A day of celebrating words, and a fundraiser for the Peninsula Volunteers Inc. Tickets here.
May 8-9, New York: Thriller Fest—with a panel on May 9, 3:10: VILLAINOUS, VICTIM OR VISIONARY? Antagonists with Depth, followed by a 5 PM meet-and-greet/signing.
July 17-19, Corte Madera, CA: authors, editors, agents, booksellers—how to write, how to sell, how to build a community, at the Book Passage Mystery Conference.
Past Events
For additional recordings of past interviews and events, please go to the Podcast page and to Laurie’s YouTube Channel.
- Three Grand Masters talk craft: Laurie R. King, Michael Connelly, and Walter Mosley with Nicholas Meyer talk about the writing craft. Watch it here.
- Laurie has done Facebook Live chats about thirty years of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice (on Facebook and YouTube); writing The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, from pen to paperback (Facebook & YouTube); and Building the Russell Community (Facebook & YouTube).
- Five Things I’ve Learned about “What Makes Mysteries Great”: purchase access to watch the video here.
- Laurie discusses “How Characters Come to Life” at Book Passage: buy tickets (video included) here.
- 2021 Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture: Professor Noel Q. King helped introduce the study of religion to a young UC Santa Cruz and was instrumental in engaging Merrill College students in lifelong curiosity about and respect for the beliefs of the peoples of the world. This year marked the 5th Annual Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture at Merrill College. You can watch the recording here, and donate to the Noel Q. King memorial fund to support future events here.
