
Ocean House Author Series
A glass of wine, a delicious bite, and fascinating conversations with exceptional authors-join me for this ongoing series which brings you the best and the brightest of the literary world in a spectacular setting overlooking the sea.

With Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams, & Karen White

With Mary Alice Monroe in June

With Emma Straub

With Annabel Monaghan

With Bill Miller

With John Kuhns

With Katie Mahon & Joan Hill

With Amanda Faribanks

With Zain Asher

With Zibby Owens

With the Thriller Panel
Upcoming Events
June 28, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Katherine Reay
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
July 10, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Avery Carpenter Forrey
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$36/person
$36/person
July 12, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Kristy Woodson Harvey
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
6:00-7:00 pm ET
$38/person
$38/person
July 19, 2023
Summer Author Series: Deborah Goodrich Royce and Robin Kall in Conversation on Reef Road
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-6:30 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
July 31, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Beatriz Williams
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$38/person
$38/person
August 2, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Chris Bohjalian
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
August 7, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Patti Callahan Henry
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$38/person
$38/person
August 9, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Annabel Monaghan
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
August 16, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Karen White
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$38/person
$38/person
August 21, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Katie Couric
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
August 23, 2023
Summer Reads Author Panel
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00pm - 7:00pm ET
$38/person
$38/person
August 30, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Victoria Christopher Murray
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
November 1, 2023
Ocean House Author Series w/Julie Gerstenblatt
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$35/person
$35/person
Past Events 2022
December 7, 2022
In conversation with Serena Burdick, author of The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
In Person
$28/person
5:00-7:00 pm ET
$28/person
5:00-7:00 pm ET
October 17, 2022
In conversation with Jane Green, author of Sister Stardust
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET
In Person
$32/person
In Person
$32/person
September 25, 2022
Thriller Panel with Deborah Goodrich Royce
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Deborah Goodrich Royce will moderate a discussion with authors, Luanne Rice, Casey Sherman, Aggie Blum Thompson, Stewart O’Nan, and John Searles
11:30 am to 1:30 pm ET
In Person
$25/person
11:30 am to 1:30 pm ET
In Person
$25/person
September 21, 2022
In conversation with Bill Miller about his novel, Steel City, A Story of Pittsburgh
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
September 7, 2022
In Conversation with Joan Hill and Katie Mahon About Their Novel, The Miracle Collectors
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 6:30 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
August 31, 2022
In conversation with Zibby Owens about her memoir, Bookends
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 6:30 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
August 24, 2022
In conversation with Annabel Monaghan about her novel, Nora Goes Off Script
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 7:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
August 17, 2022
In conversation with Mary Dixie Carter, author of The Photographer
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 7:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$25/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$25/person
August 10, 2022
In conversation with Zain Asher about her memoir, Where The Children Take Us, How One Family Achieved The Unimaginable
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 7:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
July 20, 2022
In conversation with John Kuhns about his novel, They Call Me Ishmael
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 7:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$38/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$38/person
July 13, 2022
In conversation with Amanda M. Fairbanks about her book, The Lost Boys of Montauk
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 6:30 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$25/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$25/person
July 6, 2022
In conversation with Carola Lovering about her novel, Can’t Look Away
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 7:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
June 29, 2022
In conversation with Emma Straub About her novel, This Time Tomorrow
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 - 7:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
$35/person
June 22, 2022
In conversation with Mary Alice Monroe about her novel, The Summer of Lost & Found
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
5:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
May 16, 2022
In conversation with Beatriz Williams, Karen White, and Lauren Willig to celebrate the launch of Lost Summers of Newport
Ocean House
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bluff Avenue
Watch Hill, RI 02891
6:00 pm ET
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
In Person
Ocean House Summer Author Series with the Savoy Bookshop
2021
October 30, 2021
Thriller Fiction Panel at Ocean House
Ocean House
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
3:30pm - 5:30pm
$25/person
(plus taxes and fees)
$25/person
(plus taxes and fees)
August 25, 2021
Ocean House Summer 2021 Author Series
Ocean House
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Deborah Goodrich Royce and Robin Kall
in Conversation about Ruby Falls
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Price: $30/person
(plus taxes and fees)
in Conversation about Ruby Falls
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Price: $30/person
(plus taxes and fees)
August 11, 2021
Ocean House Summer 2021 Author Series
Ocean House
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
All The Ways We Said Goodbye
by Karen White, Lauren Willig & Beatriz Williams
by Karen White, Lauren Willig & Beatriz Williams
August 4, 2021
Ocean House Summer 2021 Author Series
Ocean House
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Haven Point by Virginia Hume
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Price: $30/person
(plus taxes and fees)
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Price: $30/person
(plus taxes and fees)
July 21, 2021
Ocean House Summer 2021 Author Series
Ocean House
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Summertime Guests by Wendy Francis
5:00pm - 6:30pm
$20/person
(plus taxes and fees)
5:00pm - 6:30pm
$20/person
(plus taxes and fees)
July 7, 2021
Ocean House Summer 2021 Author Series
Ocean House
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
1 Bluff Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Price: $30/person
(plus taxes and fees)
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Price: $30/person
(plus taxes and fees)
June 24, 2021
Author Talk & Book Signing
Ocean House Hotel
One Bay Street
Watch Hill, RI 02891
One Bay Street
Watch Hill, RI 02891
Deborah Goodrich Royce will be in conversation with author, Luanne Rice
To Benefit
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County
5:00 pm
To Benefit
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County
5:00 pm