Events, Readings, and Appearances
Thursday, June 2 @ 6:30 PM ET
Read ME Author Talk
Hosted ONLINE by the Rockland Public Library in Rockland, Maine
This event will be held on Zoom.
VISIT Rockland Public Library for event details and to request a Zoom link.
Friday, June 3 @ 11:00 AM ET (Rebroadcast @ 7:00 PM ET)
Read ME 2022 Kick-off on Maine Calling
Hosted by Maine Public
The Maine Humanities Council, in partnership with the Maine State Library and recommending author Christina Baker Kline, has chosen Beneficence, along with Phuc Tran’s Sigh, Gone, for the Read ME 2022 summer reading program.
Listen to an interview with Christina Baker Kline on MPBN’s Maine Calling.
Thursday, June 16 @ 7:00 PM ET
Read ME Author Talk
Hosted ONLINE by the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell, Maine
This event will be held on Zoom.
VISIT the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library for event details and a Zoom link.
Wednesday, July 27 @ TBA
Author Talk at the Patten Free Library
Hosted by the Patten Free Library in Bath, Maine
This event will be hosted in-person.
VISIT the Patten Free Library
Thursday, July 28 @ 7:00 PM ET
Author Talk at Mechanics’ Hall
Hosted by Mechanics’ Hall in Portland, Maine
This event will be held in-person.
VISIT Mechanics’ Hall
Tuesday, August 2 @ 6:30 PM ET
Read ME Author Talk
Hosted by the York Public Library in York, Maine
This event will be hosted in-person.
VISIT the York Public Library
Thursday, August 25 @ 7:00 PM ET
Statewide Read ME Author Talk
Hosted ONLINE by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine State Library
This event will be held on Zoom.
REGISTER here.
VISIT the Maine Humanities Council
Past Events
Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 1:00 PM
Newburyport Literary Festival Panel: Writing on Grief with Jenna Blum and Steven Rowley
Hosted ONLINE by the Newburyport Literary Festival
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 5:00 PM PT
San Diego Writers Festival/Warwick’s Book Club
Hosted ONLINE by the San Diego Writers Festival and Warwick’s
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT the San Diego Writers Festival and Warwick’s
Monday, March 28, 2022 @ 7:00 PM EDT, 6:00 PM CDT
In Conversation with Anara Guard
Hosted ONLINE by the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois
VISIT the Seminary Co-op
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
In Conversation with Caroline Leavitt
Hosted ONLINE by A Mighty Blaze
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT A Mighty Blaze
Sunday, December 12, 2021
In Conversation with Joyce Maynard
Hosted ONLINE by the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, New Hampshire
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT Toadstool Bookshop
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 @ 6:00 PM ET
In Conversation with Elizabeth Howard
Hosted by the Portsmouth Athenaeum
Elizabeth Howard is the host of the Short Fuse podcast.
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT the Portsmouth Athenaeum
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 10:00 AM EDT
Concord Festival of Authors
Hosted ONLINE by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library
VISIT the Concord Festival of Authors homepage
Thursday, September 30, 2021 @ 5:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Roxana Robinson
Hosted by The Bookloft in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
A recording of full conversation is available here.
VISIT The Bookloft
Monday, September 27, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Dani Shapiro
Hosted by RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, Connecticut
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT RJ Julia Booksellers
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Simon van Booy
Hosted by Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts
In celebration of the paperback release of Beneficence and of van Booy’s new book, Night Came with Many Stars.
VISIT Porter Square Books
Monday, September 20, 2021
Author Q&A with Boulder Book Store
Hosted ONLINE by Boulder Book Store in Boulder, Colorado
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT Boulder Book Store
Monday, September 13, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Solo Event with Edgartown Library/Edgartown Books
Hosted ONLINE by the Edgartown Public Library and Edgartown Books in Edgartown, Massachusetts
VISIT Edgartown Books
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 6:00 PM EDT
Solo Event at Toadstool Bookshop
Hosted ONLINE by the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, New Hampshire
VISIT Toadstool Bookshop
Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Solo Event at Penguin Bookshop
Hosted ONLINE by Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
A recording of the full event is available here.
VISIT Penguin Bookshop
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT, 4:00 PM PDT
In Conversation with Kristina Baker Kline
Hosted ONLINE by Warwick’s Bookstore in San Diego, California
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT Warwick’s Bookstore
Thursday, September 2, 2021 @ 9:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM MDT
In Conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton
Hosted ONLINE by Weller Book Works in Salt Lake City, Utah
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT Weller Book Works
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Jillian Medoff
Hosted ONLINE by Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT Literati Bookstore
Thursday, August 26, 2021 @ 6:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Joyce Maynard
Hosted ONLINE by Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT Northshire Bookstore
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Beneficence: An Evening with Meredith Hall
Hosted ONLINE by Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida
A recording of the full event can be found here.
VISIT Books & Books
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 @ 8:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM CDT
In Conversation with Larry Walters
Hosted ONLINE by Magers and Quinn in Minneapolis, Minnesota
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT Magers and Quinn
Thursday, July 29, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT, 4:00 PM PDT
In Conversation with Joyce Maynard
In celebration of Maynard’s new novel, Count the Ways.
Hosted ONLINE by the Lafayette Library in Lafayette, California
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Joyce Maynard
In celebration of Maynard’s new novel, Count the Ways.
Hosted ONLINE by Wellesley Bookstore in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT
In Conversation with Simon van Booy
Hosted ONLINE by Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine
In celebration of van Booy’s new novel, Night Comes with Many Stars.
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT Longfellow Books
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 @ 6:00 PM EST
Three Maine Writers in Conversation—Susan Connelly, Monica Wood and Meredith Hall
Hosted ONLINE by Bank Square Books in Mystic, Connecticut
VISIT Bank Square Books
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EST, 6:00 PM CST
Interabang Book Club
Hosted ONLINE by Interabang Books in Dallas, Texas
VISIT Interabang Books
Thursday, January 28, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EST
All Books Considered Book Club
Hosted ONLINE by Maine Public
Beneficence is the inaugural selection for Maine Public’s new book club. Hall joined the club via Zoom to discuss the novel and take reader questions.
A full recording of the conversation is available here.
VISIT Maine Public
Thursday, January 14, 2021 @ 7:00 PM EST
Author Talk
Hosted ONLINE by Ellsworth Public Library
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT Ellsworth Public Library
Sunday, November 22, 2020 @ 4:00 PM EST
In Conversation with
Alice B. Fogel
Hosted ONLINE by The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, New Hampshire
Alice B. Fogel served as New Hampshire’s State Poet Laureate from 2014–2019. Fogel is the author of five poetry collections, most recently her 2017 collection A Doubtful House.
A recording of the full conversation can be found here.
VISIT The Toadstool Bookshop
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 @ 12:00 PM EST
In Conversation with
Simon Van Booy
Hosted ONLINE by Portland Public Library and Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
Simon Van Booy is the award-winning and bestselling author of fourteen books, including Love Begins in Winter (winner of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award) and, most recently, The Sadness of Beautiful Things.
VISIT Portland Public Library
Thursday, October 15, 2020 @ 7:00 PM EST
A Reading and Q&A
Hosted ONLINE by Hope Library, Maine
VISIT Hope Library
VISIT Hope Library on Facebook
Friday, September 18, 2020 @ 7:30 PM EST
In Conversation with Kerri Arsenault
Hosted ONLINE by Engine in Biddeford, Maine
Kerri Arsenault is a book critic, book editor at Orion magazine, contributing editor at Literary Hub, and author of Mill Town.
A recording of the full conversation is available here.
VISIT Engine
Thursday, September 17, 2020 @ 5:00 PM MST
In Conversation with Dani Shapiro
Hosted ONLINE by Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, Colorado
Dani Shapiro is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Inheritance, and five novels, including Black & White and Family History.
A full recording of this conversation is available here.
VISIT Tattered Cover Bookstore
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 @ 6:00 PM PST
In Conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton
Hosted ONLINE by Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California
Lily Brooks-Dalton is the author of Good Morning, Midnight, a novel, and the memoir Motorcycles I’ve Loved.
A full recording of this event is available here.
VISIT Vroman's Bookstore
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 @ 7:00 PM EST
In Conversation with Monica Wood
Hosted ONLINE by Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Maine
Monica Wood is the award-winning author of The One in a Million Boy, When We Were the Kennedys, Any Bitter Thing, and the recently re-released Ernie's Ark: The Abbott Falls Stories (from Meredith’s publisher, David R. Godine, Publisher).
A full recording of the conversation is available here.
VISIT Print: A Bookstore
Monday, September 14, 2020 @ 7:15 PM EST
In Conversation with Wesley McNair
Hosted ONLINE by Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, New Hampshire
Wesley McNair is the former Poet Laureate of Maine. His collection The Lost Child: Ozark Poems, won the 2015 PEN New England Award for Literary Excellence in Poetry, and his most recent book of poems is Dwellers in the House of the Lord.
A full recording of the event is available here.
VISIT Gibson’s Bookstore