Upcoming author events, May 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, May 2, 2 p.m.: Douglas E. Richards, Split Second
• Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m.: Lauren Opper, Let Nothing Astonish You
• Saturday, May 16, 2 p.m.: Andrew Givler, Cold Wind (in conversation with Blake Arthur Peel)
• Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m.: Jennifer Chow, Tell-Tale Treats

HUNTINGTON BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

• No programs scheduled

MYSTERY INK

• Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m.: David Putnam, Imogene’s Grand Fiasco (The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor, Book 2)

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

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

• Sunday, May 3, 11 a.m.: Adrienne Cheatham, Sunday Best (at the Donald Dungan Branch Library, 1855 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa)
• Monday, May 4, 6 p.m.: Jet Tila, 101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die (at the at the Aliso Viejo Branch Library, 1 Journey, Aliso Viejo)
• Wednesday, May 6, 6 p.m.: Candice Kumai, Kintsugi Wellness (at the Cypress Branch Library, 5331 Orange Av., Cypress)
• Wednesday, May 27, 10:30 a.m.: Nicola Harrison, The Island Club (at the San Clemente Branch Library, 242 Avenida del Mar, San Clemente)

OC ROMANCE WRITERS

• TBD

SISTERS IN CRIME

• Sisters in Crime L.A.: Sunday, May 3, 2 p.m.: Martin Turnbull, “Tripping Back Through Time” (Radford Studio, Studio City)
• Sisters in Crime OC: Sunday, May 24, 3 p.m.: Members First Page Contest (at Book Carnival)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS ASSOCIATION

• Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m.: TBD (in person at Mile Square Golf Course Banquet Hall, 10401 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley; $30-40)