Upcoming author events, August 2026

The following author events will take place online in August. 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, Aug. 1, 2 p.m.: David Lewis, The Paris Chase
• Saturday, Aug. 8, 2 p.m.: Ellen Byron, A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras and All Aboard for Murder; Nicole Maggi, A Murder in Zion and Lost in Yellowstone
• Saturday, Aug. 22, 2 p.m.: Michael Chatfield, The Two Week Curse

HUNTINGTON BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

• Saturday, Aug. 22, 4 p.m.: Lee Goldberg and Tod Goldberg, “An Afternoon of Crime Fiction”

MYSTERY INK

• Saturday, Aug. 8, 4:30 p.m.: Ellen Byron, A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras and All Aboard for Murder; Nicole Maggi, A Murder in Zion and Lost in Yellowstone
• Saturday, Aug. 15, 1 p.m.: Naomi Hirahara, Crown City; Patricia Smiley, A Cold November Murder

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

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

• Saturday, Aug. 8, 2 p.m.: Dr. Cristina LePort, Defrosted (at the Fountain Valley Branch Library, 17635 Los Alamos, Fountain Valley)

ORANGE COUNTY ROMANCE WRITERS

• Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m.: David Corbett, “Finding Your Story in Moments of Helplessness” (online)

SISTERS IN CRIME

• Sisters in Crime L.A.: Sunday, Aug. 2, 2 p.m.: Victor Wong, “The Thought Process of a Crime and Intelligence Analyst” (registration required)
• Sisters in Crime OC: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2:30 p.m.: Naomi Hirahara, Crown City; Elisabeth Rhoads, Haggard House (at the Orange Public Library main branch, 407 E. Chapman Av., Orange)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS ASSOCIATION

• Saturday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m.: TBD (at Antonucci’s Restaurant, 24190 Alicia Parkway, Mission Viejo; $30-40)