Book talks and Q&A events with Kate Moore
Kate regularly appears across the U.S. and U.K. to speak about her books and writing career, and warmly welcomes invitations.
Past hosts include literary festivals, universities, schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, members’ clubs and speakers’ series.
To find out more information please visit the author website or email Kate directly to discuss your requirements
For all upcoming events, please check my events calendar.
Past events in Fall 2019 and Jan 2020 (listed by State)
Illinois
Sat 12 Oct @ 2pm
Venue: Engineering Building 1033,
61 Circle Drive, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
Edwardsville, IL 62026
Presented by the American Chemical Society Women Chemist Committee-St Louis, in partnership with the SIUE & UMSL chemistry departments & The Cougar Store, SIUE
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Florida
Fri 31 Jan @ 10.30am
Venue: Suncoast Technical College, 4445 Career Lane, North Port,
FL 34289
Fri 31 Jan @ 7pm
Venue: Selby Public Library,
1331 First Street, Sarasota,
FL 34236
The Radium Girls is Sarasota County's selection for its 2020 One Book, One Community program
Missouri
Sat 12 Oct @ 7pm
Venue: Spencer Road Library, 27 Spencer Road, St. Peters, MO 63376
This event is supported by Main Street Books.
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Pennsylvania
Sun 13 Oct @ 1pm
Venue: Bucks County Books Festival, Editors Tent - 2-50 S Hamilton St, Doylestown, PA 18901
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South Carolina
Fri 11 Oct @ 6pm
Venue: Hub City Bookshop,
6 West Main Street, Spartanburg,
SC 29306
Past events in Spring 2019
(listed by State)
February
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Sat 9th Feb @ 1pm
Venue: John Clare Theatre,
Peterborough Central Library,
Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1RX,
UK
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Hosted by Vivacity and Peterborough libraries. Tickets cost £5 (£4 concessions) and can be booked in advance through any Peterborough library or purchased on the door.
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Tue 26 Feb @ 10.30am CST
Q&A via Skype with the Lifelong Learners of Waubonsee Community College, Aurora, IL, USA
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March
Tue 5 March @ 7pm
Venue: Sevenoaks Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1LQ, UK
Tickets cost £4 and must be booked in advance by either emailing sevenoakslibrary@kent.gov.uk or telephoning 03000 41 31 31
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Thu 7 March @ 7.15pm
Venue: 4th floor, Central Library, High Street, Bromley BR1 1EX, UK
If possible, please reserve your free tickets in advance.
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Fri 8 March @ 1.30pm
Venue: Dagenham Library, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham, RM10 9QS, UK
This event is free to attend. If possible, please reserve your place in advance online.
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Thu 14 March @ 7.30pm
Venue: Dodd Auditorium, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, USA
This event is part of the William B. Crawley Great Lives lecture series – all events are free.
April
Tue 9 April @ 7pm
Venue: The Eltham Centre Library,
2 Archery Road, Eltham, London
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Venue: Yatton Library, 48 High St,
Yatton, BS49 4HJ, UK
This event is free to attend. If possible, please reserve your place in advance online.
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Venue: Delapré Abbey, London Road, Northampton, Northants NN4 8AW, UK
This event is part of the Delapré Festival of Books.
Past events in Fall 2018 (listed by State)
Illinois
Thu 1st November @ 1pm
Reddick Library, 1010 Canal St,
Ottowa, IL 61350
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Louisiana
Fri 2nd November @ 7pm
Ponchatoula Branch Library,
380 North Fifth St,
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
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This event will be staged by the Tangipahoa Parish Library
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Sat 3 Nov @ 10am
Venue: The Hammond Regional
Arts Center
217 East Thomas Street
Hammond, LA 70401
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This event is being staged in association with the Tangipahoa Parish Library
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Montana
Mon 5 Nov @ 7pm
First Presbyterian Church, 2420 13th St W, Billings, MT 59102
This event is the Keynote Address for the Common Read of Rocky Mountain College, but the event is also open to everyone
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New Jersey
Sat 13th October @ 1.30pm
Venue: Church of the Redeemer,
36 South St,
Morristown, NJ 07960
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This event is part of the Morristown Festival of Books
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Sun 14 Oct @ 3pm
Venue: Mountain Lakes High School
96 Powerville Rd, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
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This event has been organised by the Mountain Lakes Public Library
New York
Mon 15 Oct @ 7.30pm
Venue: Concordia College
Sommer Center, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708
Reserve your spot at radiumgirlsccny.eventbrite.com
North Carolina
Mon 8 Oct @ 6pm
Venue: Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café
55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC
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In conversation with Denise Kiernan, author of The Girls of Atomic City
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Oklahoma
Tue 9 Oct @ 6pm
Venue: Best of Books
1313 E. Danforth
Edmond, OK 73034
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Wed 10 Oct @ 7pm
Venue: The IDL Ballroom in Tulsa
230 East First Street
Tulsa, OK 74103
Hosted by Booksmart, Tulsa, OK, with book sales by Magic City Books
This may become a ticketed event – please check with the bookstore for details.
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Wisconsin
Thu 11 Oct @ 7pm
Venue: The Lynden Sculpture Garden
2145 West Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Hosted by the Boswell Book Company, in partnership with literary nonprofit Milwaukee Reads.
Register for tickets online or by phone at 414-446-8794
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Fri 12 Oct @ 7.30pm
Venue: Madison Central Library
201 W Mifflin St
Madison, WI 53703
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This event will be hosted in a partnership between the Wisconsin Book Festival and the Wisconsin Science Festival.
Past events: US paperback tour 2018 (listed by State)
Arizona
Sun 11th March @ 10am
Event: The Tucson Festival of Books
Venue: Student Union Gallery Theater
University of Arizona campus,
Tucson, AZ
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A panel event titled ' War Girls', with fellow authors authors Elizabeth Cobbs and Liza Mundy, moderated by Karen Williams
Sun 11 March @ 1pm
Event: The Tucson Festival of Books
Venue: Koffler Room 218
University of Arizona campus, Tucson, AZ
A panel event titled ‘ War Girls: Stories of Women at War’, with fellow authors Elizabeth Cobbs and Liza Mundy, moderated by Margaret Higgins
Colorado
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Weds 7 March @ 7pm
Venue: Fort Collins Hilton
425 West Prospect
Fort Collins, CO 80525
With Old Firehouse Books and Colorado State University
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Connecticut
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Thurs 15 March @ 12pm
Venue: Rotary Room, Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
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Now waiting list only according to the library website
Thurs 15 March @ 6.30pm
Venue: Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
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Registration required for this event. Please register online at www.cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-272-2245, ext. 4.
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Idaho
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Fri 9 March @ 6.30pm
Venue: Yanke Room 207, Boise State University
220 E. Parkcenter Blvd
Boise, ID 83706
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Presented by the Hemingway Literary Center as part of their WW1 Armistice program of events
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Illinois
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Sun 18 March @ 2pm
Venue: Anderson’s
123 W Jefferson Ave
Naperville, IL 60540
Sun 18 March @ 5pm
Venue: American Writers Museum
180 N Michigan Ave,
Chicago, IL 60601
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Ticketed event – tickets available via the American Writers Museum
Mon 19 March @ 6pm
Venue: Seneca Library
210 N. Main St.
Seneca, IL 61360
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Call the library to reserve your spot on (815) 357-6566
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Louisiana
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Sat 24 March @ 7pm
Venue: East Baton Rouge Parish Library
7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
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Massachusetts
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Fri 16 March @ 7pm
Venue: Barnes & Noble
1 Worcester Rd
Framingham, MA 01701
In conversation with Hank Phillippi Ryan, investigative reporter and award-winning mystery author
Michigan
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Tues 20 March @ 7pm
Venue: Schuler Books
Meridian Mall
1982 W Grand River Ave
Okemos, MI 48864
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Presented by Café Scientifique and the Lansing Community College Science Department
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Minnesota
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Weds 21 March @ 7pm
Venue: Barnes & Noble
2100 North Snelling Ave
Roseville, MN 55113
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North Carolina
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Tues 13 March @ 7pm
Venue: Hanes Auditorium, Elberson Fine Arts Center, Salem College
601 S. Church Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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In conversation with Megan E. Bryant, author of Glow, and kindly organised by Bookmarks NC
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Wed 14th March @ 7pm
The Greensboro Public Library (supported by Scuppernong Books)
219 N Church St,
Greensboro, NC, 27401
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Pennsylvania
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Thurs 22 March @ 12.30pm
Venue: Penn Book Center
130 S. 34th St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Space for this author luncheon is limited and first-come-first-served, so please RSVP at events@pennbookcenter.com
Thurs 22 March @ 6.30pm
Venue: Moravian Book Shop
428 Main St
Bethlehem, PA 18018
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As this is an after-hours event, please call 610-866-5481 or message the bookshop to reserve a spot
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Texas
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Fri 23 March @ 7pm
Venue: Barnes & Noble
River Oaks Shopping Center
2030 W. Gray Street
Houston, TX 77019
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Utah
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Tues 6 March @ 7 pm
Venue: The King’s English Bookshop
1511 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
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Washington
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Thurs 8 March @ 7pm
Venue/event: Chuckanut Radio Hour with Village Books
Heiner Center
Whatcom Community College
237 W. Kellogg Street
Bellingham, WA 98226
Tickets for the Chuckanut Radio Hour are $5 and are available at Village Books and BrownPaperTickets.com. Receive a free ticket with pre-purchase of The Radium Girls (OR if you’ve already bought the book, with each paid ticket you’ll receive a $5 voucher to spend on Village Books merchandise at the show).
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Wisconsin
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Weds 21 March @ 11.45am
Venue: River Falls Library
140 Union St
River Falls, WI 54022
In association with Chapter 2 Books
Past events: US hardback tour 2017 (listed by State)
Alabama
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May 23 @ 6pm
Venue: Page & Palette
32 S Section St
Fairhope, AL 36532
Arizona
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May 16 @ 7pm
Venue: Changing Hands Bookstore
6428 South McClintock Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283
California
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May 20 @ 4pm
Venue: Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA 94925
May 21 @ 1pm
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA 94563
May 21 @ 4:30pm
280 Palladio Pkwy
Folsom, CA 95630
Colorado
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May 17 @ 7:30pm
Venue: Boulder Book Store
Pearl Street Mall, 1107 Pearl St
Boulder, CO 80302
May 18 @ 7pm
Venue: Tattered Cover
2526 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80206
Connecticut
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May 2 @ 7pm
Venue: Wilton Library with Elm Street Books
137 Old Ridgefield Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Georgia
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May 10 @7:15pm
Venue: Decatur Library with Eagle Eye Books
215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA 30030
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Illinois
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May 11 @ 7:30pm
Venue: Women & Children First
5233 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
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Event with Veronica Arreola, Director, Women in Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
May 12 @ 12pm
Venue: DeKalb Public Library
Northern Illinois University STEM Café
309 Oak Street, DeKalb
IL 60115
May 12 @ 6:30pm
Venue: LaSalle County Historical Society with Prairie Fox Books
Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
101 E Canal St
North Utica, IL 61373
May 13 @ 2pm
Venue: Anderson’s Bookshop
123 W Jefferson Ave
Naperville, IL 60540
Event with Dr. Susan Cheng, Assistant Prof of Public Health at Benedictine University
May 13 @ 7pm
Venue: Reddick Mansion with Prairie Fox Books
100 W. Lafayette Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
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Massachusetts
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May 5 @ 7pm
Venue: Porter Square Books
Porter Square Shopping Center,
25 White St, Cambridge, MA 02140
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Event with Nathalia Holt, author of Rise of the Rocket Girls
Michigan
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May 24 @ 6pm
Venue: Source Booksellers
4240 Cass Ave #105
Detroit, MI 48201
May 25 @ 6:30pm
Venue: Saturn Booksellers
133 W Main St
Gaylord, MI 49735
New Jersey
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May 3 @ 7pm
Venue: Watchung Booksellers
54 Fairfield St
Montclair, NJ 07043
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New Mexico
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May 15 @ 7pm
Venue: National Museum of Nuclear Science & History with Bookworks (tickets)
601 Eubank
Albuquerque, NM 87123
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New York
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May 1 @ 8pm
Venue: McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince St
New York, NY 10012
May 4 @ 7pm
Venue: Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine
110 N Park Ave
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
May 31 @ 3:15pm
Library Journal’s Day of Dialog, Top Nonfiction Panel
Venue: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 W 59th St
New York, NY 10019
June 1 @ 10:00am
BookExpo | Sourcebooks Booth #2521
Venue: Javits Center
655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001
June 1 @ 12:00pm
BookExpo | AAP Librarians Lunch, Room 1E07/08
Venue: Javits Center
655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001
North Carolina
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May 8 @ 5pm
Venue: The Country Bookshop
140 NW Broad St
Southern Pines, NC 28387
May 9 @ 7pm
Venue: Quail Ridge Books
North Hills, 4209-100
Lassiter Mill Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Pennsylvania
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May 30 @ 6pm
Venue: Penguin Bookshop
417 Beaver Street
Sewickley, PA 15143
Virginia
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May 27 @11am
Venue: The Winchester Book Gallery
185 Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
May 28 @ 2pm
Venue: Fountain Bookstore
1312 E. Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Washington
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May 19 @ 7:30pm
Venue: Town Hall with University Book Store
Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
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Event with Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research and author of Starved
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Wisconsin
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May 14 @ 4:30pm
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702 East Johnson St (@Blount St)
Madison, WI
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Event with Reading Group Choices
702WI
Thanks also to Waterstones, Covent Garden, in London, UK for hosting a UK event in September 2018.