I'll be one of several readers at this always-phenomenal event. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, you're supposed to shop small and local, with your belly full of turkey panini. Writers will be on hand in many indie bookstores to recommend our favorite books of the year, sign, and generally be less competent than every real bookstore employee. I'll be hand-selling at Women and Children First in […]

I'll be giving a talk about The Hundred-Year House... Please contact the library to register!

Recommended Reading Night - On Wednesday, December 16th from 7 to 8, Women and Children First (in Chicago) invited local authors to pitch their favorite books of 2015 for 10 minutes each. Other panelists include Aleksander Hemon, Gina Frangello, Christine Sneed, and Nami Mun. After the mini presentations and Q&A with the audience, we'll have wine and snacks.

Registration information available here!

I'll be visiting the University of New Hampshire (in Manchester) on March 9th and 10th; a public reading will take place at 5 pm on the 10th.

This is a live lit event. I'll be reading along with Brooke Allen, Ricardo Gamboa, Elizabeth Gomez, Tyler Greene, Sarah Hollenbeck, Jill Howe, Sam Irby, Jeremy Owens, and Karen Shimmin... The doors open at 6:30 pm  and the oops-themed show begins at 7:30 pm. Come early and enjoy dinner at Act One.    

Here's the official AWP skinny: No Facts, Only Interpretations: An Examination of the Multiple Point of View Novel.  (Eric Sasson,  Anna North,  Julia Fierro,  Ellen Sussman,  Rebecca Makkai) Five novelists who have experimented with point of view will discuss their POV choices and how those choices informed the tone and shape of their books. Does having multiple […]

I'll be reading and chatting at the Wauconda Area Library along with Elizabeth Blackwell, author of While Beauty Slept. Books available for purchase and signing!