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!

I'll be promoting the paperback of The Borrower this summer (2012) with readings and signings. I'm also available to visit and Skype with book clubs! Public readings are as follows: Tuesday, May 29th, 7:00 -- The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL (Paperback Launch!) Wednesday, May 30th, 7:00 -- Books & Company, Oconomowoc, WI Friday, June 8th, […]

Discussion of The Borrower at Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville, IL. For more information, call (847) 362-2330.

Just hanging out in Paris with Toni Morrison and whatnot. Whatevs. Official page for Festival America est ici, and a writeup (in English!) of the last Festival America, in 2010, is here.

Details on public reading to come.

As part of the Chippewa Valley Book Festival, I'll be giving a craft talk at the Altoona Public Library called "When Good Characters Go Bad." (7 pm, Tuesday, October 16th.) Information on my talk is here, and general information on the conference is here.