“Angeline Boulley is not only an incredible storyteller, but also a top-notch speaker, advocate, and human. She was gracious and graceful during a fire alarm interruption to her on-stage portion (so impressive!), was present & engaged with folks who attended the book signing, asked questions about our work and content in the lead up…the list goes on. Thank you, Angeline, for sharing yourself and your work with our network – we are grateful for YOU!” — Michigan College Access Network, 2024
“Angeline Boulley was such a wonderful presenter. Her thoughtful and honest responses kept the audience engaged. We look forward to hearing Ms. Boulley speak again about her writing and the writing process.” — Lakes Community High School, 2024
“Angeline was a true delight on stage and in person.” — High Desert Museum, 2024
“This was the largest audience we’ve had for an event. Angeline was spellbinding, connecting with the audience on many levels. There was an amazing vibe in the room, which continued in the bookselling and autographing lines. Book clubs attended as a group, and some of them stayed on to discuss the book before entering the autograph line.” — Oakland University, 2024
“Angeline was amazing with our students. She is warm, amusing, and thoughtful. Our student steering committee who spent the day with her, were able to connect in a meaningful way. The workshop portion of the presentation was a highlight, especially for the writing instructors in the room.” — Andover High School, 2024
“Angeline was very engaged with the audience and shared insightful thoughts about her books and experience as an author.” — Alpena Community College, 2024
“[Angeline] was a fantastic speaker and engaged the crowd of 400+ well. But she shone the most in her interactions with readers for the book signing. . . she made it a memory for people.” — Muskegon Area District Library, 2024
“Angeline was great! She is very personable and well spoken. All those who attended could not express enough about how much the enjoyed having her “visit” the library.” — Charlotte Community Library, 2024
“Angeline was a phenomenal speaker. Our patrons were thrilled with her storytelling ability, her warmth, and her humor. We absolutely recommend her as a speaker.” — Plymouth District Library, 2024
“Angeline made our event everything we hoped it would be. She made a point of circulating the room and interacting with as many people as possible. Angeline delighted the audience, she’s humorous, down to earth, and very interesting. We’d love to have her back!” — Friends of the Koller Library, 2024
“Angeline Boulley was engaging and kind to everyone and never got flustered by the long line of people waiting for her to sign books even though we were on a very tight timeline. She was great! I hope to have the chance to hear her speak again in the future.” — Shiawassee Library, 2024
“Angeline was so kind and was willing to take pictures and talk with everyone getting a book signed. She told amazing stories and was very open about her writing process.” — Monroe, MI One Book, One Community, 2024
“Angeline Boulley is a captivating and engaging speaker with an authentic and approachable demeanor. Our community, both native and non-native, was able to see pieces of themselves in her story.” — Black River Falls School District, 2024
“Angeline is a fabulous speaker and full of knowledge in the writing process, and subject matters that are prevalent in Indian Country. I would highly recommend her to all people’s who are interested in writing a book, or just brushing up on writing skills. She is entertaining and is willing to write about real issues while protecting Indigenous communities’ cultural practices. Bravo, to Angeline!” — Salem-Keizer Public Schools, 2023
“Angeline is the embodiment of the seven grandfather teaching of her Anishinaabe ancestors. She is a captivating speaker who engages audiences of all ages with humility, love, and respect. She generously shares her words of wisdom, while inspiring readers with her courage to speak truth to power and confront some of our society’s most devastating generational traumas with the honesty we need.” — U of Michigan, 2023
“I highly recommend bringing Angeline as a speaker. From a nuts and bolts standpoint, Angeline is on time and well prepared. She is engaging to a wide range of audiences while being kind and gracious. At book signing, even after long lines with hundreds of people, Angeline ensures that all audience members receive the same high quality experience from sharing stories to making sure her signature is spot on.” — Great Michigan Read Tour, 2023
“Thank you, Angeline Boulley for sharing your experiences, stories, humor, and time with our community this week. We loved learning more about your writing process, your life and inspirations, and Sugar Island! Your conversation on the importance of representation in literature and the reminder that success does not happen overnight was a source of encouragement to many in the audience.” — Farmington Community Library, 2023
“Angeline Boulley is not only a gifted writer, she is a skilled presenter. She uses multi-media and her own warm enthusiasm to create an interactive and compelling presentation. She interacts with young students with kindness and care and she offers real world advice to older students who are interested in becoming writers themselves.” — Greenhills School, 2023
“Angeline went around to every table while folks were eating and talked to everyone, We’ve never had an author do that! It was a wonderful surprise, and everyone really loved it.” — Grosse Point Library, 2023
“Angeline Boulley was a great addition to the line-up for the 2023 Building Michigan Communities Conference. Our attendees loved the book club discussion!” — Building Michigan Communities, 2023
“Angeline Boulley was a perfect visiting writer. She was engaging, entertaining, and generous. She spent time with students, answering questions about her work and her experiences as a writer. She weaved in her writing process with her reading in ways that made the event appeal to the varied audience. She was willing to spend time with students and talk deeply about her work and characters.” — Western Illinois University Foundation, 2023
“Angeline was a dream! She was so pleasant and flexible. She came prepared to work- she signed books, she met with students, she advocated for our work in conversations at the event, she took all the time that was needed to be prepared and thoughtful in her remarks. She was so thoughtful and uplifting as she met with fans and supporters. Her message is powerful and her presence is too.” — Idaho Humanities, 2023
“Angeline was amazing with the students at Staples High School. Her rapport with the students and teachers was fantastic and she was pleased that a student had asked her a question she’d never been posed before. I think many of them will be lining up for her next novel! The evening event was a great culmination of the Library’s WestportREADS programming.” — Westport Library, 2023
“It was so wonderful to hear Angeline speak! She offered insight into various choices she made in her book, including which details she kept true to life and which details she fictionalized in order to preserve the sanctity of different parts of Ojibwe culture, while still making sure they were represented in her writing.” — Rochester Hills Library, 2022
“Angeline was very engaging, providing context to her story as well as insight into her own background. I love being able to take away something from authors and their stories at the end of the event, and I felt like I have!” — Willard Library, 2022
“From the moment she arrived, Angeline Boulley brought her bright star magic to the theater and event! She was open and engaging with the local students aspiring for writing careers, she was kind and funny dining with the board members, she answered everyone’s questions patiently with humor, insight and kindness, signed every book with care, graciously took any photo asked of her and was just delightful to introduce to our local readers. Thank you Authors Unbound for helping us put on a fantastic literary event!” — Sturges-Young Center for the Arts, 2022
“Angeline Boulley was the perfect combination of professional and casual. We all really appreciated her candor and everyone found moments during her talk to relate to her. She was prepared for all of our questions and fielded them all with humility and graciousness. Angeline was the model speaker for our Young Adult Literature course.” — Metropolitan State University Denver, 2022
“Angeline Boulley was so personable, transparent, and captivating when she joined the Council of Michigan Foundation’s for the program The Importance of Youth Voice & Storytelling: A Conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author Angeline Boulley. She answered every single question with the realness and relatability that her book Firekeeper’s Daughter also portrays. All of us were already so excited to meet Angeline and hear about her journey, once we opened the program to questions and discussion that truly became a highlight of all of our days. We were left feeling inspired to follow our dreams and uplift our communities.” — Council of Michigan Foundations, 2022
“Working with Angeline Boulley was an absolute pleasure. From the moment I met her at the hotel for pickup through the entire rest of the event, Ms. Boulley was so personable. She was kind and very enthusiastic about the event, complementing our library and interacting with any staff that crossed her path. She was also lovely with the students who were in attendance and remained so receptive to their questions. Her personality truly comes through during interviews, as she was very genuine and kind throughout the conversation. Overall, Ms. Boulley is such a pleasant presence to be around and she was vocal about being incredibly grateful for the opportunity to visit our library. We were so happy to have her!” — Enoch Pratt Library, 2021
“Angeline is an amazing force, a humble and confident Indigenous woman who connects to her audience at the human level. She was accessible to the students, and very open to questions. She also would not turn away a single fan, she thoroughly respected and honored all the individuals she encountered. Our campus community was so honored to host Angeline, and would not hesitate to have her return when her next book is launched.” — U of Wisconsin Green Bay, 2021
“Angeline is a very personable speaker. The story of her writing journey is an inspiration to both writers and readers alike. You can feel her passion for writing and books come through, and we received many positive responses from our attendees about her visit.” — Arapahoe Library, 2021
“Angeline is a personable speaker who engages her audience just as thoroughly as she engages her readers. She’s creative, informative, and, above all, inspirational.” — Gunston School, 2021
