Events! Microcosm In Your Town

Want to meet us in person, check out our books, or see an author speak? We’ve got author events and convention events coming up!

Upcoming Author Events

You’re invited to the book revolution! Danny Caine is taking How to Defend Books and Why: Book Bans and How We Fight Them on tour this spring and summer:

  • Monday, May 18 | Prologue Bookshop—Columbus, OH | More info
    Let the book revolution begin! Danny Caine launches his new book, How to Defend Books and Why, with fellow anti-ban pioneer Ashley Hope Pérez in this reading, conversation, and celebration.
  • Wednesday, June 3 | Pulpit Rock Brewing with Dragonfly Books—Decorah, IA | More info
  • Thursday, June 4 | Moon Palace Books—Minneapolis, MN | More info
  • Friday, June 5 | Honest Dog Books—Bayfield, WI | More info
    Kicking off Bayfield’s 5th Annual Stand with the Banned Festival!
  • June TBD | Plum City Reading Series, Loganberry Books—Cleveland, OH
    Details to come!
  • Thursday–Friday, June 18–19 | Tomorrow Books Poetry Night and Meet & Greet—Indianapolis, IN | More info
  • Friday, August 21 | Beach Read series, Hamlin Beach State Park—Hamlin, NY | More info
  • Tuesday, September 29 | McConnell Arts Center—Worthington, OH | More info

Generous Press’s Tati Richardson is taking Struck Speechless on the road! See where you can catch an event for this latest release in her Boss Chicks Village Series:

  • Thursday, April 30 | Gwinnett Co Public Library—Snellville, GA | More info
    Book sales provided by Read It Again Bookstore.
  • Saturday, May 9 | Barnes & Noble Perimeter—Atlanta, GA | More Info
  • Tuesday, May 12 | Beguiled Books—Seatta, WA | More info
  • Thursday, May 14 | Grand Gesture Books—Portland, OR | More info
  • Saturday, May 23 | A Small Place Bookstore—Avondale Estates, GA | More info
  • Friday, May 29–Sunday, May 31 | Black Romance Book Fest—Atlanta, GA | More info
    Book sales provided by WanderLust Reads.
  • Friday, June 5 | Kindred Stories—Houston, TX | More info
  • Saturday, June 13 | Mis Amores Bookshop—Knoxville, TN | More info

…And if you can’t catch any of these events in person, signed copies are available for sale from Atlanta’s All the Tropes!

Generous Press’s Ayla Vejdani has events lined up to celebrate the release of sapphic story collection You x Me! Check out the schedule and see if your town is her next stop:

  • Tuesday, May 26 | Signing at L’Euguelionne—Montréal, QC | More info
  • Saturday, May 30 | Signing at Royal Ginette—Montréal, QC | More info
  • Tuesday, June 16 | Hopeless Romantic—Toronto, ON | More info
  • Saturday, June 20 | Evermore Books—Ottawa, ON | More info
  • Saturday, June 20 | Signing at Perfect Books—Ottawa, ON | More info

…Stay tuned for more events with Another Story and Type Books in June—details to come!

Interested in having an author at your store or event? Reach out!!


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Upcoming Tabling Events

None listed. Want us to table at your event? Reach out to daley (at) microcosmpublishing.com!

Upcoming Trade Shows and Industry Events

Usually not open to the public, these industry events are a chance for store buyers to peruse our books, write orders, and chat about terms. We plan to either attend or exhibit at the following events. If you’ll be there too, drop us a line—we’d love to meet you.

Interested in having an author at your store or event? Reach out!!

Planning an event and want us to be part of it (speaking, author readings, movie screenings, setting up a book and zine pop-up shop, etc.)? Let us know!!

In the Portland area? We can set up a book fair at your workplace like the ones your school used to have.


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