CHAIN OF IDEAS NORTH AMERICA BOOK TOUR
NEW ORLEANS, LA
NEW ORLEANS BOOK FESTIVAL
Tulane university
with Cleo Wade
Saturday, March 14, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Black Garnet Books
BLACK COLLECTIVE FOUNDATION MN (BCFMN)
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
with Lulete Mola, President and Co-Founder of BCFMN
Saturday, March 14, 2026
HARTFORD, CT
The Mark Twain House & Museum
Stowe Center for Literary Activism
Immanuel Congregational Church
with Dr. Scott Gac
Monday, March 16, 2026
PITTSBURGH, PA
WHITE WhALE BOOKSTORE
CARnEgIE LIBRARY LECTURE HALL
with Sheila Vélez Martínez
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC
POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE
LINCOLN THEATRe
with Leah Greenberg, Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
Thursday, March 19, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK
with Dean Hashim Davis
Friday, March 20, 2026
VIRTUAL
Liz’s Book Bar
PEN AMERICA Presents
Ibram x. kendi and Friends: A global conversation for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
with the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Ashwini K.P. (India), Rethabile Ratsomo (South Africa), Noah Bullock (El Salvador), Zélie Heran (France), and Raqib Naik (U.S.)
Saturday, March 21, 2026
ST. LOUIS, MO
Novel Neighbor
Burroughs High School
with Congresswoman Cori Bush
Saturday, March 21, 2026
PORTLAND, OR
powell’s city of books
revolution hall
with Senator Jeff Merkley
Sunday, March 22, 2026
LOS ANGELES, CA
MALIK BOOKS
the miracle theatre
with Michael Tubbs, Former Mayor of Stockton and Current Candidate for Lt. Governor & Rapper and Actor Vic Mensa
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
NASHVILLE, TN
PARNASSUS BOOKS
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - STUDENT LIFE CENTER
with State Representative Justin Jones
Thursday, March 26, 2026
HOUSTON, TX
KINDRED STORIES
HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TEXAS
YELLOWSTONE SCHOOLS
with Oni K. Blair, Executive Director of the ACLU of Texas
Friday, March 27, 2026
CHARLOTTE, NC
PARK ROAD BOOKS
ROBINSON CENTER FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP
CAROLINA THEATRe
with Tonya Jameson
Saturday, March 28, 2026
GAINESVILLE, FL
The Lynx
Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church
with William Johnson, Director of PEN America FL
Sunday, March 29, 2026
MIAMI, FL
BOOKS & BOOKS
CORAL GABLES CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
with Patricia Engel
Monday, March 30, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, MA
porter square books
First parish church
with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver Writers Fest
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
The university of british columbia
with Dr. Terri Givens
Monday, April 13, 2026
CALGARY, ALBERTA
Wordfest
Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts
Bella Concert Hall
Mount Royal University
with Zain Velji
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
CHICAGO, IL
CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL
with SEMINARY CO-OP
with Mayor Brandon Johnson
Saturday, April 18, 2026
ATLANTA, GA
A CAPELLA BOOKS
GLENN MEMORIAL CHURCH AT EMORY UNIVERSITY
with Dr. George Yancy
Sunday, April 19, 2026
