Precious Ugly Book Tour
Upcoming and past readings, interviews, conversations, and literary appearances with Rae Cline, author of Precious Ugly.
Upcoming Events
Queens Public Library
Featured Author
What Happened to Her
with Melissa Jeltsen
Off the Shelf
with Phoebe Whitlock
Growth, Grace and Gratitude
with Ari
The Book Show
with Hannah Murray
The Resilient Writers Radio Show
with Rhonda Douglas
Wonderland Books
A Conversation with Rae Cline, Sara Lippmann and Amber Sparks
Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 5
Precious Ugly Book Launch & Conversation
“The most important debut novel of the year”
— Caitlin Bea
“Silences, Gender-Based Violence
and the Importance of Voice”
Rae Cline
Author of Precious Ugly
Cindy Kanusher
Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center
Melissa Jeltsen
Journalist & Host of What Happened To
The William, NYC
August 20th
Precious Ugly Interviews
Strong Enough with Claudia King
“She Wrote a Novel to Break the Silence on Abuse: Why You Need to Read It”
Like It’s Live with Arroe Collins
“Suffering Through The Pains Of Our Parents Precious Ugly From Author Rae Cline”
The Hollis Chapman Show
“The Precious Ugly: Rae Cline”
Press & Features
“Precious Ugly may be the year’s most powerful debut.”
—Largehearted Boy, Book Notes
“Clementine is a fantastic central character, Cline’s imagery gives the novel a distinct identity…Full Shelf.”
—Justin D. Williams, Imaginative Visions
“A tale rooted in its era and a timeless examination of poverty, addiction, and the everyday marvels of tenacity and resourcefulness.”
—Deborah Goodrich Royce, bestselling author of
Best Boy, Providence Monthly, “Top 9 Summer TBR”
Featured in 2026 Books by PEN America Members
— Pen America, 2026 Summer Reading Challenge
“Book Trailer of the day.”
Book Q&As
New York City Events
NY Insight Artist Salon & Café, New York Insight Meditation Center, Chelsea, Friday, September 18
Precious Ugly Book Launch & Conversation, The William, August 20
ICE OUT! Community Open Mic & Fundraiser: Hosted by Epiphany, Eckleburg and Split Lip Magazine, Starr Bar, Brooklyn, May 14
One Story Writers’ Conference, Poets House
Deer Mountain Writers’ Retreat
The Way Station, Brooklyn
California Events
AWP & Events, Los Angeles
Illinois Events
AWP & Events, Chicago
Louisiana Events
McNeese State University, MFA Visiting Writers: Featured Author, Lake Charles
Gulf of Mexico Events
Longleaf Writers Conference, Grayton Beach, May 9-16
Emerald Coast Storytellers, Santa Rosa Beach
Washington D.C. Events
Johns Hopkins University, Adjunct Faculty
American University, Adjunct Faculty
Politics and Prose, Featured Reader, Featured Reviewer
Maryland Events
Johns Hopkins University, Adjunct Faculty, Baltimore
Barnes & Noble, Featured Reader, Baltimore
AWP 2026, Baltimore, The Lord Baltimore
Other AWP & Events, Baltimore
The Writer’s Center, Workshop Leader, Bethesda
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Featured Lecturer, St. Mary’s
Hood College, Featured Lecturer, Frederick
Virginia Events
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Resident, Amherst
West Virginia Events
Algonkian Writers Conference, Hilltop House Hotel, Harpers Ferry
Writer’s Conference of Northern Appalachia
Oregon Events
Powell’s City of Books, Portland
Tennessee Events
Sewanee Writer’s Conference, Fiction Advisor, Alice McDermott, Sewanee
Colorado Events
Aspen Words: Aspen Institute, Fiction Advisor: Andre Dubus III, Aspen
Maine Events
Johns Hopkins University Conference on Craft, Fiction Advisor: Alice McDermott, Bar Harbor
Italia Events
Johns Hopkins University Conference on Craft, Conference Fellow, Fiction Advisor: Jill McCorkle, Florence
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