Events

Upcoming events:

No events are currently scheduled, but you can watch Karin’s appearance on the June 26, 2026 Indie Authors Tell All podcast here, where she discusses the two very different paths to publishing My Amazing Day (including crowdfunding) and the The Clock and the Boulder, her work as a children’s book editor, what she loves about the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association, and her tips for becoming a better writer.

Karin loves sharing about her writing and editing at schools, book stores, poetry readings, and other events, both in-person and online. Her presentations about her book My Amazing Day are enjoyable for young children through adults, and can include discussions about how an idea became a book (with visuals) and the theme of gratitude, plus activities related to the book. Her presentations about The Clock and the Boulder are enjoyable for older children and adults, and can include what life was like on a farm in Sweden in the 18th century, how to learn how people lived in the past, and connecting genealogy to a creative project. She also loves to discuss the joys and benefits of regular poetry writing. Contact her here to schedule an event.

Karin and photographer, Lori A. Cheung, sign copies of My Amazing Day at the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore, Richmond, CA, December 2018
Fairyland May 2017
Karin shares about My Amazing Day with activities and visuals at Oakland Fairyland’s Turn the Page! Children’s Book Festival, May 2017
Karin reciting her poem “cracks” from The 2017 Richmond Anthology of Poetry at its book launch party, Kaleidoscope Cafe, Richmond, CA, December 2016. (Photo by Stephen A. Fisher)
Elizabeth Iwamiya and Karin sign copies of My Amazing Day at Copperfield’s Books, San Rafael, CA, December 2014
Karin sharing about the making of My Amazing Day, with young helper, at JennyK gift shop, El Cerrito, CA, November 2014 (Photo by Stephen A. Fisher)
Karin reading My Amazing Day to preschoolers at El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative, May 2014