Past Events

I'm looking forward to speaking about THE AGE OF LIGHT and Lee Miller in Poughkeepsie--Lee Miller's hometown! Books will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free but registration is required.

Join us and The Silver Unicorn Bookstore for a unique celebration of food and fiction at Orange Door Kitchen. Novelist Marjan Kamali, memoirist Grace Talusan, and I will sit down with guests for a delicious meal inspired by our recently published works and then linger over coffee for book signing and more conversation. MENU: ONE // The Body Papers // Lumpia Shanghai (Filipino egg roll) with sweet and sour dipping sauce TWO // Age of Light // Moules Mariniere with smoked paprika, tomato and…

I'll be doing a talk and Q&A at Burgundy Books in beautiful Old Saybrook, CT, one of my favorite towns.

I'm so pleased to be speaking with my friend Dawn Tripp at Partners Bookstore in Westport, MA. Dawn's latest novel, Georgia, about Georgia O'Keefe, has so many parallels to The Age of Light. I'm looking forward to a wonderful discussion!

Delighted to appear at the Wequassett Resort Literary Luncheon Series with Christopher Castellani (Leading Men) and Megan MacLean Weir (The Book of Essie). In partnership with Where The Sidewalk Ends Book Store.

Join me for an "Evening with the Author Event" at the esteemed American Library in Paris. I'll be giving a talk about Lee Miller and how, over the course of her fascinating life, she was a model, Surrealist photographer, fashion photographer, war correspondent, and gourmet chef. An icon during her own time, Lee’s bold vision and fearlessness still serve today as a template for a life lived fully. This event is free, but the library does request a ten Euro…

Caitlin Horrocks reads from THE VEXATIONS, a "marvelous" (Wall Street Journal), “extraordinary” (Los Angeles Review of Books), “heartbreakingly beautiful,” (Library Journal) debut novel about love, family, genius, and the madness of art, circling the life of eccentric composer Erik Satie and La Belle Époque Paris. Caitlin Horrocks is the author of the story collection This Is Not Your City and a recipient of the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Plimpton Prize. Her fiction has appeared in The…

Delighted to be on a panel called "Talking Strong Historical Women" with Marie Benedict, author of  THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM. Moderated by the inimitable Carol Fitzgerald. Panel is 11:10-12pm on October 12th in St. Peter's Parish Hall.

I'll be in Germany at the Frankfurt Book Fair to promote the upcoming release of THE AGE OF LIGHT in German, DIE ZEIT DES LICHTS. It is a dream come true to be able to attend this huge and venerable book event!

Panel event with Catherine Cusset, moderated by Dawn Tripp. The two novelists whose work we’ll explore in this session craft amazing stories of visual artists who had to fight to pursue their art. In a unique hybrid of biography and fiction, Catherine Cusset tells the Life of David Hockney, daring to imagine the psyche of the groundbreaking gay artist. The result, according to the New York Times, is “an affirming vision of a restless talent propelled by optimism and chance.” In The Age of Light,…

Join me at An Unlike Story for a festive evening celebrating the paperback launch of THE AGE OF LIGHT, where I'll appear in conversation with James Scott, author of THE KEPT and host of the great podcast TK with Jim Scott. We'll have cocktails, beer, and wine for sale, as well as delicious French treats. The event is free, but the bookstore would love for people to register: https://www.anunlikelystory.com/event/whitney-scharer

Join Whitney Scharer and Christopher Castellani (LEADING MEN) for brief readings and conversation about the subjects of their most recent novels as well as the increasingly popular phenomenon of writers making real people into fictional characters. The Age of Light brings model and photographer Lee Miller to life, focusing on her art and her relationship to Man Ray; Leading Men is the story of Frank Merlo's relationship with Tennessee Williams. Q&A and book signing will follow.