Events
To schedule an event or to arrange an interview with Carolyn, contact: Rachel Anderson, rachel@rmapublicity.com
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Thank you to the many libraries, community organizations, corporations, book festivals, museums and book clubs who invited me to give presentations or meet to discuss the book. It has been my honor to bring Marcel’s story to so many people! To schedule an event with Carolyn, contact: Rachel Anderson rachel@rmapublicity.com

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Previous Events:

Dec. 11, 2023 — Book Club #67 (Private event)

Nov. 16, 2023 — Book Club #66 (Private event)

Nov. 9, 2023 — Book Club #65 (Private event)

July 18, 2023 — Book Club #64 for the Ladies / Scotch tasting for the Gentlemen (Private event)

May 30, 2023 — Book Club #63 at Highview Hills Senior Living Center, Lakeville (Private event)

March 21, 2023 — Great River Reading event / Winona State University

Feb. 12, 2023 — Book Club #62 with Zero Circle Book Club (Private event)

Nov. 14, 2022 — Presentation at Eagan Senior High Tea, 1:00 pm. Learn more and get your ticket here.

June 13, 2022 — Book Club #61 with YMCA/White Bear Lake.

March 8, 2022 — Book Club #60 with Ely Chapter of AAUW (Private event)

January 8, 2022 — BookEnds Online Edition, hosted by Wadena County Historical Society. Open to the public.

December 14, 2021 — Book sale/signing before Harold C. Deutsch WWII Roundtable lecture, Minnesota History Center.

October 21, 2021 — Lyngblomsten Author! Author! (Private event)

September 13, 2021 — Smithsonian National Postal Museum Postmarks and Paperbacks Virtual Book Club #59. Free and open to the public.

August 19, 2021 — “Readers Reunion” event held by Valley Bookseller and The Zephyr Theater. Free and open to the public.

January 19, 2021 — Farmington Books & Brew Book Club Club #58 via Zoom

December 10, 2020 — Book Club #57 via Zoom (Private event)

December 2, 2020 — Apple Valley Senior Book Club #56 via Zoom (Private event)

December 1, 2020 — Book Club #55 via Zoom (Private event)

November 16, 2020 — Book Club #54 via Zoom (Private event)

July 27, 2020 — Desnoyer Park Book Club #53 via Zoom (Private event)

June 24, 2020 — Book Club #52 via Zoom (Private event)

May 14, 2020 — Book Club #51 via Zoom (Private event)

April 17, 2020 — Book Club #50 via Zoom (Private event)

February 19, 2020 — Book Club #49 via Skype (Private event)

February 5, 2020 — Book Club #48 via Skype (Private event)

December 11, 2019 — Women’s Organization of the Minnesota Historical Society (WOMNHS) luncheon. Private event.

November 10, 2019 — TEDx Mahtomedi. Read my behind-the-scenes blog on the TEDx talk and watch the talk!

October 28, 2019 — Presentation at Lakeville Public Library. Open to the public.

October 23, 2019 — Presentation as part of Chippewa Valley Book FestivalMenomonie Public Library. Open to the public.

October 22, 2019 — Presentation as part of Chippewa Valley Book FestivalFall Creek Public Library. Open to the public.

October 1, 2019 — North Oaks Book Club #47 (Private event)

September 25, 2019 — Presentation at Columbia Heights Library. Open to the public.

September 10, 2019 — Presentation at Global Design Alliance’s Creativity+ symposium. Private event.

August 30, 2019 — Kickoff talk at TypeCon 2019: “Welcome to Minnesota: Home to 10,000 Lakes and Some Pretty Darned Good Typefaces”

July 14, 2019 — Join me in San Francisco! 10:00–5:00 pm. Letterform Archive. I’ll be teaching a day-long workshop with tips and techniques to sharpen typographic observation and detailing skills.

July 16, 2019 — Join me in San Francisco! 6:00 pm. SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium, “Letterform Lecture” series hosted by Letterform Archive.

July 6, 2019 — Join me at Rose Mille in Stillwater, MN for one of their fun “mini makes” and book signing.

June 24, 2019 — Book Club #46 (Private event)

June 4, 2019 — Book Club #45 (Private event)

May 29, 2019 — Abiitan Book Club #44 (Private event)

May 15, 2018 — Book Club #43 (Private event)

May 13, 2019 — Book Club #42 (Private event)

May 9, 2019 — Book Club #41 (Private event)

May 8, 2019 — Table Host, Children’s Hospital Association Table Talk Luncheon, benefitting Children’s Hospital of MN. Learn more here.

May 2, 2019 — Presentation to typography students at North Hennepin Community College

April 27, 2019 — Swing by Valley Bookseller in Stillwater. I’ll be a guest bookseller as part of the store’s Independent Bookstore Day celebration!

April 23, 2019 — Join me in Boston! 6:30 pm. Presentation hosted by AIGA-Boston.

April 15, 2019 — Presentation at Becker Public Library. Open to the public.

April 8, 2019 — Presentation to AAUW/Northeast Metro at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, White Bear Lake. Open to the public.

April 2, 2019 — Book Club #40 (Private event)

March 26, 2019 — Book Club #39 (Private event)

March 18, 2019 — Book Club #38 (Private event)

March 17, 2019 — Book Club #37 (Private event)

March 12, 2019 — “Fourth Time’s the Charm” Book Club #36 via Skype (Private Event)

February 5, 2019 — Reading/Signing at Excelsior Library as part of their “Winter Jackets” series. Open to the public.

January 28, 2019 — Discussion with Washington County Library Monday Night Book Club #35, Mahtomedi, MN. Open to the public.

January 22, 2019 — Book Club #34 (Private event)

January 10, 2019 — Book sale/signing before Harold C. Deutsch WWII Roundtable, Fort Snelling, MN.

January 3, 2019 — Chapter Chat Book Club #33 (Private event)

December 19, 2018 — Book Club #32 (Private event)

December 13, 2018 — Book sale/signing before Harold C. Deutsch WWII Roundtable, Fort Snelling, MN.

December 10, 2018 — Book Club #31 (Private event)

December 6, 2018 — Presentation to type design students at University of Minnesota

December 5, 2018 — LaRive Book Club #30 (Private event)

November 30, 2018 — Book sale/signing at Regions Hospital employee holiday event

November 12, 2018 — Moderated discussion with St. Croix Valley Branch of American Association of University Women, Stillwater Library. Open to the Public.

November 10, 2018 – Reading/Signing at Chanhassen Public Library, Chanhassen, MN. Open to the public.

November 8 & 9, 2018 — “Style Speaks Volumes V” luncheon at Revé, Stillwater; this event is a fundraiser for the Stillwater Public Library Foundation.

November 8, 2018 — Reading/Signing at South St. Paul Public Library, South St. Paul, MN. Open to the public.

October 26, 2018 — Book Club #29 (Private event)

October 25, 2018 — Book Club #28 (Private event)

October 17, 2018 — Book Club #27 (Private event)

October 16, 2018 — Presentation to Bald Eagle Women’s Club (Private event)

October 13, 2018 — Reading/Signing at the Lake City Library, Lake City, MN. Open to the Public.

October 12, 2018 — Friends of the Wabasha Library annual author’s luncheon, Wabasha, MN. Learn more about tickets here.

October 8, 2018 — Reading/signing at Kaukauna Public Library as part of the Fox Cities Book Festival

October 8, 2018 — Reading/signing at Little Chute Public Library as part of the Fox Cities Book Festival

October 2, 2018 — The Liberty Belles Book Club #26 (Private event)

September 28, 2018 — Book Club #25 (Private event)

September 5, 2018 — Book Club #24 (Private event)

August 28, 2018 — Dakota County/Robert Trail Library Book Club #23. Open to the public.

August 6, 2018 — Book Club #22 (Private event)

August 2, 2018 — Book Club #21 (Private event)

July 31, 2018 — Presentation to Creative Team at Target Corp. Headquarters (Private event)

July 26, 2018 — Book Club #20 (Private event)

July 10, 2018 — Book Club #19 (Private event)

June 28, 2018 — Book Club #18 (Private event)

June 25, 2018 — Book Club #17 (Private event)

June 20, 2018 — Paris Book Festival Award Dinner, Paris. The dinner will be attended by Agnès Boucon and Nadine DuBois, two of Marcel’s granddaughters.

June 18, 2018 — Reading/Signing at White Bear Lake Center for the Arts. Open to the public.

June 5, 2018 — Reading/Signing at Lake Elmo Library. Open to the public.

May 30, 2018 — Book Club #16 (Private event)

April 24, 2018 — Book Club #15 (Private event)

April 21, 2018 — Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony, InterContinental Hotel St. Paul.

April 19, 2018 — Rosemount Area Arts CouncilMeet the Author event at the Rosemount Steeple Center.

April 17, 2018 — Presentation to Marine on St. Croix Women’s Club (Private event)

April 11, 2018 — Read & Feed Book Club #14 (Private event)

April 7, 2018 — Reading/Signing at the Mount Horeb Historical Society and Driftless Historium, Mount Horeb, WI.

April 5, 2018 — Reading/Signing at the Verona Public Library, Verona, WI.

April 4, 2018 — Reading/Signing at the Hatch Public Library, Mauston, WI.

March 28, 2018 — Reading/Signing at Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul as part of their “Landmark Literati” series.

March 13, 2018 — “Meet the Finalists” event for the Minnesota Book Awards. Open Book/Minneapolis.

March 12, 2018 — Presentation to the Last Word Book Group, a collaboration between the Southdale Library and Barnes & Noble Galleria.

March 1, 2018 — Reading/Signing at Wescott Library, Eagan.

February 15, 2018 — Reading/Signing at Alliance Française-MSP.

February 14, 2018 — Fireside Reading Series at Hamline Midway Library, sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.

February 5, 2018 — Presentation to Stillwater Reading Club

January 7, 2018 — Book club #13 (Private event)

December 16, 2017 — Book signing at Rose Mille, Stillwater. Read my blog post about this event.

December 14, 2017 — Book club #12 (Private event)

December 9, 2017 —  Washington County Historical Society holiday open house at the Warden’s House Museum.

December 3, 2017 — Book club #11 (Private event)

December 1, 2017 — Book sale/signing at Regions Hospital employee holiday event

November 28, 2017 — French Lecture Series / Macalester College Department of French and Francophone Studies

November 13, 2017 — Book club #10 (Private event)

November 10, 2017 — Talk and signing at Wet Paint, Saint Paul.

November 8, 2017 — Book club #9 (Private event)

November 7, 2017 — Bonjour Minnesota on KFAI. Listen on 90.3 Minneapolis/106.7 St. Paul or online at http://kfai.org/bonjourminnesota

November 3–5, 2017 — Presentation at Wayzgoose, Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Two Rivers, WI

November 1, 2017 — Book club #8 (Private event)

October 30, 2017 — Book club #7 (Private event)

October 27, 2017 — School District 622 Adult Academy presentation.

October 24, 2017 — Book club #6 (Private event)

October 11, 2017 — Book club #5 (Private event)

October 3, 2017 — Presentation at Minnesota History Center (Private Volunteer Recognition event, hosted by the History Center)

September 29, 2017 — Book club #4 (Private event)

September 28, 2017 — Keynote presentation at Washington County Historical Society annual meeting/dinner at the historic Lowell Inn in Stillwater.

September 14, 2017 — Presentation at ATypI Conference (Association Typographique Internationale), Montreal.

September 6, 2017 — Presentation at RosePointe Senior Community (Private Event)

September 4, 2017 — WCCO Radio interview with Jordana Green and Paul Douglas, broadcast live from the Minnesota State Fair. Listen Here.

August 26, 2017 — TypeCon, Boston; I will be signing books in the SOTA Marketplace, Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

August 22, 2017 — Signing at Open Book @ MSP Airport

August 17, 2017 — Book club #3 (Private event)

August 14, 2017 — Book club #2 (Private event)

August 2, 2017 — Presentation at the gorgeous Stillwater Public Library; free and open to the public. Read more here.

July 21, 2017 — Reading/signing event at Eat My Words, Minneapolis.

July 17, 2017 — Book club #1 (Private event)

July 14, 2017 — Signing at Lake Country Bookseller, White Bear Lake.

July 9, 2017 — Signing at Barnes & Noble, Roseville.

July 8, 2017 — Signing at Valley Bookseller, Stillwater.

June 26, 2017 — Reading/signing event at White Bear Lake Public Library; free event sponsored by White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.

June 22, 2017 — Reading/signing event at Subtext Books, St. Paul.

June 8, 2017 — Book launch party at Open Book, Minneapolis. See photos here.

June 7, 2017 — Watch for me on WCCO-TV

June 6, 2017 — Official book release date!

May 16, 2017 — Ideal Printers Annual Meeting (Private event)