Events
RECENT:
November 14, 2024, Tufts University
September 28, 2024, Berlin Writers' Workshop Reading, Berlin, Germany
May 18, 2024, At What Cost? Reading Series, Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2024, SXSW: The Art of Crossword Puzzles, Austin, TX
January 17, 2024, The Art of the Crossword: History, Solving, & Creating, James Merrill House, Stonington, CT
January 13, 2024, In Conversation with Christopher Spaide at the James Merrill House, Stonington, CT
July 20, 2023, Arts at Work NYC: Princeton Poets and Writers at the Poetry Society, Brooklyn, NY
June 28, 2023, Crafting a Project, The American Library in Paris, France
June 22, 2023, Summer 2023 Writing Workshop: Form & Craft Meeting Two, The American Library in Paris, France
June 13, 2023, An Evening of Poetry [with Megan Fernandes], The American Library in Paris, France
June 8, 2023, Summer 2023 Writing Workshop: Form & Craft Meeting One [with Andrew Altschul], The American Library in Paris, France
May 4, 2023, Creative Writing Alumni Panel, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
May 3, 2023, The Hoot Poetry Reading, Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program, Portsmouth, NH, 7pm: Portsmouth Book & Bar [with Sara Deniz Akant]
April 10, 2023, Iowa City, IA: Prairie Lights Bookstore [with Sara Deniz Akant]
March 23, 2023, St. Johnsbury, VT: St. Johnsbury Academy
March 8-11, 2023, Seattle, WA: AWP
December 6, 2022, Princeton, NJ, 7pm: Labyrinth Books [in conversation with Hilary Plum]
November 12, 2022, Cleveland, OH, 7pm: Visible Voice [with Sara Deniz Akant]
November 10, 2022, Cambridge, MA, 7pm: Grolier Poetry Book Shop [with Sara Deniz Akant, Diannely Antigua, and Jess Rizkallah]
November 1, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 6:30-9pm: Catbird Jewelry [launching Idyll Hour newsletter]
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
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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 14, 2024, Tufts University
September 28, 2024, Berlin Writers' Workshop Reading, Berlin, Germany
May 18, 2024, At What Cost? Reading Series, Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2024, SXSW: The Art of Crossword Puzzles, Austin, TX
January 17, 2024, The Art of the Crossword: History, Solving, & Creating, James Merrill House, Stonington, CT
January 13, 2024, In Conversation with Christopher Spaide at the James Merrill House, Stonington, CT
July 20, 2023, Arts at Work NYC: Princeton Poets and Writers at the Poetry Society, Brooklyn, NY
June 28, 2023, Crafting a Project, The American Library in Paris, France
June 22, 2023, Summer 2023 Writing Workshop: Form & Craft Meeting Two, The American Library in Paris, France
June 13, 2023, An Evening of Poetry [with Megan Fernandes], The American Library in Paris, France
June 8, 2023, Summer 2023 Writing Workshop: Form & Craft Meeting One [with Andrew Altschul], The American Library in Paris, France
May 4, 2023, Creative Writing Alumni Panel, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
May 3, 2023, The Hoot Poetry Reading, Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program, Portsmouth, NH, 7pm: Portsmouth Book & Bar [with Sara Deniz Akant]
April 10, 2023, Iowa City, IA: Prairie Lights Bookstore [with Sara Deniz Akant]
March 23, 2023, St. Johnsbury, VT: St. Johnsbury Academy
March 8-11, 2023, Seattle, WA: AWP
December 6, 2022, Princeton, NJ, 7pm: Labyrinth Books [in conversation with Hilary Plum]
November 12, 2022, Cleveland, OH, 7pm: Visible Voice [with Sara Deniz Akant]
November 10, 2022, Cambridge, MA, 7pm: Grolier Poetry Book Shop [with Sara Deniz Akant, Diannely Antigua, and Jess Rizkallah]
November 1, 2022, Brooklyn, NY, 6:30-9pm: Catbird Jewelry [launching Idyll Hour newsletter]
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