Eric Jay Dolin
Upcoming Speaking Engagements, and Book Signings
I have given about 400 talks and slide shows on a variety of my books. A partial list of the venues where I have spoken includes the following: American Museum of Natural History, Mystic Seaport, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Mount Vernon, Mariner's Museum and Park, Tenement Museum, South Street Seaport, National Archives, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Gret Lives Lecture Series at the University of Mary Washington, Porter Square Bookstore, Harvard Bookstore, Concord Bookshop, Larchmont Yacht Club, Nantucket Whaling Museum, Mississippi Book Festival, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Cape Cod Natural History Museum, Nantucket Atheneum, Yale University, House of Seven Gables, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Concord Festival of Writers, Town Hall Seattle, Darien Library, Miami Book Festival, Lemuria Bookstore, Stoneridge Independent Living, Newbridge on the Charles Independent Living, Fishers Island Museum, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Wayland Library, Jamestown Public Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, Eldredge Public Library, Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead Museum, Essex Meadows Independent Living, Darien Sail & Power Squadron, Bath Maritime Museum, Hyannis Yacht Club, and scores of other libraries, museums, historical societies, and independent living facilities throughout New England and beyond.
If you are interested in having me as a speaker for any of my books, please contact me via the contact form on this website (see tab above).
July 2026
The New National Museum of the United States Navy
July 2, 2026
I will be recording from my home office a talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution PLUS a brief introduction to The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail -- which will be aired through Navy channels and on Youtube at a later date.
July 9, 2026
6 PM
32 Essex Street
Beverly, MA
Talk sponsored by the Bookshop of Beverly Farms
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 13, 2026
7 PM
Olde Colonial Courthouse
3046 Main Street in Barnstable Village
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 15, 2026
7 PM
170 Washington Street
Marblehead, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 16, 2026
5:30 PM
The talk will be at the Sawyer Public Library
61 Main St.
Gloucester, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 17, 2026
7 PM
279 Harvard Street
Coolidge Corner
Brookline, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 21, 2026
3 PM
186 Jerry Browne Road
Mystic, Connecticut 06355
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
the Darien Sail & Power Squadron
July 23, 2026
7-8 PM
1441 Post Rd.
Darien, CT
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 25, 2026
4 PM
80 Stonington Rd.
Mystic, Connecticut 06355
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
July 30, 2026
6 PM
Talk at and co-sponsored by the Wolfeboro Public Library
259 South Main St.
Wolfeboro, NH
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
August 2026
August 4, 2026
11 AM
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library
August 6, 2026
6 PM
4246 Washington St
Roslindale, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
August 17, 2026
5 PM
PRIVATE EVENT
"Authors in Conversation" with Mitzi Rapkin on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
First Draft, a podcast in partnership with Lit Hub
August 18, 2026
6:30 PM
Live taping, open to the public
400 Robinson Street
Basalt, CO
In conversatioin with Mitzi Rapkin on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
September 2026
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
September 2, 2026
6:30 PM
303 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
September 3, 2026
6:30 PM
1000 Beale Ave
Ann Arbor, MI
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Mattapoisett Free Public Library
September 16, 2026
5:30 PM
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution PLUS a brief introduction to The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts
September 17, 2026
6:00 PM
St. Botolph Club
199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
September 24, 2026
6 PM
1 Governors Lane
Exeter, NH
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
September 25-27, 2026
Time TBD
Lewes, Delaware
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
October 2026
October 1, 2026
5:30 PM
15 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Cape Cod Natural History Museum
October 3, 2026
1 PM
869 Main Street
Brewster, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
October 5, 2026
6:30 PM
4 Precinct Street
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Old Bridgewater Historical Society
October 8, 2026
7 PM
162 Howard Street
West Bridgewater, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Supported by a grant from the Trustees of the Howard Funds
October 9, 2026
Time TBD
15 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Andover Center for History & Culture
October 10, 2026
4 PM
97 Main Street
Andover, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Supported by a grant from the Trustees of the Howard Funds
Co-sponsored by the Westchester County Historical Society
October 15, 2026
6:30 - 8 PM
Hommocks Middle School
130 Hommocks Rd, Larchmont, NY
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Co-sponsored by the Rye Historical Society
October 16, 2026
Time TBD
Square House Museum
1 Purchase St., Rye, NY
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
November 2026
November 19, 2026
12:15-1:30 PM
Danversport
161 Eliott St.
Danvers, MA
Talk on the writing process, featuring some of my books
January 2027
January 7, 2027
5 PM
PRIVATE EVENT
152 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Falmouth Forum -- Presented by Friends of the Marine Biological Lab
January 22, 2027
7:30 PM
Cornelia Clapp Auditorium
7 MBL Street
Woods Hole, MA
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
February 2027
Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
February 8, 2027
12-2 PM
2301 First Street
Fort Meyers, FL
Talk on The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail