Jordan Ritter Conn

About the Author

Jordan Ritter Conn is the author of The Road From Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is a Senior Staff Writer for The Ringer and the host of the narrative podcasts What If: The Len Bias Story and Sonic Boom, named by The Atlantic as one of the best podcasts of 2019. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family.

Events

April 2026

  • Nashville, TN

    In conversation with Beth Ritter Conn

    Parnassus Books

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  • Philadelphia, PA

    In conversation with Joseph Earl Thomas

    The Head and the Hand

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  • Berkeley, CA

    In conversation with Elise Craig

    Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore

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  • Los Angeles, CA

    In conversation with Mallory Rubin

    Book Soup

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  • Portland, OR

    In conversation with Justin Verrier

    Powell’s City of Books

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  • Seattle, WA

    In conversation with Sarah Enni

    Elliott Bay Company

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May 2026

  • Memphis, TN

    In conversation with Tara M. Stringfellow

    Novel

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  • Knoxville, TN

    Knoxville Book Festival

  • Knoxville, TN

    Knoxville Book Festival

  • Louisville, KY

    In conversation with Matt Jones

    Carmichael’s Bookstore

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  • Chattanooga, TN

    In conversation with David Martin

    The Book and the Cover

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  • Birmingham, AL

    In conversation with Ann Pickens

    Thank You Books

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  • Asheville, NC

    Malaprops

June 2026

  • Cincinnati, OH

    The Dayton Literary Peace Prize

  • Dayton, OH

    The Dayton Literary Peace Prize

  • Cleveland, OH

    Mac’s Backs — Books on Coventry

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  • Brooklyn, NY

    Table of Contents

  • Hartford, CT

    Mark Twain House and Museum