{"id":14,"date":"2014-05-30T04:31:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T04:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:03:17","slug":"appearances","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"Author Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mac_sign_web-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mac_sign_web-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mac_sign_web-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mac_sign_web-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/amacread.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-777 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/amacread-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/amacread-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/amacread-768x885.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/amacread.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adenmac.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-669\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adenmac-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/abbcrew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-667 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/abbcrew-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/abbcrew-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/abbcrew.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1169 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abookchaucemax.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Summer 2014\u00a0 2. With MK Knight, Oct. 2022\u00a0 3. With Dennis Russell, Oct. 2023\u00a0 4. Borda Books meeting w\/ MK &amp; Jack Eidt, Dec. 2022 5. Chaucer&#8217;s &#8211; November 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>EVENTS in 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Max had a table signing at <strong>Barnes &amp; Noble Thousand Oaks<\/strong> on Saturday, January 24th<\/p>\n<p>Max read, did a Q&amp;A w\/ D.J. Palladino, &amp; signed books outside <strong>Tecolote Book Shop<\/strong>\u00a0in Montecito, Saturday, February 7th at 3 pm<\/p>\n<p>Max read &amp; signed books at\u00a0 <strong>Sausalito Books by the Bay<\/strong> on Sat. March 7th, hosted by owner Cheryl Popp &amp; Jeff Battis<\/p>\n<p>Max &amp; publisher Reg Van Hirtum will be at the <strong>Carpinteria Festival of Books<\/strong> on Sunday, April 12th<\/p>\n<p>Max will return to <strong>Tecolote Book Shop<\/strong> in Montecito on Sat. May 23rd at 3 pm to read from &amp; sign <em>Santa Fe Psychosis<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1266\" src=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1-1014x1536.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1-1352x2048.jpg 1352w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aSFP-Cover300-1.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Max teaches at <strong>Santa Barbara Writers Conference 2026, <\/strong>June 21st to 26th, and will be on a <strong>Novel Panel<\/strong> discussing his 2 recent books on Weds afternoon, June 24th\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbwriters.com\/\">https:\/\/www.sbwriters.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events in 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Max appeared at Mendocino&#8217;s <strong>Gallery Bookshop<\/strong> on Thursday, October 23rd to read &amp; sign copies of <em>Peace, Love &amp; Haight<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Max did a table signing on Saturday, November 1st at <strong>Barnes &amp; Noble Ventura<\/strong> on Telephone Rd. from 2 &#8211; 4 pm<\/p>\n<p>Max read, answered questions, and signed his new novel at <strong>Chaucer&#8217;s Books<\/strong> in Santa Barbara on Tues, November 11th at 6 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPEARANCES in 2024<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Max appeared at the Book Loft in Solvang, CA on Sat, Feb. 24th, noon to 2 pm, to sign copies of <em>When The Night Breathes Electric<\/em> &amp; answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>Max read at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino, CA in late June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1181\" src=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aauthorpanel.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Max taught his annual writing workshop at Santa Barbara Writers Conference, June 9th &#8211; 14th. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbwriters.com\/\">https:\/\/www.sbwriters.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/writerslogo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/writerslogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PAST APPEARANCES &#8211; 2014:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='pfpItem entry-content'><h2 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?p=120'>July 16th - Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara, CA<\/a><\/h2><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mac_sign_web-1-150x150.jpg\" \/><p>On Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m., Max will hold a reading and signing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaucersbooks.com\/\">Chaucer&#8217;s Bookstore<\/a> in Loreto Plaza in Santa Barbara. Join him afterward for drinks at Harry&#8217;s next door!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the address:<\/p>\n<p>3321 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105<\/p>\n<p>(805) 682-6787<\/p>\n<p>Check out some photos from the event, plus the...<a href='https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?p=120' class='pfpReadMore'>Read More &raquo;<\/a><div class='clear'><\/div><hr><\/div><div class='pfpItem entry-content'><h2 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?p=114'>June, 11 -- Santa Barbara Writers Conference<\/a><\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-62\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/writerslogo.png\" alt=\"writerslogo\" width=\"181\" height=\"110\" \/><p><em>\u2022June 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbwriters.com\/\">here<\/a> for more information on the Writers Conference and...<a href='https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?p=114' class='pfpReadMore'>Read More &raquo;<\/a><div class='clear'><\/div><hr><\/div><div class='pfpItem entry-content'><h2 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?p=111'>July 13 -- Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, Calif. <\/a><\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"http:\/\/maxtalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cropped-stamp-200.png\" alt=\"cropped-stamp-200\" width=\"168\" height=\"200\" \/><p><strong>Sunday,\u00a0July 13, 2014<\/strong>: Max will\u00a0hold a reading and signing at the legendary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrymiller.org\/\">Henry Miller Memorial Library<\/a> in Big Sur. Coming from the south, the Library is just past Grimes Canyon Road. From the north, it&#8217;s just south of Sycamore Canyon Road. Come join us beneath the big trees!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out...<a href='https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/?p=111' class='pfpReadMore'>Read More &raquo;<\/a><div class='clear'><\/div><hr><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1. Summer 2014\u00a0 2. With MK Knight, Oct. 2022\u00a0 3. With Dennis Russell, Oct. 2023\u00a0 4. Borda Books meeting w\/ MK &amp; Jack Eidt, Dec. 2022 5. Chaucer&#8217;s &#8211; November 2025 EVENTS in 2026: Max had a table signing at Barnes &amp; Noble Thousand Oaks on Saturday, January 24th Max read, did a Q&amp;A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":93,"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1295,"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/1295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxtalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}