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:
Authors David A. Kelly and Heather Lang will at Belmont Books on April 17th,reading from their new books, The Cardinals Caper and Anybody's Game: Kathryn Johnston, the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball Join me and other local authors at Colonie Center's Barnes & Noble for Local Author Day 2018! I'll be speaking at the New England Association of Independent School Librarians on Friday, April 27, 2018. Boston-area Ballpark Mysteries fans can join me for a signing at the Blue Bunny Bookstore in Dedham Mass! From the Blue Bunny event page: David A. Kelly is the author of the Miracle Mud, the Ballpark Mysteries series, the Most Valuable Players series, and other children's books. He'll be at The Blue Bunny signing books from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2. David A. Kelly will be appearing with 75 other authors at the Hudson Children's Book Festival. I'll be signing books again in Portsmouth NH for Children's Day 2018, at G. Willikers Toy Shop! Join me once again in Cooperstown, NY at the National Baseball Hall of Fame for a Ballpark Mysteries book talk and book signing! Come join me and picture book author Heather Lang for a special All-Star Author Event, 6 pm at the Silver Unicorn Books bookstore. Come join me at one of the great bookstores on Cape Cod for a launch event for Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #3! Come join me at the Brewster Bookstore on Cape Cod for a Subway Series Surprise book launch and signing event! Come join me and many other authors at the summer Author Event at the South Portland, Maine Books-a-Million! Come join me for the launch of the latest Ballpark Mysteries Super Special, THE SUBWAY SERIES SURPRISE! New York City Ballpark Mysteries fans -- I'll be at Bank Street Books on Saturday, August 11th at 1pm to launch THE SUBWAY SERIES SURPRISE! Come join me at Hooray for Books in Alexandria Virginia to celebrate the launch of the latest Ballpark Mysteries Super Special, the SUBWAY SERIES SURPRISE! I'll be at Hooray for books at 4pm on Monday, August 27th to read and sign books. HAPPY to be back in Maine for nErDcamp Northern New England, this September! Please come join me and MANY other great authors! More info: http://nerdcampnorthernnewengland.blogspot.com/ Happy to be back in Winchester Mass for Author Fest. Please come visit me and MANY other great authors in the afternoon! For World Read Aloud Day, I'm offering free Skype or Google Hangout visits all day! Sign up at www.dakskype.com. Florida Ballpark Mysteries fans - come join me at Books and Books (event details here) at the Suniland Shops for a Ballpark Mysteries release party! I'll be celebrating the release of my latest Ballpark Mysteries book, THE BALTIMORE BANDIT! I'm honored to be appearing at KidLitCon in Providence, Rhode Island March 22 and 23rd. Many great authors and illustrators are going to be at Kidlitcon (Hotel Providence, Matthewson St, downtown), and both days (March 22 and 23) the public is invited to come meet them free of charge from 4-6 pm. Barrington Books will be on hand to sell books for most of the authors (and will take credit cards), and some will be sold by the authors themselves. Come visit with me and 75 other great authors at the Hudson Children's Book Festival in Hudson, NY. Come join me at the Brewster Bookstore on Cape Cod to talk baseball or have me sign a book! Come join me and MANY MANY other great authors at the Warwick Book Festival in Warwick NY. Happy to be back in Winchester Mass for Author Fest. Please come visit me and MANY other great authors in the afternoon! Join me at the Connecticut CASL/CECA Conference at the Connecticut Conference Center in Hartford. I'll be presenting Monday morning at 9am, but available all day for signings! It's a chapter book mystery event at the Blue Bunny in Dedham! Got a kid who loves mysteries?! We've got a chapter book mystery event with authors David Kelly and Anna Staniszewski. The first book in Anna's Once Upon a Fairy Tale chapter book series, "The Magic MIrror," has been recently released (it's a fairy tale mystery loosely based on "The Snow Queen") and David A. Kelly's newest Ballpark Mystery book, "Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #4: The World Series Kids" was also published this fall. All welcome! Hop on down and meet Anna and David! Some see me and many other authors at the first (annual?) Newton Children's Book Festival! Come see me and many other authors at the Western New York Children's Book Expo on Saturday, November 9, 2019! Come celebrate Small Business Saturday with me at the Blue Bunny Bookstore in Dedham, Ma. It's a GREAT place to pick up holiday gifts! Join me each Wednesday in May, 2020 for a reading from one of my books and some behind-the-scenes info on how I write them! Join me each Wednesday in May, 2020 for a reading from one of my books and some behind-the-scenes info on how I write them! Join me each Wednesday in May, 2020 for a reading from one of my books and some behind-the-scenes info on how I write them! David A. Kelly, author of Miracle Mud, joins us for Storytime to read from the first book in his Ballpark Mysteries chapter book series, The Fenway Foul-Up. This free online event will take place through Zoom. For more information, visit the sign up page. Join me each Wednesday in May, 2020 for a reading from one of my books and some behind-the-scenes info on how I write them! Join author David A. Kelly and other children's book authors for a virtual presentation of their books or writing process. David A. Kelly provides some background on THE COLORADO CURVEBALL Book bites online book festival. On November 14–15, the Boston Book Festival is teaming up with Massachusetts Center for the Book for a bonanza weekend of local literature, featuring authors from across the Commonwealth, in all genres, introducing readers to their latest books in a fast-paced series of bite-sized videos. Join author David Kelly as he discusses his popular children's book which takes place right in Cooperstown, Baseball Mysteries: Christmas in Cooperstown. David will dive in to the story and research that went in to writing about the time that characters Mike and Kate get to sleep over in the Hall of Fame during the Christmas season! The program is free of charge, but registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information to join the virtual program. Once capacity is reached via Zoom connection, participants may join us live on the Hall of Fame's Facebook Please join me on Saturday, September 4th at the Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster MA for a book signing / meet the author event! Free baseball cards for anyone that says hi! Join me and many other great writers at The Writers Loft in Hudson MA for a great Holiday Book Signing event. More details - The Loft Holiday Book Signing On Wednesday, June 22, I will be discussing my newest book, The Atlanta Alibi, at the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is the 18th book in the series of “Ballpark Mysteries,” which provide a mix of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for younger readers.In this book, cousins Mike and Kate attend a Braves home game with Kate's sports reporter Mom when they stumble onto a crime: Hank Aaron's bat and ball from his record-setting 715th home run are missing! I will discuss why I picked Atlanta for this latest book, along with the process of writing stories in the “Ballpark Mysteries” series. The program begins at 1 pm in the Bullpen Theater and virtually. There will be a book signing in the Library Atrium following the program. Virtual participants may join us live on the Hall of Fame's Facebook page. For more info visit the Baseball Hall of Fame website. Join me for a children's book festival in Maplewood NJ on Sunday, October 2, 2022! Join me and MANY MANY other great authors at the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival--it's an incredible event. Details here - https://ccbfestival.org/ Join me this Sunday afternoon at Newtonville Books for a holiday treat! I'll be signing copies of my new book, The Black Cat Change-Up! Please join me Saturday, March 11 from 1- 3pm at the Barnes & Noble store in Holyoke MA for a Black Cat Change-Up signing! Meet me and 29 other authors at the Westchester Children's Book Festival For Young Readers on Saturday, April 29, 2023 · 10AM - 3PM, at Mohawk Day Camp · White Plains, NY. For more info visit wcbfestival.org Join me and many other great authors at the 2023 Hudson Children's book festival - more info here! Join me THIS FRIDAY night between 6:30 - 8:30 at the Orleans Firebirds baseball game in Orleans Mass! I'll be signing my latest Ballpark Mysteries books and giving away free baseball cards! Brownie sundaes and Ballpark Mysteries? Yup, meet me Monday night, July 24th on Cape Cod, in Chatham, at Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore for signed copies of THE BLACK CAT CHANGE-UP and maybe a sweet treat! Part of Chatham's Mondays on Main, there are lots of things to see! More details - https://www.booksonthecape.com/summer2023events Meet me and hundreds of other great children's book authors this weekend, Saturday, Sept 30th in Chappaqua NY! It's an amazing (and huge) author festival with ALL your favorite kids authors. Please join me for this terrific virtual event hosted by Books of Wonder in NYC on Saturday, October 21st 2023 at 1pm Reserve your spot on Crowdcast! The sun, the moon, your local town hall, and cream soda will never look the same again! Join us virtually to discover some factoids that you may not have known, and that are sure to blow your young readers' minds! Tune in to meet: Saturday, October 21st at 1PM EST via Crowdcast! Sorry, but this event has been canceled--hopefully to be rescheduled in the future! Swing for the stars! Join me Saturday, Nov 4th, 1pm at the USGA Golf Museum and Library in NJ for an out-of-this-world event! I'll be presenting my new book TEE TIME ON THE MOON and maybe we'll get a close look at Alan Shepard's golf club that he used on the Moon! Register here - http://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6987166/Event-Registration 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 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 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) 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! 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 Join me for a book signing at the Orleans Firebirds game in Orleans MA 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 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. Join me for a book signing Saturday, August 3rd from 10 - noon. 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. Join me and MANY MANY other great authors at this HUGE children's book festival in NY! 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 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/
Arizona Ballpark Mysteries fans - please come join me at the Barnes & Noble in Chandler AZ to celebrate the launch of the newest Ballpark Mysteries book, THE COLORADO CURVEBALL!
Come join me and MANY other authors for a book signing at Cabot School!
for a Ballpark Mysteries author signing between 10am - noon!
You can head to the beach after, but watch out for sharks!
Luckily, there are no sharks in baseball!
I'll be signing my Ballpark Mysteries books and sharing information on my upcoming Apollo 14 picture book!
Cool Facts To Delight and Amaze
Meet the Author: David A. Kelly
Tuesday, November 126:00—7:00 PMCommunity Education Center at Sharon High School181 Pond St, Sharon, MA, 02067
