Upcoming Author Apperances

I love to visit bookstores, libraries, schools, and book festivals! Please contact me for any requests, otherwise here’s a listing of my current upcoming events:

  • Sat
    27
    Apr
    2024
    3:00 pmBook Ends Winchester MA

    Boston-area readers--join me and other authors this Saturday, 4/27, at @Book Ends Winchester for Independent Bookstore Day or to pick up a copy of my latest Ballpark (or Football) Mysteries book! https://bookendswinchester.com/event/2024-04-27/independent-bookstore-day-2024

  • Sat
    04
    May
    2024
    10am - 3pmHudson Senior High School 215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, NY 12534.

    Join me and MANY MANY other great authors in Hudson NY for a huge children's book festival! See you there! https://twitter.com/HudsonCBF

     

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  • Mon
    06
    May
    2024
    3:30pm - 4:30Southwick MA Public Library

    David Kelly, author of “Tee time on the Moon” and over 30 children’s books that have sold over 1.5 million copies, including his bestselling Ballpark Mysteries will visit the Library. His latest picture book takes readers to the Moon with Alan Shepard as he hits two golf balls during the Apollo 14 mission. Come meet David and enjoy some refreshments. (registration required--contact library)

  • Sat
    01
    Jun
    2024
    3pm - 4pmBarnes & Noble, 7 Holyoke Street Holyoke, MA 01040

    Join me for a Ballpark Mysteries book signing at Barnes and Noble in Holyoke MA on Saturday, June 1nd from 3 - 4pm!

    More info - click here!

  • Fri
    05
    Jul
    2024
    6:00 pmParish Park, Main St, Orleans MA

    Join me for a book signing in Orleans, MA, during their First Friday celebration on Friday night, July 5th! I'll be at Parish Park, next to the Sea Howl bookstore. There will be free popcorn, too! I'll be signing my newest Ballpark Mysteries book, Satchel's Stolen Strike

  • Sat
    06
    Jul
    2024
    6:30 pmOrleans MA

    Join me for a book signing at the Orleans Firebirds game in Orleans MA

  • Thu
    25
    Jul
    2024
    1:00 pmBaseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown NY

    Join David A. Kelly at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY for a book signing and a talk about his latest book, Satchel's Stolen Strike, which honors the Negro Leagues and takes place at America's oldest ballpark, Rickwood Field, in Birmingham, Alabama

  • Fri
    02
    Aug
    2024
    5:30 pmParish Park, Main St, Orleans MA

    Join me this Friday, August 2, in Orleans MA for a book signing of Satchel's Stolen Strike! I'll be at Parish Park in downtown Orleans.

  • Sat
    03
    Aug
    2024
    10:00 amBarnes & Noble, North Dartmouth MA

    Join me for a book signing Saturday, August 3rd from 10 - noon.

  • Sat
    03
    Aug
    2024
    1pm - 3pmWalpole MA Barnes & Noble
  • Fri
    27
    Sep
    2024
    3:30 pmMount Pleasant Public Library 350 Bedford Rd Pleasantville, NY 10570 (914) 769-0548

    Join bestselling author David A. Kelly for a Ballpark Mysteries ballpark tour! Mr. Kelly will take attendees on a ballpark research tour of selected MLB ballparks, highlighting how he draws inspiration from unique stadium elements. He will also present insights into his writing and editing process, detail how he deals with feedback and revisions, and explain how his stories are illustrated. Mr. Kelly will provide a short behind-the-scenes tour of his latest Ballpark Mysteries book, Satchel’s Stolen Strike and leave plenty of time for Q&A. (Registration required)

    Books will be available for sale from the Village Bookstore and Mr. Kelly will be happy to autograph copies! *For grades 1-5 and their families. Please register for each child attending.

  • Sun
    29
    Sep
    2024
    10am - 4pmTrain Station, Chappaqua NY

    Join me and MANY MANY other great authors at this HUGE children's book festival in NY!

     

  • Wed
    13
    Nov
    2024
    6:00 pmSharon Public Library, Sharon, MA

    Meet the Author: David A. Kelly

    Tuesday, November 126:00—7:00 PMCommunity Education Center at Sharon High School181 Pond St, Sharon, MA, 02067

    The Friends of the Sharon Public Library welcome families to meet David A. Kelly, author of The Ballpark Mystery Series. This author talk will take place at the Community Education Center at the Sharon High School. 

    Registration is required -

    https://sharonpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/meet-the-author-david-a-kelly/

    This program is open to all ages. An adult must accompany children throughout the whole program. Children are not allowed to be dropped off to attend on their own.

    David A. Kelly is the author of the Ballpark Mysteries series in which cousins Kate and Mike solve mysteries at different major league ballparks, and the Most Valuable Players (MVP) series in which a group of elementary school kids have adventures playing different sports. Mr. Kelly is also the author of the early reader, Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse and the picture books Tee Time on the Moon and Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and Secret Mud that Changed Baseball.

    Questions? Email the Friends of the Sharon Public Library at info@friendsofsharonpubliclibrary.org

  • Sat
    14
    Dec
    2024
    10 am - 2pmNew Art Center, Newton MA

    Come join me and 60 other great children's book authors and illustrators at the FIRST Newton Children's Book Festival in Newton, Mass!

    More details here - https://newtonchildrensbookfest.com/