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Appearances:

Wednesday September 30, 2026, 1:30 pm: Guest on “What’s Happening” on WOVV FM 90.1 Ocracoke Community Radio. Audio link to come.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 6:30 pm: Pre-launch Event and Book Signing at Sidetrack Books for Love and Other Incurable Ailments, Linda K. Sienkiewicz in conversation with author Lisa Peers. Get tickets here
Address: 325 S. Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI

Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6 pm – 8 pm: Book Launch Party at Color | Ink Studio & Gallery for Love and Other Incurable Ailments. Hosted by Melinda LaPere. Linda K. Sienkiewicz in conversation with author Dorene O’Brien. Book Beat will be selling books. Refreshments. Free event. Doors open at 5:30 for the gallery exhibit.
Address: 20919 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI, two short blocks north of 8 Mile in Hazel Park.

Saturday, November 7, 2026, 4:00 pm: Michigan Authors and the Power of Place at The Road Less Traveled Books. A discussion and Q&A with authors Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Jan Rydzon, and Donald Levin; moderated by Jennifer Mckee. Free event. 
Address: 33300 Thomas St, Farmington, MI

Monday, November 9, 2026, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Rochester DDA Holiday Expo, selling books with Rochester Writers. This is the official kick-off to the holiday season in Downtown Rochester! Join over 60 vendors for shopping, sampling, and services, plus door prize drawings throughout the evening. Admission is free! Event page.
Address: 600 E University Dr. at the Royal Park Hotel, Rochester, MI

Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 6:30 pm: Book Event and Signing at Literati Bookstore for Love and Other Incurable Ailments. Linda K. Sienkiewicz in conversation with author Laura Hulthen Thomas. Free event.
Address: 124 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI

Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 6:00 pm: Helping Bonnie Jo Campbell celebrate the launch of her new book, The Spirits, at 2 Dandelions Bookshop. Both Bonnie Jo’s and Linda’s books available for purchase and signing. Register please.
Address: 428 W. Main St., Brighton, MI.

Saturday, November 14, 2026, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Up North Book Signing at Dockside Books for Love and Other Incurable Ailments.
Address: 204 Bridge St., Charlevoix, MI

Sunday, December 6, 2026, 2:00 pm for Love and Other Incurable Ailments at The Bookman bookstore. Linda K. Sienkiewicz in conversation with author Patti Eddington, Free event. Both Linda’s and Patti’s books will be available for purchase and signing.
Address: 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI

April 17, 2027, 9 am – 4 pm: Craft workshop: Punch Up Your Dialogue, at the 40th anniversary of A Rally of Writers. Registration and payment required; scholarships available. Details to come.
Address: West Campus (Delta Township) of Lansing Community College, 5708 Cornerstone Dr, Lansing, MI 48917

Suzy’s Approved Book Blog Tour

October 19th- Linda’s Book Obsession 
October 20th- Books and Coffee MX 
October 28th –Marilyn Goncalves 
October 28th –Tammy Reads 
October 30th-  CMT Loves Wine and Books 
October 31st- Plains Reading 
November 1st- Books Love and Understanding 
November 3rd- Rozier Reads and Wine 
November 4th –Nature Books and Coffee 
November 5th-  One More Exclamation
November 6th- Subakka Bookstuff 
November 6th- Sarah’s Bookish Reviews 
November 9th- Coffee Break Book Reviews 
November 9th-  Nissa the Bookworm 

Check for updates on North Carolina book appearances!

Linda K. Sienkiewicz, author of the novels Love and Other Incurable Ailments and In the Context of Love, and children’s book, Gordy and the Ghost Crab,

Recorded events:

May 18, 2023: Stonecoast MFA alumni reading series, 7:00 pm, with Linda, Jacob Strunk, Ellie O’Leary, and Lauren Davis video recording

March 23, 2023, Poetry reading with Linda, sponsored by the First UU Detroit Poetry Vespers. Video recording

February 22, 2023: Zoom poetry reading for Crazy Wisdom Poetry Circle; hosts: Ed Morin, David Jibson and Lissa Perrin. Watch on YouTube.

March 27, 2022: Linda gave a reading in a Poetry Vigil for Ukraine, sponsored by the Detroit Writers Guild, and hosted by M.L. Liebler, Linda Nemec Foster, and Diane DeCillis. Watch on YouTube

Podcast for A Little Too Quiet recorded for the Ferndale Public Library, February 2021: “A conversation with award-winning author and illustrator Linda Sienkiewicz about the creative process and her new children’s picture book GORDY AND THE GHOST CRAB. Download A Little Too Quiet

Recorded on February 17, 2021, Poets & Pies virtual poetry reading event, Join us in the studio Zoom Audience or Live on Facebook. Reading with Linda are Bill Harris and Arnie Johnston. View recording HERE (don’t worry when you see me get up and walk away on the recording! I return! lol!)

February 13, 2019, Speak Poetry, Detroit Working Writers (DWW) ONTV taping of “Speak, Poetry” Lake Orion ONTV. Watch on YouTube

Linda K. Sienkiewicz and other poets at a reading.

About Linda

Award-wining author of two novels, five poetry chapbooks, and one picture book. More here.

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