Upcoming Events
February 13, 2025 @ 6pm - 8:00pm
Book Signing and Presentation
Join the author of The Umbrella Maker’s Son as he shares insights into his writing process, using photographs and film clips to reveal the inspirations and research behind the novel. Explore its themes of resilience, love, and loss, shaped by survivor testimonies, family lore, and archival sources. This event at the Illinois Holocaust Museum includes a Q&A and book signing
Illinois Holocaust Museum
9603 Woods Drive,
Skokie, IL 60077
February 18, 2025 @ 6:30PM - 8PM
Book Cellar
4736 N Lincoln Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60625
Book Signing and Presentation
Join the author in the cozy setting of the Book Cellar as he presents his approach to writing The Umbrella Maker’s Son and explores the inspirations and research behind the novel. Q&A and book signing to follow.
February 20, 2025 @ 6:30PM — 7:30PM
Blue House Books
5915 6th Ave A,
Kenosha, WI 53140
Book Signing and Presentation
Join the author in a moderated discussion led by award-winning historical fiction writer Renee Ryan as they delve into the writing process of The Umbrella Maker’s Son, exploring its themes, inspirations, and research behind the novel. Q&A and book signing to follow.
February 27, 2025 @ 7:00PM — 8:00PM
Manhattan JCC Book Fair
334 Amsterdam Ave.,
W 76th St. New York, NY 10023
Book Signing and Presentation
Join two-time Academy-Award nominated and national-Emmy winning documentary producer Roger Weisberg as he explores with the author the creation of The Umbrella Maker’s Son, its sources of inspirations and research, and the connections and contrasts between producing documentary films and writing novels. Q&A and book signing to follow.
Air Date TBD
Writers, Ink Podcast
Interview
Kevin Tumlinson interviews the author on the process of going from documentary filmmaking to novel writing, the challenges of writing a novel, and the inspirations and research behind the crafting of The Umbrella Maker’s Son.