Upcoming author events for November 2025

The following author events will take place online in November. The featured guest will appear in person unless otherwise noted. 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, Nov. 1, 2 p.m.: Daryl Wood Gerber, Murder by the Millions; Kim Davis, Essentials of Murder
• Saturday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m.: Robin Ray, Reveal Not Conceal
• Saturday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m.: T. Jefferson Parker, Wild Instinct
• Sunday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: Charles Finch, Hidden City

HUNTINGTON BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

• No programs scheduled

MYSTERY INK

• Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m.: Ellen Byron, Crescent City Christmas Chaos; Patricia Smiley, A Dark September Night

All events at Studio 14 in Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave, Huntington Beach

ORANGE COUNTY BOOK FAIR

• Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in Old Town Tustin

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

• Tuesday, Nov. 4, 6 p.m.: Priya Krishna, Indian-ish (at the Crown Valley Community Center, 29751 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel)
• Wednesday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m.: David Rosenfelt, Dogged Pursuit (at the Clifton C. Miller Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin)
• Monday, Nov. 10, 4 p.m.: Chris Epting, “Unlock Your Storytelling Potential” (at the Westminster Branch Library, 8180 13th St., Westminster)
• Friday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.: Dr. Cristina Le Port, Change of Heart (at the Clifton C. Miller Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin)
• Thursday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m.: Pyet Despain, Rooted in Fire (at the Donald Dungan Branch Library, 1855 Park Ave., Costa Mesa)

OC ROMANCE WRITERS

• Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.: TBD (in person and virtual)

SISTERS IN CRIME

• Sisters in Crime L.A.: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2 p.m.: Dennis Palumbo, “Writing Through the Hard Times” (at the Radford Studio Center, Studio City)
• Sisters in Crime OC: Sunday, Nov. 23, 3 p.m.: Patricia Smiley and Andrew Rubin, “Novelists v. Screenwriters: The Great Storytelling Showdown” (in person at Book Carnival)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS ASSOCIATION

• Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.: Daryl Wood Gerber, “Plot Twists & Sleight of Hand: Writing the Unexpected” (in person at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)