
Literature Lovers' Afternoon Out™ with Ann Hood, Bonnie Jo Campbell, and Abbott Kahler
Literature Lovers' Afternoon Out™ presents Kawai Strong Washburn, Ann Hood, Bonnie Jo Campbell, and Abbott Kahler.
One Book One Minnesota, Summer 2024
Libraries are essential for connection, and through One Book | One Minnesota, libraries across the state will connect their communities through stories and bring Minnesotans closer together.
Kawai Strong Washburn will take part in a statewide discussion over Zoom about his book Sharks in the Time of Saviors and other work.
Register for the event here!

Rachel Chong Presents REAL AMERICANS @ Mager's & Quinn
Rachel’s on tour for her excellent new book, REAL AMERICANS, which is a May 2024 ‘Read With Jenna’ selection. We’ll be talking at Mager’s and Quinn. Come by and buy a bunch of books!

Better Than Paradise @ The Chippewa Valley Book Festival
I’ll be doing a reading from “Sharks In The Time of Saviors” and discussing my perspective on Hawai’i and America. Slide show! More information here.


GROUNDGLASS Book Launch w/Kathryn Savage, @Dreamsong
Join Victoria Blanco, Chelsea B. DesAutels, and me in conversation with Kathryn Savage at the launch event for her new book, GROUNDGLASS. We’ll be at Dreamsong in Northeast MPLS.
You can RSVP here.

How High We Go In The Dark: Book Launch Event
Join Sequoia and me as we celebrate the release of his novel How High We Go in the Dark with an in-person reading and conversation on Tuesday, January 18 at 7pm CT at Moon Palace Books.
**Vaccinations are required to attend this event. We will be checking vaccine cards at the door. Masks are required. We encourage all patrons to wear a KN95 or N95 mask and socially distance.
We will be livestreaming this event on our Instagram @moonpalacebooks and encourage people to tune in from home. We will fulfill any requests for signed, personalized copies for pickup or shipping. Put any personalization requests in the Additional Information section when checking out online. Email info@moonpalacebooks.com with any questions.

San Diego Festival of Books (Virtual tho)
Time TBD, but I’m doing a virtual thing for the San Diego Festival of Books. Which is incredibly cruel, because I’d actually like to be there in person. Oh well. If it’s good enough for Viet Thanh Nguyen, it’s good enough for me.
For information here.

The Ties That Bind: Weathering Crises in a Globalized World
I’ll be part of an awesome panel with Jordi Nopca, Yamen Manai, and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf discussing conflict, globalization, and “hyperconnected” worlds. Friday May 21st at 1:00pm ET. Tons more info here.
Karen Hunter Show
I’ll be on the Karen Hunter Show, from 5:15-5:30pm ET, talking about better futures and race relations in America (who knows, with the news these days the topic might change by the time I’m on air).

Forest Grove Library: An Evening with Kawai Strong Washburn
It’s AAPI Heritage Month! There’s a virtual event happening at the Forest Grove Library, 6:30-8:00pm PT, book reading followed by Q & A. You can find more information here.

Zoom fiction book club with Kona Stories
5pm HT (10pm CT), Kona Stories book club. I can only imagine people are going to have finished the book and then heckle me and/or ask incredibly difficult questions. You should come, it’ll be fun.
More information here.

This is Now: Kawai Strong Washburn
Join Angie Coiro as she interviews the critically acclaimed debut novelist who stunned everyone from former President Obama to Marlon James and Tommy Orange with his extraordinary novel, Sharks in the Time of Saviors.
Event starts at 6pm PT. For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Sharks and owls and books, oh my!
Tune in for an Earth Day conversation between Kawai Strong Washburn, author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors, and Jonathan C. Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice. Live on the Magers & Quinn Facebook page and YouTube channel on Thursday, April 22 at 7pm Central.

Independent Bookstore Day: in conversation with Lauren Francis-Sharma
Join us for a conversation with Kawai Strong Washburn, author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors and Lauren Francis-Sharma, author of Book of the Little Axe. Attend the event on Zoom by clicking here.

Mostly 'How Much of These Hills is Gold', some 'Sharks' (Virtual Event)
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes debut novelist C Pam Zhang for an online event about her new book, How Much of These Hills Is Gold. Zhang will be in conversation with fellow debut novelist Kawai Strong Washburn (Sharks in the Time of Saviors).
Note that the start time is 7:00pm Pacific (10:00pm Eastern).

A Bookish Happy Hour at Hugo House (Virtual Event)
We talk books and art and how to be happy when the world’s on fire (or not, maybe just what some nice books and art are even if happiness is impossible). There are breakout rooms that I might Zoom bomb with, uh, bad dad jokes.
Note that the start time for this event is 5:00pm pacific (8:00pm eastern).

Debutiful 'Discovering Debuts: A Zoom Quarantine Reading Series'
Debutiful and Old Town Books invite you to discover three debut authors who will read from and discuss their books.
Featuring Maisy Card (These Ghosts Are Family), Frances Cha (If I Had Your Face), and yours truly.
8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT. Register at debutiful.net/zoom.

Wordplay Debut Brunch (virtual)
We’re doing this fun Saturday Brunch thing for Wordplay. Me and several other debut authors will be chatting books and brunch.
With Marlon James: Next Chapter Booksellers Virtual Event
We’re going digital. A Zoom web event where I try hard as hell to hold up on stage next to Marlon James.
NYC/Brooklyn: Sharks in the City (Instagram Live)!
Because we still need and want and make art, we’re doing this anyway. Q&A on Instagram live, @booksaremagicbk !
Washington, D.C.: Sharks in the District (P & P Live!)
I won’t actually be in the District, obviously, but we’re still gonna do an event! Politics and Prose has started doing live stream virtual readings, and that’s what we’re gonna do with this. I’ll post the event URL as soon as I have it.
Minneapolis: Release the Sharks
The first time the book is alive in the world! Come and enjoy me making amateur mistakes since I know nothing about book events. At the end of the event I’ll be taking volunteers to break a shark out of Sea World*.
*This is not true.