Upcoming Events:

All events listed in Pacific Time unless noted otherwise

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2026

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JANUARY 2026

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• Thurs, Jan 15 - 11am - "Remarkable Women" Inspirational Talk - LOP Firebelles - Lake of the Pines (Private Event - Please register)

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FEBRUARY 2026

 

• Mon, Feb 9 - 2pm - "Pervasive Power of AI: A Community Discussion" (with author Lisa Redfern) - OLLI at Sierra College, Rocklin Campus - Rocklin, CA - enroll online ​ 

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• Wed, Feb 11 - 11:45am - Book Club Author Chat - Peggy's Book Club - Grass Valley, CA (private event)

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• Thur, Feb 12 - 2pm - "Pervasive Power of AI: A Community Discussion" (with author Lisa Redfern) - OLLI at Sierra College, Nevada County Campus - Grass Valley, CA - enroll online ​ 

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MARCH 2026

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• Wed, Mar 4 & 11 - 10am - "Emergence of One American Nation" (with historian Don Fraser) - OLLI at Sierra College, Rocklin Campus - enroll online ​

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• Sat, Mar 7 - 11:45am - "Pervasive Power of AI: A Community Discussion" (with author Lisa Redfern) - Sierra Writers Conference WordFest - Sierra College, Nevada County Campus - Grass Valley, CA - enroll online

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• Tue, Mar 10 - 2pm - "The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins" - Women's History Summit - Sierra College Rocklin Campus - Rocklin, CA

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• Thu, Mar 19 - 12pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" - Friends of the Auburn Library - Auburn City Hall Rose Room - Auburn, CA - public event

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• Sat, Mar 21 - 10am - Women's History Month Speaker - "The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins" - AAUW, Roseville South Placer Branch - Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, CA

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• Mon, Mar 23 - "The Roosevelts of Oyster Bay" (with historian Don Fraser) - Springfield History Club - Rocklin, CA

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• Wed, Mar 25 - 6:30pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" - Friends of the Lincoln Library - Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, CA - public event

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APRIL 2026

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• Mon, Apr 6 - 2pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month 2026" - Kilaga Springs Library's Author Speaker Series - Kilaga Presentation Hall - Sun City Lincoln Hills, Lincoln, CA 

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• Sun, Apr 19 - "Making the Personal Universal" Memoir & Nonfiction Panel Discussion - Sacramento Book Festival - Scottish Rite Center, East Sacramento

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• Fri, Apr 24 - 10am - "Force of Nature: An Inspirational Author Talk" - Paradise Valley Women's Group - Paradise Valley Estates, Fairfield, CA (private event)

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• Sun, May 3 - 1pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" - PECA Placer Earth Care Action - Auburn First Congregational Church, Auburn, CA - open to the public

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• Mon, May 4 - "Force of Nature: An Inspirational Author Talk" - PEO group (private event)

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MAY 2026

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• Sun, May 3 - 1pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" - PECA Placer Earth Care Action - Auburn First Congregational Church, Auburn, CA - open to the public

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• Mon, May 4 - 10am - "Force of Nature: An Inspirational Author Talk" - PEO group (private event)

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• Thur, May 7 - 2pm - "Force of Nature: An Inspirational Author Talk" - Grass Valley Jewish Community Center Sisterhood - Grass Valley, CA (private event)

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• Fri, May 15 - 10am - "Growing Up Adopted & Connecting with Birth-Families" - Lincoln Hills Genealogy Club - Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall - Sun City Lincoln Hills, Lincoln, CA

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JUNE 2026

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JULY 2026

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• Sat, Jul 11 - 10:30 Eastern time via Zoom - "Literary Citizenship" - First Coast Romance Writers

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Past Events:

 

DECEMBER 2025

• Fri, Dec 5 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Sidney Niemeyer - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

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• Sat, Dec 6 - 11am - Keynote Speaker - "The History of the White House China Collection" - Emigrant Trail Chapter of DAR Holiday Luncheon Meeting (Private event - please register)

NOVEMBER 2025

• Fri, Nov 7 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Patricia Puentes - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

• Sat, Nov 15 - 11am to 3pm - Local Author Showcase & Author Panel Discussion - Nevada County Public Library, Madelyn Helling Branch, Nevada City, CA. Open to the public.

• Nov 24 - 6:30pm - Book Club Author Chat - Melissa's Book Club - Washington state (private event)

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OCTOBER 2025

• Fri, Oct 3 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Kelly Lardner - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

• Sat, Oct 4 - 1pm - Keynote Speaker - "Nonfiction Storytelling" - Gold Country Writers' Nonfiction Short Story Awards Program - Rose Room at City Hall, Auburn, CA

• Tue, Oct 7 - 12noon via Zoom - Panel Discussion - "Life To Literature: A Conversation With Bruin Authors" - UCLA Alumni Association's 2nd Act Program - Please register here

• Fri, Oct 10 - 10am (Eastern) - Author Talk - "Force of Nature & the John Muir Trail" - Centerville Public Library, Centerville, MA

• Thurs, Oct 16 - 3:30-5pm via Zoom - Author Talk - "Force of Nature & the John Muir Trail" - OLLI at University of the Pacific - Please register here

• Sat, Oct 25 - 2:30pm - Conference Speaker - "Explore Narrative Nonfiction & Jazz Up Your Writing" - Elk Grove Writers Conference - Elk Grove, CA. Please register for conference here.

• Tue, Oct 28 - Book Club Author Chat - Elizabeth's Book Club - Pennsylvania (private event)

 

SEPTEMBER 2025

• Fri, Sept 19 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Ann Van Hine - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

 

AUGUST 2025

• Tues, Aug 12 - 10am via Zoom (1pm EST) - "The Mighty Pen - The Power of Literature" - Women's Fiction Writers Assn speaking engagement

• Tues, Aug 12 - Evening - Book Club Author Chat (Private Event)

• Fri, Aug 22 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Meade Fischer - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

 

JULY 2025

• Jul 31-Aug 1 - Conference Speaker - "Lifting Boats & Literary Citizenship" 
  Black Rose Writing - AuthorFest in San Antonio, TX  (Private Event)

 

JUNE 2025

• Jun 6 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Shelley Blanton-Stroud - OLLI at Sierra College 

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MAY 2025

• May 14 - 12noon - Author Talk - South Placer Rotary Club, Rocklin, CA

• May 16 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Barbara Olson Lawrence - OLLI at Sierra College 

 

APRIL 2025

• Apr 4 - 1pm - Book Club Author Chat - Gold Country Welcome Club, Penn Valley Library, Penn Valley, CA

• Apr 6 - 1pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - Placer Earth Care Action (PECA), First Congregational Church, Auburn, CA

• Apr 7 - 2pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - Springfield Book Club - Springfield Community, Rocklin, CA

• Apr 15 - 10am - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - OLLI at Sierra College, Rocklin, CA

• Apr 18 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Rosanne McHenry - OLLI at Sierra College 

• Apr 22 - 4pm via Zoom - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation and interviews with 6 Earth Month authors

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MARCH 2025

• Mar 6 - 5pm via Zoom - "The Mighty Pen - The Power of Literature to Change the World" - Annual Sierra Writers Conference - Sierra College

• Mar 14 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with audio-book narrator Anna Crowe - OLLI at Sierra College 

• Mar 15 - 2pm - Author Talk - Roseville Library at The Fig Tree, Roseville, CA

• Mar 24 - 1pm - Speaker with Don Fraser - "Moral Leadership - Eleanor & Franklin" - Springfield History Club, Rocklin, CA 

• Mar 27 - 5:30pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - Lincoln Library at Twelve Bridges, Lincoln, CA

• Mar 27 - 10am - Book Club Author Chat - Gloria's OLLI Book Club - Lincoln Library at Twelve Bridges, Lincoln, CA

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FEBRUARY 2025

• Feb 7 - 12:30 pm - Book Club Author Chat - Susan's Book Club in Elk Grove/Roseville, CA (private event)

• Feb 8 - 3pm - Book Club Author Chat - LOP Women's Group in Lake of the Pines, Auburn, CA (private event)

• Feb 11 - 3pm - Book Club Author Chat - Maggie's Book Club in Grass Valley, CA (private event)

• Mar 14 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Grant Faulkner - OLLI at Sierra College 

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JANUARY 2025

• Jan 7 - 12noon - Author Talk - Rotary Club of Auburn, Elks Lodge, Auburn, CA

• Jan 16 - 8am - Author Talk - Soroptimist Club of Grass Valley, Tofanelli's Bistro, Grass Valley, CA

• Jan 20 - 8:30am - Radio interview on TRE Spain's English Language Radio Station with Hannah Murray

• Jan 22 - 12:30pm - Business of Writing Group - Presentation "Writing an Author Blog/Newsletter" (private event)

• Jan 22 - 4pm - Author Talk - Heritage Placer Vineyards Community, Roseville, CA

• Jan 27 - 4pm via Zoom - Book Club Author Chat - Michele's Book Club in Howell, NJ

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Available for Talks:

 

• Author talks at libraries. 

• Signings at bookstores. 

• Chats with book clubs. 

• Author Spotlight interviews of fellow authors.

• Conference speaking engagements.

• Inspirational presentations with national associations and/or local organizations.

 

To contact author Joan Griffin and arrange for her to speak with your group, either in-person or via Zoom, use email link below.