Readings, conferences, and other events
2019
July
August
September
October
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- Newton, MA at 7pm
- In-Conversation with Peter Orner
- Newtonville Books
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- Bristol, RI at 4:30PM
- Reading and Q&A
- Roger Williams University, Mary Tefft White Cultural Center
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- Hanover, MA at 6:30PM
- Award Ceremony, Reading and Talk
- NOTE:Due to bad weather, this event has been postponed
- Hanover Council on Aging
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- Boston, MA at 11am
- "Writing the Writers" Panel with Steven Rowley and Roxana Robinson
- Boston Book Festival
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- Brattleboro, VT at 10am
- Reading and Conversation with Steven Rowley
- Brattleboro Literary Festival
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- Concord, MA at 7:00PM
- Reading and Conversation with Whitney Scharer
- Concord Festival of Authors
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- Maynard, MA at 7pm
- Reading and Q&A
- Maynard Public Library
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- Rochester, NY at 5pm
- Reading and Q&A
- Plutzik Reading Series, University of Rochester
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November
2020
January
February
March
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- San Antonio TX at 9AM
- Room 304, Gonzalez Convention Center
- Panel: The Emotional Currency of International Writing Programs
- AWP Conference
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- San Antonio TX at 1:45PM
- Room 217D, Gonzalez Convention Center
- Panel: Beyond How-To: The Art of the Craft Essay
- AWP Conference
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- Miami,FL at 6pm
- Meet the Artist at the Betsy Hotel
- POSTPONED
- The Betsy Hotel
April
May
June
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- On Zoom at 7:30PM EST
- FREE Panel: Writing About Real People
- With Steve Almond, Adrienne Brodeur, Gregory Pardlo and Claire Bidwell Smith
- Aspen Summer Words
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- On Zoom at 7:30PM EST
- FREE Panel: People, Places, POV
- With NPR Books editor Petra Mayer, Steve Almond and Yolanda Wisher
- Aspen Summer Words
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- On Zoom at 6:00PM EST
- In-Conversation with Marianne Leone
- LIVE! With An Author Series
- Raising A Reader
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- GONE VIRTUAL! DETAILS TBA
- Readings and Panels
- Nantucket Book Festival
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- VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
- Fiction Faculty
- Advance Registration Required
- Aspen Summer Words
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July
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- On Crowdcast at 7:00PM EST
- Paperback Launch! In-Conversation with Ana Menendez
- FREE - Registration Required
- Solid State Books
August
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- On Zoom at 7:00PM EST
- In-Conversation with Betsy Bonner
- The Book of Atlantis Black: The Search for a Sister Gone Missing
- Greenlight Bookstore
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- On Zoom at 7:00PM EST
- Panelist: What Makes a Good Writing Group? The Chunky Monkeys Share Tips
- Cambridge Public Library
Select past engagements
2019
- 2/14: New York State Writers Institute, Albany, NY
- 2/20: In-Conversation with Emma Straub, Books Are Magic, Brooklyn, NY
- 2/28: In-Conversation with Lan Samantha Chang and Margot Livesey, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
- 4/20: Unbound Book Festival, Columbia, MO
- 5/03: Booktopia at Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT
- 5/20: In-Conversation with Chip Cheek, Book Soup, Los Angeles, CA
- 5/31: In-Conversation with Rebecca Makkai, Twenty Summers, Provincetown, MA
- 6/07: LitFest at Lighthouse Writers, Denver, CO
- 6/15: Keynote Speaker, Sozopol Fiction Seminars, Sozopol, Bulgaria
- 8/01: Canaan Meetinghouse Reading Series, Canaan, NH
2017
- 4/12: In Conversation with John Waters, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA
- 6/5: "Writing Queer Lives" Panel, Trident Booksellers, Boston, MA
- 6/24: Keynote Speaker, Wilmington Writers Conference, Wilmington, DE
2016
- 10/20: Concord Festival of Authors, Concord, MA
2015
- 3/23: Poets and Writers Annual Gala, New York, NY
- 8/10: Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Ripton, VT
- 9/18: Bread Loaf in Sicily, Erice, Sicily
2014
- 1/31/14: Geneva Writers' Conference, Geneva, Switzerland
- 4/10/14: Wheaton College, Norton, MA
- 6/19/14: The Loft Mentor Series, Minneapolis, MN
- 8/18/14: Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
2013
- 3/22/13: Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA
- 10/7/13: PEN/Faulkner Gala, Washington, DC
- 10/17/13: University of Michigan Zell Visiting Writers Series, Ann Arbor, MI
- 10/21/13: Calandra Italian-American Institute, New York, NY
2003
- 8/20/03: Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne, Australia
