Regional Gatherings: Get to know the BK authors in your area
Meet up with the authors near you! These gatherings are simple affairs, such as a lunch at a restaurant, a walk in a city park, or an evening of snacks and drinks at an author's home. Each gathering requires a local BK author to organize and plan. If you live in a metro area and are interested in organizing such a gathering, reach out to us at [email protected] to get a list of the authors in your area.
In 2023, we experimented with organizing regional gatherings of authors in San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C. Each garnered much positive feedback, so we have been organizing further regional gatherings throughout 2024 and 2025.
These gatherings are simple affairs, such as a lunch at a restaurant, a walk in a city park, or an evening of snacks and drinks at an author’s home.
Each gathering requires a local BK author to organize and plan. If you live in a metro area and are interested in organizing such a gathering, reach out to us at [email protected] to get a list of the authors in your area.
See this PDF guide to how to organize a gathering and what funds are available to reimburse food and venue costs.
Picture Gallery
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2019
Left to right: Deborah Goodman, Bruce Rosenstein, Jeff Kulick, Devora Zack, and John Kador
New York City, January 2024
Left to right: John Kador, Jane Hyun, Judith Samuelson, Art Kleiner, Mark Levy, Noah Blumenthal, Fatimah Gilliam, and Karen Phelan
Bay Area, August 7, 2025
Left to right: Suzanne Wertheim, John Kador, Alan Briskin, Marcia Daszko, Gerald Harris
Los Angeles, August 18, 2025
Left to right: Farzana Nayani, Susan Inouye, Robert Tucker, BJ Gallagher, Julie WG, Dianna Bensch
Seattle, August 24, 2025
Left to right: Eddie Pate, Lisa Fain, Massimo Backus, Peggy Holman, Bob Seidensticker