Upcoming Events & Appearances
2026 Book Tour for Keeper of Lost Children
Richmond, Virginia
Monday, Feb 9
Richmond, VA
Fountain Bookstore
(offsite at Grace Baptist Church) 4200 Dover Rd, Richmond, VA 23221
7-9 pm
Mahogany Books, DC
Address: Offsite at MLK Jr. Library DC Branch, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Event time: doors open at 6:30pm, 7pm start
Format: In conversation with Victoria Christopher Murray following by audience Q&A
Event link: Ticketed event, link TK
Watchung Booksellers, New Jersey
Address: 44 Fairfield St, Watchung, NJ (Children’s Store)
7-8 pm
Format: In conversation followed by audience Q&A
Center for Fiction, New York
Address: 15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Event time: TK
Format: In conversation followed by audience Q&A
Event link: TK
Head House Books, Philadelphia, PA
Head House Books, Philadelphia, PA
Offsite at The Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
This is a ticketed event, link to come
6:30pm
Barnes & Noble, Hampton, VA
Barnes & Noble, Hampton, VA (Peninsula Town Center)
Address: 5100 Kilgore Ave, Hampton, VA
Event time: 2pm
Format: Talk and Audience Q&A
Event link: TK
Quail Ridge, Raleigh NC
Quail Ridge, Raleigh NC
Address: 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27609
Event time: 6:30pm
Format: In conversation followed by audience Q&A
Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC
Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC
Address: 634 W 4th St #110, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
6:30-8:30 pm
Format: In conversation followed by audience Q&A
M. Judson’s Lunch & Lit at Soby’s, Greenville, SC
M. Judson’s Lunch & Lit at Soby’s, Greenville, SC
Address: 207 S Main St, Greenville, SC 29601
Event time: 12pm
Format: Solo talk then audience Q&A.
Event link: This is a ticketed event, link to come
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
Address: Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
Start time: 7pm
Format: In conversation with Tanya Sam, followed by audience Q&A and book signing.
Kindred Stories, Houston, TX
Kindred Stories, Houston, TX
Address: 2310 Elgin St #2, Houston, TX 77004
Start time: 7pm
Format: In conversation with Antonia from Black Girl That Reads on IG.
St. Louis County Library’s Favorite Author Series, St. Louis
St. Louis County Library’s Favorite Author Series, St. Louis
Address: Clark Family Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St Louis, MO 63131
Start time: 7pm
Cuyahoga Library, Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Library, Cleveland, OH
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch
1876 S Green Rd, South Euclid, OH 44121
7:00pm
Indianapolis, IN
Johnson County Public Library, Indianapolis, IN
The Church on Jefferson Event Center, 201 E Jefferson St, Franklin, IN 46131
Event time: 6:30pm
Format: In conversation followed by audience Q&A
Detroit Metro Library, Detroit, MI
Detroit Metro Library, Detroit, MI
5201 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
2pm
Richland Library, Columbia, SC
Richland Library, Columbia, SC
1431 Assembly Street Columbia, SC
Time to come
CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Unlock Your Voice with Sadeqa Johnson and Julie Cantrell
Share a villa with sixteen other writers for a week of creative splendor in the Southwest of France. Escape to the beautiful coastal village of Arcachon with Julie and Sadeqa! In this unique opportunity, you’ll join not one, but two, bestselling authors for a creative deep dive south of Bordeaux. Every day our group of sixteen women writers will gather for a three-hour workshop in one of our two waterfront villas. Perched in this historical bayside community, the workshops will offer a combination of morning meditations, generative writing exercises, and roundtable critiques in a close-knit and nurturing environment. We’ll also be tackling five core craft skills: Character, Plot, World Building/Setting, Dialogue, and Revision. We’ll vary the groups each day to keep the energy fresh, and each student will meet with either Julie or Sadeqa for a one-hour private session. All genres are welcome.
Kauai Writers Conference
Pens Up Fears Down: Push Past the Obstacles and Unleash the Story Inside of You
Do you have a novel inside of you but that tiny voice of self-doubt keeps getting in your way? Creativity belongs to everyone. Whether you have a partial draft, or bits and scraps of an idea, this class is designed to help you dive deeper and unravel the guts of your story. Whether your desire is to increase the stakes, strengthen your plot line, add layers and textures to your manuscript or simply get a stronger handle on craft — this workshop is for you.
Writing Sisters Summit
The Writing Sisters Summit will spur your creativity and comfort your soul, featuring masterclasses focusing on the craft and the business of writing, and featuring guided experiences to help hone your creativity.
Her Spirit Story Summit: Renew, Restore, Reawaken
Her Spirit 2025 isn’t just a retreat—it’s a movement. This year, we’re focusing on lofty goals: the big, brave intentions behind your stories.
30th Essence Festival of Culture
Author panel, please check with essence.com for more details.
African American Read-in at the African American Museum of Dallas
In person author event.
African American Read-in at the African American Museum of Dallas
In person author event.
Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, Nashville, TN
In in-person event held at the Bicentennial Mall, Tennessee State Museum, and Tennessee State Library in downtown Nashville, TN.. Please click here for more information.
Boston Book Festival, Boston, MA
An in-person event. Please click here for more information.
Opus & Olives: A Benefit with Friends at the saint paul public library
An in-person ticketed event. Please click here for more details.
James River Writers Conference, Richmond, VA
An in-person and online event. Please click here to register and for more details.
Bookmarks Festival of the Books and Authors, Winston-Salem, NC
An in person event. Click here to learn more about the 18th Annual Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors!
RVA LIT Fest hosted by The Book Bar
An in person ticketed event. Please click here for more information.
The CLUB BOOK rewritten hosted by Washington county Library - R.H. Stafford
In person event. Please click here for more information.
Kathleen Grissom and Sadeqa Johnson discuss Crow Mary
Crow Mary with Kathleen Grissom in conversation with Sadeqa Johnson
Chesterfield County Public Library
In conversation with Kathleen Grissom for her novel Crow Mary.
More info to come, click on the link below.
The Library of Virginia Carole Weinstein Author Series
More to come, click on the link below.