News & Events

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.”

Upcoming Events:

October 20, 2024, 4 PM EDT
Diana will discuss how she came to write and publish The Secret War of Julia Child
This event is hosted by the Kauai Writers Conference Online, but Diana’s talk is free to all.
Join here at 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT/1 PM Hawaiian time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Past Events:

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:

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