Award-winning and bestselling author of Devil Makes Three and Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Events for Ben Fountain

author of Devil Makes Three

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Past Events

Meet 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winner BEN FOUNTAIN

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
In conversation with Joyce Carol Oates

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L.A. TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Fiction: The Political is Personal – Tickets Required
In conversation with Ben Fountain, Ed Park, Lydia Kiesling, Vinson Cunningham, and Carolyn Kellogg.

Event address:
Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium
University of Southern California

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SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL

4:00 – 4:45 PM CDT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Ben Fountain and Cristina Henríquez at the Latino Collection Resource Center

Signing at 5pm at Festival Marketplace

Event address:
Central Library and Southwest School of Art
San Antonio, TX

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Texas Author Series with Cari Clark

6:30 – 8:00 PM CT
Presented by Chez Zee
Featuring Ben Fountain

Event address:
Chez Zee American Bistro
5406 Balcones Drive
Austin, TX 78731

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First Light Books

6:00 PM CT
In conversation with Roger Reeves

Event address:
43rd and Speedway
Hyde Park, Austin, TX

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INPRINT MARGARETT ROOT BROWN READING SERIES

7:30 PM CT
Book Talk & Signing with authors Ben Fountain & Kaveh Akbar
In conversation with writer and professor at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, Brenda Peynado

Event address:
Alley Theatre
615 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002

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MIAMI BOOK FESTIVAL

4:30 PM ET

Panel Event: Emerging from Strife: Stories of Domestic & Political Upheaval
Authors: Michael Cunningham, Andre Dubus III, Ben Fountain, and Dani Shapiro
Moderator: Leigh Haber

Event address:
Auditorium (Building 1, 2nd Floor, Room 1261)
300 NE Second Ave.
Miami, Fl 33132

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MIAMI BOOK FESTIVAL

12:00 PM ET

Panel Event: The Freedom to Read & Write
Authors: Ben Fountain and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel
Moderator: Oren Teicher, former President of the American Booksellers Association

Event address:
Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor)
300 NE Second Ave.
Miami, Fl 33132

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TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL

1:30 – 2:15 PM CT

Panel Event: Celebrated Texas Novelists Writing Across Genres
Authors: Justin Cronin, Ben Fountain & Paulette Jiles
Moderator: Paul Coggins

Signing at 2:15 at First United Methodist Church

Event address:
First United Methodist Church
Downtown Austin, TX
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TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL

3:00 – 3:45 PM CT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Sarah Bird

Signing at 4pm at Main Signing Tent

Event address:
Capitol Extension Room E.028
Downtown Austin, TX
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SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

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BOOK PASSAGE CORTE MADERA

6:00 – 7:00 PM PT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Mark Danner

Event address:
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA 94925

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BOOK SOUP

7:00 – 8:00 PM PT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Steph Cha

Event address:
8818 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

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POWELL’S CITY OF BOOK

7:00 – 8:00 PM PT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Omak El Akkad

Event address:
1005 W. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97209

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THE ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY

7:00 – 8:00 PM PT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Shin Yu Pai

Event address:
1521 10th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122

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SAINT LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY

7:00 PM CT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Kathy Gilinsan

Event address:
SAINT LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY
at Mirowitz Performing Arts Center 
2 Millstone Campus Dr
St. Louis, MO 63146

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EXILE IN BOOKVILLE

7:00 PM CT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Cristina Henriquez

Event address:
410 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60605

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

7:00 PM ET
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Thrity Umrigar

Event address:
6996 Powers Blvd
Parma, OH 44129

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POLITICS & PROSE

7:00 PM ET
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Marion Winik

Event address:
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW 
Washington, DC 20008

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LETTERS BOOKSHOP

6:30 PM ET
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Michael Parker

Event address:
116 W Main St
Durham, NC 27701

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FLYLEAF BOOKS

5:30 PM ET Book Signing
6:00 PM ET Book Talk
In conversation with Kendra Greene

Event address:
752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS

7:00 PM ET
Book Talk & Signing

Event address:
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

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RJ JULIA INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS

6:30 PM ET
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Kerri Arsenault

Event address:
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443

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BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL

3:00 PM ET
Panel Event: A Moment in Time
In conversation with authors Janika Oza (A History of Burning) and John Manuel Arias (Where There Was Fire). Moderated by senior editor at The Atlantic, Gal Beckerman (The Quiet Before)

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INTERABANG BOOKS

6:00 – 7:00 PM CT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Lori Feathers

Event address:
5600 W Lovers Ln #142
Dallas, TX 75209

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DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART | ARTS & LETTERS LIVE

7:30 – 9:00 PM CT
Book Talk & Signing
In conversation with Rosalyn Story

Event address:
Horchow Auditorium
171 N Harwood St
Dallas, TX 75201

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