Brooklyn Book Fest
Brooklyn Book FestI'll be at Brooklyn Book Fest (and this will also be the first time in my life that I've set foot in Brooklyn; I think that for a writer, avoiding Brooklyn till the age of 37 is a pretty remarkable accomplishment). Panel at 3 pm in the Borough Hall Courtroom: Intimacy. Three renowned novelists talk […]
Prairie Lights
Prairie Lights 15 South Dubuque St, Iowa City, IABurlington (VT) Book Festival
Burlington Book FestivalI'll be appearing at the Burlington Book Festival, in the Marsh Lounge of UVM's Billings Memorial Library. Book sales and signing to follow! More information here.
Chicago Writers Conference
Unnamed Venue 525 S. State St., Chicago, IL, United StatesRachel DeWoskin and I will be doing the closing conversation for the Chicago Writers Conference at 3 pm on Sunday, September 27th. A fun, accessible conference for Chicago writers -- highly recommended! More info and registration here.
Fall for the Book, Fairfax, VA
Fall for the BookI'll be appearing at the annual Fall for the Book Festival in Fairfax, VA; details to come!
Illinois Reading Council Luncheon, Peoria
The Borrower was chosen as an Illinois Reads pick this year, and the Illinois Reading Council author luncheon is one of the associated festivities. Registration information is here.
Book Stall, Winnetka IL
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court 811 Elm St, Winnetka, ILI'll be reading from Music for Wartime at The Book Stall in Winnetka at 7 pm on October 7th! Info on this and other readings here...
Open Books (Chicago) with Welsh, Hemon, Urea, and actors!
Open Books 651 W. Lake Street, ChicagoThis is the coolest event ever. At the end of a long day of open house events at Open Books, I will stand idly by (or possibly narrate) as actors from Lookingglass Theatre read from one of my short stories, as well as work by Irvine Welsh, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Aleksander Hemon. We'll be […]
Tea and Talk at Ragdale for Lake Forest Reads
More details to come... This is part of the Lake Forest Reads Ragdale program, for which The Hundred-Year House was chosen as the 2015 selection.
Funny Ha-Ha at The Hideout, Chicago
The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicagp, IL, United StatesMore details soon, but I'll be reading something (ostensibly) funny for this series.