Jeanne Carstensen

Author of A Greek Tragedy: One Day, A Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis, coming on March 25, 2025 from Simon & Schuster / One Signal.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

@ae_stallings Cannot heart this. But, yes, exactly

[LA Times Festival of Books @latimesfob]

Congratulations to the finalists in this year’s Current Interest category! 📚

Jeanne Carstensen (@jcarstensen)
Stefan Fatsis
Brian Goldstone (@brian_goldstone)
Gardiner Harris (@GardinerHarris)
Jordan Thomas

Join us for the Book Prizes awards ceremony on April 17! https://t.co/XGiTXUTj9f

[SOS MEDITERRANEE @SOSMedIntl]

1/2 This morning, the #OceanViking was alerted by #Seabird to a rubber boat with 37 people in distress in the intl. waters of the Libyan SRR.

After receiving the green light from competent authorities, we carried out the rescue. Shortly after, a LYCG vessel ordered us to leave.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

This Sunday, April 27th, find me on stage at the L.A. Times Festival of Books @latimesfob! I’ll be part of the Deep Dive: Revealing the Big Story panel at 3:30 PM.
Get your tickets now – follow the link in my bio for details. Hope to see you there.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

What a pleasure to talk with Deepa Fernandes, co-host of Here & Now Anytime @hereandnowradio @wbur, about my book A Greek Tragedy. We talked about Rezwana, a 13-year-old Afghan girl who lost her entire family in the Oct 28, 2015 shipwreck.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

Portland friends! 📚✨Please join me at Powell’s @powellsbooks this Thursday, April 24 at 7 pm to celebrate the publication of my new book A GREEK TRAGEDY.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

Hello New York friends! Please join me this Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 PM  at P&T Knitwear @ptknitwear to celebrate the launch of A Greek Tragedy! I’ll be in conversation with the Nation’s Joan Walsh @joan_m_walsh, followed by a book signing.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

What a great book event on Sunday at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center ❤️@sebastopolcommunity! I got to do an Author’s Talk with the legendary Michael Krasny and meet some fifty booklovers who asked smart questions about my book A Greek Tragedy. https://t.co/Gns8UNcPyn

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

My book tour for A Greek Tragedy continues this Thursday, April 10 at A Great Good Place for Books @greatgoodplaceforbooks in Oakland. Please join me at 7 pm for a reading and conversation with author @elizrosner.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

Couldn’t have wished for a more glorious launch for A Greek Tragedy. Thanks to Mrs Dalloway’s Bookstore @mrsdalloways, author Frances Dinkelspiel @fdinkelspiel, for the great conversation and audience for your warmth and curiosity.

https://t.co/eiqsN5WWqY

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

Here it is — A Greek Tragedy: The Official Book Trailer! Thank you to my dear friend, filmmaker Paul Lundhal @lundahlpaul, for making this beautiful visual introduction to my book — including the mesmerizing animation of Orpheus’s head washing up on Lesvos.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

Join me this Sunday, April 6 for an Author’s Talk at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center @sebastopolcommunity. I’m looking forward to talking about my new book, “A Greek Tragedy,” with Michal Krasny of KQED Forum fame.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

After Saturday’s protest, join us for a powerful conversation about resilience in the face of injustice.

I’m honored to be speaking with my wonderful friend Susanne Pari (@susannepari) on Saturday, April 5, at 4 PM at The Book Passage in Corte Madera.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

I spoke to Scott Simon of @npr Weekend Edition about my book, A Greek Tragedy. It's a thrill to be on the NPR airwaves and have such a deep conversation about the October 28 shipwreck and the ongoing issue of global migration.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

I love radio, and I love public radio, and so am especially thrilled to be a guest on @npr WEEKEND EDITION with Scott Simon. Please tune in to your local NPR station THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 29 to hear my interview about my new book – A Greek Tragedy. #NewBook

[Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California @cwclub]

Tonight @cwclub:
5:30 PM PDT / @jcarstensen: The Human Cost of the Migration Crisis
6 PM PDT / The Energy Transition Challenge

Tickets: https://t.co/PXkgnUZ302

[Tyche Hendricks @tychehendricks]

I'm speaking with @JeanneCarstensen at the @cwclub in SF 3/27 about her gripping new book, A Greek Tragedy.

Her account of a deadly 2015 Aegean shipwreck dives deep into the lives of the refugees and rescuers.

It's relevance today can't be overstated.

https://t.co/XCMX8NAvfK

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

It’s finally happening – today is publication day for A GREEK TRAGEDY. And yes, it’s available between two beautiful covers, as an eBook, and as an audio book read by Cassandra Campbell. You can order from all the usual online booksellers.
📷 @SterlingLordLit
#BooksWorthReading

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

Thank you to @Jessica_Goudeau, one of this country’s best writers on migration, for supporting A GREEK TRAGEDY. It means a lot. Please check out her latest, WE WERE ILLEGAL, her deep dive into her own family’s complicated multi-generational legacy in Texas.

[Jeanne Carstensen @jcarstensen]

A Greek Tragedy is coming to The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco! @cwclub

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW at the Commonwealth Club website or follow the link in my bio under EVENTS.

I hope to see you there!