Hollis Kurman

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Upcoming events

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  • Children's writing

Judging Young Authors Fiction Festival (YAFF)

Hollis will again be judging this year’s YAFF at the American Library in Paris.
1 April, 2026
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  • Moderating

Moderating “What’s Next? The Future of Transatlantic Relations”

Hollis interviews Douglas Jones, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
9 April, 2026
18:30 (pm)
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20:00 (pm)
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  • Children's writing

2026 East Hampton Library Children’s Fair

With carnival rides and games, a book fair with children’s book authors, delicious treats and more.
9 August, 2026
14:00 (pm)
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17:30 (pm)
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Recent events

Event categories filter poetry – recent
  • Moderating, Poetry

Moderating discussion “Ada Limón: A New National Anthem”

Twenty-Fourth Poet Laureate of the United States at John Adams Institute
5 March, 2026
19:30 (pm)
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21:30 (pm)
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  • Poetry

Amsterdam Quarterly 2025 Yearbook Launch Party & Reading

Hollis will be reading her poems from the Amsterdam Quarterly 2025 and others
6 February, 2026
16:00 (pm)
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17:30 (pm)
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  • Poetry

The Bridge For Leaders – private dinner

Talk and reading of selected poems from ‘Unlikely Skylight’
30 January, 2026
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  • Poetry

The Power of Poetry/De Kracht van Poëzie

Talk and Reading for Rotary Club Amsterdam West
5 December, 2025
12:30 (pm)
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13:45 (pm)
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  • Poetry

Virtual Book Talk for Penn Alumni

Hollis Kurman and Betsy Andrews will discuss their new books,  Unlikely Skylight & Coastal:130 Recipes from a California Road Trip. 
4 November, 2025
12:00 (pm)
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  • Poetry

Launch event for Unlikely Skylight at ABC Amsterdam

An Afternoon with Hollis Kurman: Unlikely Skylight book presentation
21 September, 2025
16:00 (pm)
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17:30 (pm)
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  • Poetry

Event for Unlikely Skylight at Unnameable Books, Brooklyn NYC

28 August, 2025
19:00 (pm)
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  • Poetry

Launch event for Unlikely Skylight at Barnes & Noble Bridgehampton

Join us for the launch of Hollis Kurman's new poetry book Unlikely Skylight
23 August, 2025
16:00 (pm)
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  • Children's writing

East Hampton Library Children’s Fair

With carnival rides and games, a book fair with children’s book authors, delicious treats and more.
10 August, 2025
14:00 (pm)
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17:30 (pm)
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  • Children's writing

Bridgehampton Library reading / author event

for Counting Kindness/A Contar Amabilidad
26 July, 2025
10:30 (am)
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11:30 (am)
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Older events

More archived events featuring Hollis’ work ‘in action’:

  • Sat
    09
    Mar
    2024

    The American Library in Paris: Counting Kindness with Hollis Kurman (ages 0–12)

    11.00-12.00 CET

    10, rue du Général Camou
    75007 Paris
    France

    Meet author Hollis Kurman and enjoy a reading of her picture book.

    Enjoy a reading of Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children with author Hollis Kurman, then participate in an activity based on the book. After the reading, there will be a time for a Q&A with the author.

    The activity is entirely in English.

    Read more on the website of the The American Library in Paris.