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  • THURSDAY MARCH 29, 2012, 7:00 PM Micawber’s Books 2238 Carter Avenue St. Paul 651-646-5506
  • TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2012, 7:00 PM The Bookcase 607 East Lake Street, Wayzata 952-473-8341
  • MONDAY MARCH 26, 2012, 7:00 PM Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue Saint Peter, MN 56082 507-933-8000 Reading with John Jodzio
  • SUNDAY MARCH 25, 2012, 4:00 PM Magers & Quinn Booksellers 3038 Hennepin Avenue South Minneapolis 612-822-4611
  • TUESDAY MARCH 06, 2012, 7:30 PM Highline Ballroom 431 W 16th St. New York, NY 10011 212-414-5994 The Moth GrandSLAM XXIV Doors open at 6 PM
  • SUNDAY MARCH 04, 2012, 5:00 PM Soho House library 29-35 9th Avenue New York, NY 10014 Maggie Siff will be reading a story of mine
  • THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2011, 8:00 PM The Raconteur 431 Main St. Metuchen, NJ 732-906-0009 Reading with the incomparable David Gates, who I may or may not be able to talk into breaking out his guitar. Free wine, and the event is FREE.
  • MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2011, 6:00 PM Cornelia St. Café 29 Cornelia Street (between 6th Ave & Bleecker) NYC 212-989-9319 I'll be reading the [short] first chapter of the new novel ... Come on down for a sneak preview!
  • SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2011, 7:00 PM KGB Bar 85 E. 4th St. NYC 10003
  • THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2011, 7:30 PM Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640 773-769-9299 I'm so excited to be reading with Rebecca Makkai, whose work I adore
  • SATURDAY JULY 30, 2011, 6:00 PM Oriole 9 Restaurant 17 Tinker Street Woodstock, NY 845-679-5763 A Midsummer Night's Fiction @ Oriole9! Okay, it's true, this isn't technically the midsummer night (June 23/24), but we're not pedantic literalists here, are we? Besides, if our fiction can't make you forget what day of the week it is, then really we're not doing our jobs. I'll be reading alongside Robert Burke Warren and Brent Robison, both splendid hipsters, at a locale that's loungy and intimate (my favorite). Come on by ...
  • TUESDAY JULY 26, 2011, 8:00 PM 2A (corner of Avenue A and Second Street, in the upstairs bar) I'll be reading with Victoria Brown, Victoria Matsui, and Nick Repatrazone -- who all figuratively rock -- and then a DJ will come on at 10:00 and literally rock (and all are welcome to stay). I'm told by the ultralovely organizer, Christine Vines, that this event will be "part of a podcast that will be broadcast onto the brick wall across the street," but honestly, I have no idea what that means.
  • THURSDAY JULY 14, 2011, 7:00 PM Newtonville Books 296 Walnut St. Newton, MA 617-244-6619 I'll be reading for the first time on my hometown (Boston) turf! With the wonderful Lynne Griffin, author of SEA ESCAPE.
  • THURSDAY JULY 07, 2011, 12:00 AM Kirkridge Retreat Center 1815 farmhouse near the Delaware Water Gap. I'll be the guest Writer at the annual writing retreat of the National Writing Project at Rutgers University.
  • WEDNESDAY JULY 06, 2011, 6:00 PM Cornelia St. Café 29 Cornelia Street (between 6th Ave & Bleecker) NYC Sex, Death, and Rejection: Three Different Ways. Céline Keating, Michelle Toth, and I have an article in the June issue of POETS & WRITERS comparing and contrasting our publishing adventures. Tonight we will share contrasting approaches to three of the great themes of fiction.
  • TUESDAY JULY 05, 2011, 12:30 PM The Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center Kingsborough Community College 2001 Oriental Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11235 718-368-5596 TIME HAS COME: Pub Date Book Party! Not only will the incomparable Ciaran O'Reilly be reading a story, but Anna Becker is bringing Champagne for everyone, which I'll hardly need -- I'm already so elated I may start to levitate.
  • MONDAY JUNE 13, 2011, 7:30 PM The Players Club 16 Gramercy Park South NY, NY 10003 212-475-6116 Book launch party for I KNEW YOU'D BE LOVELY cosponsored by New River Fiction and Harvardwood. Lisa Bostnar, Michael Cerveris, and Patricia Randell will read three short stories from the forthcoming collection. All are welcome.
  • MONDAY JUNE 06, 2011, 8:00 PM Bar 82 136 2nd Ave (bet 9th & St. Marks) NY, NY 10003 212-228-8636 I love this place, and am so delighted to have a reading here.
  • SUNDAY MAY 01, 2011, 4:10 PM Park Plaza Hotel 50 Park Plaza at Arlington St. Boston, MA 02116 617-426-2000 I'll be a presenter at the annual MUSE & THE MARKETPLACE conference, giving a talk called "Editing Your Own Work" in which I'll discuss how to spot errors in your writing and strengthen your natural voice.
  • TUESDAY APRIL 26, 2011, 8:00 PM 2A (corner of Avenue A and Second Street, in the upstairs bar) I'll be participating in a new series called FICTION ADDICTION, reading along with Benjamin Hale, Tommy Zurhellen, Tom Hopkins, and Casey Gonzales. Come say hi!
  • THURSDAY APRIL 14, 2011, 7:30 PM M Bar Hollywood 1253 Vine St. LA, CA 90038 323-856-0036 One of my stories is being performed as part of WordTheatre's LIT BY LULU series. 'The Women' features top female story writers and is produced and directed by Cedering Fox. Doors open at 6:30 for dinner. I'm so thrilled to be part of this line-up, not only because the lovely Cassidy Freeman (Smallville) will be one of the readers, but because two of my west coast sisters will be in the audience, seeing my work performed for the first time.
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