Events

Noir at the Bar

Noir at the Bar features local authors reading from the works.
Caffe Avellino
Thurs., Feb. 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
242 Humphrey St.
Swampscott, MA 01907

PathwayArts' Island Tales   

March 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Chilmark Tavern
9 State St., Chilmark   

Islanders Writes
​March on March    

March 15-16, 2025
Two days of writing workshops.
Sponsored by Edgartown Books
​44 Main St, Edgartown, MA 02539   

SISTER IN cRIME'S mYSTERY mAKING

In this interactive workshop, three mystery authors -- Norman Birnbach, Susan Oleksiw, and Bonnar Spring -- will brainstorm on their feet to create a brand new mystery, using suggestions from the audience.
Fun, fast-paced, and fascinating, this improv game offers important insights into mystery writers’ minds and the conventions of the genre.
Mon., April 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Swampscott Senior Center

 Beverly Public Library Local Author Fair

Beverly is home to a thriving writing community. Celebrate by joining local authors, who will be on hand to share their work - poetry, fiction, nonfiction and children's literature.
There will be an opportunity to purchase books directly from the authors.
May 18, 2025 from 2-4 PM
​Beverly Public Library
32 Essex St, Beverly, MA 01915   

Marketing Your Writing

Part of the 2025 Marblehead Literary Festival.
In this workshop, author and longtime public relations professional Norman Birnbach will shepherd authors of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry through ways to develop key messages that will help market their books and how to conduct media interviews. Exercises and handouts will be a part of his presentation.
Thurs., July 3 at 2:30-4 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead
28 Mugford St, Marblehead

Marblehead Literary Festival: How to Talk to the Media about Your Book
JulY 2, 2026, 10:00 AM

Thurs., July 2, 2026 at 10 AM
In this follow-up to his popular workshop last year, author and longtime public relations professional Norman Birnbach will guide authors of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry through the intricacies of pitching their work, developing a launch timeline, and crafting key messages for—and conducting interviews with—the media. Exercises and handouts are part of his presentation.
Tickets are $15.38 and are available here.
Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St, Marblehead

Author Signing: Martha's Vineyard

Sat., March 14, 2026 from 5 - 7 PM
Vineyard Authors Book Fair
Sponsored by Islanders Write & Edgartown Books
March 14, 2026 from 5 to 7 pm
Featherstone Center for the Arts
30 Featherstone Ln, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
 

Author Signing: Kingston, MA

Sat., May. 9, 2026 from 11 AM -1 PM 

How to Talk to the Media about Your BooK

Part of the 2026 Marblehead Literary Festival.
In this follow-up to his popular workshop last year, author and longtime public relations professional Norman Birnbach will guide authors of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry through the intricacies of pitching their work, developing a launch timeline, and crafting key messages for—and conducting interviews with—the media. Exercises and handouts are part of his presentation.
Thurs., July 2 at 10-11:30 AM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead
28 Mugford St, Marblehead 

Newburyport Noir at the Bar

Dec., 7, 2026 from 6-8pm, doors open at 5pm
The Grog. Cabaret Room/Downstairs
13 Middle Street, Newburyport, MA 01950
https://www.thegrog.com/
Please RSVP to https://forms.gle/Xco4SAJQkW aDGpi6

2025 New England Crime Bake: Panel

Norman Birnbach will participate in a panel at the 2025 New England Crime Bake writers conference, Nov. 7-9 in Dedham, MA 
https://www.crimebake.org/

Author Signing: Edgartown Books

Thurs., Aug. 14, 2025 from 2-4 PM
Edgartown Books
44 Main St., Edgartown, MA