Politics and Prose with Lisa Gornick
Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.I'll be reading at the legendary Politics and Prose alongside Lisa Gornick, author of A Private Sorcery.
Class for Young Writers, Howe Library
Howe Library 13 South Street, Hanover, NHI'll be teaching a class for high school writers at the Howe Library in Hanover, New Hampshire. Please contact the library for details!
New England Review Reading in Middlebury, VT
Carol's Hungry Mind Cafe 24 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VTAs part of New England Review's reading series, I'll be at Carol's Hungry Mind Cafe in Middlebury, VT along with poets Michael Coffey and Penelope Cray. Books will be for sale... More details on the Facebook event page.
Phoenix Books with Megan Mayhew Bergman
Phoenix Books Burlington 191 Bank St., Burlington, VTI'll be reading at the Burlington branch of Phoenix Books along with Megan Mayhew Bergman, whose amazing collection Almost Famous Women will just be out in paperback.
Anderson’s Bookshop
Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville 123 W Jefferson Ave., Naperville, ILAt long last, I'll be home for the Chicago launch of Music for Wartime!
Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel Ave., Highland Park, ILThis is part of their Humanities Series (details to come).
Women and Children First
Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThis will be my big Chicago event for Music for Wartime -- wine, food, giveaways, etc. Even though it's one of my last events, I'm considering it my "launch party"...
Black Point Estate, Lake Geneva
Black Point Estate 812 Wrigley Drive , Lake Geneva, WIThis event must be reached by boat (she typed gleefully...)
The Marrow
The Whistler 2421 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL"THE MARROW is a monthly story-telling show that presents first-person narrative essays that get to the heart of the matter. The Marrow is every third Sunday of the month, and currently takes place at The Whistler in Logan Square."
Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee
Boswell Book Company 2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WIAt 7 pm, I'll be reading (from Music for Wartime) along with Aleksander Hemon, author of The Making of Zombie Wars. But also, at 6, the store's book club will meet to discuss The Hundred-Year House, and I'll join that group at 6:30. Contact the store for more details!