As the world's largest, 100% free directory of author events, BookTour.com makes finding when a favorite author is coming to your town as easy as checking the weather.

In just a few minutes any author can create a page showcasing their biography, books, and upcoming engagements. Listing new events is as easy as answering a few questions. Publishers, booksellers, events managers, and even just well-informed readers can add tour dates by simply filling in a few blanks.

Most importantly, readers can search our database of author events for the best of what's nearby, or they can track their favorite authors on tour.

Readers can invite faraway authors to their town, or get in touch with authors already scheduled to appear locally to address additional groups, from company speaker series to book group meetings.

For authors, BookTour.com serves as a one-stop tool for book promotion, allowing authors at all levels of their careers to locate receptive live audiences.

BookTour is based in San Francisco, the city that buys more books (and wine) per capita than any in America.

Who we are:

Chris Anderson, Chairman

Chris Anderson is the editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine and author of The Long Tail (Hyperion, 2006).

Kevin Smokler, Chief Evangelist and Community Director

Kevin Smokler is the editor of Bookmark Now (Basic, 2005) and creator of the Virtual Book Tour.

Adam Goldstein, Chief Technology Officer

Adam Goldstein is the author of several volumes of the Missing Manual computer book series and a junior at MIT.

Chris Anderson

Kevin Smokler

Adam Goldstein