1. Summer 2014 2. With MK Knight, Oct. 2022 3. With Dennis Russell, Oct. 2023 4. Borda Books meeting w/ MK & Jack Eidt, Dec. 2022 5. Chaucer’s – November 2025
EVENTS in 2026:
Max had a table signing at Barnes & Noble Thousand Oaks on Saturday, January 24th
Max read, did a Q&A w/ D.J. Palladino, & signed books outside Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito, Saturday, February 7th at 3 pm
Max read & signed books at Sausalito Books by the Bay on Sat. March 7th, hosted by owner Cheryl Popp & Jeff Battis
Max & publisher Reg Van Hirtum will be at the Carpinteria Festival of Books on Sunday, April 12th
Max will return to Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito on Sat. May 23rd at 3 pm to read from & sign Santa Fe Psychosis
Max teaches at Santa Barbara Writers Conference 2026, June 21st to 26th, and will be on a Novel Panel discussing his 2 recent books on Weds afternoon, June 24th https://www.sbwriters.com/
Events in 2025:
Max appeared at Mendocino’s Gallery Bookshop on Thursday, October 23rd to read & sign copies of Peace, Love & Haight
Max did a table signing on Saturday, November 1st at Barnes & Noble Ventura on Telephone Rd. from 2 – 4 pm
Max read, answered questions, and signed his new novel at Chaucer’s Books in Santa Barbara on Tues, November 11th at 6 pm
APPEARANCES in 2024:
Max appeared at the Book Loft in Solvang, CA on Sat, Feb. 24th, noon to 2 pm, to sign copies of When The Night Breathes Electric & answer questions.
Max read at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino, CA in late June.
Max taught his annual writing workshop at Santa Barbara Writers Conference, June 9th – 14th. https://www.sbwriters.com/
PAST APPEARANCES – 2014:
July 16th - Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara, CA

On Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m., Max will hold a reading and signing at Chaucer’s Bookstore in Loreto Plaza in Santa Barbara. Join him afterward for drinks at Harry’s next door!
Here’s the address:
3321 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 682-6787
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June, 11 -- Santa Barbara Writers Conference

•June 11, 2014: Max will be serving on a panel at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. The conference will be held June 7-12, 2014 at the Hyatt Santa Barbara. Max will be speaking at June 11 at 4 p.m. Click here for more information on the Writers Conference and...Read More »
July 13 -- Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, Calif.

Sunday, July 13, 2014: Max will hold a reading and signing at the legendary Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur. Coming from the south, the Library is just past Grimes Canyon Road. From the north, it’s just south of Sycamore Canyon Road. Come join us beneath the big trees!
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