Events

“The November Story” at Short Stories Aloud in Oxford, England, 5/29

Happening May 29th, 2012

“The November Story,” originally published in Crazyhorse and since featured on This American Life, will be read at Oxford, England’s Short Stories Aloud, a series based on NYC’s Selected Shorts (i.e., read by an actor, not be me; I will sadly be stranded on the less chic side of the pond). The event is Tuesday, May 29th at 7:30 pm, at The Old Firestation in Oxford. The price, according to the website, is “a fiver.” God, I love the British.

 

Craft Class on Endings at Story Studio Chicago, 5/24

Happening Thursday, May 24th

On Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 I’ll be offering a one-night class at Story Studio Chicago called “All’s Well That Ends Well.” We’ll discuss how to end a piece of fiction (short stories and novels both). This will be part craft class, part workshop. If you haven’t been to Story Studio yet, you’re missing out on one of the best things happening to the Chicago literary scene! Registration and a complete description are here; as of posting, there are still spots available.

Paperback Release and Tour Dates, May 29th through September!

Happening May 29th to September 4th

The Borrower will be out in Penguin Paperback on May 29th, with lots of readings and events to follow.

Scheduled Events:

Tuesday, May 29th, 7:00 — The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL (Paperback Launch!)

Wednesday, May 30th, 7:00 — Books & Company, Oconomowoc, WI

Friday, June 8th, 7:00 — Frugal Muse Bookstore, Darien, IL (part of Girls’ Night Out for the Darien Mall, though I don’t think men would be shunned)

Tuesday, June 12th, 6:30 — Carnegie Public Library, Angola, IN

Wednesday, June 13th — Books & Co., Dayton, OH (details to come)

Thursday, June 14th, 7:00 — Hudson, OH Public Library, book sales by The Learned Owl

Saturday, June 16h — Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT (with Leslie Daniels; also with wine and food!)

Tuesday, July 24th, 7:00 — Gibson’s Bookstore, Concord, NH

Wednesday, July 25th, 6:00 — Maine Coast Bookshop, Daramascotta, ME

Thursday, July 26th, 7:00 — Longfellow Books, Portland, ME

Saturday, September 1st — Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, IL

Tuesday, Septemeber 4th, 7:00 — Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville, IL (6:30 Book Club, 7:00 Reading)

At Midwest Small Press Festival, June 1

Happening June 1, 2012

I’ll be speaking on a panel called Surrealism in the Midwest (Talking ears of corn! Gregor Samsa wakes up as a dairy cow! Literal cheeseheads!) at Woodland Pattern Bookstore in Milwaukee on Friday, June 1st at 7:30, as part of the Midwest Small Press Festival. New Stories from the Midwest editor Jason Lee Smith will moderate, and I’ll be joined by Michael Czyzniejewski, Rachel Swearingen, and Sarah Elizabeth Schantz.

More details here.

Brookfield Public Library Girls’ Night Out, April 9th

Happening Monday, April 9th, 7:00 pm

On Monday, April 9th at 7 pm, I will join the Brookfield, IL Public Library’s Girls’ Night Out Book Discussion group at Salt Creek Wine Bar to discuss The Borrower. More information is here. Please join us!

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