Events
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Sep. 7, 2024 — 9 am ET, Speaking about recruiting, managing and retaining a diverse cohort of freelancers during LION Publishers’ sustainability summit in Chicago.
Thursday, Sep. 19, 2024 — 2:30 pm ET, Speaking about freelancing during the Online News Association annual convention in Atlanta.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 — 2:30 pm ET, Speaking about freelancing during IRE’s AccessFest convention, online.
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2024 — 6:30 pm ET, Parenting talk at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. (Private)
Past events
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 — 10:30 am ET, Speaking about life after layoffs at the Asian American Journalists Association’s annual convention in Austin.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 — Presenting the IIJ’s business of freelancing workshop in Chicago.
Saturday, July 27, 2024 — Speaking about freelancing during the Indigenous Journalists Association’s annual convention in Oklahoma City.
Friday, April 12-Sunday, April 14, 2024 — Presenting at the 2024 Women in Journalism Workshop at the Reynolds Journalism Institute
Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 — 6:30 pm ET, Parenting talk at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. (Private)
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 — Presenting AIR webinar on the business of freelancing
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 — Speaking at the Independent Educational Consultants Association convention at 12:30 pm and 2:15 pm
Thursday, Oct. 26 — Presenting to the Open Notebook’s Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program (Private)
Friday, Oct. 13 — 4:30 pm CT, Journalism & Women Symposium Conference Meetup in Chicago
Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 — The Institute of Independent Journalist’ Health and Science Freelancing Webinar
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 — Panel on Freelancing at 2023 NLGJA Conference
Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 — Panel on Freelancing at #ONA23
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 — Presenting Workshop on the Business of Freelancing at #AAJA23 National Convention
Thursday, July 13, 2023 — Panel on Independent Journalism at NAHJ Miami 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023 — Panel on Journalism and Power at the 2023 ASJA Virtual Annual Conference
Thursday, Mar. 9-Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 — The Institute of Independent Journalists’ annual conference.
Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2023 — 5 p.m. P.T. Parenting talk in the Piedmont Education Foundation speaker series. (virtual)
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 — 6 p.m. Parenting talk in San Francisco.
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 — 8:30 a.m. Parenting talk to Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School. (Private event.)
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 — 6 p.m. Moderate educators’ panel for the Chinese American Museum on “Back to School: After Covid.”
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 — 10 a.m. Speaking on freelancing at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Media Fest 2022.
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 — 7 p.m. Speaking about the O’Brien fellowship in a free webinar for the Journalism & Women Symposium.
Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 — 2 p.m. Speaking on freelancing at the National Association of Black Journalists - National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference.
Saturday, July 30, 2022 — 1:30 p.m. Speaking on successful freelance habits at the Asian American Journalists Association annual conference.
Friday, May 20, 2022 — The Parenting Journalists Society conference.
Friday, Apr. 1, 2022 — 3 p.m. ET. Freelance fundamentals talk to the Annenberg School, University of Southern California.
Friday, Mar. 11-12, 2022 — The Center for Independent Journalists’ conference.
Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 — 8 p.m. ET. Parenting talk to the Kildeer Countryside School District 96.
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 — 9 p.m. ET. Parenting talk to the International School of Los Angeles.
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 — 1 p.m. ET. “How to pitch” webinar by the Center for Independent Journalists. Sign up here.
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 — 10 p.m. ET. Parenting talk to the San Gabriel United School District.
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 — 7 p.m. ET. The Center for Independent Journalists Is Here to Help! with moderator Benet Wilson. (Private event)
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 — Parenting talk in Nantucket, Mass.
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 — Educator talk in Nantucket, Mass.
Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 — “Using the 3 C’s: Connection, Communication, and Capability to Combat Challenging Behaviors” talk to Illinois School Districts 96, 102, 103, live online.
Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021 — “Parenting in the Pandemic” YK TED talk to the Larchmont Temple, Larchmont, N.Y.
Friday, Sep. 10, 2021 — 8 a.m. Interview with author Saumya Roy about her new book, Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai, on Facebook live.
Monday, Aug. 31, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Interview with author Madeline Levine about the paperback release of her book READY OR NOT: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World, on Facebook live.
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Speaking on the panel “From Side Hustle to Career” at the Asian American Journalists Association annual conference, with journalist Chandra Thomas Whitfield and documentary filmmaker Lauren Kawana.
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2021 — 12:50 p.m. Interview with authors William Stixrud and Ned Johnson about talking to kids, their new book WHAT DO YOU SAY?: How to Talk to Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home, on Facebook live.
Friday, May 21, 2021 — 1 p.m. Professional development event for the Parenting Journalists Society. Join us!
Friday, May 14, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation on parenting with Tara Haelle, author of The Informed Parent: A Science-Based Resource for Your Child’s First Four Years, on Facebook live.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 — 1:15 p.m. Moderating session on family engagement at the Education Writers Association national seminar.
Friday, Apr. 30, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation on preventing youth addiction with Jessica Lahey, author of The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence, on Facebook live.
Friday, Apr. 23, 2021 — 1 p.m. Networking event for the Parenting Journalists Society. Join us!
Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021 — Speaking on the business of book publishing with authors Sylvia A. Harvey (The Shadow System) and Matt Ortile (The Groom Will Keep His Name) at American Society of Journalists and Authors annual conference.
Friday, Apr. 16, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation on adulting with Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of YOUR TURN: How to Be an Adult, on Facebook live.
Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021 — 7 p.m. Speaking about parenting during the pandemic to the MIT Club, Harvard Club, and Columbia Club.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 — 8 p.m. Speaking in the Town Hall in conversation with Donald Grant, Jr., and Tina Payne Bryson as part of the Parenting in Place Masterclass winter series.
Friday, Mar. 12-Saturday, Mar. 13 — Please join parenting journalists worldwide to connect with top editors, improve our skills and connect with a community of writers and editors who make a good living doing what we love, at the first ever Parenting Journalists conference.
Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 — 3 p.m. Conversation on parenting with Michele Borba, author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine, on Facebook live.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 — 8 p.m. Speaking about Motivation, Stress and Screens: in conversation with Janine Halloran as part of the Parenting in Place Masterclass winter series.
Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation with Bethany Saltman about parenting and her book Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey Into the Science of Attachment, on Facebook live.
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 — 1 p.m. Conversation with Gemma Hartley about parenting, the Parenting Journalists Conference and her book Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward, on Facebook live.
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation with M.M. DeVoe about writing, parenting, Pen Parentis, the Parenting Journalists conference and her book, Book and Baby, on Facebook live.
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 — 5:30 p.m. Parenting in the Pandemic webinar to the Education Writers Association.
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation with Kenneth R. Rosen about parenting adolescents and his book TROUBLED: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs, on Facebook live.
Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 — 12:30 p.m. Discussion of narrative journalism with Lisa Rabasca Roepe on Facebook live.
Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 — 1 p.m. Discussion of parenting boys with Andrew Reiner, author of Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage & Emotional Resiliency, on Facebook live.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2020 — 12 p.m. Discussion of homework and academics during the pandemic with Ana Homayoun, author of (That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week) and Ned Johnson (The Self-Driven Child) boys, on Facebook live.
Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 — 7:30 p.m. Chinese American Museum of DC's Women in Leadership webinar "In the Eye of the Storm" with Joie Chen, Michelle Lee, and Dolly Li.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation with Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It, Off the Clock about productivity, priorities and parenting, on Facebook live.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 — 10 a.m. From Crisis to Contribution: Parenting During the Pandemic, talk at the Chevy Chase Club.
Friday, Oct. 14, 2020 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation with Katie Hurley, author of A Year of Positive Thinking for Teens, on Facebook live.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 — 4:15-5:15 p.m. Professional development at Tower School, Marblehead, Mass.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 — 7 p.m. How to Motivate Children to Thrive and Succeed, parent speaker series for Newburyport Youth Services, Mass. (Free)
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 — Private am talk to the Parents Council of Washington.
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 — 7-8:15 p.m. Parent talk on How to Motivate Children to Thrive and Succeed at Tower School, Marblehead, Mass.
Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 — 12:30 p.m. Conversation with Judith Warner about parenting teens and her book And Then They Stopped Talking To Me: Making Sense of Middle School, on Facebook live.
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, 4-6:15 pm — Secrets to Success for Independent Journalists for the Society of Professional Journalists 2020 conference (virtual) with Ruth E. Thaler-Carter and Stephenie Overman. (Registration required.)
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, 4-5 pm — From pitch to the bestseller list, talk on book publishing for the Asian American Journalists Association 2020 conference (virtual) with One Child author Mei Fong, literary agent Howard Yoon and Seeing Ghosts memoirist Kat Chow. (Registration required.)
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 — 8-9:15 p.m. ET. Speaking on how to boost children’s motivation and personal growth, in conversation with Ned Johnson and William Stixrud, as part of the Parenting in Place masterclass series.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 — 8-9:30 pm ET. Speaking on How to Motivate Kids to Thrive and Succeed, to the Hudson River Park Mothers Group. Use the coupon code KRL2020 to save $10.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 — 12 pm ET. Speaking on Parenting, Way Up Close, in conversation with Lara Schwartz, executive director of the Project for Civil Discourse at AU’s School of Public Affairs. FREE EVENT.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 — 8-9:15 pm ET. Speaking on thriving during a summer without camp, in conversation with Audrey Monke, as part of the Parenting in Place masterclass series.
Sunday, March 15, 2020 — 6:30 p.m. Webinar on parenting in the age of coronavirus.
Thursday, March 12, 2020 — 11:45 a.m. Lunch and learn at The Study Pro, McLean, Va.
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 — Book talk at Dalton School, New York City.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 — Book talk at Resurrection Episcopal Day School, New York City.
Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 — Book talk at Palm Beach Day Academy, Fla.
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 -- Book talk and signing at Sheridan School, Washington, D.C. Register here.
Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 — Free webinar to answer parenting questions from readers. Register here.
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, 9 am — Book talk and signing at Grace Episcopal School in Kensington, Md. Please register.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 -- Book talk and signing at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore.
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 -- Book talk and signing at Davis Parent University in Davis, Calif.
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 (10 am) -- Educator workshop at Charles River School in Dover, Mass.
Friday, June 14, 2019 (7:30 pm) -- Joseph Reid launch of False Horizon at Spy Museum in DC.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (8:15 am) -- Book talk at Green Acres School in N. Bethesda, Md.
Monday, May 20, 2019 (12 pm) -- Book talk and signing at Greenwich House in New York City. — View on Facebook
Saturday, May 18, 2019 (10:15-11:15 am) -- Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (8 pm) -- Noted author webinar for the Parent Encouragement Program. (Online.) — View on Facebook
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 (9 am-12 pm) -- Education Writers Association national seminar, Baltimore, Md.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 (6:30 pm) -- Paperback launch & reception at East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC.
Saturday, April 6, 2019 (3-4 pm) -- Annapolis Book Festival.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (1-4 pm) — AISNE workshop for educators, at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (6:30-8 pm) — AISNE workshop for parents, at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Monday, April 1, 2019 (7 pm) — Book talk and signing at McDonogh School, 8600 McDonogh Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117.
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2019 -- Book talk and keynote at the CARE of Southeastern Michigan parenting conference. – View on Facebook
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 (7 pm) — Book talk at Cabin John Middle School, Potomac, MD.
Monday, March 11, 2019 (8 am) — Book talk at Norwood School, Bethesda, MD.
Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019 (5-6 pm) -- Session on The Art of Discipline in the Age of Screens at the SXSW EDU conference in Austin, TX.
Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 (9:15 am) -- Book talk and signing at Temple Beth Am, 2250 Central Blvd. Jupiter, FL 33458 – View on Facebook
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 (9:45 am) -- Book talk and signing at Temple Beth Am, 2250 Central Blvd. Jupiter, FL 33458 – View on Facebook
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 (9:30 am) — Workshop for educators in Rockville, Md., sponsored by AIMS MD-DC. — View on Facebook
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 -- Keynote and book signing at Learning and the Brain Conference in San Francisco. – View on Facebook
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 (9:30 am) -- Book talk and signing at the Marquardt Administration Center, 1860 Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 – View on Facebook
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing at Glenbard West, 670 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. – View on Facebook
Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing at High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. – View on Facebook
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 -- Book talk and signing at Savannah Country Day School, Savannah, Ga. (private)Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 (2 pm) — Reading and signing at Bards Alley, 110 Church St NW, Vienna, VA. - View on Facebook
Monday, Jan. 22, 2019 (7 pm) -- Conversations on Main Street, Landmark Theater, Port Washington, NY. – View on Facebook
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 (8:15 am) -- Book talk and signing at Green Acres School, 11701 Danville Drive, North Bethesda, MD – View on Facebook
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 (5:30 pm) -- University Club Meet the Author Night and Book Fair, 1135 16th St NW, Washington, DC – View on Facebook
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 -- Book talk and signing at the Ann Arbor, Mich., library, 343 S 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI. – View on Facebook
Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 (5:30-8:30 pm) -- National Press Club Book Fair and Author Night, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC. – View on Facebook
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 (6 pm) -- Book talk and signing at the Calvert School, 105 Tuscany Rd, Baltimore, MD 21210 – View on Facebook
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing at Enfield High School, 1264 Enfield St., Enfield, CT – View on Facebook
Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing at Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Ave, Providence, RI – View on Facebook
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 -- Book talk and signing at Marymount School, 1026 5th Ave, New York, NY. (Private)
Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing at St. Aloysius of Gonzaga School, 4390 Bridgetown Rd, Cincinnati, OH – View on Facebook
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing at the Barshop Jewish Community Center in San Antonio.
Friday, July 13, 2018 (7:00 pm) -- Book talk and signing at Porter Square Books. 25 White St., Cambridge, MA. – View on Facebook
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 (7:00 pm) -- Book talk and signing in conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult, at Books Inc. 74 Town and Country Vlg, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Thursday, June 14, 2018 (7:30 pm) -- Book talk and signing hosted by Seattle Town Hall, University Lutheran Church, 1604 NE 50th St, Seattle. – View on Facebook
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 (Lunchtime) -- Panel discussion at the Columbus Metropolitan Club, 679 W Spring St, Columbus, OH 43215. Registration required.
Monday, June 4, 2018 (7:00 pm) -- Book talk and signing at Interabang Books, 10720 Preston Rd. Ste. 1009B, Dallas. – View on Facebook
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 (7:00 pm) -- Book talk and signing at The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD 21209. – View on Facebook
Saturday, May 19, 2018 -- Keynote presentation at the American Society of Journalists and Authors annual conference; registration required. Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City – View on Facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2018 (6:30-8:30 pm) -- Book party in Encino, Los Angeles. (Please contact info@katherinerlewis.com to register)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 (7:00 pm) -- Book talk and signing in conversation with Quinn Cummings at Alhambra Civic Center Library in Los Angeles, 101 S 1st St, Alhambra, CA 91801 – View on Facebook
Monday, May 14th, 2018 (7:00 pm) -- Book talk and signing in conversation with Aisha Sultan, columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, at Left Bank Books, 399 N Euclid Avenue Saint Louis, MO – View on Facebook
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 (7 pm) -- Book talk and signing in conversation with Nevin Martell, parenting writer for Washingtonian, at Solid State Books, 600 H Street NE, Washington, DC – View on Facebook
Monday, May 7, 2018 (11 am) -- Book talk and signing at Washington Hebrew Congregation; please RSVP in advance. 11810 Falls Rd., Potomac, MD 20854.
Friday, May 4, 2018 (8:30-9:30 am) -- Book talk and signing at Green Acres School; please RSVP in advance. 11701 Danville Dr. North Bethesda, MD.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 (9 pm) -- Virtual book club through the Parent Encouragement Program. Book purchase required. To register, email receipt to preorder(at)KatherineRLewis.com no later than May 2.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (7-8:45 pm) -- Book talk and signing hosted by the Lexington Community Coalition, at the Cary Memorial Library. 1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (6:30-8:30 pm) -- Book talk and signing sponsored by the Discovery Museum of Action -- free but registration required -- at Congregation Beth Elohim, 133 Prospect St, Acton, MA – View on Facebook
Saturday, April 28, 2018 (10 am) -- Presentation and book signing at Maple Street School with Greenlight Bookstore. 626 Flatbush Avenue (at Fenimore Street), Brooklyn NY. – View on Facebook
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 (7-8:15 pm) -- Keynote talk and book signing sponsored by REDgen, University School of Milwaukee and Boswell Books. USM Mellowes Hall, 2100 West Fairy Chasm Road, River Hills, WI. – View on Facebook
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 (3:45-4:45 pm) -- Talk for educators sponsored by REDgen, University School of Milwaukee and Boswell Books. USM Mellowes Hall, 2100 West Fairy Chasm Road, River Hills, WI. – View on Facebook
Monday, April 23, 2018 (5pm - 7pm -- Book launch and dinner event in conversation with Kim Brooks, author of The Houseguest and Small Animals, at Uncommon Ground in Chicago, 3800 N Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613
Sunday, April 22, 2018 (3 pm) -- Book talk and signing in conversation with Amy Joyce, editor of On Parenting at the Washington Post, at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, April 19, 2018 (7-9 pm) -- Book talk and signing at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 (6:30-8 pm) -- Book launch party in Washington D.C. (Katherine's friends and colleagues, please contact Info@KatherineRLewis.com for information.)
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 (7:30-9:30 pm) -- Workshop on “What If Everything You Know About Discipline Is Wrong?” at the Parent Encouragement Program in Kensington, Md. – View on Facebook
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 (6:30-7:30 pm) -- Talk and Q&A at MCCPTA Presents, 850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, Md., sponsored by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs.
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 -- Online webinar on The Secret to Winning Kids' Cooperation, presented by the Parent Encouragement Program.
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 (7:30-9:30 pm) -- Workshop on “What If Everything You Know About Discipline Is Wrong?” at the Parent Encouragement Program in Kensington, Md.
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 (4-5 pm) -- Online News Association panel on “Hunting, Gathering and Accounting: Freelance Survival Skills” in Washington DC
Friday, July 28, 2017 (1:30-3 pm) – Asian American Journalists Association panel on “Everything you need to know to pursue your next big project” in Philadelphia, Pa.