Thursday, July 22, 2021 5:30pm Pacific Time/8:30pm Eastern Time

Meet the Authors at the Mechanics’ Institute (virtual event)

Two novels set in 1906 San Francisco: The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner and The Book of Lost Light by Ron Nyren.

Watch the recording here.

Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 5:00pm Pacific Time/8:00pm Eastern Time

Black Lawrence Press 2021 Virtual Reading Series
BETH ALVARADO, VERONICA MONTES, & RON NYREN
Watch a recording of Beth’s segment here, Veronica’s here, and mine here.

Sunday, April 18, 2021, 3:00pm Pacific Time/6:00pm Eastern Time

Berkeley Historical Society: Author Talk

On the 115th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, I read from The Book of Lost Light and also discussed the real-life Bay Area characters and stories that inspired the novel. Berkeley historian Charles Wollenberg moderated the program. I shared images of people and places from my research into Berkeley's experience of the earthquake and fire; the artistic milieu of the time; pictorialist photographers and artists of Berkeley; and the enduring influence of Bernard Maybeck, Charles Keeler, and the Berkeley Hillside Club on local architecture. The talk included a Q&A.

Watch a recording of this event here.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 4:00pm Pacific Time/7:00pm Eastern Time

RJ Julia Booksellers: Virtual: Ron Nyren, The Book of Lost Light, in Conversation with Harriet Scott Chessman

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SKYLIT: Skylight Books Podcast Series—Posted March 18th, 2021.

Readings and a conversation about place, the West, and the emotional layers of history, with authors Judy Juanita and Karen Kevorkian.

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Listen here.

Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 5:00pm Pacific Time: KFAI Write On! Radio interview with David Fettig about The Book of Lost Light. Listen to the recording here.

Booksmith and The Bindery: Virtual Launch for The Book of Lost Light, with Ann Packer, Angela Pneuman, Ann Cummins, Lisa Michaels, Cornelia Nixon, Sarah Stone, Rafael Yglesias + Vendela Vida

Booksmith and The Bindery are hosting the virtual launch for my novel, The Book of Lost Light, at 5:30pm Pacific Time/8:30pm Eastern Time on Monday, November 16. The evening will include a short reading from the book along with a panel discussion with my writers group of nearly two decades: Ann Packer (The Children’s Crusade), Angela Pneuman (Lay It on My Heart), Ann Cummins (Yellowcake), Lisa Michaels (Grand Ambition) Cornelia Nixon (The Use of Fame), Sarah Stone (Hungry Ghost Theater), Rafael Yglesias (The Wisdom of Perversity), and Vendela Vida (The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty).

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Watch a recording of this reading here.

Monday, January 11, 2021, 7:00 Pacific Time: Odd Mondays Reading Series online event. A reading from The Book of Lost Light and a conversation with Sarah Stone, author of Hungry Ghost Theater. Books available from Folio Books, either LIVE! at 3957 24th St. in Noe Valley or on foliosf.com.