To request a visit by Lori to your bookstore, library, conference, festival, or other cultural event, contact Lori’s publicist Hector DeJean at hector.dejean (at) stmartins.com or use the contact page.
All events in person unless otherwise noted.
Bouchercon 2026
October 21-25
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I’m on a panels about music in mysteries and writing about characters facing psychological or physical barriers, and I’m moderating the Anthony Award Best Hardcover Novel panel! Come say hi!
See details here!
Noir at the Bar with Midwest Mystery Conference
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7pm
ERIS Brewery and Cider House, 4240 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
Join us for some crime and libations ahead of Halloween!
River Forest (Illinois) Public Library
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 6:30pm
“A Visit to Agatha’s House: The Making of Death at Greenway”
A slide show of photos of Agatha Christie’s beloved holiday home, Greenway, and the story of how I wrote a historical mystery set there. Info here, including instructions on how to get a FREE copy of the book!
University Club Lunch: In Conversation with Sara Paretsky
Tuesday, November 9, 2026, 12pm
Bad Company Launch Event with Sara Paretsky
Tuesday, November 9, 2026, 7pm
Women and Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Not a member of the University Club? A few tickets remain for the public, so act fast to join us anyway!
Doomscroller’s Companion Launch Event with Wendy Wimmer
Wednesday, November 10, 2026, 7pm
Jarvis Square Tavern, for Jarvis Square Books
1502 W Jarvis Ave, Chicago, IL
Wreck Your Heart Book Chat
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 7pm
Wood Dale Public Library
520 N Wood Dale Rd, Wood Dale, IL
Free and open to the public! It’s a book club, but we’ll keep spoilers to a minimum. Copies will be on sale at the venue.
Indiana Historical Society Holiday Author Fair
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 12pm-4pm
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN
The first copies of the Wreck Your Heart paperback will be available, and ready to sign for all your cowgirls’ stockings!
Tickets to the Author Fair come with the entrance to the Historical Society that day. There’s also the annual Festival of Trees, which is really lovely. Tickets here!
Wreck Your Heart launch events—watch this space!
Looking ahead!
I’ll be attending the following events! Make your plans to join me?
• Left Coast Crime Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 1-4, 2027
• Malice Domestic 39, North Bethesda, Maryland, April 9-11, 2027
• Midwest Mystery Conference 2027, April 17, 2027
More events are always being added to my schedule! Sign up at my newsletter to hear the details.
