July – December 2026

A schedule,
taking shape.

S.E. is reading her way across the country in 2026, west to east, one independent bookstore at a time. The month-by-state shape is set; exact dates and venues land as bookstore confirmations come in.

The schedule below is the working plan, not a promise.

Month by state

  1. July

    • New Mexico
    • Utah

    Dates pending bookstore confirmations.

  2. August

    • Colorado
    • Nebraska
    • South Dakota

    Dates pending bookstore confirmations.

  3. September

    • Minnesota
    • Wisconsin
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Ohio

    Dates pending bookstore confirmations.

  4. October

    • Maine
    • New Hampshire
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • Pennsylvania

    Dates pending bookstore confirmations.

  5. November

    • Pennsylvania
    • Maryland
    • DC
    • Virginia

    Dates pending bookstore confirmations.

  6. December

    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Georgia
    • Florida
    • Alabama

    Dates pending bookstore confirmations.

Specific cities, dates, and venues post here as bookstores confirm. The order above is the working plan, not a promise.

For bookstores

If you run an indie shop along the line.

The asks are short — space, seating, and a little promotion. The offers are real — a full 2-hour program, a press kit, and a recap email. The whole program lives on the hosting page.

Read the hosting program Email S.E. directly →

For readers

To know when she's near you.

The letter from the road is the most reliable way to hear when a date lands in your state. It goes out occasionally — tour stops, reading lists, and the slow shape of the story shelf as it fills.

Subscribe to the letters Or email directly →