Upcoming author events for May 2023

The following author events will take place online in May. Click on the venue links for more information and for registration or access codes. Events pop up unpredictably, so return to your favorite venues during the month to see if anything new has surfaced.

BOOK CARNIVAL

• Saturday, May 6, 2 p.m.: Gigi Pandian, The Raven Thief; Ellen Byron, Wined and Died in New Orleans; Diane Vallere, Gilt Trip; Lisa Q. Matthews, Fashionably Late (virtual)
• Sunday, May 7, 11 a.m.: Elly Griffiths, The Last Remains (virtual)
• Friday, May 19, 6 p.m.: Bruce Borgos, The Bitter Past; John Mann, Blind Fear (in person)
• Sunday, May 21, 2 p.m.: Joe Ide, Fixit (in person)
• Wednesday, May 24, 3:30 p.m.: Chris Hauty, The Devil You Know (in person)
• Saturday, May 27, 2 p.m.: Warren Easley, Fatal Flaw (in person)

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

• Thursday, May 4, 6:30 p.m.: Brendan Slocumb, Symphony of Secrets (in person at the Norma Hertzog Community Center, Costa Mesa)
• Saturday, May 6, 2 p.m.: Carolyn Huynh, Little Saigon Stories (in person at the Westminster Branch Library)
• Tuesday, May 9, 6:30 p.m.: John Borack, The Beatles 100 (in person at the Heritage Park Library, Irvine)
• Saturday, May 20, 3 p.m.: Collen Adair Fliedner, Fascinating Tales from Old California (in person at the Rancho Santa Margarita Library)

HUNTINGTON BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

• Thursday, May 25, 12 p.m.: Jennifer J. Chow, Hot Pot Murder; Dr. David Unger, A Lesson in Woo-Woo and Murder (in person at Huntington Beach Central Library)

MYSTERY INK

• Saturday, May 13, 1 p.m.: T. Jefferson Parker, Rescue (in person at Fernhill Clubhouse, 5472 Diamond, Huntington Beach)
• Saturday, May 20, 1 p.m.: Daryl Wood Gerber, A Flicker of Doubt and Poaching is Puzzling (in person at Fernhill Clubhouse, 5472 Diamond, Huntington Beach)

OC ROMANCE WRITERS

• Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.: Shannon Donnelly, “The Importance of Theme” and “Contests as Marketing Tools” (virtual)

SISTERS-IN-CRIME ORANGE COUNTY

• Sunday, May 21, 2 p.m.: Joe Ide, Fixit (in person at Book Carnival in Orange)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS ASSOCIATION

• Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m.: Gregg Hurwitz, “How to Write a Bestselling Thriller—Over and Over and Over Again!” (in person at the Mission Viejo City Hall Council Chamber, 200 Civic Center; $25 advance reservation by 12 p.m. Friday)