Upcoming Events

I am excited to be launching my third book, Every Time We Say Goodbye, with in-person events in the Greater Toronto Area and SW Ontario in the upcoming months. Scroll down to see if any events takes place near you!

Wednesday May 15, 2024 at TYPE Books in Toronto, Ontario: For the official launch party the day after release, I will be in conversation with acclaimed Canadian author Terry Fallis at TYPE Books’ 883 Queen Street West location. Doors open at 6.30 pm, and copies of both the Canadian paperback and the much more elusive US hardcover of Every Time We Say Goodbye will be available for purchase and signing! For more info on the store’s Queen St location, please see 📅 Events – TYPE Books

Thursday May 23, 2024 at Different Drummer Books in Burlington, Ontario: So excited to appear at my favourite local indie! I will be in conversation with another amazing Canadian author, Bryn Turnbull, and doors open at 6.30 pm. Here is a link to information on the store: Book Store (differentdrummerbooks.ca)

Thursday, May 30, 2024 VIRTUALLY at the New York Public Library - Pelham Parkway-Van Nest & Epiphany Branches: NYPL has wonderfully featured my first two books for their patrons through various past events, so I am grateful to again chat virtually with librarian Tabrizia Jones about my latest novel and answer any questions from viewers! The event is online from 3 -4 pm and free registration is now open at Author Talk with Natalie Jenner | The New York Public Library (nypl.org)

Sunday June 2, 2024 on behalf of the Canadian Federation of University Women - Georgetown Chapter at The Club at North Halton: Honoured to have been invited by the Georgetown Chapter of the Canadian Federation of Women to appear at a very special event for its Scholarship Fund, which raises money for high school students graduating in Halton Hills. So far they have raised almost $200,000 in scholarship money! This ticketed wine & cheese event, which is open to the public, costs $25 and is being held from 2 - 4 pm at The Club at North Halton, an idyllic private golf course west of Toronto. Here is a link for more information & to register! https://cfuw-georgetown.ca/natalie/

Wednesday June 12th at Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario: It will be wonderful to return to my other hometown and chat with my dear friend Cathy Christoff, actress & founder of Uxbridge’s famed ROXY Movie Theatre, about my newest book! The event is being held from 4 - 6 pm on the patio of the Slabtown Cider Co., and with your pre-order of Every Time We Say Goodbye from Blue Heron Books, you will also receive a free bonus chapter, one complimentary cider, and apps for the table! More info can be found here: Blue Heron Books | Events

Firefly & Fox Books, Date & Location in Simcoe, Ontario TBD: Excited to chat with indie bookshop owner Catherine about my new book at this free outdoors event near the Norfolk location of Firefly & Fox Books in Simcoe. I will be signing copies of any of my books bought from the wonderful Firefly & Fox Books, and the tentative time will be 2 - 4 pm on a hopefully sunny weekend in June! More information on the bookstore can be found here: Bookstore | Firefly & Fox Books | Ontario (fireflyandfox.com)

Select Past Appearances & Events

Global TV’s The Morning Show: It was the thrill of a lifetime to celebrate the release day of my second book on Canadian national television! Here is the link to my May 19, 2022 appearance on Global TV’s The Morning Show, Canada’s morning entertainment and lifestyle program: Natalie Jenner’s new novel ‘Bloomsbury Girls’ | Watch News Videos Online (globalnews.ca)

CBC’s The National: On July 15, 2022, I was honoured to appear on CBC’s The National, Canada’s nightly news program, to discuss the appeal of Jane Austen to film and television. You can watch the brief clip here: Modernized adaptation of Jane Austen classic draws mixed reviews | CBC.ca

Goldster Book Club (UK): In March 2023 I was ecstatic to appear in conversation with brilliant author and lecturer Lucinda Hawksley, who is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens!

Event with Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen’s Fifth Great-Niece: Well this was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill: a launch event with Caroline Jane Knight, the fifth great-niece of Jane Austen herself and author of Jane and Me; My Austen Heritage, hosted by American’s oldest family-owned and operated bookstore, Warwick’s in La Jolla, CA! You can watch the May 18, 2022 event below!

A Celebration of Jane Austen: On Saturday August 15, 2020, I was honoured to appear alongside authors Lucy Worsley (Jane Austen at Home), Janice Hadlow (The Other Bennet Sister) & Rachel Cohen (Austen Years) in a celebration of Jane Austen moderated by Devoney Looser (The Making of Jane Austen). We whipped out our schoolgirl copies of Pride and Prejudice and did a deep dive on Austen, her influence, and why she particularly resonates now.

The Chawton House Lockdown Literary Festival: On Friday May 15, 2020, I spoke at the Chawton House Lockdown Literary Festival, which was held virtually before an audience from over forty different countries. Here is a link to my talk on how Chawton House inspired my novel The Jane Austen Society just as much as Austen herself did.

Moms Don’t have Time to Read Podcast: On May 21, 2020 I appeared on Zibby Owens’s Moms Don’t Have Time to Read podcast (episode 53.2) to discuss my writing process and the different inspirations behind my debut book.

Here is a link to our conversation.

Jane Austen Literacy Foundation Interview: I was honoured this summer to be named an ambassador to the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. Here I chat with lovely Foundation volunteer Melissa Makarewicz about my lifelong love of reading, writing and Jane Austen.

Skylark Bookshop Event: On September 3, 2020, I was so happy to chat with two of my favourite booksellers, novelist Alex George and Mary Webber O’Malley of Skylark Bookshop in Columbia, Missouri. Mary was an early reader of my book and her enthusiasm and knowledge of the industry is palpable. It is always a joy chatting with her.

Cape Talk 567 AM Radio: On August 27, 2020 I appeared on Cape Talk 567 AM Radio (South Africa!) and chatted with host Pippa Hudson, who very kindly selected my book for her radio book club.