events
North Carolina Book Awards Ceremony
The North Carolina Book Awards ceremony will take place on December 5th, 2025, at 1:00 PM in Raleigh, N.C. The awards ceremony, which recognizes significant works by N.C. writers, is free and open to the public. Katherine Scott Crawford’s The Miniaturist’s Assistant will be awarded the Sir Walter Raleigh Award, the state’s highest award for fiction.
For more information, go to https://www.dncr.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2025/11/05/2025-north-carolina-book-award-recipients-announced
The Fireside Writing Retreat
Fireside Writing Retreat - January 9 - 11 (with the option of an add-on day until Jan. 12th)
Lake Toxaway, NC - open to writers in all stages of their careers
For details about the retreat and more, click here.
Author Zoom with Book Club
Private Event - Katherine Scott Crawford on Zoom with a private book club
Read Between the Wines: Katherine Scott Crawford In Conversation with Patricia Hudson
Read Between the Wines with Katherine Scott Crawford, In Conversation with Patricia Hudson. At Pages Books & Coffee in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
Details to come!
Author Event at The Pendleton Bookshop
Katherine Scott Crawford at The Pendleton Bookshop in Pendleton, SC.
Details TBA.
Greensboro Bound Festival
Katherine Scott Crawford at the Greensboro Bound Festival, Saturday, April 11th.
Details TBA.
For more information, go to https://greensborobound.com/festival/
Regal House Publishing retreat 2026
Away at the Regal House Publishing Retreat - Chicago, IL
Katherine Scott Crawford & Chris McClain Johnson In Conversation
Katherine Scott Crawford, author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant, and Chris McClain Johnson, author of Three Guesses, In Conversation at the Collierville Burch Library in Collierville, TN.
Monday, Nov. 10th, 2025 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Dessert & Drinks w/ The Miniaturist's Assistant & Three Guesses (Private Book Club)
Private multi-book club event in Memphis, TN with Katherine Scott Crawford & The Miniaturist’s Assistant and Chris McClain Johnson and Three Guesses
Multi-Author Event & Reading at Union Avenue Books
A multi-author event and reading with novelist Katherine Scott Crawford, Sheri Joseph, and others, at Union Avenue Books in Knoxville, TN.
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Learn more at https://unionavebooks.com/event/2025-11-07/november-first-fridays-poetry-night
Podcast Episode: "Portraits of the Past: The Miniaturist's Assistant" with Eliza Knight
My podcast episode of History, Books and Wine with Eliza Knight, “Portraits of the Past: The Miniaturist’s Assistant” is live today! Check it out at https://www.buzzsprout.com/214779/episodes/18106065
Book Club - Private Event
Private book club event with author visit in Anderson, South Carolina
Meet the Author Event in Lake Toxaway
Meet the Author Event with Katherine Scott Crawford at the Grand Olde Station in Lake Toxaway, NC. Bring your book clubs and your book-loving friends!
I’ll be there to chat, answer questions, and hang out. Informal, free, and open to all.
Book Club Zoom (Private Event)
Book Club Zoom date with BEYOND THE PAGES Book Club (Private Event)
Author Event at Copper Fox Books
Katherine Scott Crawford to meet & greet and sign copies of The Miniaturist’s Assistant at Copper Fox Books in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bubbly & Books with the Asheville Literary Society and Social Club
Bubbly & Books with Katherine Scott Crawford & Madeline Martin. Hosted by the Asheville Literary Society and Social Club at Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar in Asheville, N.C.
https://malaprops.com/event/2025-10-02/avl-lit-katherine-scott-crawford-madeline-martin
Thursday, Oct. 2nd from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event is FREE but registration required. Books available for sale and signing at the event.
In Conversation with Madeline Martin
Katherine Scott Crawford will be In Conversation with novelist Madeline Martin about her newest historical novel, The Secret Book Society. City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, N.C.
Click here for more info.
Byrdhouse Books with Author Chat Host @lbtheloverofbooks
Brydhouse Books features Katherine Scott Crawford interviewed by Author Chat Host Laura Beth (@lbtheloverofbooks)
NC Writers Network-West at The Brandy Bar + Cocktails
NC Writers Network-West and The Brandy Bar + Cocktails present Katherine Scott Crawford
Katherine Scott Crawford & Kimberly Brock at Territory Wine
A Highland Books Author Event featuring Katherine Scott Crawford (The Miniaturist’s Assistant) and Kimberly Brock (The Fabled Earth). At Territory Wine Market in Brevard, N.C.
Click here for more info.
Wyrd Bookstore
Author Visit with Katherine Scott Crawford, author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant
Bethany Beach Books
Bethany Beach Books welcomes Katherine Scott Crawford, author of The Miniaturist’s Assistant
Bethany Beach Books, 99 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, DE 19930
For more info, click here.
Book Signing + Meet-and-Greet at The Crafty Reader
A book signing and meet-and-greet with award-winning author Katherine Scott Crawford and The Miniaturist’s Assistant
Read it Again bookstore
Katherine Scott Crawford In Conversation with Kimberly Brock about The Miniaturist’s Assistant. Conversation between the authors with meet and greet and book signing to follow!
More information here.
Great Smokies Writing Program Keynote
In conversation with Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Shadow Land, The Swan Thieves, and The Historian
Historical Fiction Book Club at Highland Books
Historical Fiction Book Club at Highland Books features The Miniaturist’s Assistant — with local author Katherine Scott Crawford on hand to answer questions after the discussion.
Slumber Party Radio Show on Asheville FM 103.3
Novelists Katherine Scott Crawford and Elizabeth Kostova LIVE on Slumber Party radio show, Asheville 103.3 FM
Noontime Notions at Transylvania Co. Library
Join historical novelist Katherine Scott Crawford for a journey into the post-Revolutionary era in the South, and the fascinating world of miniature portraits—topics Katherine researched while writing her latest historical novel, The Miniaturist’s Assistant.
The Gibbes Museum of Art
A special ticketed event at the Gibbes Museum of Art—the inspiration for Gamble’s museum in The Miniaturist’s Assistant!