"... terrifically engaging." -- Entertainment Weekly -- about Which Brings Me to You, co-authored with Steve Almond "[C]ombines the indigenous dysfunction of Phillip Roth's American Pastoral with the uninhibited disclosure of Russell Banks's Rule of the Bone." -- Intelligencer Journal -- about The Miss America Family		SCHEDULE Julianna has been a keynote alongside Michael Crichton at the Florida Celebration of Reading, Carl Hiaasen at the Sanibel Writers Conference, Frank Deford and Walter Mosely at Writing Today. She's been featured at numerous writing conferences, including the Virginia Festival of the Book, Fall for the Book, the Tennessee Williams Festival, Writers in Paradise, and Writers at Work. In addition to Book Club talks as Bridget Asher, she's spoken at dozens of universities, including Notre Dame University, Dartmouth College, Wake Forest University, and Sarah Lawrence University. As her children's book author persona -- Baggott and Bode -- she has spoken to thousands of school children, keynoting such child-centered events as the Child on the Page Conference at Auburn University and the California PTA's annual convention. She participates in University of Pennsylvania's MAGPI Creative Minds Series. As N.E. Bode, she was a recurring personality on XM-Sirius Radio for two years. To set up a speaking engagement or reading by Julianna, simply send an email by clicking HERE. 2011 appearances: Writers in Paradise, St. Petersburg, FL SIBA Trade Show -- Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance NAIBA Conference -- New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association PNBA Conference-- Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association 2010 appearances: Keynote Speaker, California PTA Convention, Sacramento, CA The Oasis Center, Celebration of Women Fundraiser, Tallahassee, FL Loachapoka High School, Auburn, AL Auburn Conference for Writers, The Child on the Page, Auburn, AL TV Pinellas County (FL), Meet the Author Bay Point Elementary, St. Petersburg, FL Madeira Beach School, Madeira Beach, FL Tarpon Springs Elementary, Tarpon Springs, FL Books Alive Youth, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL Holy Comforter Episcopal School, Tallahassee, FL Just Read Florida, at Pine View Elem. and Griffin Middle, Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee Book Festival Literacy for All: A Conference on Literature for Children and Young Adults, Cecil County, MD 2009 appearances: Eastern Kentucky University, KY Minnesota State University, Mankato Good Thunder Road Reading Series The Evergreen School, Seattle, WA University Child Development School, Seattle, WA Walla Walla Kids Read, WA U Penn MAGPI Creative Minds Series, via Internet II West Park Elementary, Newark, DE Downes Elementary, Newark, DE Radnor Middle School, PA Haverford Middle School, PA Writers at Work Conference, Park City, UT Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Sanibel, FL 2008 appearances: 18 School in Katy, Texas! Nims Middle School, Tallahassee, FL Panama City Writers Conference, Panama City, FL Brevard County Libraries Reading Festival, Cocoa Village, FL Writing Today Writers Conference, Birmingham, AL Martinez Middle School, Tampa, FL Adams Middle School, Tampa, FL Mulrennan Middle School, Tampa, FL Burnett Middle School, Tampa, FL Rampello Downtown Partnership, Tampa, FL Eisenhower Middle School, Tampa, FL Dowdell Middle School, Tampa, FL Hardee Junior High, Wauchula, FL University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA North Star Elementary, Hockessin, DE St. Bernadette's, Drexel Hill, PA Stonehurst Hills, Upper Darby, PA Delaware Book Festival, Dover, DE Sanford School, Wilmington, DE Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Lakeland Highlands Middle School, Lakeland, FL Hardee Junior High, Wauchula, FL Renaissance Academy, New Port Richey, FL Oak Grove Middle School, Clearwater, FL Adams Middle School, Tampa, FL Liberty Middle School, Tampa, FL Legacy Middle School, Orlando, FL Swift Creek Elementary School, Tallahassee, FL U Penn MAGPI Creative Minds Series, via Internet II Barett Elementary Center (Cresco, PA) Bethel Springs Elementary (Garnet Valley, PA) Dallastown Area Middle School (Dallastown, PA) East Bradford Elementary (West Chester, PA) Haverford Middle School (Havertown, PA) Pocono Elementary Center (Tannersville, PA) Riverside Junior/Senior High School (Taylor, PA) Sinking Springs Elementary (York, PA) Wallenpaupack Area SD (Hawley, PA) Wissahickon Middle School (Ambler, PA) Chaires Elementary School, Tallahassee, FL