2026 Events Archive

January 7, 4:00 PM EST
Jason Arehart “The Write Thing” Podcast Taping

January 11, 7:00 PM EST
The Back Room: Cocktails and Conversation with your Favorite Authors
NEW YEAR, NEW BOOKS! Christina Kovac, Deborah Goodrich Royce, Dr. Ian Smith, and Sherry Thomas with Hank and Karen Dionne
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Zoom

January 13, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Mary Kubica about IT’S NOT HER
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Facebook Live

January 13, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Emily Ross about SWALLOW TAIL
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Facebook Live

January 14, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Cafe
Hank interviews Jenna Blum about MURDER YOUR DARLINGS
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

January 15, 6:00 PM EST
Hank speaks and signs at The Union Club
Private Event

January 16, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Cafe
Hank interviews Rachel Hawkins about THE STORM
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

January 20, 2:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Jenna Blum about KILL YOUR DARLINGS
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Facebook Live

January 20, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Amy Pease about WILDWOOD
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Facebook Live

January 24, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Jane K. Cleland Webinar Series
In conversation with Hank
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Virtual

February 3, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Amy Meyerson about THE WATER LIES
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Facebook Live

February 3, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Rachel Taff about PAPER CUT
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Facebook Live

February 10, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story
Hank interviews Adele Parks
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

February 17, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Brad Meltzer about THE VIPER
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Facebook Live

February 17, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Tracy Sierra about WARNING SIGNS
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Facebook Live

February 22, 7:00 PM EST
The Back Room: Cocktails and Conversation with your Favorite Authors
FIRESIDE FAVORITES! Yosha Gunakasera, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Lori Rader-Day, and Kate White with Hank and Karen
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Zoom

February 24, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Claire Douglas about THE NEW NEIGHBORS
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Facebook Live

February 24, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Adele Parks about OUR BEAUTIFUL MESS
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Facebook Live

February 28, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST
Southern Voices Festival
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Hank and Megan Abbott Panels:
11:15 AM CST on the Library Plaza
2:30 PM CST in the Library Theatre
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Drive
Hoover, AL

Tuesday, March 3, 6:00 PM EST
Book Love
Hank in conversation with Danielle Girard about PINKY SWEAR
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7 Village Green South
Plymouth, MA

Wednesday, March 4, 8:00 PM EST
Fresh Fiction Video Book Club
Virtual

Friday, March 13, 2:00 PM EST
RiverCourt Residences Writing Workshop
Private Event

Monday, March 16, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story
Hank interviews Mark Oppenheimer about JUDY BLUME: A LIFE
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

Tuesday, March 17, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Edwin Hill about WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
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Facebook Live

Thursday, March 19, 6:30 PM EST
Mystery/Thriller Book Recs with bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
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Virtual

Tuesday, March 24, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews B.A. Paris about WHEN I KILL YOU
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story
Hank interviews Sandra Brown about BLOODLUST
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

Thursday, March 26, 11:30 PM EST
Hank is keynote speaker at The Martin Institute
Stonehill College
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320 Washington Street
North Easton, MA

Tuesday, March 31, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Nick Petrie about THE DARK TIME
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, March 31, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Will Dean about ADRIFT
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Facebook Live

Wednesday, April 1, 2:00 PM EST
Adventures by the Book Book Club: NPL Wednesday
Virtual

MONDAY SPECIAL DAY! April 6, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews V.E. Schwab about THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, April 7, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Tana French about THE KEEPER
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Facebook Live

Wednesday, April 8
PRIVATE EVENT with Julie Dalton

Thursday, April 9, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story
Hank interviews CARO CLAIRE BURKE about YESTERYEAR
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

Sunday, April 12, 7:00 PM ET
Karen Dionne and Hank Host The Back Room: Cocktails and Conversation with your Favorite Authors
New Season, New Books with Nicole Blades, Sara Maurer, David McCloskey, Nick Petrie
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Virtual

Tuesday, April 14, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Devon Mihesuah about BLOOD RELAY
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Facebook Live

Wednesday, April 15, 7:00-9:00 PM EST
Noir at the Bar to Benefit the Alzheimer’s Association
Hank reads, along with readings from Edwin Hill, Tracy Sierra and Emily Ross
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BARaMOR, 45 Union Street
Newton Centre, MA

Friday-Sunday, April 17-19
Career Authors Writer’s Retreat 2026 – MIT Endicott House Weekend
With Hank, Paula Munier, Brian Andrews, Jessica Strawser and Dana Isaacson
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MIT Endicott House
80 Haven Street
Dedham, MA

Tuesday, April 21, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze
Interviews Kat Rosenfeld about HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WOODS
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Facebook Live

Friday-Sunday, April 24-26
Malice Domestic 38
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Bethesda, MD

Tuesday-Thursday, April 28-30
Edgar® Awards NYC
Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel
New York, NY

Tuesday, April 28, 3:00 PM EST
Edgar® Symposium Panel
Lee Matthew Goldberg Moderates – Hank with Hannah Deitch, Erin Soderberg Downing, Sulari Gentill, Trish Saklecha and Lisa Unger
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Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel
New York, NY

Wednesday, April 29, 6:00 PM EST
The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards with Mystery Writers of America
Hank is nominated for THE SIMON & SCHUSTER MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD for ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS
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Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel
New York, NY

Monday, May 11, 6:30 PM EST
An Unlikely Story
Hank interviews Alex Finlay about THE ANNIVERSARY
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111 South Street
Plainville, MA

Tuesday, May 12, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Corinne Sullivan about Yours Always
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Facebook Live

Thursday, May 14, 6:00 PM EST
Raising A Reader MA’s Dinner with an Author Gala—20th Anniversary
Hank is Featured Author
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Mandarin Oriental
776 Boylston Street
Boston, MA

Friday & Saturday, May 15-16
CrimeCONN 2026: Pick Your Poison
12:00 PM EST: Hank is Luncheon Speaker and Hosts Writers Workshop
2:00 PM EST: Different strokes for different folks: How life’s passions, obsessions, and simple curiosity can lead to the writing life.
Moderator: Reed Farrel Coleman with Daniella Bernett, Rich Cohen, Hank Phillippi Ryan
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Ferguson Library, DiMattia Auditorium
One Public Library Plaza
Stamford, CT

SPECIAL TIME! Sunday, May 17, 5:00 PM ET
Hank Hosts The Back Room: Cocktails and Conversation with your Favorite Authors
All Star Storytellers with Gillian McAllister, Terah Sheldon Harris, Brenda Novak, and Tracy Sierra
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Virtual

Tuesday, May 19, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Ande Pliego about THE LIBRARY AFTER DARK
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, May 19, 5:15-5:45 PM EST
Adventures by the Book
Saratoga Springs Women’s Book Club
Virtual

Thursday, May 21, 7:00 PM ET
The Next Chapter Books Hosts
Hank interviews Robert Bailey about THE MEDIATOR
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1147 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA

Tuesday, May 26, 3:00 PM ET
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Anthony Horowitz about A DEADLY EPISODE
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, June 2, 4:00 PM EST
Interviews Gillian McAllister about CALLER UNKNOWN
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Facebook Live

Thursday, June 4, 8:30 AM-1:30 PM
20th Annual WE CAN Words, Wit and Wisdom 2026
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Wychmere Beach Club
Harwich Port, MA

Sunday, June 7, 7:00 PM EST
Karen Dionne Hosts The Back Room: Cocktails and Conversation with your Favorite Authors
Superb Summer Reads with Julie Carrick Dalton, Hilary Davidson, Isabel J. Kim, and Jessica Strawser
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Virtual

Tuesday, June 9, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Liza Tully about THE FORTY-YEAR GRUDGE
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, June 16, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Kimberly McCreight about SOMEONE ELSE’S HUSBAND
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, June 16, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Jordan Harper about A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, June 16, 6:30 PM EST
Just-Bookish—Words as Worlds
Hank in conversation with Nicole Blades about WOULD I LIE TO YOU
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1463 Dorchester Ave
Boston, MA

Wednesday, June 17, 6:30-7:00 PM EST
Mystery/Thriller Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Hank Phillippi Ryan
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
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Virtual

Thursday, June 18, 6:00 PM EST
Girl Scouts Gold and Silver Awards for 2026
Hank is Keynote Speaker
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA

Tuesday, June 23, 3:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Joe Moldoved about TO THE END OF RECKONING
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Facebook Live

Tuesday, June 23, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews Teddy Wayne about THE AU PAIR
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Facebook Live

Thursday, June 25, 7:00 PM EST
Brookline Booksmith
Hank in conversation with Hannah Selinger about VALLEY OF THE MOMS
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279 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA

Tuesday, June 30, 4:00 PM EST
Hank hosts CRIME TIME on a Mighty Blaze
Interviews David Ellis about KEEP THEM CLOSE
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Facebook Live