
Scary Mommy Book Club Virtual Meeting
The Favorites is the March 2025 pick for the Scary Mommy Book Club, and Layne will be joining their monthly meet for a fun chat!
Register here (it’s free!) to get the Zoom link.
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET

THE FAVORITES Event at Lovestruck Books
The World Figure Skating Championships are coming to Boston in March 2025, and so is Layne! She’ll be stopping by Lovestruck Books on the afternoon of Thursday March 27th for a fun meet & greet with The Favorites fans.
Space for this event is limited and tickets are required! $10 per person for entry, or $38 for entry plus a copy of The Favorites hardcover. Please purchase in advance via Eventbrite.
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
4:00 PM — 6:00 PM ET

Virtual Author Chat with Laura Beth Vietor
Layne will be joining Laura Beth Vietor for a virtual chat about The Favorites.
Register here to get the Zoom link (it’s free!).
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET

Blue House Books Independent Bookstore Day CELEBRATION
Layne will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day 2025 at a special event organized by fabulous local indie bookstore Blue House Books! This all-day party for all things bookish also features authors Brittainy Cherry, Jessie Garcia, Ali Novak, Ashley Winstead, and Rita Woods.
To learn more and register, please click here.
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 1st Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

In Conversation with Author Ashley Winstead
Layne will be in conversation with author Ashley Winstead at Anderson’s Bookshop Downers Grove to celebrate the release of Ashley’s latest novel This Book Will Bury Me.
Tickets are $33.00 and include a copy of Ashley’s book. Click here to purchase.
5112 Main Street
Downers Grove, Illinois
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CT

Booked Author Series
Layne will be on a panel of authors including Megan Collins (Cross My Heart), Nora Dahlia (Pick-Up), and Amy Wilson (Happy to Help) for the March 2025 edition of the Booked Author Series.
Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased here.
1 Exchange Street
Providence, Rhode Island
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Doors open at 6:00 PM ET

Third Coast Author and Book Fest
Layne will be attending the first-ever Third Coast Author and Book Fest, along with 100+ other amazing authors! The festival is free to attend, and books will be available to purchase on site courtesy of local independent bookstore The Book Cellar. Come by the Loutit District Library to meet Layne, get your books signed, and pick up some special The Favorites swag.
407 Columbus Avenue
Grand Haven, Michigan
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET

In Conversation with Author Holly Brickley
Layne will be in conversation with author Holly Brickley at Lake Forest Book Store to celebrate the release of Holly’s debut novel Deep Cuts.
To RSVP, please contact the bookstore at (847) 234-4420.
662 N Western Avenue
Lake Forest, Illinois
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CT

Cocktails & Conversation Event (SOLD OUT)
Independent bookstore Reads by the River is hosting Layne at the Waterford Stillhouse for discussion of The Favorites as part of their Cocktails & Conversation series.
Ticketed event: $36 per person, price includes hardcover of The Favorites (SOLD OUT)
228 E Main Street
Waterford, Wisconsin
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT

Virtual Event with Pocket Books Shop
RESCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In this virtual event hosted by the fabulous feminist bookstore Pocket Books Shop, Layne will be discussing her latest novel The Favorites as well as perennial customer fave They Never Learn.
Free registration required, please click here to RSVP.
You will be sent a Zoom link prior to the start of the event.

THE FAVORITES Book Discussion & Signing
RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 21, 2025
Independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor is hosting Layne at The Lobby by Union Studio for a discussion of The Favorites followed by a book signing.
Free registration required, please click here to register.
5127 Delmar Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
Doors open at 6:00 PM CT

THE FAVORITES x CROSS MY HEART Book Launch
Layne will be in conversation with author Megan Collins at An Unlikely Story bookstore to celebrate the releases of The Favorites and Megan’s latest thriller Cross My Heart.
$5 ticket price can be redeemed for $5 off any of Layne or Megan’s books on the night of the event, please click here to purchase.
111 South Street
Plainville, Massachusetts
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET

THE FAVORITES Chicago Launch Party
Layne will be in conversation with author Julia Fine at Chicago’s own Exile in Bookville to celebrate the release of The Favorites.
Free registration required, please click here to register.
410 S Michigan Avenue
Suite 210 (Second Floor)
Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT