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The Secret War of Julia Child is one of People Magazine’s Must-Read Books of Fall 2024!
“The celebrated chef’s zest, humor and generous spirit come through brilliantly in this captivating fictional take on her WWII work in Asia for a U.S. spy agency.”

A USA Today Bestseller!
A Best New Book Club Pick—Readworthy by BookBub

Upcoming Events:

Diana is honored to appear at the Ceylon Literary Festival. She will be in conversation with award-winning Sri Lankan author Ameena Hussein: Spies, Lies, and Soufflés. In The Secret War of Julia Child, Chambers whisks readers away on a thrilling journey of espionage and intrigue, revealing how Child’s undercover exploits and love of foreign flavors helped shape her remarkable life.

January 17, 2025, 2:40-3:20 PM
Colombo Public Library
15, Sir Marcus Fernando
Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

February 13, 2025, 6 PM 
Godmothers Bookstore
2280 Lillie Avenue
Summerland, CA 

February 26, 2025, 6 PM
Books Inc. in the Marina
2251 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

March 6, 2025, 12-2 PM
Orinda Books
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA 94563

March 13-16, 2025
Left Coast Crime
Westin Denver Downtown,
1672 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80202

March 23, 2025, 2 PM
Sebastopol Public Library
7140 Bodega Avenue,
Sebastopol, CA 95472

April 25-27, 2025
Malice Domestic
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Bethesda, MD 20852

September 3-7, 2025
Bouchercon Mystery Convention
Marriott Hotel
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130


Past Events:

November 2, 2024, 1-3 PM
Sisters in Crime Showcase
Orinda Books
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA

October 30, 2024, 7-8 PM
Books Inc.
855 El Camino Real, Suite 74
Palo Alto, CA

October 28, 2024, 6-7 PM
Napa Bookmine
1625 2nd Street
Napa, CA

October 27, 2024, 7 PM EDT
The Back Room online author/audience event
Diana in conversation with Paula Munier, David Rosenfelt, Rob Hart, and Alex Segura

October 26, 2024, 3-4:30 PM
A Seat at the Table Books
9257 Laguna Springs Dr., Suite 130
Elk Grove, CA

October 25, 2024, 7 PM
More celebrating at Diana’s second Book Launch!
Copperfield’s Books
138 N. Main Street
Sebastopol, CA

October 22, 2024, 6 PM
The Secret War of Julia Child Book Launch with Rhys Bowen!
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA

October 20, 2024, 4 PM EDT
Diana discussed how she came to write and publish The Secret War of Julia Child.
Virtual event hosted by the Kauai Writers Conference Online.

October 8, 2024, 4 PM EDT
Diana R. Chambers on A Mighty Blaze’s Crime Time, with host Hank Phillippi Ryan

August 28–September 1, 2024
Bouchercon
Gaylord Opryland Resort
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN
August 29, 2024, 1-5 PM
Meet Diana R. Chambers, Sourcebooks Hospitality Suite
WIN an Advance Reader’s Copy of The Secret Life of Julia Child!
August 30, 2-2:50 PM
“New York State of Mind.” A panel discussion of WWII in fiction with Diana R. Chambers, Mir Bahmanyar, Jeff Markowitz, Mark Ellis, and Boyd Morrison, moderated by Thomas Mullen.

April 4, 2024, 5:30 PM
Book in Bar
Aix-en-Provence, France


Archived Virtual Events:

Listen to Diana on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour, KRCB 104.9.

The Back Room
A Mighty Blaze’s Crime Time, with Hank Phillippi Ryan
THE STAR OF INDIA: From Story to Screen
OCLF/Nahar JITO Bookathon/Raisoni Foundation, in partnership with Crossword Books: THE STAR OF INDIA: From Story to Screen
Research and Imagination in Historical Fiction: Diana R. Chambers in Conversation with Mandira Nayar

Archived Blog:

https://dianarchambers.com/blog