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Events
October 15, 2025
5-7pm
BQSQD
208 W 13th Street, NYC
IN CONVERSATION with author Ann Aptaker celebrating the launch of her latest novel
GOLD FOR THE DEAD
October 17, 2025
10am
Womencrafts
376 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA
MEMOIR PANEL: Truth to the Page: The Art (And Risk) of Writing a Courageous Memoir
Kate Rounds, Felice Cohen, Lori Horvitz, Karen Solt
October 17, 2025
2pm
Town Hall
260 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA
IN CONVERSATION with singer-songwriter and author JANIS IAN celebrating the launch of her documentary Breaking Silence
April 26-May 3, 2026
Olivia Cruise
Leaves from Seattle, WA
LITERARY ADVENTURES AT SEA III
Olivia Travel and Sapphire Books
Cruise in Alaska
Join me and five other authors:
Georgia Beers, Virginia Black, Isabella, Karelia and Fay Stetz-Waters! Here's a coupon code for $100 off: ALASKALITERARY2026
Watch my conversation
with legend RITA MAE BROWN
at Women's Week's 40th Anniversary in Provincetown
on YouTube.
Videos
from past talks, events & documentaries
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Past Events
January 18
What Papa Told Me Holocaust Talk
David M. Hunt Library (https://www.huntlibrary.org/event/what-papa-told-me-book-talk-virtual/)
Falls Village, CT
Zoom
January 18
Reading "Half In"
The Center (https://gaycenter.org/)
New York, NY
In-Person & Zoom
January 25
Reading "Half In"
Sapphic Story Hour
Zoom
February 21
Writers Panel (https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=874616601341544&id=100063796353080&paipv=0&eav=AfbThf4gk9vd2kxFE1LqOVbmwp5Z60UxQ29n4iVItTCSgMCiwWPS0i8TH0-7juyotpo&_rdr)
St. Peters University
Dinneen Hall, McIntyre B
March 3
Reading & Book Signing with
Memoirists Lori Horvitz & Melissa Giberson
Henrietta Hudson(https://henriettahudson.com/)
New York, NY
March 5
Author Talk "Half In"
Washington Hebrew Congregation(https://www.whctemple.org/event/women-of-whcs-literary-club-presents-felice-cohen/)
Zoom
March 14
Memoir Workshop(https://www.artemissportingarms.com/classdetail.cfm?class_id=1029)
Artemis Shooting Sports & Training Academy*(https://www.artemissportingarms.com/classdetail.cfm?class_id=1029)
Elmsford, NY
*I know, I know, it’s a Gun Club. But they have a conference room for events!
April 11
Author Talk "What Papa Told Me"
Jewish Family & Children's Services of Greater (https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E355770&id=111)Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
April 18
Memoir Panel
University of Massachusetts Amherst (https://www.umass.edu/)
Amherst, MA
April 24
Author Memoir Talk w/ Melissa Giberson (https://www.melissagiberson.com/)& Michelle Axelson(https://womencraftsptown.com/)
Lesbian Visibility Week
Womencrafts(https://womencraftsptown.com/)
376 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
April 26 & 27
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore & Reading
Camp Rehoboth (https://www.camprehoboth.org/)
Rehoboth, DE
June 3
Author Talk "Half In"
JCC Greater New Haven (https://www.jccnh.org/)
New Haven, CT
June 2
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore
Asbury Park Pride(https://jerseypride.org/)
Asbury Park, NJ
June 9
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore
DC Pride (https://www.capitalpride.org/)
Washington, DC
June 29
Lavender Con
(https://lavendercon.com/)Panel: Sharing Your Truth : The Power of Real Queer Stories
With Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Tony Keith Jr., Mo Melo
Washington, DC
July 10-14
Golden Crown Literary Conference (https://www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/)
Panel: Who Are We Talking To?
Panel: Outing Ourselves: Daring to Write Our Own Stories
Panel: Tongue Twisters: Narrating Challenges
Reading
Minneapolis, MN
October 17
Panel: Sharing Your Truth : The Power of Real Queer Stories
With Melissa Giberson, Lori Horvitz and Kate Rounds
Women's Week 40th Anniversary (https://womensweekprovincetown.com/)
Womencrafts(https://womencraftsptown.com/)
376 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
October 17
Book Fair and Reading
Women's Week 40th Anniversary (https://womensweekprovincetown.com/)
Town Hall
260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
October 18
In Conversation with Rita Mae Brown
Women's Week 40th Anniversary (https://womensweekprovincetown.com/)
Town Hall
260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
FEBRUARY 17-19
Read Out Literary Festival(https://readout.lgbtqgulfport.org/)
Gulfport, FL
MARCH 18
Golden Crown Regional Literary Event(https://www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/2023-njregional-event)
Panel on Diversity
Jersey City, NJ
MARCH 19
Yad Vashem(https://www.yadvashemusa.org/)
Panel & Workshop on Documenting Family History
Boca Raton, FL (virtual)
MARCH 19
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore(https://sapphiclitpopup.com/)
Ginger's Bar, Brooklyn, NY
MARCH 24-26
Saints & Sinners Literary Festival(https://www.neworleans.com/event/saints-%2B-sinners-literary-festival/3259/)
Memoir Workshop, Memoir Panel & Reading
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, LA
MARCH 30
Authors in Conversation(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w1DC2GZ7Q8)
Rita Mae Brown & Felice Cohen
The Center, New York, NY
APRIL 8
Author Talk with Rick Koonce, podcast host(https://www.brcapecod.com/)
Bread & Roses Bookshop & Cafe
Hyannis, MA
APRIL 13
What Papa Told Me / Holocaust Talk(https://www.centervillelibrary.org/Pages/Index/204341/featured-events)
Centerville Public Library
Centerville, MA
APRIL 22
Rainbow Book Fair(https://rainbowbookfair.com/)
The Center
New York, NY
APRIL 29
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore(https://sapphiclitpopup.com/)
Camp Rehoboth Women's Fest
Rehoboth, DE
MAY 3
Memoir Workshop "(https://rainbowbookfair.com/)From Pain to Published"(https://rainbowbookfair.com/)
(Private Group)
Zoom
MAY 24
Staten Island Pride(https://www.pridecentersi.org/)
Memoir Panel
Staten Island, NY
JUNE 7
Outspoken Reading(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outspoken-reading-series-june-7-tickets-641409040707)
Society of Illustrators
New York, NY
JUNE 10
Memoir Workshop "(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outspoken-reading-series-june-7-tickets-641409040707)From Pain to Published"(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outspoken-reading-series-june-7-tickets-641409040707)
Golden Crown Literary Society
Zoom
JUNE 11
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore(https://sapphiclitpopup.com/)
DC Pride
Washington, DC
JUNE 14
Outspoken Reading(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outspoken-reading-series-june-7-tickets-641409040707)
Society of Illustrators
New York, NY
JUNE 15
Memoir Workshop "(https://newshelves.com/from-pain-to-published/)From Pain to Published"(https://newshelves.com/from-pain-to-published/)
In Partnership with NewShelvesBooks.com
Zoom
JUNE 22
Interview: Things That Matter(https://www.showandtales.com/event/things-that-matter/)
In Partnership with NewShelvesBooks.com
Zoom
JULY 11
Memoir Workshop "(https://www.showandtales.com/event/things-that-matter/)From Pain to Published"(https://www.showandtales.com/event/things-that-matter/)
All She Wrote Books
Sommerville, MA
JULY 12
Author Talk(https://www.wellfleetlibrary.org/)
Wellfleet Public Library
Wellfleet, MA
JULY 26
Memoir Workshop "From Pain to Published"(https://www.showandtales.com/event/things-that-matter/)
Hyannis Public Library
Hyannis, MA
AUGUST 2
Author Talk "Half In"(https://www.showandtales.com/event/things-that-matter/)
Hyannis Public Library
Hyannis, MA
AUGUST 19
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore(https://sapphiclitpopup.com/)
Stir Lounge
Philadelphia, PA
AUGUST 20
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore(https://sapphiclitpopup.com/)
LeHigh Valley Pride
Bethlehem, PA
SEPTEMBER 17
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore(https://sapphiclitpopup.com/)
Charlottesville Pride
Charlottesville, PA
OCTOBER 1
Queer Book Nook(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
OCTOBER 10
Author Reading "Half In"(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Must Love Memoir
Jake's Dilemma, NY, NY
OCTOBER 12
Author Reading "Half In"(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Women's Week
Napi's Restaurant
Provincetown, MA
OCTOBER 12
Author Signing "Half In"(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Women's Week
Womencrafts
Provincetown, MA
OCTOBER 12
What Papa Told Me Talk(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Wheldon Memorial Library
West Barnstable, MA
OCTOBER 29
What Papa Told Me Talk(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Temple Beth El
Teaneck, NJ
NOVEMBER 16
Writing Workshop(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Women's Fiction Writers(https://www.felicecohen.com/team-3)
Zoom
DECEMBER 9
Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore
A League of Her Own(http://www.alohodc.com/)
Washington, DC
JUNE 9
Barnstable High School(https://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/bhs)
Hyannis, MA
MAY 19
3G Baltimore(https://tbeboca.org/)
Baltimore, MD (virtual)
JANUARY 11
Temple Beth El(https://tbeboca.org/)
Boca Raton, FL (virtual)
SEPTEMBER 22
Half In Book Launch
Centerville Library(https://www.centervillelibrary.org/)
Centerville, MA
OCTOBER 10
The Lipstick Lounge(https://thelipsticklounge.com/)
Nashville, TN
OCTOBER 12
Generation Women(https://www.generationwomen.us/next-show)
New York, NY
OCTOBER 13
A League of Her Own(http://www.alohodc.com/)
Washington, DC
NOVEMBER 19 & 20
Florida Tiny House Festival(https://www.facebook.com/events/759488398537265/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A360365032872028%7D%7D]%22%7D)
Sarasota, FL
DECEMBER 3 & 4
TinyFest Southwest(https://www.tinyfest.events/southwest-2022/)
Scottsdale, AZ
DECEMBER 12
Author Talk
(https://allevents.in/sedona/author-talk-with-felice-cohen-sallyanne-monti-and-kiersten-hathcock-sedona-arizona/200023623629738)with Kiersten Hathcock & Sallyanne Monti
Sedona, AZ
All talks were virtual.
Thanks a lot Covid-19!
Most talks were virtual.
Thanks again Covid-19!
February 23, 2020
3GDC: 3 Generations, 3 Authors(https://www.adasisrael.org/event/3gdc-presents-3-generations-3-authors---a-multigenerational-authors-panel-in-special-partnership-with-adas-israel-congregation.html)
ADAS Israel Congregation(https://www.adasisrael.org/)
Washington, DC
March 29
American Society for Yad Vashem(https://www.yadvashemusa.org/)
Barbara Gutfreund ARFA Conference(https://www.yadvashemusa.org/barbara-gutfreund-arfa-teachers-conference-2020/)
New York City
January 27
East Midwood Jewish Center
Brooklyn, NY
March 1-2
Georgia Tiny House Festival
Macon, GA
March 21
Search & Care
New York, NY
March 23
American Society for Yad Vashem
New York, NY
April 29
Nauset High School (panel)
Nauset, MA
May 22
Katz JCC
Cherry Hill, NJ
May 28
Sandwich High School
Sandwich, MA
May 29
Barnstable High School
Hyannis, MA
September 16
Temple Beth Shalom
Cherry Hill, NJ
October 19 & 20
Massachusetts Tiny House Festival
Beverly, MA
November 14
Temple Shalom of Newton
Newton, MA
Nov 22-24
Florida Tiny House Festival
Orlando, FL
March 2-4
Georgia Tiny House Festival
(http://unitedtinyhouse.com/2017-georgia-tiny-house-festival/)Hampton, GA
March 18
American Society for Yad Vashem
(https://www.yadvashemusa.org/events-posts/educators-conference-2018/)New York, NY
June 3
Shalom Heritage Club
Jackson, NJ
June 16-18
Tiny Houses Across America
(https://www.tinyhouseexpedition.com/blog/2018/6/12/live-from-tiny-houses-across-america)Manasas, VA
September 22
Maker Faire NYC
(https://makerfaire.com/new-york/)Corona, NY
September 28-30
Massachusetts Tiny House Festival
(https://masstinyhousefestival.com/)Marshfield, MA
December 3
Falmouth Congregation
(https://www.falmouthjewish.org/)Falmouth, MA
March 2
S & S Birnbaum JCC
(http://www.ssbjcc.org/)Bridgewater, NJ
March 3-5
Georgia Tiny House Festival
(http://unitedtinyhouse.com/2017-georgia-tiny-house-festival/)Eatonton, GA
March 13
Duxbury Book Club
Duxbury, MA
March 19
American Society for Yad Vashem
(https://www.yadvashemusa.org/events-posts/educators-conference-2018/)New York, NY
April 4
UJA Training
New York, NY
April 5
5th Annual Collaborative Conference on Holocaust Education
College of St. Elizabeth
(https://www.steu.edu/)Morristown, NJ
April 12
Southeast Coast MA
"How to Organize your Workspace for Success"
Hyannis, MA
May 4
East Side Community High School
(http://www.eschs.org/)New York, NY
May 5
The Suffolk JCC
(http://syjcc.org/)Commack, NY
May 7
Mind, Body & Spirit: A Day for Women to Join Together
Jewish Alliance of Greater RI
(https://www.jewishallianceri.org/)Providence, RI
June 16
Main Line Reform Temple
(http://www.mlrt.org/)Wynnewood, PA
June 17-18
New Jersey Tiny House Festival
(http://unitedtinyhouse.com/2017-new-jersey-tiny-house-festival/)Augusta, NJ
June 29
"How to Build a Better World"
South Regional Library (Skype)
Naples, FL
July 1-2
Tiny House Freedom Fest
(http://tinyhousefreedomfest.com/)New Paltz, NY
Sept 23-24
3rd Annual Big Tiny House Festival
(https://www.facebook.com/events/190482911438028/)Stoughton, MA
October 4
"Behind the Scenes"(https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/courses/NYCM1-CE8503-new-york-behind-the-scenes.html)
New York University
(https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/courses/NYCM1-CE8503-new-york-behind-the-scenes.html)New York, NY
November 14
NYC Hadassah Chapter
(http://www.hadassah.org/)New York, NY
November 17
The Suffolk JCC
(http://syjcc.org/)Comack, NY
November 17-19
Florida Tiny House Festival
(https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com/events/2017-florida-tiny-house-festival)Elkton, FL
November18-20
Florida Tiny House Festival
(https://unitedtinyhouse.com/2016-florida-tiny-house-festival/)St. Augustine, FL
November 2
Shalom Austin
(https://shalomaustin.org/calendar?=&ceid=3440)Austin, TX
October 30
JCC of the LeHigh Valley
Allentown, PA
October 13
Subterranean Books
(https://store.subbooks.com/)St. Louis, MO
September 17
Centerville Public Library
(https://www.centervillelibrary.org/)Centerville, MA
August 18
Dennis Public Library
(http://www.dennispubliclibrary.org/)Dennis, MA
August 11
The Inspired Word
Parkside Lounge
(https://www.parksidelounge.net/)New York City
August 5-7
Tiny House Jamboree
(https://www.tinyhousejamboree.com/)Colorado Springs, CO
July 28 & 29
Tiny House Festival in Quebec
(https://www.festivalminimaisons.quebec/single-post/2017/03/20/3rd-edition-of-the-Tiny-House-Festival)Quebec, Canada
July 16
2nd Big Massachusetts
(https://masstinyhousefestival.com/)Tiny House Festival
(https://masstinyhousefestival.com/)Concord, MA
July 6
Hyannis Public Library
(http://www.hyannislibrary.org/)Hyannis, MA
July 6
The Naked Challenge:
Creative Mastery Global Summit
(https://thenakedchallenge.splashthat.com/)Nigeria
June 22
Horizons House
Fort Lee, NJ
May 12
Book Release Party: 90 Lessons
Lowe's Home Improvement
(https://www.lowes.com/store/NY-New%20York/3292)New York City
May 4
Eastside Community HS
(http://www.eschs.org/)East 12th Street
New York City
April 12
Little Shop of Crafts
(http://littleshopny.com/)New York City
March 31
What Papa Told Me (panel)
Hebrew Union College
New York, NY
February 28
Screening/Panel: Holocaust in My Pocket
Museum Jewish Heritage
(https://mjhnyc.org/)New York, NY
February 24
\Westchester Elementary School(https://www.browardschools.com/westchester)
Coral Springs, FL
March 24
Temple Emanuel(http://www.templeemanuel.org/)
Cherry Hill, NJ
April 16
Nauset Middle School(https://www.nausetschools.org/NRMS)
Cape Cod, MA
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