Events

  • Sing, I Book Launch
    In conversation with Matthew Clark Davison
    Bookshop West Portal
    80 West Portal Avenue
    San Francisco at 7pm
    Drinks afterwards at McCarthy's Irish Bar
    April 18 2024
  • Sing, I East Bay Book Launch
    In Conversation with Nayomi Munaweera
    A Great Good Place for Books
    6120 La Salle Avenue
    Oakland, 7pm
    April 24 2024
  • Sing, I in LA
    In conversation with Alissa Nutting
    Skylight Books
    1818 North Vermont Avenue
    Los Angeles at 7pm
    April 29 2024
  • In Conversation: Colm Tóibín and Ethel Rohan
    United Irish Cultural Center
    2700 45th Avenue
    San Francisco at 2pm
    Buy Tickets Here
    May 05 2024

Past Events

  • Interview w/ Louise Kennedy, TRESPASSES
    Bookshop West Portal
    Irish Author Interview Series
    Hosted by Ethel Rohan
    1pm, Free Virtual Event
    November 12 2022
  • In Search of Belonging
    Ethel Rohan with Colin Barrett
    Moderator, Jane Ciabattari
    Bay Area Book Festival
    Brower Center, Goldman Theatre
    Berkeley, CA
    2pm Ticketed Event
    Sponsor: Culture Ireland
    May 08 2022
  • Keep Calm & Go Quietly Mad
    Bay Area Book Festival
    Sarah Moss, Molly Giles & Leslie Kirk Campbell
    Moderator, Ethel Rohan
    Residence Inn, Ballroom 2
    Berkeley, CA
    11:30pm, Ticketed Event
    May 07 2022
  • Salesforce Reading
    Hosted by The Writers Grotto
    Curated by J.D. Beltran
    with Laird Harrison,
    Dominic Lum & Zoe Young
    Salesforce Park, Main Plaza, SF
    5pm - Free Event
    April 01 2022
  • Kevin Barry, THAT OLD COUNTRY MUSIC
    Bookshop West Portal
    Irish Author Interview Series
    Hosted by Ethel Rohan
    1pm, Free Virtual Event
    March 13 2022
  • Irish-American Crossroads Festival
    Diaspora Writers Talk
    Fracture and Repair
    Ethel Rohan w/
    Caroline Mar and Tess Taylor
    Moderator, Catherine Barry
    San Francisco Main Library
    100 Larkin Street, 1pm
    March 05 2022
  • Interview with Colm Tóibín, THE MAGICIAN
    Bookshop West Portal
    Irish Author Interview Series
    Hosted by Ethel Rohan
    1pm, Free Virtual Event
    October 02 2021
  • Hinterland West Festival
    Hinterland West Festival
    Reading & In Conversation with Tony Bucher
    Sunday November 10 2:15-3:10PM
    Mechanic's Institute, San Francisco
    $10.00
    November 10 2019
  • Book Passage Book Group
    The Weight of Him
    Meet the Author Book Group
    Book Passage Corte Madera
    Monday, September 23rd 8pm
    September 23 2019
  • AAUW Napa Author's Forum
    American Assoc. of University Women Fundraiser
    Guest Speaker
    Thursday, February 1st, 6:30pm
    Napa, CA.
    February 01 2018
  • Stories on Stage, Sacramento
    2018 Event Details TBC
    January 13 2018
  • Litcrawl Reading with Great Jones Street
    Readings from 7
    Great Jones Street Contributors
    Holy Mountain
    680 Valencia Street
    San Francisco
    6:30-7:30pm
    October 14 2017
  • Stories on Stage Davis
    2017 Event Details TBC
    October 13 2017
  • Irish Women, New Writing
    Reading and Panel with
    Jan Carson and Caroline Bracken
    Los Gatos Irish Writers' Festival
    Whitney Modern Gallery
    24 N Santa Cruz Ave.
    Los Gatos, CA 95030
    12:45pm
    October 08 2017
  • In Conversation with Karl Geary
    to discuss his debut novel Montpelier Parade
    Green Apple Books on the Park
    9th Avenue, San Francisco
    7:30pm
    September 25 2017
  • In Conversation with Ben Loory
    to discuss Tales of Falling & Flying
    Green Apple Books on the Park
    9th Avenue, San Francisco
    7:30pm
    September 14 2017
  • Story Is the Thing
    Kepler's Books
    Menlo Park, CA
    August 3, 2017
    7:30 pm FREE Event
    August 03 2017
  • Belfast Book Festival
    With Paul Veigh
    Full Details TBA
    June 14 2017
  • The Weight of Him (Atlantic Books)
    Hodges Figgis
    56-58 Dawson Street
    Dublin
    6 pm FREE Event
    June 06 2017
  • Listowel Writers Week
    Sunday, June 4, 2017
    Full Details TBA
    June 04 2017
  • Reading & In Conversation
    with Irene Byrne
    Napa Bookmine
    Pearl Street, Napa, CA
    Wine & Nibbles
    FREE Event 7pm
    May 12 2017
  • Reading & In Conversation
    Bridget Quinn, Susan Burton & Towne Center Books
    Firehouse Arts Center
    4444 Division St
    Pleasanton CA 94566
    7 pm $10*
    Doors Open 6 pm Wine & Snacks
    *redeemable toward book purchase
    May 01 2017
  • Stranger Than Fiction Reading
    Edinburgh Castle Pub
    950 Geary Street
    San Francisco
    3-5 pm
    FREE Event
    April 30 2017
  • Why There Are Words Reading Series
    STUDIO 333
    333 Caledonia Street
    Sausalito, CA
    7pm No Admission
    March 09 2017
  • Babylon Reading Series
    The Weight of Him
    w/ Cristina García, Josh Mohr, & Sue Staats
    THE ARMORY CLUB
    1799 Mission Street
    San Francisco, CA
    Doors Open 5:30pm/Reading 6 pm
    FREE Event
    March 04 2017
  • The Weight of Him Party & In Conversation
    with Lori Ostlund, author of AFTER THE PARADE
    BOOKSHOP WEST PORTAL
    80 West Portal Avenue
    San Francisco
    7 pm FREE
    Wine, Whiskey, Snacks, & Prizes
    February 23 2017
  • The Weight of Him Party & In Conversation
    with Cara Black, author of the Aimee Leduc Series
    BOOK PASSAGE CORTE MADERA
    51 Tamal Vista Blvd
    Corte Madera, CA 94925
    7pm FREE
    Wine, Whiskey, Snacks, Prizes
    February 22 2017
  • The Weight of Him Launch Party
    w/ Edan Lepucki author of CALIFORNIA
    THE BOOKSMITH
    1644 Haight Street, San Francisco
    7:30 pm FREE
    WINE, WHISKEY, SNACKS, PRIZES
    February 16 2017
  • In Conversation with Jon Boilard
    on the publication of his short story collection
    SETRIGHT ROAD
    at BOOKSHOP WEST PORTAL
    80 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco
    7 pm FREE
    January 19 2017
  • Los-Gatos Listowel
    Los Gatos-Listowel Writers' Week
    Reading 10 am
    Village House of Books
    21 West Main Street, Los Gatos
    FREE Event
    Please Register In Advance
    October 09 2016
  • Los Gatos-Listowel Writers Week
    "A Portrait of the Artist as a Lifelong Reader"
    Los Gatos Library 2pm
    FREE Event
    Please Register in Advance
    October 08 2016
  • PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
    Presentation & Signing of The Weight of Him
    Hotel Murano, 12 noon
    1320 Broadway Plz
    Tacoma, WA 98402
    October 02 2016
  • LDM September 17
    Literary Death Match
    Reader
    Elbo Room, 7:15 pm SHARP
    647 Valencia Street
    San Francisco
    $7 Advance Tix; $10 at Door
    Drinks Downstairs Afterwards
    September 17 2016
  • Green Mountain Writers Conference
    Instructor
    Short Story Workshops
    Green Mountain Writers Conference
    Mountain Top Inn
    Chittenden, Vermont
    Register Here
    June 27 2016
  • San Francisco Writers Conference
    Moderator & Panelist
    San Francisco Writers Conference
    Mark Hopkins Hotel
    999 California Street
    San Francisco, CA
    February 11-14, 2016

    SOLD OUT
    February 11 2016
  • AWC Dublin 2015
    Abroad Writers Conference
    Writing Instructor
    Butler's Townhouse
    Dublin
    One Week Conference
    Full Details TBA
    December 12 2015
  • Waterstones Piccadilly
    London Short Story Festival
    Finding Your Voice
    Reading & In Conversation
    London
    5-6 pm
    Get Tickets Here
    June 20 2015
  • LSSF
    London Short Story Festival
    Masterclass Instructor
    The Brilliance of Brevity
    Waterstones, Picadilly
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Register Here
    June 20 2015
  • Guest Speaker
    Reading & Reception
    Wiegand Gallery
    with Janis Cooke Newman
    Notre Dame de Namur University
    1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont
    7:30 pm
    FREE Event
    April 01 2015
  • Contemporary Irish Literature Celebration
    Folio Books
    24th Street, San Francisco
    Music, Food, & Drinks
    FREE Event
    7-9pm
    March 17 2015
  • Napa Valley Writers Club
    Guest Speaker
    River Terrace Inn
    1600 Soscol Avenue
    Napa
    6:30 pm
    March 11 2015
  • Whatever Doesn't Kill You
    Whatever Doesn't Kill You
    Shebooks Book Launch
    Book Passage, Corte Madera
    December 02 2014
  • Bernal Yoga Reading Series
    908 Cortland Avenue
    San Francisco
    Doors, 7:30. Reading, 8:00
    November 01 2014
  • DRIVEL Launch Party
    DRIVEL: Deliciously Bad Writing
    by your Favorite Authors
    Book Launch Party
    Z Space, 450 Florida St
    San Francisco
    8 pm
    October 11 2014
  • Reading
    Shebooks Shebang!
    Anthology Launch Party
    518 Valencia Street
    (bet. 15th/16th Streets)
    San Francisco
    6-8 pm
    May 23 2014
  • Instructor
    Kickstart Your Short Story
    One Day Master Class
    San Francisco Writers' Grotto
    April 27 OR May 4 OR May 18
    May 18 2014
  • Small Press Distribution Spelling Bee
    I'm going to make an Ass of Myself
    for a great cause. Join me!
    Click for Full Details
    April 28 2014
  • The Short Story Uncovered
    Instructor,
    San Francisco Writers' Grotto
    Sundays 2-4:30 pm
    6-session workshop starts February 2nd
    Details and Registration Here
    February 02 2014
  • Fiction Writing Uncovered
    Instructor,
    Book Passage, Corte Madera
    Register Here
    January 11 2014
  • Abroad Writers Conference
    Instructor,
    "The Brilliance of Brevity"
    Weekend Master Class
    December 14-15, 2013
    Lismore Castle, Ireland
    December 14 2013
  • Reading & Q&A
    Lismore Castle, 7 pm
    ALL WELCOME
    Waterford, Ireland
    December 13 2013
  • Babylon Salon Winter Reading
    w/ Steve Almond, Tom Barbash,
    Kevin Allardice, & Vanessa Hua
    Cantina SF
    580 Sutter Street at Post
    Doors, 6:45 pm Reading, 7:15 pm
    December 07 2013
  • Reading & Q&A
    Goodnight Nobody Launch Party
    Bookshop West Portal
    80 West Portal Avenue
    San Francisco, CA 94127
    Wine & Appetizers, 6:30 pm
    October 10 2013
  • One Day Master Class
    Instructor
    "The Basics of Brilliant Storytelling"
    Book Passage, Corte Madera
    Full Details Soon
    August 18 2013
  • One Day Master Class
    Instructor
    "The Brilliance of Brevity"
    Book Passage, Corte Madera
    Full Details Soon
    July 21 2013
  • Regreturature 2013
    Swedish American Hall
    2174 Market Street
    $12 advance/$15 at door
    Buy tickets now!
    8pm
    April 25 2013
  • Bitchez Brew Review Reading
    Bitchez Brew Review Reading
    Oakland, CA
    Details TBA
    March 16 2013
  • Arroyo Literary Review Launch Party
    The Bistro
    1001 B Street
    Hayward, CA 94541
    6pm
    February 20 2013
  • Reading
    The Bloom, A Reading Series
    Progressive Grounds
    2301 Bryant Street @ 21st Street
    San Francisco
    7-9:30 pm
    February 14 2013
  • Reading
    Saturday Night Special
    Nick's Lounge
    3218 Adeline Street
    Berkeley
    7-10pm
    January 26 2013
  • LITQUAKE! LITCRAWL!
    Tzara's Hat Reading
    Four Barrel Coffee
    375 Valencia Street
    San Francisco, 6 pm
    October 13 2012
  • Reading
    Reading, Portuguese Artists Colony
    Lit, Music, Merriment
    Hotel Rex
    562 Sutter Street, San Francisco
    Show at 5 pm
    Sliding Scale $5-10
    July 22 2012
  • LDM
    Judge, Literary Death Match
    Fun! Wacky! And Often Weird!
    Elbo Room
    647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
    6:30 pm Show at 7 pm
    July 21 2012
  • Live Writing
    Portuguese Artists Colony
    Hotel Rex
    562 Sutter Street
    San Francisco
    Readings, Music, Drinks 5pm
    May 27 2012
  • Reading
    851
    Hosted by Janey Smith
    851 Haight Street, San Francisco
    7:30 pm
    April 23 2012
  • Reading
    East Bay on the Brain
    Hosted by Lauren Becker
    The Layover, Oakland
    7pm
    April 21 2012
  • Reading
    Portuguese Artists Colony
    Fivepoints Arthouse at 5 pm
    72 Tehama
    One block south of Howard at 2nd Street
    San Francisco
    Show at 5:00 pm
    November 20 2011
  • Reading at Sunday Salon
    Jimmy's No. 43
    43 East 7th Street
    New York 7-9 pm
    October 16 2011
  • Brooklyn Reading
    with
    Kathy Fish, Greg Gerke, & Ethel Rohan
    Unnameable Books at 5 pm
    600 Vanderbilt Ave
    (between Dean St & St Marks Ave)
    Brooklyn, NY 11238
    (718) 789-1534
    October 15 2011
  • Literary Death Match LITQUAKE
    Reading
    BeatBox
    314 11th Street @ Folsom
    San Francisco, CA, 8 pm
    October 13 2011
  • Frank O'Connor Int'l Short Story Festival
    Reading
    Metropole Hotel, 4 pm
    Cork, Ireland
    September 16 2011
  • Imagine Ireland's Contemporary Irish Writers
    Reading with
    Kevin Barry and Julian Gough
    Catherine Clark Gallery, 1 pm
    150 Minna Street
    San Francisco, CA
    August 27 2011
  • Eliott Bay Books
    Reading Eliott Bay Books
    Seattle, WA. 7 pm
    June 23 2011
  • Healdsburg Lit Cafe
    Reading Healdsburg Lit Cafe
    Healdsburg, CA. 7-9 pm
    June 14 2011
  • Book Passage Corte Madera
    Reading Book Passage,
    Corte Madera, CA.
    April 23 2011
  • Reading
    InsideStorytime,
    San Francisco, CA.
    April 21 2011
  • Book Launch Party and Reading
    Cut Through the Bone

    United Irish Cultural Center
    ,
    San Francisco, CA.
    January 20 2011
  • Reading at Green Apple Books
    From Cut Through the Bone
    San Francisco, CA.
    December 09 2010
  • Reading at Why There Are Words
    Sausalito, CA.
    May 20 2010