Events

Welcome to my Events page, where I will post information on readings, Zoom interviews, and other online events.

  • If you are an event organizer or bookstore, please contact my publicist Abbe Aronson. Email abbe@abbedoesit.com, office phone (845) 481-0751, mobile phone (845) 399-3596.
  • If you are a bookclub, please email me through the contacts page.
  • Please visit the INTERVIEW page for past events, including Zibby Owens, WAMC Roundtable with Joe Donahue, Museum of Tolerance in Lost Angeles, Maven, Chautauqua, Thoughts from a Page, San Miguel Literary Salon, QWERTY podcast and LIT HUB.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3:00pm ET
QESHER, host of Jewish learning events around the world
via Zoom
Join me for a book talk. Following my presentation, there will be time for audience questions.

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Thursday, January 9, 2025
3:00pm ET
QESHER, host of Jewish learning events around the world
via Zoom
I will introduce Michael Simonson, outreach director of the Leo Baeck Institute in NYC for his talk: A History of Jewish Vienna: from Earliest Times to Today. After Michael’s presentation we will have a Q&A before taking questions from our audience.

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Previous Events

Tuesday, March 26
6:00pm
BARNES & NOBLE
Philadelphia, PA
In commemoration of women’s history month, I will talk about my memoirs Perfection and Eva and Eve, and answer your questions about sharing deeply personal stories of our lives as women.

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Thursday, November 16
7:00pm
BARNES & NOBLE
Philadelphia, PA
In commemoration of Kristallnacht. Details to follow.

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Friday, August 18
Time TBD
STONINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Deer Isle, Maine
Details to follow.

July 8-15
CHAUTAUQUA WRITING CENTER AT THE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION, WEEK 3

I am thrilled to announce that I’ll be leading a one-week memoir workshop focussed on scene writing. In addition to focussed writing prompts, we will read selections from prize-winning works, and discuss them together as inspiration for your own work. Registration info to come.

Sunday, July 9
3:30-4:30pm
CHAUTAUQUA WRITING CENTER
As part of my residency, I will also be doing this reading event with poet John Hoppenthaler. Learn more. Email infooffice@chq.org Phone (716) 357-6200

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Wednesday, May 31
7:00pm
NIGHTCAP READERS

Newburgh, NY
Reading series at Mama Roux Restaurant.

Ken Foster and Julie Chibbaro

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023
10:00-11:00am
HADASSAH

This was a virtual event. Watch the Zoom recording.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2023
12:30pm ET 10:30am MT
JCC MIZEL ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER

Denver, CO
This will be a virtual event. More info to follow.

Mizel Arts and Culture Center

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2022
6:00pm
DOYLESTOWN & LAHASKA, Doylestown, PA

This will be an in-person event to coincide with Kristallnacht remembrance. (215) 230-7610 or visit their website for more details.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022
6:00pm
GALAPAGOS BOOKS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

41 Hollywood Drive in Hastings. More details to foolor. Registration information: Phone: (914) 478-2501 Email: galapagos-books@hotmail.com

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022
3:15pm
PRESENTED BY THE HEBREW CONGREGATION OF CHAUTAUQUA at the EVERETT JEWISH LIFE CENTER PORCH in Chautauqua, NY

As part of HCG’s Tuesday afternoon Conversation series, I’ll talk about history, family research, and creating a family memoir from what my mother left behind.

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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
11:30 PST
MAVEN

Maven is a fabulous content feature of the American Jewish University website, devoted to all aspects of Jewish learning and experience. I’m honored to become part of this resource and look forward to sharing Eva and Eve with Maven’s audience! Register.

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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022
2:00pm
WRITE-MINDED PODCAST

This will be a recorded conversation with Grant Faulkner of NanoWriMo and Brooke Warner, Publisher of She Writes Press and author of several books on the craft of memoir. 

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2022
2:00pm
BOOKSTORE 1 SARASOTA, Sarasota, FL

This is an in-person, Mother’s Day event.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2022
TEMPLE ADAS ISRAEL AND CANIO’S BOOKS, Sag Harbor, NY

In conversation with Erika Hecht, author of Don’t Ask My Name: A Hidden Child’s Tale of Survival. Details to follow.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022
1:00PM
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ORANGE COUNTY, Newburgh, NY

Yom HaShoah event, in person. More details to follow.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
SCRIPPS COLLEGE Memoir Writing Class

Taught by Alison Singh Lee. I’ll be joining Alison and her creative nonfiction students to discuss Perfection and Eva and Eve. If you have a book club or class you’d like me to visit, please reach out through my Contact page.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022
10:15AM
MAKING THE PERSONAL PUBLIC, AWP Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Making the Personal Public panel discussion with Leslie Gray Streeter (Black Widow), Joanna Rakoff (My Salinger Year), Maya Shanbhag Lang (What We Carry), Jessica Pearce Rotondi (What We Inherit) and me. Learn more about the conference.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022
UCLA MEMOIR WRITING CLASS

Taught by Alison Singh Lee. I’ll be joining Alison and her creative nonfiction students to discuss Perfection and Eva and Eve. If you have a book club or class you’d like me to visit, please reach out through my Contact page.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022
4:00PM EST
THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE AND THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, New York City

A book discussion for Eva and Eve. Register for a Zoom link. Tickets: Pay what you wish. More information.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021
10:00AM
LARCHMONT TEMPLE

Larchmont Temple Breakfast Speaker’s Program. This event is organized in collaboration with Anderson’s Bookstore in Larchmont, New York.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021
12:15PM ET
THE BOOK SHOW, WAMC, with host Joe Donahue

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be a guest on this wonderful radio show! More details to follow when I know air date.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021
5:00PM EST
LIT Balm

A biweekly interactive livestream reading series brought to you by Marc Vincenz of MadHat and New American Writing, Jonathan Penton of Unlikely Stories Mark V and Unlikely Books, and Cassandra Atherton of Westerly magazine. Zoom link.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021
TEMPLE EMANUEL, Winston-Salem, NC

A second event in commemoration of Kristallnacht, hosted by Rabbi Mark Cohn, a timely discussion about immigration and displacement.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
4:00PM
VIRTUAL EVENT over Zoom from Smith College

In memory of Kristallnacht, I’ll be in conversation with Justin Cammy, Professor of Jewish Studies at Smith College. Register for the webinar.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021
Noon-12:40pm
NEWBURGH LITERARY FESTIVAL, Newburgh, NY

Julie Metz and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh; Past and Present in Fiction. Learn more about this event.

Newburgh Literary Festival

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021
7:30PM
CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM BOOK GROUP

Julie will visit with this Brooklyn Congregation to discuss Eva and Eve.If you have a book group and would like to read Eva and Eve, please contact Julie through the contacts page to arrange a virtual visit. This Zoom event will be under the auspices of the CBE Book Group, but will be open to everyone at CBE (and beyond).

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THURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021
7:00PM
SCOTT CLEMENS BOOK CLUB

If you are a book club, drop me an email… I love visiting with readers!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021
7:00PM – Online
THE NORWICH BOOKSTORE, NORWICH, VT

I’ll be in conversation with Judy Bolton-Fasman to discuss her new book Asylum and our overlapping stories of family secrets, hosted by Sam Kass, owner of the bookstore. More info will post soon on their website.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
7:00PM
SCOVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Salisbury, CT

In conversation with Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder. Online details to follow.

Scoville Memorial Library

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
3:00PM
BROWN HARRIS STEVENS ONLINE ZOOMCAST

For real estate agents nationwide. In conversation with BHS CEO Bess Freedman about the research journey of Eva and Eve and how that uncovered a connection to a member of the Brown family.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
5:00PM
BOOK DISCUSSION AND DINNER IN THE SUKKAH, West Hartford, CT

Beth El Temple Women’s Network in partnership with Voices of Hope. Register.

Book Discussion and Dinner in the Sukkah

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
5:00PM PST/8:00PM EST
STORIES ON STAGE SACRAMENTO

Sacramento’s award-winning, non-profit literary performance series, featuring electrifying prose and crackling theater, the work of today’s best authors performed with theatrical flair. Designated by Sactown Magazine as Best of the City, 2019. Due to the ongoing pandemic this will be a virtual event.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
5:30PM
NORTHEAST HARBOR LIBRARY

As a nearly life-long visitor to coastal Maine, I’m thrilled to share Eva and Eve with audiences in the area. I’ll be in conversation with Elly Andrews, Library Director. Online viewing details to follow.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021
7:00PM, Virtual Event
PRINT: A Bookstore, Portland, Maine

In conversation with Jessica Pearce Rotondi, author of the memoir What We Carry. For Maine friends, you can order Eva and Eve and What We Carry in person starting July 7 at 273 Congress Street in Portland, Maine or online at printbookstore.com or by phone: 207-536-4778

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021
6:30PM
GUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Washington, CT

A presentation about Eva and Eve, including visuals, with plenty of time for Q&A. I’m looking forward to sharing my book in the community where my parents built a weekend home in 1968.

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SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021
1:00PM
CONGREGATION MIKVEH ISRAEL, Philadelphia, PA

Rabbi Albert Gabbai has extended an invitation to speak at this celebrated synagogue, founded in 1740, the oldest continuously operating temple in the United States.

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FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021
11:00AM PDT/2:00PM ET
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEMOIR WRITERS

Julie will talk with NAMW Founder and President Linda Joy Myers about Eva and Eve from idea to research, to writing process, and finally to publication. Open to members of NAMW. For more information about NAMW.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021
THOUGHTS FROM A PAGE PODCAST, Taping

Hosted by Cindy Burnett. Cindy interviews authors and other individuals in the publishing industry about the latest and greatest books and trends in the industry. Listen to find some great new reads!

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SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021
6:00PM CT
SAN MIGUEL WRITERS’ CONFERENCE AND LITERARY FESTIVAL

In conversation with Danielle Trussoni as part of the festival’s current Distinguished Author Series. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Susan Page, Executive Director. Details to follow.

San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021
7:00PM
BOOK CLUB HOSTED BY JULIA CHAVEZ

If you are interested in reading Eva and Eve and having me visit with your book club, please contact me through the Contact page. For larger groups, you can book through my Book Yaya page.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021
6:00PM PT/9:00PM ET
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, Los Angeles, CA

In conversation with Director Liebe Geft

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MONDAY, JUNE 28
1:00PM EST
MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP HOSTED BY LINDA SPEER

Learn more.

Linda Morrison Spear

THURSDAY, JUNE 17
7:00PM EST
OBLONG BOOKS AND MUSIC, Rhinebeck, NY

In conversation with Ly Tran, author of the memoir House of Sticks.
Ly’s beautifully written book tells the story of her Vietnamese family and their experience as newcomers in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. We will talk about the overlapping themes in our books, recapturing the past, and how trauma can move through generations.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
6:00PM
BOOK YAYA

In conversation with Dan Fried, co-creator of Book Yaya. A special presentation for people searching for family ancestry and Austrian descendants of Holocaust survivors
Details to follow.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 6
8:30PM
CONGREGATION RINAT YISRAEL, Teaneck, NY

Moderated by Faye Landes, co-chair of Adult Education

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12
7:00PM
WOMEN READING ALOUD

Hosted by Julie Maloney. I’ll be talking to another Julie about how Eva and Eve came to be, writing process, and more as part of the celebrated author series devoted to women’s voices. Register for this virtual conversation.

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FRIDAY, MAY 7
7:00PM EST
GLOBAL GIRLS BOOK CLUB
Julie will talk to host Jackie Russell about Eva and Eve and take questions from participating readers around the world. Join this Facebook event.

THURSDAY, MAY 6
2:00PM EDT
QWERTY PODCAST Taping

Hosted by Marion Roach Smith
I’m thrilled to speak with Marion Roach Smith who has been a writing coach for all things memoir in addition to hosting her podcast with a wide range of writers working in this genre. The interview will be available on Apple podcasts and I’ll share those details as soon as the interview is released.

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THURSDAY, MAY 6
11:00AM
AUTHOR STORIES PODCAST Taping

with Hank Garner
Garner started the Author Stories Podcast in the fall of 2014 because he wanted to listen to authors tell their stories. Not just about the stories they’d written, but the stories of what made them who they are. He wanted to know what made creative people tick, and his is fascinated by the journey that people take to get to where they are. Air date to be announced.

Author Stories Podcast with Hank Garner

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
WGXC RADIO Taping

Interview with George Spencer

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MONDAY, APRIL 19
3:30PM EST
PERSONAL SPACE, THE MEMOIR CHANNEL ON LIT HUB

Hosted by Sari Botton. We’ll talk about the combination of research and serendipity that helped me in writing Eva and Eve. Air date to be announced.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 16
1:00PM MST | 3:00PM EST
HAVEN NEST COMMUNITY, HOSTE BY LAURA MUNSON

Laura hosts writing retreats from her home base in beautiful rural Montana. We’ll do a Q&A about the writing process.

Laura Munson's Haven. Writing Workshops and Retreats

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
4:00PM EDT
CHILDREN’S BURN FOUNDATION BOOK CLUB
An online followup to the silent book auction in March, Maya Lang and I will participate in a one-hour book club event. Bring your questions!

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TUESDAY, APRIL 13
7:00-8:00PM EST
BOOK YA YA
Free and online, hosted by Book Ya Ya in partnership with the Dobbs Ferry Public Library. In conversation with Danielle Trussoni, author of the bestselling Angelology series and The Ancestor. We’ll talk about genealogy research and motherhood in her novel and my memoir.
Register for the event.
Visit the Book Ya Ya website.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
6:30PM EST
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTRY
In conversation with Thorin R. Tritter, Ph.D, Museum and Programming Director, in partnership with Book Revue.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 8
2:00PM EST
LEO BAECK INSTITUTE
In conversation with Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped. Hosted by Michael Simonson, Director of Public Outreach at the Leo Back Institute, NYC. We’ll talk about our overlapping family histories as children of Holocaust survivors, memory, and how to tell the stories of the past.
Visit the Leo Baeck Institute website.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7
6:00PM EST
MIDTOWN SCHOLAR BOOKSTORE
In conversation with Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure. The event will be moderated by Alex Brubaker, manager of Midtown Scholar. Details and registration to follow.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 6
7:00PM CT
UNBOUND BOOK FESTIVAL (Columbia, MO)
Two Authors in Conversation.
Julie Metz will talk writing, creativity, and connection with Laura Munson, author of the USA Today bestseller Willa’s Grove Skylark Bookshop will have signed copies of both books available for order.
Learn more about this event.

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MONDAY, APRIL 5
4:00PM EST
READING WITH ROBIN
Instagram Live, in conversation with Robin Kall.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26
11:00AM EDT
LET’S TALK on WDVR
Let’s Talk is a weekly talk show, which airs from 3-5 pm on Mondays on WDVR. Join Claudine Wolk and Andy Kin for interesting interviews with local and not-so-local authors, musicians, entrepreneurs, self-help specialists and not-for-profit leaders. @letstalkWDVR

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THURSDAY, MARCH 18
10:30AM EST
MOMS DON’T HAVE TIME TO READ BOOKS
Interview with Zibby Owens, creator of Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books.

Moms don't have time to read books with Zibby Owens

TUESDAY, MARCH 9
CHILDREN’S BURN FOUNDATION VIRTUAL GALA BENEFIT
Will auction twenty copies of Eva and Eve and Maya Shanbhag Lang’s What We Carry. Winners of the auction will participate in a one-hour virtual book club event with both authors on Wednesday, April 14 at 4:00PM EST.
More information to follow at childburn.org or @childrensburnfoundation.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 9
7:00PM CT/8:00PM EST
MAGER’S & QUINN BOOKSELLERS (Minneapolis, MN)
In Conversation with Laura Munson, USA Today bestselling author of Willa’s Grove
We’ll talk about fiction vs memoir writing and how to stay creative in these hard times.
Learn more about Mager’s & Quinn.
Event platform: Be.Live will live stream to Facebook & YouTube. The link will be available one week before the event. Event page.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 7
2:00PM MST/3:00PM CT/4:00PM EST
WELLER BOOK WORKS (Salt Lake City, UT)
In Conversation with Laura Munson
USA Today bestselling author of Willa’s Grove
This is the first of three “in conversation” events where Laura and I will discuss creativity and creating community in these hard times, and memoir vs fiction writing.
Learn more about this event.
Learn more about Weller Book Works.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2020
READING WITH ROBIN
Pre-Publication Bonanza with 26 Authors.
Listen to the full event. Start at 8:06 to hear Robin Kall’s interview with Julie.

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