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

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

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

Here’s where you can find Layne at this year’s C2E2:

• 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CT — AI, the Googleverse, and the Library: Researching Your Novel in the 21st Century panel in Room S402-B

• 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT — In conversation with author Julie Clark about her novel The Ghostwriter (the 2025 C2E2 x Sourcebooks Book Club pick!)

• 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT — Signing books at the Anderson’s Bookshops booth (#163)

Tickets required for entry, Saturday C2E2 passes are still available here.

McCormick Place (South Building)
2301 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago, Illinois

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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