Appearances
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Upcoming Events
February 11, 2010 (Thursday)
Rocky Point Middle School - School Visit
76 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY
February 12, 2010 (Friday)
Ottoson Middle School - School Visit
63 Acton Street, Arlington, MA
February 12-14, 2010 (Friday - Sunday)
Boskone 2010
Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA
- Panel - Fri Feb 12, 6pm - Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, Ethan Gilsdorf, Lev Grossman, Jane Yolen - "Schools for Magicians"
- Reading - Sat Feb 13, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Kaffeeklatsch (meet the author) - Sun Feb 14, 9am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Autographing - Sun Feb 14, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading for Kids - Sun Feb 14, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sun Feb 14, 1pm - Bruce Coville, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Margaret Ronald, Navah Wolfe - "Why Adults Love YA"
May 19, 2010 (Wednesday) at 7pm
North Babylon Public Library
815 Deer Park Avenue, North Babylon, NY
Past Events
November 3-5, 2006 (Friday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2006 (Read trip report: part 1, part 2)
Renaissance Austin Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Boulevard, Austin, TX
- Young Adult Reading - Sat Nov 4, 2:30-3:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Deborah Milletello, Tiffany Trent, and Jo Whittemore
February 10-11, 2007 (Saturday - Sunday)
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) Winter Conference 2007
Hilton New York, 6th Ave. at 53rd St., New York, NY (Read trip report)
February 16-18, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
Boskone 2007 (Read trip report)
Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer St., Boston, MA
- Panel - Sat Feb 17, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst, Daniel Kimmel, Priscilla Olson - "Should Harry Die? Speculations on the final Harry Potter novel"
- Panel - Sat Feb 17, 1pm - Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, Kate Laity, Tamora Pierce, Jane Yolen - "The Many Genres of Young Adult Fiction"
- Kaffeklatsch - Sat Feb 17, 2pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading - Sun Feb 18, 11:30am - Sarah Beth Durst
March 16-18, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
Lunacon 2007 (Read trip report)
Rye Town Hilton, 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, NY
- Panel - Fri March 16, 7pm - Keith DeCandido, Sarah Beth Durst, Elizabeth Glover, Victoria McManus - "So It's Your First Con"
- Panel - Sat March 17, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Josepha Sherman, Catherynne M. Valente - "Writing Fairy Tales"
- Panel - Sun March 18, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Tamora Pierce, Catherynne M. Valente - "Children's Fantasy"
- Panel - Sun March 18, 11am - Patricia Bray, Sarah Beth Durst, Amy Goldschlager, Tamora Pierce - "Danger in Children's Fantasy"
- Reading - Sun March 18, 12:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
May 5, 2007 (Saturday) from 12-5pm
Princeton Teen Book Bash 2007 - Reading at 12:20pm (Read trip report)
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
June 1-3, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2007 (Read trip report)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
June 9, 2007 (Saturday) at 2pm
Worcester Public Library - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA
June 12, 2007 (Tuesday)
Village Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
90 Convent Road, Syosset, NY
June 16, 2007 (Saturday) from 5-7am
Hour of the Wolf - Radio Interview (Read trip report)
WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC
Listen to archived interview/reading (streaming audio) (download mp3)
June 21, 2007 (Thursday) at 8pm
Book Revue - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
313 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY
June 23, 2007 (Saturday) from 12-2pm
Books of Wonder - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
June 23-25, 2007 (Saturday - Monday)
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference 2007 (Read trip report)
Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC
July 6-8, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
Readercon 2007 (Read trip report)
Boston Marriott Burlington, One Mall Road, Burlington, MA
- Panel - Fri July 6, 7pm - Holly Black, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Sharyn November, Elizabeth Wein - "Young (and Very Young) Adult F&SF"
- Reading - Fri July 6, 9:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Autographing - Sat July 7, 1pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Kaffeeklatsch - Sat July 7, 2pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sun July 8, 12pm - Steve Berman, Holly Black, Sarah Beth Durst, Kelly Link, Sharyn November - "After Rowling and Pullman"
July 11, 2007 (Wednesday) from 6-8pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night (Read trip report)
Tompkins Square Branch, 331 East 10th Street (near Avenue B), New York, NY
July 14, 2007 (Saturday) at 3:30pm
Barnes & Noble - Worcester - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
Lincoln Plaza, 541 D Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA
July 20, 2007 (Friday) at 9pm
Eight Cousins Bookstore - Reading/Signing (during Harry Potter festivities)
189 Main Street, Falmouth, MA (Read trip report)
July 27, 2007 (Friday) from 6-8pm
Pandemonium Books - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA
August 2, 2007 (Thursday) from 7-8pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library - Guest Speaker (see library newsletter, page 3)
120 Main Street, Setauket, NY
August 11, 2007 (Saturday) at 8pm
Face the Fiction - SFSNNJ - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
Borders Books & Music, 230 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
August 18, 2007 (Saturday) from 1-3pm
Moondance Gifts Booth, East Quoque Hamlet Fair (Read trip report)
Hamlet Green, Montauk Hwy, East Quogue, NY
September 8, 2007 (Saturday) from 1-3pm
Waldenbooks - Lake Grove - Signing (Read trip report)
Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
September 15, 2007 (Saturday) from 12-5pm
Princeton Children's Book Festival 2007 - Reading at 4pm (Read trip report)
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
October 16, 2007 (Tuesday) from 8-9:30pm
Smithtown Book Club - Guest Speaker
Smithtown, NY
October 22, 2007 (Monday)
Marion E. Zeh School - School Visit (Read trip report)
33 Howard Street, Northboro, MA
October 23, 2007 (Tuesday)
Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
31 Maple Street, Northboro, MA
October 24, 2007 (Wednesday)
Lincoln Street Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
76 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
October 25, 2007 (Thursday)
Fannie E. Proctor School - School Visit (Read trip report)
26 Jefferson Road, Northboro, MA
October 26, 2007 (Friday)
Robert E. Melican Middle School - School Visit (Read trip report)
145 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
November 1-4, 2007 (Thursday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2007 (Read trip report)
The Saratoga Hotel & Conference Center, 534 Broadway, Saratoga, NY
- Panel - Sat Nov 3, 1pm - Elizabeth Bunce, Sarah Beth Durst, Mark Ferrari, Margo Lanagan, Tim Powers - "There's an Archetype in My Soup!"
- Reading: Young Adult Writers - Sat Nov 3, 3pm - Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Beth Durst, Tiffany Trent
November 6, 2007 (Tuesday)
University of Connecticut (Read trip report)
Storrs, CT
- Guest Lecturer - 3:30-4:45pm - ENG 249 - Advanced Expository Writing
- Guest Lecturer - 5:00-6:15pm - ENG 217 - Fantasy
November 6, 2007 (Tuesday) at 6:30pm
UConn Co-op Bookstore - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
2075 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT
November 15-18, 2007 (Thursday - Sunday)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention 2007 (Read trip report)
Javits Convention Center and Marriott Marquis Time Square, New York, NY
November 23, 2007 (Friday) from 1-3pm
Borders - Meriden - Signing (Read trip report)
470 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT
November 24, 2007 (Saturday) from 2-4pm
Borders - Shrewsbury - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA
November 27, 2007 (Tuesday)
Bancroft School - School Visit (Read trip report)
110 Shore Drive, Worcester, MA
December 18, 2007 (Tuesday)
Algonquin Regional High School - School Visit (Read trip report)
79 Bartlett Street, Northboro, MA
December 19, 2007 (Wednesday) from 3-5pm
Borders - Shrewsbury - Signing (Read trip report)
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA
December 19-20, 2007 (Wednesday - Thursday)
Robert E. Melican Middle School - School Visit (Read trip report)
145 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
February 11, 2008 (Monday) at 3:30-4:30pm
Croton Free Library Book Club - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
February 15-17, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Boskone 2008 (Read trip report)
Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA
- Panel - Sat Feb 16, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Gregory Frost, Farah Mendlesohn, Amy Thomson, Jane Yolen - "The Pill in the Sugar: Morals and Young People's Literature"
- Panel - Sat Feb 16, 3pm - Ctein, Sarah Beth Durst, David Weber - "From Tribbles to Treecats"
- Panel - Sat Feb 16, 5pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Tamora Pierce, Mary Ellen Wessels, Jane Yolen - "My Teacher Is a Unicorn Hatcher: The Work of Bruce Coville"
- Panel - Sun Feb 17, 10am - Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, Stephen C. Fisher, Tamora Pierce, Jane Yolen - "The YA Novel"
- Kaffeeklatsch - Sun Feb 17, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading - Sun Feb 17, 12:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
March 4, 2008 (Tuesday) at 7pm
The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings - Reading (Read trip report)
South Street Seaport Museum, Melville Gallery, 213 Water Street, New York, NY
March 14-16, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Lunacon 2008 (Read trip report)
Rye Town Hilton, 699 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY
- Panel - Fri March 14, 8pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Louis Epstein, Virginia McMorrow - "Harry Potter Goes to Hollywood"
- Panel - Sat March 15, noon - Sam Butler, Sarah Beth Durst, Josepha Sherman, Delia Sherman - "Danger in Children's Fantasy"
- Panel - Sat March 15, 1pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Hildy Silverman, Lew Wolkoff - "The Next Generation"
- Panel - Sat March 15, 6pm - Ellen Asher, Sarah Beth Durst, Jennifer Heddle, Jeff Lyman - "Faeries in the Alleyways"
- Panel - Sat March 15, 9pm - Mark L. Blackman, Sarah Beth Durst, Sharon Foster, Alexis Gilliland, Andre Lieven, Jonathan Maberry - "The Novel That Changed My Life"
- Autographing - Sun March 16, 12pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading - Sun March 16, 1:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
April 4-6, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
I-Con 2008 (Read trip report)
Stony Brook University, NY
- Panel - Sat April 5, 11am - Helen Collins, Wendy Delmater, Debra Doyle, Sarah Beth Durst, Drew Henriksen - "Pursuing Perfection: The Art of Revision"
- Panel - Sat April 5, 2pm - Peter S. Beagle, Sarah Beth Durst, Carol Emshwiller, John Peel, Patrick Thomas - "Making Fantasy Real"
- Panel - Sat April 5, 5pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Drew Henriksen, John Peel, Patrick Thomas - "I'd Never Miss a Book By..."
- Signing - Sun April 6, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst
April 11, 2008 (Friday)
New Jersey Statewide Children's and YA Author Conference - Guest Speaker
Woodbridge Public Library, George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ (Read trip report)
April 18-20, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
New York Comic Con - Signing 1pm Sunday (4/20) at the Penguin Booth (Read trip report)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
April 25-27, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Nebula Awards Weekend 2008 (Read trip report)
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, 700 San Jacinto at 8th Street, Austin, TX
May 23-26, 2008 (Friday - Monday)
Wiscon 2008 (Read trip report)
The Concourse Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin
- Reading - Fri May 23, 4pm - Elizabeth Bunce, Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Beth Durst, Heather Tomlinson, Tiffany Trent
- Panel - Sat May 24, 1-2:15pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Sharyn November, Tamora Pierce - "The Curious Boundaries of YA Fantasy"
- Panel - Sat May 24, 2:30-3:45pm - Alma Alexander, Elizabeth Bunce, Sarah Beth Durst, Heather Tomlinson, Tiffany Trent - "Fairy Tales for a New Generation of Girls"
- Panel - Sun May 25, 2:30-3:45pm - Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Beth Durst, Sigrid Ellis, Maureen Kincaid Speller Heather Tomlinson - "Transformation, Ready or Not"
- Mass Autographing - Mon May 26
June 12, 2008 (Thursday) at 11am
YASD (Young Adult Division of the Suffolk County Library Association) - Guest Speaker
Smithtown Library, 1 North Country Road, Smithtown, NY (Read trip report)
June 14, 2008 (Saturday) from 12-2pm
Books of Wonder - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
with Gail Carson Levine, Claudia Gray, Scott Mebus, and Diana S. Zimmerman
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
June 21, 2008 (Saturday) at 2pm
Barnes & Noble - Worcester - Book Launch Event! With cake!!! (Read trip report)
Lincoln Plaza, 541 D Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA
June 25, 2008 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night (Read trip report)
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
July 18, 2008 (Friday) at 8:30am
AP Teacher Training Institute - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
Fitchburg State College, 160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA
July 18, 2008 (Friday) at 2pm
Northborough Free Library (Read trip report)
71 Lyman Street, Northborough, MA
July 18-20, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Readercon 2008 (Read trip report)
Burlington Marriott, Burlington, MA
- Reading - Fri July 18, 6pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Autographing - Sat July 19, 11am - Ellen Datlow, Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sat July 19, 1pm - Beth Bernobich, Suzy McKee Charnas, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Walter H. Hunt, Ellen Kushner, Judith Moffett - "Are You Writing a Sequel?"
- Panel - Sat July 19, 3pm - Judith Berman, Cassandra Clare, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Charles Oberndorf, Nancy Werlin - "Gatekeepers to the World of Letters"
- Workshop - Sun July 20, 10am - Kay Kenyon, Sarah Beth Durst, Walter H. Hunt, Elaine Isaak - "Stop Making Sense: Next Stage Dialog"
- Kaffeeklatsch - Sun July 20, 11am - Paolo Bacigalupi, Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sun July 20, 1pm - Shira Daemon, Sarah Beth Durst, Scott Edelman, Louise Marley, Ann Tonsor Zeddies - "Finding Hamster Huey's Head: The Nature of the Childhood Favorite Story"
August 2, 2008 (Saturday) at 9am
Waldenbooks - Lake Grove - Signing
Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
August 8, 2008 (Friday) at 3pm
Townsend Public Library
276 Main Street, Townsend, MA
August 8, 2008 (Friday) at 7pm
Borders - Shrewsbury - Signing
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA
August 16, 2008 (Saturday) from 5-7am
Hour of the Wolf - Radio Interview (Read trip report or listen to streaming audio)
WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC
September 13, 2008 (Saturday) from 12-5pm
Princeton Children's Book Festival 2008 - Reading at 3:10pm (Read trip report)
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
October 14, 2008 (Tuesday) at 7-8pm
Northport Public Library (Teen Advisory Board) (Read trip report)
151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, NY
November 5, 2008 (Wednesday) at 7-8:30pm
Middle Country Public Library, Selden Branch
575 Middle Country Road, Selden, NY
November 19, 2008 (Wednesday) at 7-8pm
Smithtown Library
1 North Country Road, Smithtown, NY
December 9, 2008 (Tuesday)
Lincoln Street Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
76 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
December 9, 2008 (Tuesday)
Marion E. Zeh School - School Visit (Read trip report)
33 Howard Street, Northboro, MA
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday) at 7pm
Huntington Public Library
338 Main Street, Huntington, NY
May 6, 2009 (Wednesday)
Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference 2009 - Guest Speaker at Youth Services Section Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 4:00-5:15pm (Read trip report)
Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
May 7, 2009 (Thursday)
Long Island Library Conference - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, NY
May 29-31, 2009 (Friday - Sunday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2009 (Read trip report part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
June 29, 2009 (Monday) at 6:30pm
North Shore Public Library
250 Route 25A, Shoreham, NY
August 2, 2009 (Sunday) from 1-3pm
Books of Wonder - "Sarah Signing" with Sarah Cross, Sarah Beth Durst, Sarah MacLean, Sarah Ockler, and Sarah Rees Brennan (Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
October 7, 2009 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Libba Bray, Courtney Sheinmel, Sarah Beth Durst, Melissa Kantor, Shani Petroff, Jeff Rivera, and Natalie Standiford
(Read trip report)
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
October 18, 2009 (Sunday) from 1-3pm
Books of Wonder - "Fantastic Fiction" Reading/Signing with Troy Cle, John Connolly, Marissa Doyle, Sarah Beth Durst, John Hulme, Daniel Kirk, Diana Peterfreund, Dan Poblocki, and Michael Wexler
(Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
November 2, 2009 (Monday) at 7pm
Book Revue - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
313 New York Avenue, Huntington NY
November 13, 2009 (Friday) at 7pm
The Voracious Reader - Reading/Signing with Sarah Beth Durst, Carolyn MacCullough, and Delia Sherman
1997 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY
November 27, 2009 (Friday) at 11am
Borders - Meriden - Signing
470 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT
Arrange a School, Library, or Bookstore Visit
If you would like to arrange for me to visit your school,
library, or bookstore, please contact me at
sarah@sarahbethdurst.com.
Or click here for more information.
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