Upcoming EVents: Lake Effect Book Tour
May 12th, 2026 at 7:00pm(Seattle) - Book Launch and in conversation with Rod Driver at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA. (Reading/Q&A/Signing)
May 18th, 2026 at 6:00pm(Gainesville) - In conversation with Lauren Groff at The Lynx Books, Gainesville, Florida. (Reading/Q&A/Signing)
June 3rd, 2026 at 7:00pm(Portland) - In conversation with Scott Korb at Powell’s City of Books, Portland, Oregon. (Reading/Q&A/Signing)
June 6th, 2026 11am-6pm (Seattle) -Queer Book Fair Author Day at Charlie’s Queer Books, Seattle
June 17th, 2026 6:30-8:30pm(Seattle) - Celebration and in conversation with Stephanie Reents at Folio:The Seattle Anthenaeum, Seattle, WA (in the Market). Sign Up Here! (Refreshments/Reading/Q&A/Signing)
June 24th, 2026 at 6:00pm(Bellingham) - In conversation with Maria McLeod, at Village Books, Fairhaven/Bellingham, WA. Sign Up Here! (Reading/Q&A/Signing)
October 15th, 2026 at 7:00pm CT/5pm PCT(Virtual) - The National Willa Cather Center Virtual Author Series with Hillary Behrman and Margot Kahn. (Learn More and Register Here)
News & Media
Review of Lake Effect in Science - 2026 Summer Reading List by Anna Farro Henderson. June 11, 2026.
Review of Lake Effect in The Masters Review by Dawn Goulet. June 2nd, 2026.
The short story, “Lake Effect” appears in Literary Hub’s Daily Fiction. May 2026.
Largehearted Boy Book Notes and Playlist for Lake Effect by Hillary Behrman. May 31st, 2026. (Spotify Link)
Craft with Kat Interview, Writing Advice Remix with LAKE EFFECT Author Hillary Behrman. May 31st, 2026
Review of Lake Effect in Kirkus Reviews, “Tender, messy, and supremely human.” February 2026.
Review of Lake Effect in Booklist “The fragility of family relationships, an intense desire to flee from the status quo, and the rejuvenating effect of travel reverberate throughout Behrman’s collection of 18 stories.” April 28th, 2026.
Jack Straw and Bushwick Book Club Collaborative, Hillary Behrman(Author) and Fae Wiedenhoeft(Singer Songwriter) on YouTube Episode 7: 1.7.26.
SoundPages Literary Podcast, All Over the Map with Hillary Behrman, 2025 Jack Straw Writer
Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Debut Fiction Writers Reading, November 20th, 2025 (YouTube Video)
Lake Effect Cover Reveal and Q & A on Debutiful, November 21st, 2025.
Poets & Writers Fellowship News - Debutiful
Past Events
October 17th, 2025 at 7:30pm - MARS Presents October Resident Reading, Mineral School in Mineral, WA.
October 29th, 2025 at 11:00am (Live on Instagram)- Ask a Jack Straw Artist with Hillary Behrman @jackstrawculturalcenter
November 6th, 2025 at 5:30pm - Imprint Bookshop, Port Townsend, Washington. Group Reading with Jack Straw Writers.
November 9th, 2025 at 2:00pm - Seattle Public Library Central Branch, Seattle, Washington. Group Reading with Jack Straw Writers.
November 20th, 2025 at 5:00pm(Pacific)-Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Fiction Reading, on Zoom. Join me and an amazing group of debut fiction writers as we read from our new story collections and novels.
December 4th, 2024 at 6:30pm - Hugo House, Seattle, Washington. Group Reading with Jack Straw Writers.