Events and Media Appearances

BACKTALKER BOOK TOUR 2026

Upcoming Events

• Friday, June 26: Charlotte, NC — In Conversation with Monique Couvson | Black Girls Film Camp, 7pm - Get Tickets

• Saturday, July 11: Columbus, OH — Columbus Book Festival, 1pm

• Saturday, August 15: Martha’s Vineyard, MA — Martha’s Vineyard Black Book Festival

Past Events

• Wednesday, April 22nd: Los Angeles, CA — Sisters-in-the-Law in Conversation with Dorothy Roberts, moderated by Robert D.G. Kelley | UCLA Nimoy Theater, 6pm - Get Tickets

• Saturday, April 25: Washington, DC — Cornell Black Alumni Association 50th Anniversary, Sharing Our Stories | The Westin DC Downtown, 10am - Get Tickets‍ ‍

• Monday, April 27: Atlanta, GA — In Conversation with Carol Anderson at Spelman College | Cosby Auditorium, 4pm - Get Tickets

• Tuesday, April 28: Atlanta, GA — In Conversation with Beverly Guy-Sheftall | Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Perimeter, 6pm - Get Tickets

• Thursday, April 30: Los Angeles, CA — PEN World Voices with Jemele Hill | The California African American Museum, 6:30pm - Get Tickets

• Friday, May 1: Canton, OH — “Let’s Talk About It” moderated by Charita Goshay |Cultural Center for the Arts, 6:30pm - Get Tickets

• Saturday, May 2: New Brunswick, NJ — Writing a Life Conference with Roxane Gay | Rutgers University, 9am - Get Tickets

• Monday, May 4: Brooklyn, NY — In Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones | Powerhouse, 7pm - Get Tickets

• Wednesday, May 6: Baltimore, MD — In Conversation with Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead | Red Emma’s Bookstore, 12pm - Get Tickets

• Wednesday, May 6: Baltimore, MD — In Conversation with Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead | Bird in Hand Cafe & Bookstore, 7:30pm - Get Tickets

• Thursday, May 7: Washington, DC — In Conversation with April Ryan | DC Public Library, 7pm - Get Tickets

• Saturday, May 9: Chicago, IL — Chicago Humanities Festival, 6:30pm - Get Tickets

• Monday, May 11: New York, NY — In Conversation with V (formerly Eve Ensler) | Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, 6pm - Get Tickets

• Tuesday, May 12: Cambridge, MA — In Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson | Brattle Theater, 6pm - Get Tickets

• Wednesday, May 13: New York, NY — In Conversation with Farrah Griffin | NYPL, 7pm - Get Tickets

• Thursday, May 14: Los Angeles, CA — In Conversation with Russell Robinson | Hammer Museum, 7:30pm - Get Tickets

• Friday, May 15: Seattle, WA — In Conversation with Angela Rye | Town Hall Seattle, 7:30pm - Get Tickets

• Sunday, May 17: Los Angeles, CA — Special Needs Network Pink Pump Gala Book Signing | Beverly Hilton Hotel, 11am-3pm - Get Tickets

• Monday, May 18: San Francisco, CA — Booksmith @ Internet Archive - Get Tickets

• Friday, May 22: Oxford, GB — In Conversation with Jude Kelly | St. Catz, University of Oxford, 6pm

• Saturday, May 23: London, GB — In Conversation with Afua Hirsch | Southbank Centre Queen Elizabeth Hall, 2pm - Get Tickets

• Sunday, May 24: Birmingham, GB — In Conversation with Kehinde Andrews | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 3pm - Get Tickets

• Monday, May 25: Edinburgh, GB — The University of Edinburgh, School of Social & Political Science, 3pm - Get Tickets

• Tuesday, May 26: London, GB — London School of Economics and Political Science, 5:30pm

• Friday, May 29: Derry, IE — In Conversation with Dr. Lilian Seenoi Barr | Guildhall Derry, 6:30pm - Registration Closed

• Monday, June 1: Dublin, IE — In Conversation with Dr. Ebun Joseph and Dr. Lilian Seenoi Barr | Lucan Spa Hotel, 1:30pm - Get Tickets

• Tuesday, June 2: Fulda, DE — In Conversation with Dr. Cengiz Barskanmaz | Fulda University of Applied Sciences, 5pm

• Wednesday, June 3: Berlin, DE — In Conversation with Emilia Roig | Heimathafen Theatre in Neukölln, 7pm - Get Tickets

• Saturday, June 6: Amsterdam, NLD — University of Amsterdam Law School | Invitation only, 1:30pm

• Tuesday, June 9: Paris, FR — Université Paris Nanterre, 5pm

• Wednesday, June 10: Paris, FR — In Conversation with Keithley Woolward | Columbia Global Paris Center, Reid Hall, 7pm - Get Tickets

• Thursday, June 11: Berlin, DE — In Conversation with Dr. Cengiz Barskanmaz | Hebbel am Ufer, 7:30pm - Get Tickets

• Saturday, June 13: San Francisco, CA — In Conversation with Courtney Desiree Morris | San Francisco Public Library 30th Anniversary Celebration | More Information