Speaking Gigs and Readings Redesign

Speaking Gigs & Readings

Jean speaks at bookstores, universities, libraries, conferences, and community events on topics including prison reform, juvenile justice, women’s incarceration, and the power of literature to transform lives.

To book Jean for an event, contact jean@jeantrounstine.com or Tanya Farrell tanya@wunderkind-pr.com

Upcoming Events

2026

  • May 13, 2026

    Porter Square Books — Launch Event

    1815 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 118-119, Cambridge, MA

    “Be the Change” — Jean Trounstine in conversation with Angelia Jefferson and Stacey Borden. Author reading, Q&A, and book signing. 7:00 PM

  • May 20, 2026

    More Than Words

    242 East Berkeley St, Boston, MA

  • May 26, 2026

    Tewksbury Public Library — Online Event

    300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA — Virtual, 7:00–8:00 PM

    “Sounds Like Trouble To Me — A Legal Thriller Inspired By True Stories” — Jean Trounstine in conversation with Angelia Jefferson, participatory-defense transform-harm coordinator at Families for Justice as Healing.

  • July 7, 2026

    Cincinnati Event

    Cincinnati, OH

    📌 Details coming soon

Past Events

2025

📌 Coming soon

2024

  • March 28, 2024

    Porter Square Books

    Somerville, MA

  • April 9, 2024

    Middlesex Community College

    Lowell, MA — 11am

  • May 28, 2024

    Edgewood Senior Living

    North Andover, MA

  • June 13, 2024

    Changing Lives Through Literature Conference

    Massachusetts

  • September 12, 2024

    Maynard Library

    Maynard, MA

2021

  • March 10, 2021

    Andover Library — Courageous Conversations Series

    Andover, MA — Virtual

    We Need to Talk About An Injustice: The Work of Bryan Stevenson

  • May 12, 2021

    Andover Library — Courageous Conversations Series

    Andover, MA — Virtual

    Parole 101: The Massachusetts Parole System and Why it Needs to Change

  • May 13, 2021

    Temple Emanuel — Book Discussion: Boy With A Knife

    Andover, MA — Virtual

2019

  • March 31, 2019

    Community Church of Boston

    Boston, MA

    “Parole in Massachusetts: Why We Need More Second Chances”

  • September 21, 2019

    Tewksbury Library — Local Author Fair

    Tewksbury, MA

  • October 10, 2019

    Salem Athenaeum

    Salem, MA

    Changing Lives Through Literature

  • November 1–3, 2019

    Conference — Theater, Sport and Literature in Prison

    Urbino, Italy

  • November 24, 2019

    Community Church of Boston

    Boston, MA

    “Murder, Remorse, Prison, and Fighting for Justice” — with Karter Reed

2018

  • March 20, 2018

    National Council on Juvenile Justice

    San Diego, CA

    “What’s Age Got to Do With It: The Implications of Sentencing Juveniles as Adults” — with Judge Jay Blitzman and Dr. Robert Kinscherff

  • September 25, 2018

    Public Affairs Conference — Missouri State University

    Springfield, MO

  • November 8–11, 2018

    National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

    Indianapolis, IN

    Presentation with community engagement activist Lillie A. Estes

2016 — Selected Highlights

  • May 10, 2016

    Harvard Law School

    Cambridge, MA

    “Should We Ever Sentence Juveniles To Adult Prisons?” — with Karter Kane Reed, sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Institute of Race and Justice

  • May 31, 2016

    Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets

    Washington, DC

    In conversation with Joshua Rovner of the Sentencing Project

  • June 2, 2016

    57th Street Books

    Chicago, IL

    With Bernardine Dohrn and Xavier McElrath-Bey

  • April 19, 2016

    Porter Square Books

    Cambridge, MA

    Reading and signing Boy With A Knife

  • August 23, 2016

    Santa Cruz Bookshop

    Santa Cruz, CA

    In conversation with Fred Keeley