We are excited to announce Jonathan Franzen’s tour dates to support his highly anticipated book, Crossroads, which hits shelves October 5, 2021. Jonathan Franzen’s novels are celebrated for their unforgettably vivid characters and for their keen-eyed take on contemporary America. Now, in Crossroads, Franzen ventures back into the past and explores the history of two generations. With characteristic humor and complexity, and with even greater warmth, he conjures a world that resonates powerfully with our own. See the full listing below!
Tuesday, October 5th – 7:00pm Pacific / 10:00pm Eastern
Bookshop Santa Cruz – Launch Event
Register by purchasing the book from Bookshop Santa Cruz here.
Wednesday, October 6th – 7:00pm Eastern
East Coast
In conversation with Tony Tulathimutte
Register by purchasing the book from one of the following indie bookstore co-hosts:
Books & Books (Miami, FL)
Harvard Book Store (Cambridge, MA)
Politics and Prose (Washington, DC)
Thursday, October 7th – 7:00pm Central / 8:00pm Eastern
Midwest
In conversation with Kathy Wang
Register by purchasing the book from one of the following indie bookstore co-hosts:
Anderson’s (Chicago, IL)
Left Bank Books (St. Louis, MO)
Literati Bookstore (Ann Arbor, MI)
Magers & Quinn (Minneapolis, MN)
McLean & Eakin (Petoskey, MI)
Tuesday, October 12th – 6:00pm Pacific / 9:00pm Eastern
Pacific Northwest
In conversation with Maria Semple
Register by purchasing the book from one of the following indie bookstore co-hosts:
Auntie’s Bookstore (Spokane, WA)
Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle, WA)
Powell’s Books (Portland, OR)
Roundabout Books (Bend, OR)
Third Place Books (Seattle, WA)
Village Books and Paper Dreams (Bellingham, WA)
Wednesday, October 13th – 7:30pm Eastern
The Free Library of Philadelphia
In conversation with Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Register with the Free Library by purchasing the book
Thursday, October 14th – 6:00pm Mountain / 7:00pm Central / 8:00pm Eastern
South/Southwest
In conversation with Jami Attenberg
Register by purchasing the book from one of the following indie bookstore co-hosts:
BookPeople (Austin, TX)
Lemuria Book Store (Jackson, MS)
Square Books (Oxford, MS)
Tattered Cover (Denver, CO)
Watermark Books (Wichita, KS)
Monday, October 18th – 6:00pm Pacific / 9:00pm Eastern
California and Arizona
In conversation with Mona Simpson
Register by purchasing the book from one of the following indie bookstore co-hosts:
Book Passage (Bay Area, CA)
Changing Hands Bookstore (Phoenix, AZ)
Point Reyes Books (Bay Area, CA)
Skylight Books (Los Angeles, CA)
Warwick’s (San Diego, CA)
Monday, October 25th – 7:00pm Central / 8:00pm Eastern
Inprint Houston
In conversation with David Means
Register with Inprint (with books via Brazos Bookstore) here.
Thursday, December 2nd – 7:30pm Eastern
92nd Street Y
Register by purchasing a ticket here.
Jonathan Franzen is the author of five novels, including The Corrections, Freedom, and Purity, and five works of nonfiction, most recently Farther Away and The End of the End of the Earth, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.
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