I'll be appearing at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference in Lexington, KY on September 12th and 13th -- giving a craft talk ("Ending it All") in two parts (10:15-11:15 both days), and participating in a panel on Alice Munro. Registration is required for the conference.

I'll be reading at one of my absolute favorite local indies, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, IL at 7 pm on Thursday, September 18th. There are at least two wine bars within walking distance. It will be lovely.

I'll be appearing in Nashville, TN at the Southern Festival of Books, which runs from Friday, October 10th to Sunday, October 12th. You can see me from 2 to 3 pm on Saturday, the 11th, along with Maggie Shipstead and Bret Anthony Johnston, on the panel "Backward Through Time: Fiction and Reckoning." We'll be in […]

I'll be reading and signing and smelling all the books at the Vernon Area Library in Lincolnshire, IL at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 14th. Free and open to the public.    

On both October 31st and November 1st, I'll be in conversation with graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Details to come.

On Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th I'll be presenting at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver, CO. Details to come.

I'll be at Read Between the Lynes in Woodstock, Illinois at 6:30 on Thursday, December 4th. The event is part of Woodstock's Girls' Night Out evening, but boys will not be shunned. More details here; and this is the town where they filmed Groundhog Day, so you could also just watch that while reading my […]

I'll be at Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6th, appearing with Kathleen Rooney and Ian Morris on a panel about books set in the Chicago area. Our appearance will be at 11:30 am in the Film Row Cinema on the 8th Floor of 1104 S. Wabash. December 6th has always been my "weird luck" […]

Jac Jemc has written an extraordinary story collection, A Different Bed Every Time, and I'm thrilled to be in conversation with her at Open Books in Chicago on December 6th. We'll kick things off at 5:30 pm. More info here.

Curbside Splendor is having a party at Beauty Bar in Chicago to celebrate their own releases and some other local authors. I'm psyched to be part of a lineup that includes Gina Frangello, Kathleen Rooney, Halle Butler, Ryan Kenealy, Dmitry Samarov, Ben Tanzer, James Tadd Adcox, and Jac Jemc. Come get your nails did and […]