UPCOMING EVENTS

May 3, 1-3 p.m. @ Fort Myers FL — Sip mango tea as I spill the tea on life one year after the launch of “The Mango Tree” at this tea party and fundraiser for the Southwest Florida Historical Society. Tickets are $20 and include a free teacup! Details here.

May 9, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. @ Charleston SC — The Post & Courier’s Spring Book & Author Luncheon will feature NYT bestsellers Brad Meltzer and Kristin Harmel, CBS News chief correspondent Jim Axelrod … and yours truly. Details here.

May 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. @ Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg FL — I’ll be chatting with award-winning chef and journalist Dalia Colón at this FREE event blending food and Florida literature. The good folks from Good Intentions will be serving mango-infused dishes and drinks from Dalia’s new Florida Vegetarian Cookbook, while Dalia and I discuss food, family, identity, and the many things that make the Sunshine State so unique. Huge thanks to Florida Humanities and Tombolo Books for making this happen. Details here.

May 16-17 @ Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series, Corpus Christi TX

June 11, 5-8 p.m. @ Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers FL — The annual mango night market is coming back. Save the date!

June 28 @ Tasting The Tropics, Naples Botanical Gardens, Naples FL — I will be signing books and talking tropical fruits at this event celebrating NBG’s most fruitful season. Details to come. Learn more here.

July 28 @ Camden Public Library, Camden ME: Join me and James Beard Award winner Abi Balingit, author of “Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed” for an evening of food and fun. Details to come.

*all times are Eastern unless noted

SELECT PAST EVENTS

Jan. 13 — Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s Famous Author Lecture Series

Nov. 24, 2024 — Miami Book Fair

Oct. 27, 2024 — Liwanag Filipino Lit Fest @ Loyalty Bookstores Washington D. C.

August 24, 2024 — Library of Congress’s National Books Festival @ Washington D.C.