I'll be in conversation with Crystal Hana Kim about her 2024 novel The Stone Home at the Printers Row Literary Fest in Chicago! Join us at 5pm at the Joseph & Bessie […]

I'll be in conversation with Jodi Picoult at Anderson’s Bookshop at Pfeiffer Hall in Naperville at 2pm—join us to chat about her latest book, By Any Other Name!  

I'll be in conversation with Susan Choi at the Newberry Library on Thursday, September 19th to reflect on the work and craft of writing. It's a free event, but advance […]

I'll be in conversation with Richard Powers at the Chicago Humanities Festival this fall! Join us on Saturday, October 5th at 6pm at UIC Forum.

I'll be in conversation with Margaret Atwood via WBEZ and in partnership with Exile in Bookville. Join us on Monday, October 7th at 6pm the University Club of Chicago! Tickets […]

John Green and I in conversation on our work, lives, and the role that novels can—and can’t—play in today’s world. Join us at Northwestern University at 2pm!

Join me in Minneapolis for a Pen Pals program at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. All proceeds from the event benefit Hennepin County Library, join me in person or […]

Join me, Xochitl Gonzalez, and Sonora Jha (moderated by Lupita Aquino) as we talk campus novels on Wednesday, October 30 at 7pm EST! Join us here.

Click here to register to join me, Senator Duckworth, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Jill Wine-Banks, Carol Ross Barney, Erin Gallagher, Dorri McWhorter, and Rohini Dey on November 3rd at Vermillion […]

I'll be hosting the 9th Annual CHIRBy Awards, a ceremony honoring the “literary gold” writers of Chicago on December 12th at the Fine Arts Building. Cocktail hour is from 6:30pm […]