{"id":1674,"date":"2026-07-23T15:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sangamithraiyer.com\/?page_id=1674"},"modified":"2026-08-27T02:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T02:02:41","slug":"past-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sangamithraiyer.com\/?page_id=1674","title":{"rendered":"PAST EVENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 21, 2026 \u00a0Toronto Launch of Governing Bodies <\/em>in Conversation with Madhur Anand at Ben McNally Books. \u00a0 RSVP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 25, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0 Firecracker Awards Ceremony Recording<\/a><\/p>\n

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SPRING 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday March 29, 2026<\/strong> 3 pm ET VINE Book Club<\/strong> (Virtual<\/a>) Register here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe VINE Book Club meets monthly to discuss books of interest to animal advocates who work within an ecological awareness of the linkages between animal exploitation and other forms of injustice.\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Monday March 30, 2026<\/strong> 7 pm Astoria Bookshop, NY<\/strong> Register Here<\/a>I\u2019ve been reading Catharina Coenen\u2019s brilliant book Unexploded Ordnance, <\/em>and I am so excited to discuss the expansiveness and power of memoir with her. Join us for a conversation with our dear friend and writer Lisa Freedman.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday April 1, 2026<\/strong> 12:30 PM-1:30 PM ET SUNY<\/strong> Stony Brook AAPI Celebration Keynote: <\/strong>On Confluences and Connections. More info here:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Monday April 13, 2026, 6:30 pm, PT<\/strong> San Francisco, CA, The Ruby<\/strong><\/p>\n

So thrilled to be back in Bay Area for this:<\/p>\n

The River Connects Us: Sangamithra Iyer, Vijaya Nagarajan and Shruti Swamy in conversation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The work of the featured writers holds a keen interest in the interwoven lives of plants, humans, and animals, an attention to the sacred, and explorations of ancestral knowledge. They will speak about the complexities of writing memoir and the shared concerns of their work. An intimate, joyful conversation between South Asian women writers not to be missed. Free and open to the public, RSVP required.\"\"<\/picture>\n

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Friday May 1, 2026 6pm, PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL, NYC, <\/strong>\u201cThe Lives of Animals: The False Divide Between Humans and Non-Human \u201c Info here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Humans are animals who do not think they are animals. How did we grow blind to the astonishing gifts of our kind? Sangamithra Iyer\u2019s<\/strong> new book, Governing Bodies: A Memoir, a Confluence, a Watershed<\/em>, reckons lyrically with the ways bodies\u2014human, animal, water\u2014are controlled and liberated. In her novel, Only a Little While Here<\/em> (tr. Heather Cleary), Colombian author Mar\u00eda Ospina<\/strong> celebrates animals\u2019 often-overlooked status as witnesses of our shared world, training our attention on the lives of five creatures, including a migratory songbird dazzled by city lights. Kate Zambreno\u2019s<\/strong>Animal Stories<\/em> chronicles the deep strangeness of the zoo and considers the work of, among others, John Berger and Franz Kafka in a series of essays exploring mortality, alienation, boredom, and surveillance.<\/p>\n

In conversation with Dr.<\/strong> Patricia Ononiwu Kaishan<\/strong> (Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature),<\/em> these authors will challenge the arbitrary borders between the human and non-human worlds.<\/p>\n

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Saturday May 2, 2026 2:30 PM Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia <\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Secrets Magazine Live Summit, New York City, TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n

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May 14-16,<\/strong> London,<\/strong> More Than Human (MOTH) Conference<\/strong> NYU LONDON<\/span><\/p>\n

I will be presenting on \u201cThe Literary Animal: Exploring Artistic Choices and more than human agency in Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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WINTER 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Friday March 13,2026 \u00a0Queens College Class Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Monday February 16, 2026<\/strong> 3:15pm-4:15 pm (Virtual) Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture (Virtual) Register for Free Tickets<\/a> Panel: Literary Mutations and Generative Partnerships with Valerie Witte, Jhani Randhawa, Maw Shein Win, and me!<\/p>\n

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Thursday February 19, 2026<\/strong> 7 pm Books that Changed my life Festival<\/strong> , New York, NY More info here<\/a>. Panel: Lilly Dancinger, Samantha Mann, and Sangamithra Iyer, moderated by Aly Tadros.<\/p>\n

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Monday January 12, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0 7 pm\u00a0Green Apple Books<\/strong>, San Francisco with Shruti Swamy<\/b>\u00a0More info\u00a0here:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday January 18, 2026 \u00a0<\/strong>3 pm\u00a0Point Reyes, California<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Vijaya Nagarajan<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0at Dance Palace More info\u00a0here:<\/a><\/p>\n

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SEATTLE<\/u><\/p>\n

Friday January 16, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0 7 pm Elliot Bay, Seattle with\u00a0Joyce Chen<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n

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PORTLAND<\/u><\/p>\n

Tuesday January 20,2026 \u00a0<\/strong>6:30 PM\u00a0Literary Arts, Portland<\/strong>\u00a0 with\u00a0David Naimon.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0More info\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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FALL 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 4, 2025 \u2013 Kew and Willow Books<\/strong> 81-63 Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 7:00 PM EST Join me for a reading and discussion of Governing Bodies<\/em> at my beloved Queens bookstore with Minal Hajratwala<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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November 13, 2025 \u2013 Asian American Writers\u2019 Workshop (AAWW)<\/strong> New York, NY 7:00 PM EST An evening of reading and conversation hosted by AAWW with Rahna Reiko Rizzuto<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 21, 2025 \u2013 New York Public Library \u2013 Vartan Gregorian Center<\/strong> Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Room 216 476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018 2:00 PM EST A special reading and discussion hosted by the NYPL\u2019s Center for Research in the Humanities. Registration opens soon. Read my essay on my research at the NYPL: \u201cOn Catenas, Confluences, and Tethers<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n

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Washington, D.C.:<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 17, 2025 \u2013 Bol-Coop<\/strong> Washington D.C. 7:00 PM EST A conversation around the philosophies and process behind Governing Bodies <\/em>with my brilliant writing partner Leslie Tucker<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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November 18, 2025 \u2013 Lost City Books<\/strong> 2467 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 7:00 PM EST In conversation with Sunu Chandy<\/a><\/strong>. A lively evening of literature and dialogue. RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n

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Boston:<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 19, 2025 \u2013 Porter Square Books<\/strong> 50 Liberty Drive, Boston, MA 02210 7:00 PM EST In conversation with E.B. Bartels<\/a><\/strong>.<\/a> exploring grief, animals, writing nonfiction and more. RSVP<\/a> (NOTE BOSTON LOCATION not Cambridge)<\/p>\n

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December 3, 2025<\/strong> Between the Lines Literary Salon in Gloria Steinem’s Living Room. \u00a0In conversation with Madhur Anand.<\/p>\n

Conversation published here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Summer 2026 August 21, 2026 \u00a0Toronto Launch of Governing Bodies in Conversation with Madhur Anand at Ben McNally Books. \u00a0 RSVP June 25, 2026\u00a0 Firecracker Awards Ceremony Recording     SPRING 2026 Sunday March 29, 2026 3 pm ET VINE Book Club (Virtual) Register here. \u201cThe VINE Book Club meets monthly to discuss books of … <\/p>\n

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