Join Sarah Ruhl and me in conversation at the Newberry Library on October 9 at 6pm. Writers on Writing is presented in partnership with StoryStudio Chicago. Perfect for readers and writers alike, these talks celebrate one author's work—a glimpse behind the creative curtain, a chance to ask questions, and an opportunity to celebrate the art […]

Join me from October 17 to 20 in Pittsfield, Vermont where I'll be teaching a 2-hour workshop. You can sign up here—I hope to see you there!

I'll be speaking at the 2025 South Carolina HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Conference on October 23 at 11:55am—I hope to see you there!  

I'll be in conversation with Tracy Baim, Victoria Noe, & Rosa E. Martínez Colón on World AIDS Day (Monday, December 1) at Women & Children First Bookstore.

Say goodbye to ten years, literally thousands of events, and the end of an era at Volumes Bookstore with me, and some other local Chicago authors (Natalie Y Moore, Julia Fine/Margaux Eliot, Megan Stielstra, Ben Tanzer, Christie Tate, Mary Wisniewski, Jamie Freveletti, Robert Ludlum, JH Palmer, Alison Hammer, and Bill Ayers.) A majority portion of […]

I'll be in conversation with Daniyal Mueenuddin on January 21 at 7pm at Exile in Bookville! He'll be promoting his new book This Is Where the Serpent Lives. 

Excited to chat about fashion in historical novels on March 19 at 6pm chatting with Melanie Benjamin, Rowan Beaird, Nancy Elisa Johnson at M.M.LaFleur Chicago Store! Get your tickets below... Hope to see you there! https://www.hastybooklist.com/hbl-store/fashioning-history

I'll be in conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg at Women & Children First bookstore in Andersonville (Chicago) to celebrate the release of her book "Fat Swim" on May 5 at 7pm!  

Join me June 12-19, 2026 at Lit Fest at Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver! I'll be leading workshops along fiction writers Steve Almond, Melissa Broder, Danielle Evans, Mat Johnson, Megha Majumdar, and Brandon Taylor; nonfiction writers Emily Rapp Black, Heather Christle, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Andre Dubus III, Beth Nguyen, and Rachel Louise Snyder; poets Layli […]

I'll be teaching at the Oxbelly Retreat, an annual gathering of international storytellers held every summer in Costa Navarino, Messinia, Greece. The dates this year are July 1- 9, 2026, and anyone from early to mid-career can develop work they seek to bring to an international audience.