UPCOMING EVENTS

May 2, 2025 Reading in Poet Film Stage, a series by Rich Ferguson and Kathleen Florence. Featuring: Phil Abrams, Michelle Bitting, Brendan Constantine, Nicelle Davis, Kathleen Florence, Rich Ferguson, S.A. Griffin, Susan Hayden, Eric Morago, Harry E. Northup, abbi page, Jeremy Ra, Amy Raasch, David A. Romero, Lynne Thompson and jimmy vega. Beyond Baroque in Venice. Doors: 7pm. Show, 7:30. To get tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poet-film-stage-tickets-1295206370119?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

May 9 , 2025 Reading and celebration of the anthology “From Venice to Venice” with El Martillo Press. Beyond Baroque in Venice.

May 31, 2025 “Four Friends Read” - A Book Launch of Flight Record, poetry by Bruce McIntosh. Reading with Susan Emshwiller, Chris Coulson and Bruce McIntosh. 5 pm. Produced by Metta Theatre. At Wildflower Playhouse, 1339 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571

PAST EVENTS, ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, MENTIONS + HONORS, 6/23- Present::

The Argonaut- Cover Story by Morgan Owen 6/5/23

KPFK’s Poets Café - interview with Richard Modiano 6/14/23

Beyond Baroque Public Book Launch for Now You Are a Missing Person. With Michael C Ford and S.A. Griffin. Emcee: Eric Morago, Publisher of Moon Tide Press 6/17/23

Santa Monica Daily Press, Susan Hayden Did It! article by Charles Andrews 6/22/23

Apparel For Authors - Photos and Words Feature on Instagram 6/23/23

Beverly Hills Women’s Club with Michele Raphael 6/24/23

LA Weekly Feature by Lina Lecaro 6/28/23

Jewish Journal Feature by Steven Mirkin 6/29/23

Village Well Reading and in Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Steve Leder 6/29/23

Buffalo Club Private Launch - also featuring readings by Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin, Tommy Swerdlow + music by Milo Binder w/Willie Aron 7/11/23

KPFK’s Arts in Review - Interview with Julio Martinez 7/21/23

Barnes & Noble at The Grove- Reading and in Conversation with Cassandra Lane 7/26/23

Whisky & Poetry Salon - Featured Poet 7/29/23

Santa Monica Daily Press, Missing Persons SMO article by Charles Andrews 8/10/23

The Book Pages, Orange County Register - Editor: Erik Pedersen. Interview by Samantha Dunn 8/11/23

Book Soup in Conversation with music journalist Steve Hochman 8/11/23

Library Girl Presents: Now You Are a Missing Person - Staged reading devised by Susan Rome 8/13/23

Good Grief with Cheryl Jones - Podcast interview on Voice of America 8/16/23

The Ugly Mug - Two Idiots Peddling Poetry - Featured Reader. Orange, CA. 8/30/23

Stories Books - Co-Feature with Iris Berry 9/17/23

Memoir Church with Suze Allen - Featured with Interview and Q+A 10/1/23

Book Review from Jewish Book Council written by Stephanie Barbé Hammer. “Hayden’s memoir is fascinating, moving, rewarding.” 10/17/23

Page Against the Machine Bookstore - Trenches Full of Poets hosted by Nikolai Garcia and Mauricio Andres Moreno. Co-featured with Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins 11/9/23

Santa Monica Daily Press, Poet’s Proud Prose Ponders Love and Loss in New Memoir feature by Thomas Leffler 11/10/23

VoyageLA Magazine- Rising Stars: Meet Susan Hayden. Edited by Jessica Hernandez 11/20/23

Kirkus Reviews - Starred Review: “A poignant tale of grief and hope that stirs the heart.” 12/1/23

The Zibby Awards 2023 - FINALIST for the category of Best Coming of Middle/Old Age Book.

Bold Journey Magazine: Meet Susan Hayden. Edited by Anna Moore. 12/19/23.

2024 Southern California Book Festival - WINNER in the category of Poetry for Now You Are a Missing Person. WINNER in the category of Wild Card for Now You Are a Missing Person. RUNNER-UP in the category of Memoir for Now You Are a Missing Person.

SHOUTOUT LA Magazine: Meet Susan Hayden - Author & Creator/Producer of Library Girl. 12/26/23

Now You Are a Missing Person is #1 on the BESTSELLERS LIST in Paperback Non-Fiction at Book Soup! 12/27/23

Los Angeles Public Library - Now You Are a Missing Person included in BEST OF 2023: Fiction & Literature - The best books of the year, as selected by Los Angeles Public Library staff. “Hayden’s wonderful book is a revelation.” —LAPL, 1/24

North Figueroa Bookshop - STANZARAMA - Featuring poets George Wallace, Luivette Resto, Matt Sedillo, Susan Hayden. 1/19/23

Book Review from MacQueen’s Quinterly, written by John Brantingham. “Now You Are a Missing Person is an exceptional collection.” Issue #22, 2/4/24

The Great American Folk Show- Prairie Public Radio. Feature, reading from Now You Are a Missing Person and Interview with Tom Brosseau. Show #100. 2/10/24

Harry’s Poetry Hour - Valentine’s Day Show. Broadcasting out of the MPTF, Woodland Hills. 2/13/24

The Zibby Awards 2023 - Celebration for Winners + Finalists. (FINALIST in Best Coming of Middle/Old Age Book). Zibby’s Bookshop, Santa Monica. 2/18/24

Roar Shack at 826LA/The Time Travel Shop, Echo Park - Co-Featured Reading with Kate Maruyama, Dayna Lynne North, Carla Sameth, Louise Moore + Jim Ruland. 2/18/24

Auraist on Substack - “Picking the Best-Written Books.” Sean McNulty, Editor. “Our first pick from our subscribers’ submissions.” Featuring the opening pages of Now You Are a Missing Person. https://auraist.substack.com/p/our-first-pick-from-our-subscribers. 2/21/24

Private Event in Beverly Grove- Women’s grief community/In celebration of Now You Are a Missing Person 3/24

VCP (Valley Contemporary Poets) at Northridge Branch Public Library - Co-featured reader with Harry Northup. 3/23/24

Sims Library of Poetry’s Poem A Week - Featuring “Souvenirs and Evidence” by Susan Hayden 3/26/24

Tecolote Book Shop, Montecito, CA - In Conversation with Steve Hochman, Reading and Signing. 5/4/24

FINALIST, The Eric Hoffer Book Award. 5/9/24

FINALIST, National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA). 6/13/24

Book Review from Barrelhouse Magazine written by Diane Gottleib. “A remarkable hybrid memoir. It’s a wonderful coming of age(s) story, a celebration of life and resilience, and, even with all its sadness, a memoir full of hope.” 6/27/24

Anthology Launch and Reading of From Venice to Venice (El Martillo Press) at Venice Branch Library. Publishers: Matt Sedillo and David A. Romero. Susan Hayden, contributor. Reading alongside contributors William Mohr, Pam Ward. Harry Northup, Richard Modiano, Anna Lombardo (co-editor), Edoardo Ulmi. 6/27/24

SHORTLIST, The 2024 Memoir Prize from Memoir Magazine. 6/29/24

LAdige Review - Susan Hayden: California Poets Part 7, Scene From a Play. Publication of Scene One from Hayden’s play, Tent Show. 6/30/24

LAdige - California Poets Interview Series: Susan Hayden, Memoirist, Poet, Playwright. Interviewed by publisher David Garyan, 7/20/24

Book Review from US Review of Books. “Heartbreakingly poignant in its careful examination of the cycles of loss and grief that ultimately define life. Grief, however, does not entirely define it...Making the collection successful is its unique structure, which balances poetry and poetically written essays to form a tale of personal vulnerability and a life lived vividly." 8/1/24

Book Review from Foreword Clarion Reviews. “Setting grief to music and verse, Now You Are a Missing Person is an intricate, poetic memoir that touches upon the personal and universal concerns of womanhood.” 8/8/24

Club Paradiso, Santa Fe, New Mexico - Reading of Now You Are a Missing Person, featured along with Eric Trules reading from his work. 8/25/24

Now You Are a Missing Person is back on the BESTSELLERS LIST at #5 in Paperback Non-Fiction at Book Soup! 9/3/24.

FINALiST, Readers’ Choice Book Awards. 9/3/24.

Five Star Book Review from Readers’ Choice Book Awards: "Now You Are a Missing Person by Susan Hayden is a stunning collection of poems and stories...of a woman who has lived an unconventional and extraordinary life... Hayden’s writing is poetic and lyrical, even in its prose form, and the stories are full of wonder, warmth and humor...so vivid, I felt I was there walking by Hayden’s side." 9/3/24.

Stories Books and Cafe - Reading at Gabor G. Gyukics’ Book Launch (El Martillo Press) with Matt Sedillo, Mimi Tempestt, Margaret Elysia Garcia and Gabor G. Gyukics. 9/5/24.

Village Well Books - Reading at book launch of David A. Romero’s Diamond Bars 2 (Moon Tide Press) with Romero and Moon Tide writers Rich Ferguson, Ellen Webre and Brian Sonia-Wallace. 9/14/24.

Tell Me About Your Book with Oaky Tyree - Podcast. Recorded interview, to be aired in December 9/18/24.

Beyond Baroque - Anyhow, I Love You - In Conversation with Steve Hochman about the role music plays in Now You Are a Missing Person. 9/27/24

Beyond Baroque - Reading at Memorial for poet Jerry Garcia. 9/29/24

Beyond Baroque - Closing Reading for Nicelle Davis’ The Language of Fractions book tour featuring Moon Tide writers Susan Hayden, Jeremy Ra, Brian Sonia- Wallace, Rich Ferguson, Peggy Dobreer and Nicelle Davis. 10/4/24.

The Harmony Room Upstairs at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Eagle Rock - Lee Boek’s Storyphile w/Viva Padilla and Anna Broome. Music by James Preston Allen. 10/5/24.

FINALIST, IAN Book of the Year Awards, in 3 Categories - for Grief/Hardship, Poetry, and Women’s Non-Fiction. 11/15/24.

Auraist BEST WRITTEN BOOKS of 2024/Non-Fiction - Auraist Picks: Now You Are a Missing Person. 12/13/24.

Kirkus Reviews/100 BEST INDIE BOOKS of 2024. Now You Are a Missing Person was part of this list and was one of three books featured in the lead Kirkus Reviews article in which 3 books were chosen and highlighted by the President of Kirkus Indie, Chaya Schechner, under the heading, "Best of 2024: Our Favorite Indie Books" and in an article called "Bringing Readers to the Front Lines.” 12/15/24

Book Review from Her Stories/Story Circle Network: “While grief, loss, and its aftermath are major themes, Hayden’s story is overall one of optimism, hope and gratitude. It is also a fun and entertaining read—not adjectives typically used to describe a memoir with loss at its core.” 1/11/25

DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE - 2025 Independent Press Award -Cross Genre Category. 1/15/25.

Harry’s Poetry Hour - “My Favorite Poems” - Broadcasting out of the MPTF, Woodland Hills, CA and reading alongside Amelie Frank, Phoebe MacAdams, Dixie Walker, Harry Northup and singer/pianist Diane Schuur. 1/28/25.

Library GIrl Presents: From Venice to Venice - Poets of California and Italy, published by El Martillo Press. Reading with contributors Will Alexander, Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin, Richard Modiano, Bill Mohr, Harry Northup, David Romero and Matt Sedillo. 2/9/25.

Private Event/Reading, Conversation with Steve Hochman and Q & A at the home of Adrienne Fayne with her Book Club. Laguna Hills, CA. 2/20/25.

Reading at Book Soup, 7pm. Celebrating the release of El Martillo Press co-founder David A. Romero’s new book, Diamond Bars 2, along with Moon Tide authors Romero, Brian Sonia-Wallace and Rich Ferguson. West Hollywood, CA. 2/28/25.

Both Sides Now/A Reading + Book Talk in a Private Home in Rolling Hills, CA along with poet/photograoher Ellen Davidson Cantor. Produced by Sharyl Holtzman. Moderated by Steve Hochman. 3/23/25.

Book Signing at AWP at the Moon Tide Press Booth. AND reading with writers of Moon Tide Press at Kyoto Gardens at Doubletree Hilton, off site after AWP. 3/28/25.