Virtual Book Tour and Author Chats
Are you planning to read one of my books for a class or at your book club? Let’s talk about it! Email me at marivisoliven17@gmail.com to set up an author visit on Google Meet. I live in California, but am sure we can find a time that’s convenient for everyone. Simply email me to set the date, then click on the button below to begin the conversation.
Carlos Bulosan Book Club
Suddenly Stateside: Postscript reading and a conversation with singer/songwriter Chanel Samson, founder of the Secret Circus UK.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
2 p.m.
Echo Park Library
1410 Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA
RSVP for this free event and learn more about the speakers at the links below.
Healing Through Connection
An evening of prose, poetry and community with six acclaimed authors. First 25 guests to arrive will receive a mini-zine created by Joy Saler Drees. Come early to meet the authors, browse books and zines and have them autographed.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Doors open at 7:15 p.m
Reading begins at 7:30
Verbatim Books
3793 30th Street
San Diego
Book Talk at NYU
Presented by Sulo: the Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU. the Wagner Office of International Programs, and the New York Southeast Asia Network
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6 p.m
Main Event Space, Rm 101, NYU Wagner
105 East 17th St.
New York, NY, 10003
This event is free and open to the public. Because of limited capacity, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register by April 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM to secure your seat.
Stories On Screen and On the Page
The San Francisco premiere of the award-winning short film “Pandemic Bread,” doubled with more tales from Suddenly Stateside Postscript.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
Saroyan Area, 6th floor
San Francisco Public Library
100 Lark Street, San Francisco.
Register for this free event here:
Suddenly Stateside: Postscript Book Launch
Thursday January 29, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
Library Shop Mission Hills 925 W. Washington Street
Register for this free event here:
Go Be Write
Monday March 7, 2016, 6:15 – 8:30 p.m.
Grenadine
12205 Scripps Poway Pkway E101
Poway
For more information click on the button below:
New Writing Series Winter 2016
San Diego, CA
Wednesday, March 2, 2016, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Presentation Lab (SME 149)
Structural Materials and Engineering Building
UC San Diego
Matthews Ln, San Diego, CA 92161
For more information, click on the button below:
Second Sunday Author Series,
Women’s Voices, Women’s Stories
San Diego, CA
Sunday, September 13, 4-5 p.m.
Women’s Museum,
Barracks 16 Liberty Station,
Historic Decatur Road
For more information, click on the button below:
Virtual Book Tour and Author Chats
Are you planning to read The Mango Bride for a class or in your book club? Let’s talk about it! Email me at marivisoliven17@gmail.com to set up an author visit on Face Time or Google Hangouts. I live in California but am sure we can find a time that’s convenient for everyone. Simply email me to set the date then click on the link below to begin the conversation.
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/grrg3eut3t7flr2yeymgzs3icea
Suddenly Stateside: Postscript Book Launch
Thursday January 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Library Shop Mission Hills 925 W. Washington Street
Register for this free event here: https://libraryfoundationsd.org/events/soliven?fbclid=IwY2xjawPJThpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFN3Y0OHBaeGRxOVNUcW5vc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpaB5eHcthgZBRQ7ms2QFm2FZCRztJJqP33IiZlLgIEV9G9jAOGck-RJnMYG_aem_Rf-CL90Vv-U4bpE4wl6bbQ
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Go Be Write
Monday March 7, 2016, 6:15 – 8:30 p.m.
Grenadine
12205 Scripps Poway Pkway E101
Poway
For more information click on the link below:
http://www.meetup.com/GoBeWrite/events/228720924/
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New Writing Series Winter 2016
San Diego, CA>
Wednesday March 2, 2016, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Presentation Lab (SME 149)
Structural Materials and Engineering Building
UC San Diego
Matthews Ln, San Diego, CA 92161
For more information, click on the link below:
http://literature.ucsd.edu/news-events/new-writing-series/nws-winter2016.html
Second Sunday Author Series,
Women’s Voices, Women’s Stories
San Diego, CA
Sunday, September 13, 4-5 p.m.
Women’s Museum,
Barracks 16 Liberty Station,
Historic Decatur Road
For more information click on this link:
http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0913-second-sunday-author-series-at-the-womens-museum-marivi-soliven/
San Diego, CA
Wednesday, July 15, 6 p.m.
Lemon Grove Library
San Francisco, CA
Friday June 5, 6 p.m.
Philippine Center, Kalayaan Hall
447 Sutter Street, San Francisco CA 94108
San Diego, CA
Thursday, April 23, 11 a.m.
Southwestern College
900 Otay Lakes Rd
Chula Vista, CA 91910-7299
San Diego, CA
Saturday, February 21, 10-11 a.m.
Traveling Stories Tent
City Heights Farmers Market
4325 Wightman Street
San Diego, CA 92105
SAN DIEGO
Wednesday, February 11 5:30 p.m.
Carvers Steak and Chops
1940 Bernardo Plaza Drive
San Diego, CA 92125
San Diego, CA
Saturday, November 15, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
San Diego Public Library
330 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA
Wednesday, October 29, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
San Diego Public Library
9th flr., Shiley Special Events Suite,
330 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA
Wednesday, October 15, 9:35 -11:00 a.m.
San Diego City College
Room V-101 at 16th and C street
San Diego, CA
Friday, October 3, 2014, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Joan Kroc Center for Peace and Justice
5998 Alcala Park, University of San Diego
Virginia Beach, VA
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Virginia Beach Public Library
London, U.K.
Monday, July 7, 5-9 p.m.
Embassy of the Philippines
6-8 Suffolk St, London SW1Y 4HG, United Kingdom
+44 20 7451 1780
San Diego, CA
Wednesday, June 25, 12 noon – 2 p.m.
Villa Manila Filipino Restaurant
500 East 8th Avenue, National City
Purchase tickets to this Culinary and Literary Event at the Adventures By the Book website below:
http://www.adventuresbythebook.com/upcoming-events/meet-the-author-events/culinary-culture-delights-philippines-osher-edventure-san-diego-author-marivi-soliven/
Chicago, IL
Tuesday, May 6, 6-8 p.m.
Wieboldt Hall, Kellogg School of Management
340 East Superior Street, 2nd Floor Mezzanine
Chicago, IL 60611
San Diego
Friday, April 4, 2014 8 p.m.
Local Author’s Night Reception
The New Ink Spot
2730 Historic Decatur Road,
Barracks 16, Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92106
http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0404-local-authors-night-reception/
Sunday, April 6 2-4 p.m.
An Afternoon of Conversational Tagalog
Rancho Bernardo Library
San Diego
Friday, March 7, 2014, 7-8:30 p.m.
San DiegoMiramar College
10440 Black Mountain Road
Tempeh, Arizona
Saturday, November 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
Changing Hands Bookstore
San Francisco
Fil Am Book Festival October 18-20
Saturday, October 19, 11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
Author’s Panel
Koret Auditorium
Sunday, October 20, 2-3 p.m.
The Path to Publication
Paley Conference Room, 3rd floor
San Francisco Public Library
http://pawainc.com/schedule/
San Diego
Friday October 11, at 4 p.m.
Cross Cultural Center, UC San Diego
Gilman Drive, La Jolla
New York
Wednesday October 9, 6-9 p.m.
Lobby-Gallery of the Philippine Center
556 5th Avenue (between 45th & 46th St.)
New York, NY 10036
New Jersey
Friday October 3, at 3-4 p.m.,
Small Theater, Rm. A-104
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ07652
Quezon City
Tuesday, August 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Escaler Hall
Ateneo de Manila University – cancelled by typhoon Maring
Makati
Thursday August 15, 6 – 9 p.m.
Gosiengfiao residence
Salcedo Village, Makati
private event for AIESEC
Friday August 16, 10-12 a.m.
Philippine Women’s University
Quezon City
Thursday, August 15, 2:45-3 p.m.
Library Media Center, Miriam High School
Katipunan Avenue
San Pedro, Laguna
Wednesday, August 14, 8:30- 10:30 a.m.
Beacon Academy
Quezon City
Tuesday, August 13, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Judge San Pedro’s residence, White Plains
Book Club meeting
Manila
Thursday, August 8, 2013, from 4-6 p.m.
Sev’s Café
Legaspi Towers Basement
Roxas Boulevard, Malate
https://www.facebook.com/events/179035018931607/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
Quezon City
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 from 2-4 p.m.
C.M. Recto Hall
University of Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
Makati
Wednesday, July 31 – 6 – 10 p.m.
Aquino residence, Salcedo Village
private reading event
Manila
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 from 2-5 p.m.
Tanghalang Teresita Quirino, G/F Benavides Bldg,
University of Santo Tomas,
Manila
Makati
Saturday, July 27 from 4-6 p.m.
National Bookstore Glorietta
Ground Level, Glorietta 1
Ayala Center
Makati, Metro Manila
http://www.nationalbookstore.com.ph
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And because it’s more fun…
THE PHILIPPINES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADNgEHFDYzo
FALLBROOK, SAN DIEGO
Tuesday July 9, 2013 at 6:30-8:30
Fallbrook Library
124 S. Mission Road
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760) 731-4650
VIRGINIA
Friday June 28 5:30-7:30 p.m. and
Saturday June 29 from 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sweet City Desserts
131 West Maple Avenue
Vienna, Virginia 22180
http://sweetcitydesserts.co
WASHINGTON D.C.
Thursday June 27, 2013 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Embassy of the Philippines
Romulo Hall
1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 Tenth Avenue
Seattle WA 98122
http://www.elliottbaybook.com
SEATTLE
Thursday May 23,2013 at 5 p.m.
Ethnic Cultural Center
University of Washington
3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE
Seattle WA 98115
PORTLAND
Wednesday May 22, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Leftbank Building
240 N Broadway Ave., 2nd floor lobby
Portland, OR
SAN FRANCISCO
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
I-Hotel, 868 Kearny Street @ Jackson Street
San Francisco CA 94108 | 415-399-9580
http://manilatown.org/index.php
LOS ANGELES
Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Skylight Bookstore
1818 N Vermont Avenue, CA 90027
http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/marivi-soliven-reads-mango-bride
SAN DIEGO
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
The Ink Spot
Art Center Lofts
710 13th Street, Studio 210
San Diego, CA 92101
http://www.sandiegowriters.org/?p=6444
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