Sunday, March 15, 2026
The MINNEAPOLIS screening of the annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Co-hosted by me and Jacqueline West (author of the NYT bestselling Books of Elsewhere series and more). At the Minneapolis Central Library (300 Nicollet Mall) in Pohlad Hall. 2 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
Friday, March 20, 2026
EXTENDED DEADLINE for submissions to the CHICAGO, ROCHESTER, SAN ANTONIO, and TACOMA screenings for the 15th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
The CHICAGO screening of the 15th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. In the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center (400 S. State Street). Co-hosted by me and Keir Graff (author of The Tiny Mansion, the Minerva Keene Detective Club series, and more). 2 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
A special OAKLAND, CA screening of “The Best of The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival“. At the Rockridge branch of the Oakland Public Library (5366 College Ave) and hosted by me. 12:30 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
The ROCHESTER, NY screening of the 15th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Co-hosted by me and Bruce Coville (The Unicorn Chronicles, Aliens Ate My Homework, and much more). In the Dryden Theater at the George Eastman Museum (900 East Avenue). 2 pm. Sponsored by the Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library, Genesee Valley BOCES, Irondequoit Public Library, Animatus Studio, and RIT MAGIC, RIT College of Art & Design and RIT K-12 University Center. Get your FREE tickets here.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
The SAN ANTONIO, TX screening of the 15th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Co-hosted by me and three-time Newbery Honor Winner Jenni Holm (Turtle In Paradise, Penny From Heaven, Our Only May Amelia, the Babymouse books, and more). In the H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. 11 am. Made possible by our partners at the Bexar County Digital Library BiblioTech and H-E-B Read 3. Get your FREE tickets here.
Friday, May 29, 2026
The TACOMA, WA screening of the 15th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. At Grant Center for the Expressive Arts (2510 N 11th St.). Hosted by me and Tacoma’s own Doug Mackey. 5 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
Thursday, October 6, 2026
I’m speaking at the East Dundee Library (555 Barrington Ave, East Dundee, IL) about Bride of the Tornado in conversation with Becky Spratford (also talking about her anthology Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature). 7 pm.



