Bonnie on the Rich Roll podcast.
NEW & Upcoming events:
January 24, 2023: Bonnie interviews Kathryn Ma at the launch event for Kathryn’s wonderful new novel, The Chinese Groove, at the Booksmith, San Francisco. Watch the video here!
February 1-3: Bonnie speaks about Why We Swim at the 2023 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival at the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory. Watch the video here!
All dressed up, let’s go for a swim! Bonnie, Daniel Handler, and Andrew Sean Greer.
April 15: Bonnie discusses Why We Swim and all things aquatic with librarian Joy Marston a the Berkeley Public Library North Branch.
April 29: Bonnie is a 2023 San Francisco Public Library Laureate; join the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library at the 2023 Library Laureates gala at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch to celebrate and support the library!
May 11: Bonnie interviews Matthew Zapruder about his beautiful new book, Story of a Poem, at Green Apple Books on the Park. Watch the video here!
June 15: Bonnie will be a special guest during the California Book Club featuring a conversation with Charles Yu about his novel Interior Chinatown, hosted by John Freeman. Watch video here!
August 31: Bonnie is interviewed by reporter Daniel Wolfe for his Washington Post story about the Triple Crown of open-water swimming. Read the piece here.
October 12: Bonnie performs at Fort Point, San Francisco, as part of the “Keepers of the Fire” series, a FOR-SITE and National Park Service evening dedicated to the theme of water, curated by Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center.
December 8: Bonnie is a featured speaker at Patagonia’s Not Mars: Tools for Saving Our Home Planet, an evening of storytelling and activism focused on protecting healthy waters and building healthy communities. Hosted by Yessenia Funes, presenters include community organizer Nikkita Oliver, activist Jamie Henn, and ocean advocate and surfer Greg Long. All proceeds benefit Wild Orca, Save our Wild Salmon, and Washington Conservation Action. Town Hall Seattle.
March 3, 2024: Bonnie will interview her pal and NYT-bestselling author Caroline Paul for the launch party of TOUGH BROAD: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking, How Outdoor Adventure Improves our Lives as We Age, at the beautiful Potrero Hill Neighborhood House (a Julia Morgan gem!) in San Francisco. Food and drink and general good times as we celebrate Caroline. 5:30pm; get tickets here through the Booksmith SF!
March 7, 2024: The Chico State Humanities Center Visiting Scholar series hosts a conversation with Bonnie and Rob Davidson, a professor of English and Creative Writing. 5:30pm, free and open to the public on Zoom.
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Bonnie has given talks about her books and stories at Stanford University, Duke University, NYU, CUNY, the Mechanics’ Institute, the Museum of Chinese in America, Kaiser Permanente, Patagonia, Adidas, Nike, and other educational settings including schools and libraries. She has traveled on tour numerous times with Pop-Up Magazine, performing in front of thousands. And she helped to launch F&B: Voices from the Kitchen, a storytelling project from La Cocina that shares stories from cooks and kitchens that are less often heard.
Bonnie has also presented storytelling workshops at Stanford, the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto, and to other private clients and companies. She is a dynamic, fun, and interactive speaker on journalism and the craft of reporting and writing.
For speaking engagements, please contact Ashley Cave Himes of the Hachette Speakers Bureau, at ashley.himes@hbgusa.com
Listen to Bonnie on The Rich Roll Podcast about swimming and read her viral NYT essay on fallow time.
Watch her talk about the balm of the baking show for a live event in San Francisco.