Upcoming author events for April 2026

The following author events will take place online in April. 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, Apr. 11, 2 p.m.: Jonathan Maberry, Red Empire: A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel
• Saturday, Apr. 18, 2 p.m.: Blake Arthur Peel, Fall of Radiance (Ranger’s Oath #1) (in conversation with Andrew Givler)

HUNTINGTON BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

• No programs scheduled

LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

• April 18-19 at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles

MYSTERY INK

• No programs scheduled

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

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

• Monday, Apr. 6, 5 p.m.: Chris Epting, Theodore Roosevelt in California (at the Westminster Branch Library, 8180 13th St., Westminster)
• Tuesday, Apr. 7, 3:30 p.m.: Dianne Reeves Angel, Every Restaurant Tells a Story (at the Laguna Beach Branch Library, 363 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach)
• Monday, Apr. 13. 6:30 p.m.: Emma Staub, American Fantasy (at the Tustin Branch Library, 345 E Main St, Tustin)
• Monday, Apr. 20, 5 p.m.: Danielle Hanson, The Night Is What It Eats (at the Laguna Beach Branch Library, 363 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach)
• Tuesday, Apr. 21, 6:30 p.m.: Sally Hepworth, Mad Mabel (at the Curtis Theater, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea)
• Thursday, Apr. 23, 6:30 p.m.: Brad Taylor, Shadow Strike (at the Tustin Branch Library, 345 E Main St, Tustin)
• Tuesday, Apr. 28, 6 p.m.: Ellery Adams, Invasive Species (at the Cypress Library, 5331 Orange Av., Cypress)

OC ROMANCE WRITERS

• Saturday, Apr. 11, 10 a.m.: TBD

SISTERS IN CRIME

• Sisters in Crime L.A.: Sunday, Apr. 12, 2 p.m.: Michael DePasquale, “Homicide Investigation for Writers” (at the Radford Studio Center, Studio City)
• Sisters in Crime OC: Sunday, Apr. 26, 3 p.m.: Audiobook Studio Tour (at AudioVision Production Services, 14371 Franklin Av. Suite D, Tustin)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS ASSOCIATION

• Saturday, Apr. 18, 10 a.m.: TBD (in person at Mile Square Golf Course Banquet Hall, 10401 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley; $30-40)