December 3, 2026
7 PM | Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 12, 2026
6:30 PM | Amherst College
Amherst, MA

November 5, 2026
4:00 PM | Williams College
Williamstown, MA

October 22, 2026
6:30 PM | Worcester Public Library
Worcester, MA

October 17, 2026
Personal and Public: The Complex Legacies of Race in America
4:45 PM | Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA

October 9, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Keyana Parks
6 PM | Just Bookish
Dorchester, MA

PAST APPEARANCES

September 18, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
in conversation with Em Rumble
6 PM | Rumspringa Books
Springfield, MA

September 10, 2026
Smith College with Ousmane K. Power-Greene
4:30 PM | Klingenstein Browsing Room
Northampton, MA

August 14, 2026
Shorefront Legacy Center presents Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in Conversation with Natalie Y. Moore
6 PM | Zora’s Place
Evanston, IL

August 11, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Marc Supreme
6 PM | Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, IL

August 5, 2026
Marthas Vineyard Comedy Fest with Dr. Kim LeDuff
4 PM | The Strand Theater
Martha’s Vineyard, MA

July 28, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Kellie Carter Jackson
7 PM | Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, MA

June 10, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Jennifer DeClue7 PM | Odyssey Book Shop
South Hadley, MA

June 9, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Sullivan Summer7 PM | Liz’s Book Bar
Brooklyn, NY

June 1, 2026
City Arts & Lectures presents Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Shereen Marisol Meraji 
7:30 PM | Sydney Goldstein Theater
San Francisco, CA

May 31, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Erica Ball
4 PM | Book Soup
West Hollywood, CA

Essence: 15 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait To Read This Summer, July 29, 2026

Chicago Tribune: Summer Books 2026, June 3, 2026

Miami Times: Book Review: Something We Said Reveals Richard Pryor Through His Daughter's Eyes, June 2, 2026

Florida Sun-Review: Something We Said Book Review, May 31, 2026

New York Times Book Review:‍ ‍The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer, May 28, 2026

Kirkus Reviews: 20 Best Books To Read in June, May 22, 2026

Library Journal: Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me, May 22, 2026

Publishers Weekly: Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me, April 10, 2026

Kirkus Reviews: Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me, March 23, 2026

Boston Globe: Richard Pryor's Daughter Pens a History of the N-word, July 27, 2026

Jacobin: Richard Pryor's Daughter on His Radical Legacy, July 15, 2026

Forbes: Elizabeth Pryor Wants Us To Talk About Racism, June 21, 2026

Los Angeles Sentinel: Elizabeth Pryor Tackles Father's Legacy, N-Word in New Book, June 17, 2026

People: Richard Pryor’s Daughter Remembers Late Comedian’s Advice for When She Found His Fame ‘Scary’ as a Little Girl, June 11, 2026

JTA: Her father added the N-word to 'Blazing Saddles.' Now Richard Pryor's Jewish daughter is interrogating its role in her life, June 11, 2026

Smith College: Growing Up Pryor, June 10, 2026

CNN: Richard Pryor's daughter grapples with the complex relationship she had with her father — and his use of the n-word, June 9, 2026

The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Smith College professor examines the impact of a ‘notorious word,’ her father’s legacy and her own life in new book, June 7, 2026

The Forward: Richard Pryor's daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable, June 5, 2026

Fresh Air / NPR: Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word — a word he used, then disavowed, June 2, 2026

Tufts Now: Can a Racial Slur Be Reclaimed?, May 29, 2026

Richard Prince / Journal-isms‍: Black Comedy, Black Pain, May 25, 2026

Breaking Bread with Liberated:Instagram Live with Dena Simmons, August 26, 2026

Race Matters Podcast: Dr. Elizabeth Pryor on Language, Racism, Family, and One Notorious Word, August 12, 2026

ABC Australia:Richard Pryor's daughter on her father and a notorious word, August 7, 2026

The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell:: Richard Pryor’s daughter grapples with the complexities of a notorious word, July 31, 2026

How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor discusses "Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me", July 14, 2026

The Write Reasons: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor Reflects on the Legacy of Richard Pryor, June 9, 2026

PBS News - Settle In: Elizabeth Pryor on comedy, race and her father's legacy, July 7, 2026

City Arts & Lectures: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor with Shereen Marisol Meraji , July 5, 2026

PBS, Amanpour & Co: Richard Pryor Put the N-Word on Stage. His Daughter Reckons with Its Legacy, June 30, 2026

LAist: AirTalk with Larry Mantle: June 30, 2026

The Front Page with Dara Starr Tucker: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, June 23, 2026

Tavis Smiley: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor takes us inside her new memoir, Something We Said, June 16, 2026

94.1 KPFA Womens Magazine: Jovelyn delves into Conversation with Professor Elizabeth Pryor’s Book: Something We Said, June 15, 2026

New Books Network: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor: Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me, June 2, 2026

The Fabulous 413, NEPM: Historian Elizabeth Pryor, Word Nerd, January 14, 2026

The Tavis Smiley Podcast: Interview, Nov 24, 2022

A&E, Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution, S1, E2 “The Contemporaries,” Air Date: June 29, 2022

The Special Report with Areva Martin: Reexamining the N-word, February 17, 2021

CBC News with Rebecca Zandberger: Invited Guest on the n-word at Western University, December 1, 2020

CNN with Scottie Andrews: Everyday Words and Phrases that Have Racist Connotations, July 7, 2020

Connecting Point, WGBY: The State We’re In: Changing Systemic Racism in the US, June 1, 2020

Take Note, WPSU:Elizabeth Stordeur Speaks on the N-Word, April 19, 2019

Backstory Podcast with Nathan Connelly: Backstory’s History of Profanity in America, March 8, 2019

Connecting Point, WGBY: History of Blackface with Prof. Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, November 26, 2018

Here & Now: Lessons on Teaching the N-Word, May 15, 2018

Karen Brown, NEPR: Tackling the n-word on Campus, After Her Famous Father Used It on Stage, February 28, 2018

Toronto Black Film Festival: Not Just Another N-word,” invited panelist, January 11, 2021