Brazilian Book Club, RIO
Since the publication of The Henna Artist in 2020, I’ve spoken to more than 1200 book clubs, libraries, literary festivals, women’s groups, arts/cultural councils, universities and colleges.
On March 2, 2027, Daughters of the Pink City will be released, and I’ll be on tour again. I’d love to see you at one of the events. Click on the links to the right to see time, location and registration info:
South Africa, Franschhoek Lit Festival
2026 Speaking Events
Jan 6: Boyton/West Palm: Mandel JCC 10:30 AM ET
Jan 7: Miami Beach JCC 12:30 PM ET
Ft. Lauderdale: David Posnack JCC 7 PM ET
Jan 19: Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Los Angeles (virtual)
Jan 29: JCC of Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 2: Monterey Yacht Club, Monterey, CA (Private)
Feb 22: Private FoodWine Event, San Jose
Feb 25: Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, FL
Mar 6 & 7: Southwest Reading Festival, Fort Meyers, FL (with Fiona Davis)
Mar 10: Joy of Reading bookclub
Mar 14: South Asian Authors @ SJ King Library
Mar 28: Day of Authors, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
April 25: Blue House Books Indie Bookstore Day, Kenosha, WI
April 27: St. Louis County Library , St. Louis, MO
April 28: Behind the Book series, Carmel Clay Library, Carmel Clay, IN (2pm)
April 28: Morgenstern Books, Bloomington, IN. (6pm)
April 28: PAPERBACK LAUNCH of Six Days in Bombay
April 29: Joseph Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati, OH
April 30: Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, OH
May 1: Douglas County Libraries, Denver, COTickets required.
May 3: Thunder Road Rooks, Spring Lake, NJ
May 4: College Club of NJ Luncheon, Township of Washington, NJ
May 5: JCC of Middlesex County, MA (virtual)
May 5: Lewes Public Library & Browseabout Books, Delaware
May 7: Kansas City Library (& Rainy Day Bks)
May 13 - 23: South Africa book tour (Franschoek Literary Festival, Cape Town, other book events in Johannesberg and Durban)
May 30: Alameda Library, Alameda, CA
May 31: Brentwood Library, Brentwood, CA
June 2: Beth El Temple Monthly Book Club, Harrisburg, PA (virtual)
June 15: Bookclubs.com Alumni Circle (virtual)
June 23: Harper Collins Diverse Voices Panel (virtual)
July 7: The Fiction Lounge Podcast
July 16: JLF India Zoom (virtual)
July 28: Daya Houston Bookclub, TX (virtual)
August 27: Nancy Soulè AAUW Book Club, @ Monterey Library, Monterey, CA (Link coming)
September 2: Historical Society of Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA
Sept 12: Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville, CA
Sept 18: Daya Houston 2026 Gala Keynote, Houston, TX
Sept 21-23: Jaipur Lit Fest, Boulder, CO
Sept. 25-26: Jaipur Lit Fest, Toronto, Canada
Sept 28-30: Jaipur Lit Fest, New York, NY
My novels have been selected as All City Reads in many cities around the country, including Thousand Oaks, Palos Verdes, Pueblo City and County, Henderson, and Baton Rouge.
For formal book talks, contact my speakers bureau Authors Unbound (Allie Arkema, allie@authorsunbound.com) .
I love Zooming with bookclubs for free. Please email me, alka@alkajoshi.com
If your bookclub has signed up for free at Adventures By The Book, you can request that I speak to you at: https://adventuresbythebook.com/book-club-membership.
SALA 2025 Menlo Park, CA
