LINDA KASS
Events
2024 Events
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 12:30 pm EST
Literary Luncheon
Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture
1430 Park Ave.
Fernandina Beach, FL
In conversation with bookstore owner, Donna Paz
Monday, March 11, 2024, 7:30 pm EST
Virtual Author Panel (with Christopher Gorham and Allison Gilbert)
Cleveland Jewish Book Festival
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
Beachwood, OH
Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10:30 am - 5:00 pm EST
Participating Author
Panelist: "Fiction Inspired by True Events”
Noon - 12:45 pm
Room 1A
Columbus Metropolitan Main Library
96 S. Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH
Monday, April 22, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Columbus Metropolitan Public Library (Hilliard Branch)
4500 Hickory Chase Way
Hilliard, OH
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
Letters Luncheon Keynote Address
National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW)
The Westin Great Southern Hotel
310 S. High Street
Columbus, OH
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 2:00 EST
B’nai Torah Congregation
Boca Raton, FL
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 6:00 pm EST
Author Event
159 Main Street
East Hampton, NY
In conversation with East Hampton librarian Molly Carlson
Thursday, June 20, 2024, 6:30 pm EST
Grandview Heights Public Library's Adult Reading Club
1685 W. First Avenue
Columbus, OH
Featured with author Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Thursday, July 25, 2024, Noon EST
Temple Beth Shalom
5089 Johnstown Road
New Albany, Ohio
Luncheon, author talk, Q&A
Thursday, July 25, 2024, 7:00 pm EST
Author Event
Centennial Community Author Series
Bexley Public Library
Bexley, Ohio
In conversation with Pat Losinski, CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Library
2023 Events
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm EST
National virtual book launch for Bessie
Book Passage
Corte Madera and San Francisco, CA
In conversation with Historical Novelist Kristin Harmel, author of The Paris Daughter
Watch the national launch on YouTube
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 7:00 pm EST
Book Launch for Bessie in Person
Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus
1125 College Ave.
Columbus, Ohio
In conversation with noted novelist Lee Martin, author of The Glassmaker’s Wife
Watch the BESSIE book launch at the Columbus JCC
Sunday, September 17, 2023 8:00 pm EST/7:00 pm CST
Zoom Author Panel
"What's New in Historical Fiction" hosted by History Through Fiction
Panel discussion with Linda, Martha Engber, Kerry Chaput, and Kathleen B. Jones.
Moderated by Minnesota author and historian Colin Mustful
Thursday, September 28, 2023 7:00 pm EST
Virtual Author Event
Coral Gables, FL
In conversation with Historical Novelist Fiona Davis, author of The Spectacular
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 7:00 pm EST
Author Event
Cuyahoga County Public Library in partnership with Mac’s Backs-Books on Coventry
25501 Shaker Blvd.
Beachwood, OH
In Conversation with Kelly Fishman, Regional Director, ADL Cleveland
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 11:00 am EST
Virtual Author Event
West Nyack, NY
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 12:30 pm EST
Temple Israel Book Club
Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus
1125 College Ave.
Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:00 pm EST
Virtual Author Panel
A Mighty Blaze/Authors Love Bookstores
Panel discussion with Saumya Dev and Melissa Rivero
Moderated by Host and Producer Joseph Moldover
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 6:30 pm EST
Author Talk
7260 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield, Michigan
In conversation with Lauren Marcus Johnson, The J of Metro Detroit
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 5:00 to 6:30 pm EST
Opening Reception Author Book Signing
Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Noon to 12:30 pm EST
Interview with Jeff Rutherford
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 6:00 pm EST
Author Event
2020 Broadway (between 69th and 70th)
New York, NY
In conversation with noted novelist Helen Schulman, author of Lucky Dogs
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 7:00 pm EST
Author Event
417 Beaver Street
Sewickley, PA
In conversation with writer and editor Sherrie Flick
Thursday, November 16, 2023, Noon EST
Author Event In Person
Sylvania, OH
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Festival Author
12:30 pm
Panel Moderator
"Buzzworthy Fiction"
Books by the Banks: Cincinnati Regional Book Festival
Duke Energy Convention Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 2:00 pm EST
A Literary Afternoon: Bessie with author Linda Kass
21050 95th Avenue South
Boca Raton, FL
Sunday, December 3, 2023 1:00 pm EST
Virtual Author Panel
Panel discussion with Daniel Victor and Tara Ison, moderated by Israeli author
and literary series host Julie Zuckerman
2022 Events
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
1:30 – 2:15 pm EST
Ohio State University Retirees Association Annual Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Author lecture and Q&A
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
7:00 – 8:00 pm EST
National Council of Jewish Women
West Morris, New Jersey
Author lecture and Q&A
2021 Events
Thursday, November 11, 2021
10:45 – 11:30 am EST
Veteran’s Day Teen Holocaust Forum
Bureau of Jewish Education, Arizona Historical Society, Phoenix Holocaust Association
Phoenix, Arizona
Author talk and Q&A (kicks off half-day program)
Friday, October 8, 2021
12:30 – 1:30 pm EST
University of Delaware Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Wilmington, Delaware
Guest of virtual panel discussion/Q&A about the Ritchie Boys, featuring Dr. Frank Mechlenburg of the Leo Baeck Institute
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
3:00 – 4:30 pm EST
Lakeside Chautauque
Lakeside, OH
Orchestra Hall
Please note: There is a gate fee to enter the grounds
Lakeside Chautaugue Events Page
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
8:30 to 9:30 pm EST
Congregation Beth Yeshurun, A Hundred Jewish Men
Houston, Texas
Author Talk and Q&A
Monday, May 3, 2021
2:00 to 3:00 pm EST
Creekside Book Club
Columbus, Ohio
Author Talk and Q&A
Sunday, April 25, 2021
2:00 PM EST
Columbus, Ohio
Moderated Author Panel: Fiction Based on Real Life
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
6:00 pm PST/9:00 pm EST
Book Passage
Corte Madera, California
Moderated Author Panel: "Why She Writes"
Live Streamed via Zoom
Sunday, March 14, 2020
10:00 am CST/11:00 am EST
Temple Beth Israel Brotherhood
Skokie, IL
"Sunday Morning Seminar Series " (Zoom)
Author Talk and Q&A
Friday, January 15, 2021
Noon EST
Writer's Bone Podcast
"Friday Morning Coffee, with Daniel Ford"
2020 Events
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
7:00 pm EST
Books & Books, in cooperation with Miami Book Fair and FIU Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program
Coral Gables, Florida
In conversation with Dr. Oren Baruch Stier, Director of Holocaust Studies at Florida International University
Live Streamed via Crowdcast
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
7:00 pm EST
Book Launch for A Ritchie Boy presented by Gramercy Books
In Conversation with Dr. Robin Judd, Ohio State University History Scholar and U.S. Editor of The Journal of Modern Jewish Studies
Live Streamed via Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
7:00 pm EST
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
In conversation with novelist Lee Martin, author of Yours, Jean
Live Streamed via Zoom
Saturday, October 3, 2020
10:00 am to Noon CT
89 Central Square
Seaside, Florida
Socially distanced book signing
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
6:00 pm MST
JCC of Boulder in partnership with Boulder Book Store
In conversation with Murray Richtel, former Judge
of the Boulder District Court and member of the
Faculty of Law at Hebrew University
Live streamed on Zoom
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Noon to 4:00 pm EST (Linda’s segment approximately 2:30 to 3:00 pm EST)
Florida JCCs BookFest Fiction Forum
Presented through a partnership among Florida JCCs of Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, North Miami, South Miami, and Orlando
In conversation with Lauren Zimmerman, owner of the Writer’s Block Bookstore in Orlando
Live Streamed via Zoom Webinar
4:30 pm EST
That Word Chat with Mark Allen
Columbus, Ohio
In conversation with Mark Allen about words, bookselling,
writing, and related topics
Thursday, November 5, 2020
6:30 pm CST
Chicago, IL
Platform TBA
In conversation with historical novelist Kristin Harmel,
author of The Book of Lost Names
Live Streamed via Zoom
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
11 am PT/2 pm EST
Merage JCC
Irvine, California
Author Talk, followed by Q&As
Live Streamed via Zoom
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
2:00 pm EST
Heller Community Relations Committee of
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Author talk, reading, and Q&A
Live streamed via Zoom