Matthew Felix's Blog
July 23, 2025
Stranger than Fiction!
This Sunday, 7/27!
Excited to join the lineup of the upcoming edition of Frances Stroh's much beloved Stranger Than Fiction Reading Series!
Join me and five other literary voices reading new/unpublished work within the hallowed walls of the legendary Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe in North Beach, where the ghosts of the Beat writers will sit among us!
Always a great event - hope to see you there!
June 6, 2025
Another Isabel Interview!
Lots more to talk about...
Isabel and I had so much fun in our first conversation, she's asked me to take to the stage with her again! Join us Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 at San Francisco's Jewish Community Center in celebration of her latest bestseller, My Name is Emilia del Valle, which Entertainment Weekly called "riveting."
Tickets !
April 4, 2025
Isabel Allende Interview!
✍️ Join us May 10!
I could hardly be more excited or honored to be in conversation with Isabel Allende, in partnership with Book Passage and Dominican University of California's Institute for Leadership Studies! Join us in celebration of Isabel's forthcoming MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE, which Harper's Bazaar calls "another spellbinding narrative."
👉 Tickets:
January 22, 2025
Join us in Napa & Healdsburg!
Up next for Tania's new memoir, I WILL BE THE WOMAN HE LOVED - which I co-authored and published - we're thrilled to be hosted by Napa Bookmine, 3:00 on Sunday, February 2!
Tania and I will be in conversation, and she'll do a reading or two and take questions.
Napa Bookmine would love for you to RSVP if you can make it - and we hope you can!
Can't make it to Napa? Join us at the 222 in Healdsburg 2/8 at 6:00!
October 28, 2024
12/10 Fairfax Reading!
Excited to kick off the second installment of Writers' Night Out, a new monthly prose reading series in Fairfax, featuring one presenter followed by open-mic readings.
If you're in Marin or looking for an excuse to be, join us on Tuesday, December 10 from 6:00 - 8:00 at Mac's on Broadway!
Writers’ Night Out happens every second Tuesday. Sign-up for five-minute reading slots starts at 5:30.
October 23, 2024
New Book 11/22!
Over the past year or so, I've had the honor of helping bring to fruition Tania Romanov's "first" book—which she started years ago, but had never finished. Until now.
There have been many laughs, tears, and surprises as we dove deeper into her story, from her childhood as an ostracized immigrant; to the challenges of her trailblazing career as not only one of the first women CEOs in tech, but a young one at that; to her love story with and the passing of her soulmate, Harold; to her two-week walk along England's Thames Path, where she tries to figure out what's next.
What's next for us is a launch party!
Saturday, 11/23 at 2PM at Sausalito Books by the Bay
We hope you can join us!
August 28, 2024
Tomales Writers Retreat!
Join us November 9 - 10 in Tomales Bay!
The first and second editions of our daylong Sonoma writers retreat, The Body and The Pen, was an absolute joy. As such, Britta and I are doing it again! This time, though, we’re expanding to two days and one night—and moving to Tomales Bay!
More and to register 👉 here.
Hope to see you there!
Sold Out! Second Group Added!
SECOND Session Now Open!
Same day of the week. Same time. Different dates.
Since the first session of my CREATIVITY BOOK GROUP sold out shortly after being announced (thank you!), Book Passage has invited me to hold a second session for people on the waiting list and others who might be interested.
Join us online from 5:00 - 6:30 for four Thursdays starting September 12 for conversation sure to inspire and get your creative juices flowing!
Register here.
August 22, 2024
Excited to join the Grotto!
Last week I was formally welcomed as a member of San Francisco’s The Writers Grotto, “a community of working writers and narrative artists who connect in physical and virtual space, pooling our talents to support each other, mentor and teach others, and engage the wider world.” The Grotto has been on my radar for a long time, and I’m excited to join so many friends—old and new—who are members, as well as looking forward to collaborating!
August 20, 2024
New Interview!
"The unknown is just another name for possibility."
I had such a great time during my wide-ranging conversation on the new THE MINDS UNLEASHED podcast! Listen/watch https://beacons.ai/mindsueric
Infinite thanks to Eric for his thoughtful, engaging questions tackling so many of my favorite subjects: jumping into lives aligned with our values and passions; opening to and acting on our intuition; taking ownership of our thoughts; writing and the creative process; overcoming limiting beliefs; travel; and looooots more. In the clip below, I talk about the fear of the unknown. Check it out!
