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.

By the Author

Events

April 2026

  • Brooklyn, NY

    In conversation with Zito Madu

    Taylor & Co. Books

  • 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

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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

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