UPCOMING EVENTS

I will be having some upcoming events in February, 2025! Watch this space for more details! :)

1) I will be on a YA Panel at the California School Library Association Conference on February 1, 2025. The panel (with fellow authors Lily Anderson, Addie Woolridge, Sally Engelfried, Randy Ribay and Misa Suguira) will be at 2:45-3:45 pm. I will also be at the author/librarian mix and mingle at 5-6 pm and will be signing books at 9-9:30 pm. If you are going to this conference, I hope to see you there!

2) I will be hosting a free writing workshop at YANovCon on Feb 8! Come by for some writing tips and fun workshopping!


PAST EVENTS

LIBRARY CAMP

August 29, 2024

I’ll be at the Santa Clara County Office of Education Library Camp on August 29th, on the Cultural Identity & the Asian Diaspora panel with Nicole Chen, Booki Vivat and Darshana Khiani (10:30 am in the San Jose Room!). Please feel free to stop by if you are attending! :)


Bay Area and NYC! I’ll be at the following events in July and August! Hope to see you there! :)

TAIWANESE AMERICAN BOOK FAIR

May 11, 2024

YOUNG ADULT NOVELIST CONVENTION

February 3, 2024

Click on the image above to get to the registration page!


July 8, 2023

KARA H.L. CHEN WITH NICOLE CHEN (ticketed event)

3-4 pm PST

Kepler’s Books & Magazine

1010 El Camino Real #100

Menlo Park, CA

Please click on the Kepler’s ticket to purchase tickets!


July 11, 2023

AUTHOR TALK: “HOW FAILURE LED TO MY DEBUT NOVEL”

7 pm PST

Palo Alto Library, Mitchell Park

Midtown Room

3700 Middlefield Rd

Palo Alto, CA 94303

Please register by clicking the Palo Alto library logo! Drop ins welcome!


July 13, 2023

5 pm PST

Linden Tree Books/Los Altos Farmer’s Market

265 State Street

Los Altos, CA 94022

Stop by & we can chat about books & organic food!


July 15, 2023

KARA H.L. CHEN CELEBRATES LOVE & RESISTANCE WITH SALVATORE SCIBONA

3 pm EST

Barnes & Noble

97 Warren Street

New York, NY 10007

Click on the B & N logo for more information! Cuz I am a webpage GENIUS (no, it actually took me like twenty hours to figure out)


July 22, 2023

4 pm EST

NEW YA FOR JULY!

New and Knockout YA Books!

These titles are something special, full of royalty and resistance, and characters fighting for what — and whom — they love. Sure to grab hold of your attention and not let go!

Panel with BENJAMIN DEAN and SABINA KHAN.

Reserve your ticket on Crowdcast by clicking on the Book of Wonder link!


August 12, 2023

KARA H.L. CHEN IN CONVERSATION WITH ANNA GRACIA

3 pm PST

Books, Inc. Palo Alto

Town and Country Village,

855 El Camino Real #74,

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Click on the Books, Inc. logo for more information!