Upcoming EVents: Lake Effect

May 19th, 2026 at 7:00pm - Lake Effect reading and conversation with Lauren Groff at The Lynx Books, Gainesville, Florida.

June 3rd, 2026 at 7:00pm - Lake Effect reading and conversation with Genevieve Hudson at Powell’s Books, Portland, Oregon.

June 24th, 2026 at 6:00pm - Lake Effect reading and conversation with Maria McLeod, at Village Books, Fairhaven/Bellingham, WA.



October 15th, 2026 at 7:00pm CT/5pm PCT - National Willa Cather Center Virtual Author Series with Hillary Behrman and Margot Kahn. (Learn More and Register Here)

 

News & Media

Kirkus Review for Lake Effect by Hillary Behrman, “Tender, messy, and supremely human.” Posted February 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 and Writers Ten Authors to Watch: Introducing the 2025 Get the Word Out Fiction Fellows - Poets & Writers

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.