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  • Poetry and Prose Reading FREE
    Poetry and Prose Reading FREE
    Wed, Mar 25
    New York, Von Bar
    Mar 25, 2026, 6:00 PM
    New York, Von Bar, 3 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012, USA
    Poetry and Prose reading with Helen Benedict, Stephen O'Connor, Vijay Seshadri and Anja Konig VON Bar 3 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012
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  • Book Launch for Hitler & My Mother-in-Law FREE
    Book Launch for Hitler & My Mother-in-Law FREE
    Wed, Oct 08
    Oct 08, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Francis Kite Club, 40 Ave. C, New York, NY 10009, USA
    October 8, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM The Francis Kite Club, 40 Avenue C, NY 10009 OR Books Live On Avenue C Helen Benedict will celebrate the book launch with author Terese Svoboda. Books will be available for purchase at the event. RSVP required via Eventbrite.
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  • Albany Book Festival FREE
    Albany Book Festival FREE
    Sat, Sep 27
    University of Albany
    Sep 27, 2025, 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
    University of Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, USA
    Sep 27, 2025, 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM EDT University of Albany, 400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222 Helen will be signing and selling copies of The Good Deed in the University's Campus Center Ballroom. For more information visit www.albanybookfestival.com
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  • Sep 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Chicago, Printer's Row, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
    Helen will speak on a panel about refuge and refugees with Gazmend Kapllani and Adrienne Kalfopoulou on Sat. Sept. 6, 1 p.m.
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  •  Fall for the Book Festival, Fairfax Va FREE
     Fall for the Book Festival, Fairfax Va FREE
    Wed, Oct 16
    Oct 16, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    George Mason University, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Helen Benedict will read at the Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University on Wed. Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m.
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  • Helen Benedict with Kate Gale, San Francisco CA 6pm FREE
    Helen Benedict with Kate Gale, San Francisco CA 6pm FREE
    Aug 14, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    City Lights Book Store, 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
    Helen Benedict and author Kate Gale in conversation. Virtual event link to follow.
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  • Epiphany Launches the Crossings Issue with Readings by Helen Benedict and Others, FREE
    Epiphany Launches the Crossings Issue with Readings by Helen Benedict and Others, FREE
    Jun 30, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    KGB Bar, 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Epiphany Literary Journal celebrates the launch of their Spring/Summer issue, Crossings, at KGB Bar in the Red Room. Helen Benedict will read along with Robert Osborne, Kailey Tedesco, Madison Porter and Malia Chung.
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  • A Celebration of Three New Novels with Helen Benedict, Kate Manning and Christine Evans
    A Celebration of Three New Novels with Helen Benedict, Kate Manning and Christine Evans
    May 24, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Nyack, 120 Main St, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
    Helen Benedict will read from her new novel with Kate Manning and Christine Evans.
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  • Generation Women -  Bridging the Divide: Stories of Unexpected Connections
    Generation Women -  Bridging the Divide: Stories of Unexpected Connections
    May 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    New York, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003, USA
    The mission of Generation Women is to amplify underheard voices and create space for intergenerational connection. The performers are: Team 20s: Aarushi Agni Team 30s: Mandy Velez Tatti Team 40s: Andrea Coleman Team 50s: Lisa Dordal Team 60s: Michele Herman Team 70s: Helen Benedict
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  • Helen Benedict will read from The Good Deed, Les Bleus Salon, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict will read from The Good Deed, Les Bleus Salon, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    May 17, 2024, 6:00 PM
    Les Bleus Salon, New York, NY, USA
    The Good Deed: Reading and Discussion. This is a private event. To request a ticket, email lesbleusnyc@gmail.com
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  • Helen Benedict with Sarah van Arsdale, Rensselaerville, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict with Sarah van Arsdale, Rensselaerville, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    May 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Rensselaerville Library, 1459 County Rte 351, Rensselaerville, NY 12147, USA
    Helen Benedict will read from The Good Deed and author Sarah van Arsdale will read from her new book, Catch and Release.
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  • Samos In Focus: A virtual benefit for Samos Volunteers
    Samos In Focus: A virtual benefit for Samos Volunteers
    Wed, May 15
    https://donorbox.org/events/589192
    May 15, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    https://donorbox.org/events/589192
    A virtual benefit for Samos Volunteers at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday and giving away my book to all who donate.
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  • Helen Benedict with Kate Gale, Los Angeles, CA 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict with Kate Gale, Los Angeles, CA 7pm FREE
    May 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
    Helen Benedict will read from The Good Deed. Kate Gale, publisher of Red Hen, will also read from her own new novel, The Loneliest Girl.
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  • Helen Benedict with Kathy Seligman, San Francisco, CA 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict with Kathy Seligman, San Francisco, CA 7pm FREE
    May 06, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
    Helen Benedict in conversation with Kathy Seligman, author of 2021's At the Edge of the Haight.
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  • Helen Benedict with Mojgan Ghazirad, Washington, D.C.  3pm FREE
    Helen Benedict with Mojgan Ghazirad, Washington, D.C.  3pm FREE
    Apr 28, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    A reading and discussion of The Good Deed. Helen Benedict will be interviewed by author Mojgan Ghazirad.
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  • Helen Benedict with Margot Livesey, Brookline, MA 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict with Margot Livesey, Brookline, MA 7pm FREE
    Apr 20, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446, USA
    Helen Benedict will be interviewed by Margot Livesey, author most recently of The Boy in the Field, 2020.
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  • Helen Benedict reads at Black Spring Books, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict reads at Black Spring Books, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    Apr 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Black Spring Books, 672 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
    Helen Benedict reads in Rogue Loon reading series at Black Spring Books.
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  • Helen Benedict reads with Kate Manning, Anja Konig and Stephen O'Connor, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    Helen Benedict reads with Kate Manning, Anja Konig and Stephen O'Connor, N.Y. 7pm FREE
    Apr 16, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Von Bar, 3 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012, USA
    Helen Benedict, Kate Manning, Anja Konig and Stephen O'Connor read at Von Bar in support of IRAP.
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