Events
UPCOMING:
November 1, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 6:30-9pm: Catbird Jewelry [launching Idyll Hour newsletter]
November 10, 2022, Cambridge, MA, 7pm: Grolier Poetry Book Shop [with Sara Deniz Akant, Diannely Antigua, and Jess Rizkallah]
November 12, 2022, Cleveland, OH, 7pm: Visible Voice [with Sara Deniz Akant]
December 6, 2022, Princeton, NJ, 7pm: Labyrinth Books [in conversation with Hilary Plum]
March 8-11, 2023, Seattle, WA: AWP
Spring 2023 [date TBA], Iowa City, IA: Prairie Lights Bookstore
Spring 2023 [date TBA], St. Johnsbury, VT: St. Johnsbury Academy
RECENT:
October 20, 2022, Brookline, MA, 7pm: Brookline Booksmith [Third Thursdays Poetry with Sara Deniz Akant]
October 15, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 8-11pm: SOS Atelier: Celebration in collaboration with Naomi Nomi [feat. Maggie Millner, Mark Chiusano, Rawaan Alkhatib; paper dolls by Ilya Milstein; flowers by Naomi deMañana]
October 18, 2022, Charlottesville, VA, 6:30pm: 2nd Act Books
October 7, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 7pm: Unnameable Books [book launch with Sara Deniz Akant]
September 3, 2022
Nerd Nite, Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
September 21, 2021
Live Conversation with Will Shortz, moderated by NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro
National Book Festival, Library of Congress, Washington DC
May 6, 2021
Rosswords Puzzles, live on Twitch!
April 28, 2021
One Day University
[Virtual] Crosswords: Their History and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them
April 23-25, 2021
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Stamford, CT
Special game presentation with Will Shortz—click link to watch (starts at 51:30)!
April 16, 2021
Nerd Nite, Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
[In-person event, with all COVID precautions]
April 1, 2021
Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
[Virtual] Reading and discussion of Thinking Inside the Box, in conversation with Evan James
March 16, 2021
Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA
[Virtual] Paperback launch event for Thinking Inside the Box, in conversation with Micah Bateman
March 9, 2021
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, VT
[Virtual] Reading and discussion of Thinking Inside the Box
December 17, 2020
Special Event with PLANET WORD Museum, Washington, DC
"Crosswords and the People Who Love Them"
If you’ve spent the pandemic perfecting your crossword puzzle skills, you’re not alone. Puzzles of all kinds have spiked in popularity this year. But those of us who revel in the singular satisfaction of filling in the final square know the joys of crosswords aren’t fleeting. They have, after all, been a daily ritual for millions for over a century. Join Adrienne Raphel, author of Thinking Inside the Box for a lively conversation about where crosswords came from, how they’re built, and why we can’t get enough.
Watch video HERE, passcode rIV9i%8&
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Conversation about Thinking Inside the Box with Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI
September 10, 2020
Essex Library (CT) Author Talk with Adrienne Raphel
Thinking Inside The Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can’t Live Without Them
August 23, 2020
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Working with Words: Inside the New York Times Crossword: conversation with New York Times digital crossword editor Joel Fagliano
Watch video HERE
August 21, 2020
Powell's Books, Portland, OR: In conversation with Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork
Watch video HERE
August 5, 2020
Program at West Hartford Libraries, West Hartford, CT: Reading, presentation, and conversation about Thinking Inside the Box
Watch video HERE
July 28, 2020
"A New World" with host Christina Chiu
Host Christina Chiu invites authors Adrienne Raphel, Joan Gelfand, Jessica Anthony, and Julie Bloemeke to discuss how their work takes readers to New Worlds.
Watch video HERE
June 12, 2020
Book Event, City Lit Bookstore, Chicago, IL: in conversation with author Mary Pilon
Watch video HERE
April 30, 2020, 7pm ET
Book Launch, Powerhouse Arena: in conversation with Nadja Spiegelman
Watch video HERE
April 25, 2020, 6pm ET
Les Bleus Literary Salon
**
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
The Strand (Upper West Side), New York, NY - in conversation with Evan James
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
BlakeSt. House, Bentonville, AR
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
The Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
Green Apple Books on the Park, San Francisco, CA - in conversation with Margaret Ross
November 1, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 6:30-9pm: Catbird Jewelry [launching Idyll Hour newsletter]
November 10, 2022, Cambridge, MA, 7pm: Grolier Poetry Book Shop [with Sara Deniz Akant, Diannely Antigua, and Jess Rizkallah]
November 12, 2022, Cleveland, OH, 7pm: Visible Voice [with Sara Deniz Akant]
December 6, 2022, Princeton, NJ, 7pm: Labyrinth Books [in conversation with Hilary Plum]
March 8-11, 2023, Seattle, WA: AWP
Spring 2023 [date TBA], Iowa City, IA: Prairie Lights Bookstore
Spring 2023 [date TBA], St. Johnsbury, VT: St. Johnsbury Academy
RECENT:
October 20, 2022, Brookline, MA, 7pm: Brookline Booksmith [Third Thursdays Poetry with Sara Deniz Akant]
October 15, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 8-11pm: SOS Atelier: Celebration in collaboration with Naomi Nomi [feat. Maggie Millner, Mark Chiusano, Rawaan Alkhatib; paper dolls by Ilya Milstein; flowers by Naomi deMañana]
October 18, 2022, Charlottesville, VA, 6:30pm: 2nd Act Books
October 7, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 7pm: Unnameable Books [book launch with Sara Deniz Akant]
September 3, 2022
Nerd Nite, Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
September 21, 2021
Live Conversation with Will Shortz, moderated by NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro
National Book Festival, Library of Congress, Washington DC
May 6, 2021
Rosswords Puzzles, live on Twitch!
April 28, 2021
One Day University
[Virtual] Crosswords: Their History and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them
April 23-25, 2021
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Stamford, CT
Special game presentation with Will Shortz—click link to watch (starts at 51:30)!
April 16, 2021
Nerd Nite, Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
[In-person event, with all COVID precautions]
April 1, 2021
Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
[Virtual] Reading and discussion of Thinking Inside the Box, in conversation with Evan James
March 16, 2021
Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA
[Virtual] Paperback launch event for Thinking Inside the Box, in conversation with Micah Bateman
March 9, 2021
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, VT
[Virtual] Reading and discussion of Thinking Inside the Box
December 17, 2020
Special Event with PLANET WORD Museum, Washington, DC
"Crosswords and the People Who Love Them"
If you’ve spent the pandemic perfecting your crossword puzzle skills, you’re not alone. Puzzles of all kinds have spiked in popularity this year. But those of us who revel in the singular satisfaction of filling in the final square know the joys of crosswords aren’t fleeting. They have, after all, been a daily ritual for millions for over a century. Join Adrienne Raphel, author of Thinking Inside the Box for a lively conversation about where crosswords came from, how they’re built, and why we can’t get enough.
Watch video HERE, passcode rIV9i%8&
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Conversation about Thinking Inside the Box with Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI
September 10, 2020
Essex Library (CT) Author Talk with Adrienne Raphel
Thinking Inside The Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can’t Live Without Them
August 23, 2020
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Working with Words: Inside the New York Times Crossword: conversation with New York Times digital crossword editor Joel Fagliano
Watch video HERE
August 21, 2020
Powell's Books, Portland, OR: In conversation with Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork
Watch video HERE
August 5, 2020
Program at West Hartford Libraries, West Hartford, CT: Reading, presentation, and conversation about Thinking Inside the Box
Watch video HERE
July 28, 2020
"A New World" with host Christina Chiu
Host Christina Chiu invites authors Adrienne Raphel, Joan Gelfand, Jessica Anthony, and Julie Bloemeke to discuss how their work takes readers to New Worlds.
Watch video HERE
June 12, 2020
Book Event, City Lit Bookstore, Chicago, IL: in conversation with author Mary Pilon
Watch video HERE
April 30, 2020, 7pm ET
Book Launch, Powerhouse Arena: in conversation with Nadja Spiegelman
Watch video HERE
April 25, 2020, 6pm ET
Les Bleus Literary Salon
**
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
The Strand (Upper West Side), New York, NY - in conversation with Evan James
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
BlakeSt. House, Bentonville, AR
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
The Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA
POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING
Green Apple Books on the Park, San Francisco, CA - in conversation with Margaret Ross