Stephanie’s Latest News & Events
Event Speaking Fees
I am often asked to give talks, interviews, and media appearances about my books. If you’re interested in having me come give a keynote speech or present, I may be able to accommodate your request for a fee. Fee may be waived for book clubs or other non-profits if event can be coordinated with my publisher or agent as part of a scheduled book tour.
Otherwise please contact my Speaker’s Bureau for fee information.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
2024
~Tuesday, June 18, 2024 7pm EST, Miller Branch Library 9421 Frederick road, Ellicott City MD 21042
March 6, 2024, 7pm ET, Virtual Book Bingo hosted by Adventures by the Book/NovelNetwork
March 9, 2024. 3:00pm ET, In Conversation with Laura Kamoie, Park Books, Severna Park, MD. Ticketed Event.
March 12, 2024, 7:00PM ET, East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE #100, Washington, DC 20003
March 14, 2024, 6:30pm ET, Exploration Commons Westiminster Branch CCPL, 50 East Main St, Westminster, MD, hosted by A Likely Story
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 2:00 PM ET, Virginia Festival of the Book
March 22, 2024, 4:30PM ET, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
March 23, 2024 11:00am ET-12:30pm, Lisa Blunt Rochester and Stephanie Dray, In Conversation, Wilmington Country Club
4825 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE
April 14, 2024, 1:30 PM ET Luncheon Hosted by NovelNetwork. Buhrig’s Gathering Place, 25 East Main Street. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
April 27, 2024, Annapolis Book Festival
May 2, 2024, Richmond Junior League Annual Book & Author Event hosted by Fountain Bookstore, Virginia Museum of History and Culture
May 18, 2024, Gaithersburg Book Festival
2021
APRIL 15~ 8pm EST Drinks with Dames on Bloom with Stephanie Dray, Kate Quinn, Renee Rosen, Erika Robuck & Kristin Beck (Learn More)
April 22 ~ 6pm EST Fountain Bookstore Online, Epic Historical Fiction Conversation with Denny Bryce and Stephanie Dray (Learn More)
APRIL 27 ~ 7:30pm EST Oswego Library event with Stephanie Dray (Register)
May 12 ~ 12pm EST, Gaithersburg Book Festival Online with Stephanie Dray, Erika Robuck & Karin Tanabe (Learn More)
MARCH 6 ~ 1:30pm EST, Private Book Club
MARCH 8 ~ 7:00pm EST, International Women’s Day Author Chat, Mechanicsville Branch Manager, Pamunkey Regional Library
MARCH 15 ~ Virtual Discussion about Women’s History Month with authors Denny S. Bryce, Kira Decker, Stephanie Dray, Rita Gerlach, Laura Kamoie, Mindy Klasky and Eliza Knight. (More Information)
MARCH 26 ~ All Day, Online Founding Mothers’ Book Club Discussion, hosted by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie (More Information)
MARCH 30 ~ 7pm EST, VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT for The Women of Chateau Lafayette at A Likely Story Bookstore, Sykesville, MD — Pre-order a signed copy from here and you’ll get a free gift, plus a chance to win my entire backlist! (More Information)
MARCH 31 ~ 7pm EST, Friends & Fiction LiveChat, with Stephanie Dray and Kate Quinn (More Information)
APRIL 1 ~ All Day Virtual Event on The Romance of Reading with Stephanie Dray (More Information)
APRIL 1 ~ 6pm EST, Buxton Books with The Charleston Library Society hosts Stephanie Dray (More Information)
APRIL 2 ~ 7pm EST, Foxtale Books in conjunction with the Atlanta History Center with Stephanie Dray in virtual conversation with Laura Kamoie (Free but Registration Required)
APRIL 3 ~ 1pm EST, Barbara’s Bookstore with Stephanie Dray in virtual conversation with Lauren Margolin “The Good Book Fairy” blogger (Register)
APRIL 6 ~ 6:30PM EST, Book Movement Historicals (Learn More) –> UPDATE: The event will be starting late, at 7pm EST.
APRIL 6 ~ 8PM EST Virtual Historical Fiction Fan Club, Wauconda Area Library, Live Author Chat with Susan Meissner, Reneé Rosen, Stephanie Dray and Erika Robuck (Register for a Chance to Win Free Books!)
APRIL 8 ~ 7PM EST City Center Gallery and Books in conjunction with the Lafayette Society of Fayetteville
APRIL 12 ~ 8pm EST, The Lynden Sculpture Garden’s Women Speaker’s Series, Milwaukee Reads, and Boswell Book Company present a virtual evening with Stephanie Dray (Buy Tickets)
APRIL 13 ~7PM EST, Historic Annapolis, Virtual Lecture on the Women of Chateau Lafayette and the Ways in which Historical Fiction Can Contribute to the Historical Record with Stephanie Dray (Registration Required)
2019
SEPTEMBER 30 ~ 1PM EST, FACEBOOK LIVE, STEPHANIE WILL APPEAR WITH ALL HER #SCARLETSISTERS
SEPTEMBER 30 ~ 7PM, THE STRAND, NEW YORK CITY, STEPHANIE WILL APPEAR WITH ALL HER #SCARLETSISTERS
OCTOBER 1 ~ TBD, RIVERSTONE BOOKS, PITTSBURGH, PA, STEPHANIE DRAY & ELIZA KNIGHT
OCTOBER 2 ~ 12PM, MONDAY BOOK REVIEW CLUB, Tippecanoe Country Club, Canfield OH, WITH ELIZA KNIGHT (PRIVATE EVENT)
OCTOBER 2 ~ 7PM, AUTHOR TALK, CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, BRECKSVILLE, OH, WITH ELIZA KNIGHT AND SOPHIE PERINOT
OCTOBER 3 ~ 7PM, AUTHOR TALK, ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY, ST. LOUIS, MO, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, ELIZA KNIGHT, AND SOPHIE PERINOT
OCTOBER 4 ~ 6:30PM MEET & GREET; 7PM MEET THE AUTHORS AT MACINTOSH BOOKS, SANIBEL, FL, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, HEATHER WEBB, ELIZA KNIGHT, AND SOPHIE PERINOT
OCTOBER 5 ~ 2PM, IN CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHORS OF RIBBONS OF SCARLET, SHANNON STAUB LIBRARY, NORTH PORT, FL, WITH ALL 6 AUTHORS OF RIBBONS OF SCARLET
OCTOBER 5 ~ 6PM, BOOKS & WINE, COPPERFISH BOOKS, PUNTA GORDA, FL, WITH ALL 6 AUTHORS OF RIBBONS OF SCARLET
- More information and tickets from Copperfish | Eventbrite
OCTOBER 6 ~ 4PM, CHAMPAGNE & BOOKS, BOOKMARK, NEPTUNE BEACH, FL, WITH ALL 6 AUTHORS OF RIBBONS OF SCARLET
OCTOBER 7 ~ 11:30AM, BOOKS & BITES, FERNANDINA BEACH LIBRARY WITH THE AMELIA ISLAND BOOK FESTIVAL AND THE BOOK LOFT, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL, WITH ALL 6 AUTHORS OF RIBBONS OF SCARLET
OCTOBER 7 ~ 7PM, AUTHOR EVENT, THE LITERARY GUILD OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND, ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA, WITH ALL 6 AUTHORS OF RIBBONS OF SCARLET
OCTOBER 8 ~ 6:30PM, AUTHOR TALK, TWO SISTERS BOOKERY, WILMINGTON, NC, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, SOPHIE PERINOT, ELIZA KNIGHT, AND HEATHER WEBB
OCTOBER 9 ~ 5PM, AUTHOR TALK, THE COUNTRY BOOKSHOP, SOUTHERN PINES, NC, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, SOPHIE PERINOT, AND ELIZA KNIGHT
OCTOBER 15 ~ 4:30PM, SUSAN B. CLEMENTSON AUTHOR SERIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF APALACHICOLA MARGARET KEY LIBRARY, BOOKSELLER: DOWNTOWN BOOKS, APALACHICOLA, FL, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY
OCTOBER 16 ~ 10AM – 4PM, FSU PANAMA CITY FRESHMAN READ EVENT, PANAMA CITY, FL, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY
- 10-11AM STUDENT PRESENTATION (PRIVATE EVENT)
- 11:30-1PM LUNCHEON WITH A TALK ON WRITING
- 2-3PM TEA WITH AN AUTHOR BOOKSIGNING WITH BOOKS UNLIMITED
- 3-4PM AUTHOR TALK
OCTOBER 17 ~ 7PM, AUTHOR TALK, WELLINGTON SQUARE BOOKSHOP CO-SPONSORED BY CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY, HILTON GARDEN INN, EXTON, PA, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY AND LAURA KAMOIE
- More information and get tickets on Facebook | Eventbrite
OCTOBER 21 ~ 7:30PM, RIBBONS OF SCARLET AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION WITH MICHELLE CAMERON, WORDS BOOKSTORE, MAPLEWOOD, NJ, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, ELIZA KNIGHT, HEATHER WEBB, AND SOPHIE PERINOT
OCTOBER 22 ~ 6:30PM, AUTHOR TALK, AVON LIBRARY, AVON, CT, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, SOPHIE PERINOT, ELIZA KNIGHT, AND HEATHER WEBB
OCTOBER 23~ TBD, CHAMPAGNE AUTHOR TALK, BANK SQUARE BOOKS, MYSTIC, CT, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, SOPHIE PERINOT, ELIZA KNIGHT, AND HEATHER WEBB
OCTOBER 28 ~ 6:30PM, AUTHOR TALK, CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH A LIKELY STORY, MT. AIRY, MD, WITH LAURA KAMOIE, STEPHANIE DRAY, AND ELIZA KNIGHT
NOVEMBER 2 ~ 1PM, BOOK TALK ON RIBBONS OF SCARLET, BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL, LITERARY SALON STAGE, BALTIMORE, MD, WITH 5 OF THE 6 AUTHORS (ALL BUT KATE QUINN)
NOVEMBER 4 ~ TIME TBD, FUNDRAISER EVENT, A LIKELY STORY, SYKESVILLE, MD, WITH STEPHANIE DRAY, LAURA KAMOIE, AND ELIZA KNIGHT
2018
September 6-8 ~ Brookfield, CT’s One Town/One Reads Program Events ~ More Information
- September 7, Afternoon Tea with the Authors, Brookfield Library, 3-5PM
- September 8, Meet the Authors Talk, Q&A, and Booksigning, Brookfield Library, 3-5PM
September 25 ~ Talk, Q&A, and booksigning, AACPL Broadneck Library, Arnold, MD, 6:30PM
October 4 ~ Supreme Court Spouses Luncheon, Bethesda, MD, 12 noon (private event)
October 13 ~ Morristown Book Festival Panel, Time TBA, Morristown, NJ ~ More Information
November 13 ~ Talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Lebanon County Reads Event, Congregation Beth Israel, Lebanon County, PA ~ More Information
March 21 2018 ~ Virginia Festival of the Book, Panel on Engaging with History through Fiction, Charlottesville, VA Barnes & Noble, 4-5:30PM (with Laura Kamoie) ~ More Information
April 3 2018 ~ Talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Wellington Square Books, Exton, PA, 7PM (with Laura Kamoie)
April 4 2018 ~Talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, Atlanta, GA, 7PM (with Laura Kamoie)
April 5 2018 ~ Beyond the Book Jacket talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Strongsville Library, Strongsville, OH, 7PM (with Laura Kamoie)~ More Information
April 7 2018 ~ Barnes & Noble, Annapolis, MD, 2pm (with Laura Kamoie)
April 11 2018 ~ Author Luncheon with talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Lake Forest Bookshop, Lake Forest, IL, 11:30AM (with Laura Kamoie)
April 12 2018 ~ Author Luncheon with talk, Q&A, and booksigning, St. Louis County Public Library, St. Louis, MO, 7PM (with Laura Kamoie)
April 14 2018 ~ Talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Anne Arundel DAR, Rising Sun Inn, Crownsville, MD, 10AM (with Laura Kamoie)~ (Members Only)
April 17 2018 ~ Talk & Signing at A Likely Story Bookstore, Sykesville, MD 7pm (with Laura Kamoie)
April 19 2018 ~ Talk, Q&A, and booksigning, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington, DC, 7PM (with Laura Kamoie)
April 23 2018 ~ American Association of University Women Easton Book Club, Easton, Maryland, 1pm. (Members Only)
April 25 2018 ~ Annapolis Book Club, 7pm. (Members Only)
April 28 2018 ~ Author panel, Q&A, and booksigning, Annapolis Book Festival, Key School, Annapolis, MD, panel time TBD (with Laura Kamoie) ~ More Information
May 19 2018 ~ Gaithersburg Book Festival,Gaithersburg City Hall Grounds, Gaithersburg, MD, Panel Talk, time TBD (with Laura Kamoie) ~ More Information
June 7-10 2018 ~ American Friends of Lafayette Annual Meeting, Annapolis, MD, Author Talk, time TBD ~ More Information
July 26 2018 ~ Author Talk + Q&A & Booksigning, Howard County Library System Miller Branch in Ellicott City, MD, 7-8:30 pm. ~ More Information
January 27, 2018 ~ Smithson Day Lecture, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 10:15AM
June 22-24, 2017 ~ Historical Novel Society Conference, Portland Oregon. Check Schedule for Appearances.
June 25, 2017 ~ Historical Fiction Panel, 2:30PM, Multnomah Co. Library, E. Portland Branch
Portland, OR
June 26, 2017 ~ Talk & Signing, 7PM, King County Public Library, Vashon, WA
June 28, 2017 ~ Talk & Signing, 6PM, Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe, San Francisco, CA
November 5, 2017 ~ Lady Jane’s Salon, Lancaster, PA, 1-4pm (with Laura Kamoie)
May 20, 2017 ~ Featured Presenter, Gaithersburg Book Festival, 10am-6pm (with Laura Kamoie)
May 18, 2017 ~ Girls’ Night Out Signing, Turn the Pages Bookstore, Boonsboro, MD, 6-9pm (with Laura Kamoie)
May 16, 2017 ~ Talk and signing, Fort Severn DAR Chapter, Historic Benson Hammond House at BWI Airport, 6:30pm (with Laura Kamoie)
May 10, 2017 ~ Naval Academy Spouses’ and Civilians’ Club, Annapolis, MD (with Laura Kamoie)
April 19, 2017 ~ Talk and signing, Historical Annapolis, Annapolis, MD, 6pm ~ More Information (with Laura Kamoie)
April 12, 2017 ~ Book Club, Glen Burnie, MD, 7pm (with Laura Kamoie)
January 10 2017 ~ Bowie, MD chapter of the DAR, Historic Belair Museum, 7:30pm (with Laura Kamoie)
November 9 2016 ~ Book Review Club, Tippecanoe Country Club, Canfield OH 11pm-2pm (with Laura Kamoie)
November 11 2016 ~ Litchfield Books, at Ocean One, 11421 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, 11am-2pm (with Laura Kamoie)
November 12 2016 ~ Book Signing, BOOKMARK, 220 First ST, Neptune Beach, FL 32266, 7pm (with Laura Kamoie and Steve Berry)
November 14 2016 ~ Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 at 7pm (with Laura Kamoie)
November 15 2016 ~ Palm Beach County Library System: WXEL-TV appearance 1:30pm-4pm (with Laura Kamoie)
November 16 2016 ~ West Boca branch library engagement 2-3pm (with Laura Kamoie)
November 19 2016 ~ Miami Book Fair, Miami Dade College, Room 8201 (Building 8, 2nd Floor) 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, Fl 33132 at 3-4pm (with Laura Kamoie)
Ribbons of Scarlet National Tour with Stephanie Dray
Dear Readers, It's finally time to celebrate the release of our novel, Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women, releasing October 1. We're thrilled to be hitting the road to share the book with so many of you in person. Between September 30 and...