UPCOMING EVENTS
May 4th, 2024 3-4 pm, Tecolote Book Shop - In Conversation with Steve Hochman about Now You Are a Missing Person. Located in Montecito Village Shopping Center. 1470 E Valley Rd #52, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
September 27, 2024 8 pm, Beyond Baroque - “Anyhow, I Love You”- In Conversation with Steve Hochman about the role music plays in Now You Are a Missing Person. Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291.
PAST EVENTS, ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, MENTIONS + HONORS as of 6/23::
The Argonaut- Cover Story by Morgan Owen 6/5/23
KPFK’s Poets Café interview with Richard Modiano 6/14/23
Beyond Baroque Public Book Launch 6/17/23
Santa Monica Daily Press, Susan Hayden Did It! article by Charles Andrews 6/22/23
Apparel For Authors Feature on Instagram 6/23/23
Beverly Hills Women’s Club with Michele Raphael 6/24/23
LA Weekly Feature by Lina Lecaro 6/28/23
Jewish Journal Feature by Steven Mirkin 6/29/23
Village Well Reading and in Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Steve Leder 6/29/23
Buffalo Club Private Launch 7/11/23 - also featuring readings by Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin, Tommy Swerdlow + music by Milo Binder w/Willie Aron
KPFK’s Arts in Review - Interview with Julio Martinez 7/21/23
Barnes & Noble at The Grove- Reading and in Conversation with Cassandra Lane 7/26/23
Whisky & Poetry Salon Featured Poet 7/29/23
Santa Monica Daily Press, Missing Persons SMO article by Charles Andrews 8/10/23
The Book Pages, Orange County Register - Editor: Erik Pedersen. Interview by Samantha Dunn 8/11/23
Book Soup in Conversation with music journalist Steve Hochman 8/11/23
Library Girl Presents: Now You Are a Missing Person - staged reading devised by Susan Rome 8/13/23
Good Grief with Cheryl Jones - podcast interview on Voice of America 8/16/23
The Ugly Mug - Two Idiots Peddling Poetry - Featured Reader. Orange, CA. 8/30/23
Stories Books - Co-Feature with Iris Berry 9/17/23
Memoir Church with Suze Allen - Featured with Interview and Q+A 10/1/23
Book Review from Jewish Book Council written by Stephanie Barbé Hammer. “Hayden’s memoir is fascinating, moving, rewarding.” 10/17/23
Page Against the Machine Bookstore - Trenches Full of Poets hosted by Nikolai Garcia and Mauricio Andres Moreno. Co-featured with Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins 11/9/23
Santa Monica Daily Press, Poet’s Proud Prose Ponders Love and Loss in New Memoir feature by Thomas Leffler 11/10/23
VoyageLA Magazine- Rising Stars: Meet Susan Hayden. Edited by Jessica Hernandez 11/20/23
Kirkus Reviews - Starred Review: “A poignant tale of grief and hope that stirs the heart.” 12/1/23
The Zibby Awards 2023 - Announcement: FINALIST for the category of Best Coming of Middle/Old Age Book.
Bold Journey Magazine: Meet Susan Hayden. Edited by Anna Moore. 12/19/23.
2024 Southern California Book Festival - WINNER in the category of Poetry for Now You Are a Missing Person. WINNER in the category of Wild Card for Now You Are a Missing Person. RUNNER-UP in the category of Memoir for Now You Are a Missing Person.
SHOUTOUT LA: Magazine Meet Susan Hayden - Author & Creator/Producer of Library Girl. 12/26/23
Los Angeles Public Library - Now You Are a Missing Person included in BEST OF 2023: Fiction & Literature - The best books of the year, as selected by Los Angeles Public Library staff. “Hayden’s wonderful book is a revelation.” —LAPL, 1/24
North Figueroa Bookshop - STANZARAMA - Featuring poets George Wallace, Luivette Resto, Matt Sedillo, Susan Hayden. 1/19/23
Book Review from MacQueen’s Quinterly written by John Brantingham. “Now You Are a Missing Person is an exceptional collection.” Issue #22, 2/4/24
The Great American Folk Show- Prairie Public Radio. Reading from Now You Are a Missing Person and interview with Tom Brosseau. Show #100. 2/10/24
Harry’s Poetry Hour - Valentine’s Day Show. Broadcasting out of the MPTF, Woodland Hills. 2/13/24
The Zibby Awards 2023 - Celebration for Winners + Finalists. ( FINALIST in Best Coming of Middle/Old Age Book). Zibby’s Bookshop, Santa Monica. 2/18/24
Roar Shack at 826LA/The Time Travel Shop, Echo Park - Co-Featured Reading with Kate Maruyama, Dayna Lynne North, Carla Sameth, Louise Moore + Jim Ruland. 2/18/24
Auraist on Substack - “Picking the Best-Written Books.” Sean McNulty, Editor. Featuring the opening pages of Now You Are a Missing Person. 2/21/24
Private Event in Beverly Grove- Women’s grief community/In celebration of Now You Are a Missing Person
VCP (Valley Contemporary Poets) at Northridge Branch Public Library - Co-featured reader with Harry Northup. 3/23/24
Sims Library of Poetry’s Poem A Week - Featuring “Souvenirs and Evidence” by Susan Hayden. 3/26/24