"The November Story," originally published in Crazyhorse and since featured on This American Life, will be read at Oxford, England's Short Stories Aloud, a series based on NYC's Selected Shorts (i.e., read by an actor, not be me; I will sadly be stranded on the less chic side of the pond). The event is Tuesday, […]

On Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 I'll be offering a one-night class at Story Studio Chicago called "All's Well That Ends Well." We'll discuss how to end a piece of fiction (short stories and novels both). This will be part craft class, part workshop. If you haven't been to Story Studio yet, you're missing out […]

I'll be speaking on a panel called Surrealism in the Midwest (Talking ears of corn! Gregor Samsa wakes up as a dairy cow! Literal cheeseheads!) at Woodland Pattern Bookstore in Milwaukee on Friday, June 1st at 7:30, as part of the Midwest Small Press Festival. New Stories from the Midwest editor Jason Lee Smith will […]

I could rephrase it all, but after a long day of writing I'm opting for  good old plagiarism. From the Poets & Writers website: Please join us for dinner and conversation with special guests Rebecca Makkai, Audrey Niffeneger, and Scott Turow on Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. We'll meet at Reza's, 432 West Ontario […]

I'll be teaching two evening writing workshops at the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, Illinois: Tuesday, January 14th, 7 pm: "Hit the Ground Running" Tuesday, January 21st, 7 pm: "Ending it All" They are respectively, on starting and ending great fiction. Registration is required for both

The Borrower comes out in paperback on Tuesday, May 29th! Same cover, but with a lovely orange Penguin spine and (no kidding) two additional paragraphs. Please join us at 7:00 pm at The Book Stall in Winnetka, IL for a reading, Q&A and signing (and I'll tell you the secret of the extra paragraphs)!  

The Borrower will be out in Penguin Paperback on May 29th, with lots of readings and events to follow. Scheduled Events: Tuesday, May 29th, 7:00 -- The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL (Paperback Launch!) Wednesday, May 30th, 7:00 -- Books & Company, Oconomowoc, WI Friday, June 8th, 7:00 -- Frugal Muse Bookstore, Darien, IL (part of […]

I'll be doing a Happy Hour Reception (and signing and conversation) at Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT along with Leslie Daniels, author of the fabulous novel Cleaning Nabokov's House. It runs from four to six... Please stop in and say hello! Event details are here.

One of four New England readings coming up in July for the paperback of The Borrower. Please join us if you can! Longfellow Books, Portland, ME

Discussion hosted by Vermont Book Shop at 51 Main, Middlebury, VT I have four New England readings coming up in July for the paperback of The Borrower. Please join us if you can!