Events

BCB x Torrance Public Library: Storytime with Tracy Badua & Van Hoang
BCB x Torrance Public Library: Storytime with Tracy Badua & Van Hoang
Date:
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Time:
5/17/25 12:00 pm
Venue:
Southeast Branch Library, 23115 Arlington Ave, Torrance, CA 90501, USA
Kidlit Mystery Panel with Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow, and Mia P. Manansala
Kidlit Mystery Panel with Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow, and Mia P. Manansala
Date:
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Venue:
Loyalty Bookstores - virtual event

Loyalty is so excited to welcome authors Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow, and Mia P. Manansala for a Kidslit Mystery Panel highlighting their new books Death in the Cards and Their Just Desserts! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast and is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to register for the event. You can also order any of the authors’ books below to be added to the event’s registration list, and there will also be an option to snag their books during the event.

More info about the authors and the event here.

 

Great Middle Grade Reads with Books of Wonder
Date:
Sunday, 1 June 2025
Venue:
Virtual

From sweet treats and mysteries to baseball and rivalries, these books have it all! We are so thrilled to be hosting these incredible middle grade authors and their fantastic stories for what’s sure to be an unforgettable event. Tune in from anywhere to hear from TRACY BADUA, author of Their Just DessertsSANDRA W. HEADEN, author of Warrior on the MoundWENDY WAN-LONG SHANG, author of The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun, and BRITTANY J. THURMAN, author of Opal Watson: Private Eye. It’s going to be delightful!

More info hereGreat Middle Grade Reads

Brave + Kind VIRTUAL CHAT with Middle Grade Authors Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow
Date:
Monday, 9 June 2025
Time:
6/9/25 12:00 am
Venue:
Virtual

Join us for a VIRTUAL CHAT with Middle Grade Authors Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow! Come share a dessert with us as we chat with them about their new book THEIR JUST DESSERTS. One lucky attendee with win a B+K gift card and copy of Tracy & Alechia’s book!

Register on Eventbrite here

In-Store Event– C.B. Lee discussing COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE with Tracy Badua
In-Store Event– C.B. Lee discussing COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE with Tracy Badua
Date:
Saturday, 12 July 2025
Time:
7/12/25 1:00 pm
Venue:
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore 3555 Rosecrans St #107 San Diego, CA 92110

This is an IN-STORE EVENT with authors C.B. Lee and Tracy Badua discussing COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. The event will consist of a 30 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A with the audience, and finally a book signing.

More info here.

2025 Filipino American Friendship Festival San Diego
2025 Filipino American Friendship Festival San Diego
Date:
Saturday, 19 July 2025
Time:
7/19/25 11:00 am - 7/19/25 6:00 pm
Venue:
NTC Park at Liber5y Station, 2455 Cushing Road, San Diego, CA 92106

5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival on July 19th at NTC Park Liberty Station, 2455 Cushing Rd, San Diego, 92106

Looking for your next summer read? Drop by the Storyteller Space at San Diego’s 5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival (F3) to connect with incredible Filipino American authors, shop featured bookseller Heartbound Bookshop, and celebrate our culture and community. Join us for readings, Q&As, book signings, and activities for readers of all ages with Rachell Abalos, Tracy Badua, Ella deCastro Baron, Mia Hopkins, Salvador Idos, Jean Torres Juarez, Vanessa Lanang, Kaye Rockwell, and E.P. Tuazon.

Event Details:

F3 is a FREE family event commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Manila on July 4th, 1946, when the U.S. relinquished sovereignty over the Philippines.  We will feature live entertainment, a karaoke stage, Storyteller Space, the Palengke (over 75 vendors including 22 food vendors) and free activities the whole family can enjoy.

More information here at APIInitiative.org and on Facebook

2025 San Diego Comic-Con
2025 San Diego Comic-Con
Date:
Saturday, 26 July 2025
Venue:
San Diego Convention Center

Panel Name: Kids These Days

Panel Date/Time/Location: Sat. 7/26/2025, 1:00PM-2:00PM, Room 25ABC

Signing Time: Saturday Autograph Area AA06 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM

Panel Description: The next generation is ready for adventure! From solving mysteries to saving the world, kids these days are getting ready to conquer tomorrow. Join Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities series), Molly Knox Ostertag (Dungeons & Dragons : Dungeon Club: Time to Party), ND Stevenson (Nimona: 10th Anniversary), and Tracy Badua (Their Just Desserts) to talk about what it means to write for the next generation. Moderated by Judy Prince-Neeb (Torrance Public Library).

In-Store Event– Gabriella Buba discussing DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY with Tracy Badua
In-Store Event– Gabriella Buba discussing DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY with Tracy Badua
Date:
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Time:
8/17/25 12:00 am
Venue:
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore 3555 Rosecrans St #107 San Diego, CA 92110

This is an IN-STORE EVENT with authors Gabriella Buba and Tracy Badua discussing DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY. The event will consist of a 30 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A with the audience, and finally a book signing.

More info here.

Fall Into Books Fest 2025
Fall Into Books Fest 2025
Date:
Saturday, 20 September 2025
Venue:
Hyatt Regency Orange County,11999 Harbor Blvd Garden Grove, CA 92840

Garden Grove, 11999 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840, USA

More info on their website here.

Central Coast Writers Conference
Date:
Friday, 26 September 2025
Venue:
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo

The 41st Annual Cuesta College Central Coast Writers’ Conference (CCWC) is expanding to two days in Fall 2025! Join us at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 & 27, 2025.

Register online here.