Speaking Engagements
Over the past ten years I have given more than 350 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, Mariner's Museum and Park, Tenement Museum, South Street Seaport, National Archives, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Porter Square Bookstore, Harvard Bookstore, Concord Bookshop, Larchmont Yacht Club, Nantucket Whaling Museum, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Cape Cod Natural History Museum, Yale University, House of Seven Gables, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Concord Festival of Writers, Town Hall Seattle, and scores of libraries throughout New England.
CHANGE IN PUBLICATION DATE!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PUBLICATION DATE FOR MY FORTHCOMING BOOK -- A FURIOUS SKY: THE FIVE-HUNDRED-YEAR HISTORY OF AMERICA'S HURRICANES -- HAS BEEN MOVED FROM JUNE 9 TO AUGUST 4, 2020. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF RESCHEDULING MOST OF MY TALKS THAT WERE TO TAKE PLACE IN JUNE AND JULY, TO MOVE THEM TO LATER IN THE YEAR. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH THIS PAGE IN THE COMING MONTHS TO SEE THE NEW SUMMER AND FALL SCHEDULE. THANKS!!
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). Thank you for your interest.
July 2020
Thursday, July 23, 2020
7 PM
13 South St.
Hanover, NH
Virtual talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Friday, July 24, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Virtual talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
August 2020
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Time TBD
45 South Main St.
Concord, NH
Virtual talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Literary Luncheon at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club
Sponsored by Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Noon-2:30 PM
2173 Route 28
Harwich, MA
This is a ticketed event. To order tickets go to the Where The Sidewalk Ends website.
I will be part of a panel of three authors, and will be talking about A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, August 6, 2020
7 PM
65 Palmer Avenue
Falmouth, MA
Virtual talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
5 PM (book signing)
5:30 (talk)
202 Banner Hall
4465 I-55 North
Jackson, MI
Thursday, August 13, 2020
7 PM
17 School St.
Rockport, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, August 20, 2020
7 PM
25 Drift Rd.
Westport, MA
Virtual talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
7 PM
15 Concord Rd.
Billerica, MA
Virtual talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Wedensday, August 26, 2020
7 PM
2 New Liberty St.
Salem, MA
Talk on Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
September 2020
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Thursday, September 3, 2020
5:30 PM (wine and cheese at 5:30, talk at 6)
869 Route 6A
Brewster, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
7:30 PM
865 Central Ave.
Needham, MA
Talk on When America First Met China
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Time TBD
25 Boston Road
Chelmsford, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, September 17, 2020
7 P.M.
170 Washington Street
Marblehead, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Monday, September 21, 2020
7 PM
61 Burrill St.
Swampscott, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Thursday, September 24, 2020
7 P.M.
100 Museum Dr.
Newport News, VA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
6:30 PM
1 Nahant St.
Marblehead, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricane
Private event
October 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
7 PM
32 Essex St.
Beverly, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
7 PM
0 Lunt Street
Byfield, MA
Talk on When America First Met China
Thursday, October 8, 2020
7 PM
105 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
Talk on Fur, Fortune, and Empire
Thursday, October 15, 2020
6:30 reception, 7 PM talk
Location to be determined
Newburyport, MA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
January 2021
Friends Of The Library of Collier County
Non-Fiction Author Lecture Series
Monday, January 25, 2021
9 AM
Moorings Golf and Country Club
2500 Crayton Road
Naples Florida
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Breakfast included. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Friends group
July 2021
Monday, July 12, 2021
7 PM
3046 Main St
Barnstable, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes