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.