Reading with Sarah Gerard and Michael Fournier at Riverrun

Riverrun Bookstore 142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth, NH

  I'm thrilled to be reading with Sarah Gerard on her epic Binary Star tour, along with Michael Fournier, author of Swing State, at Riverrun Bookstore. Both of these novels have been getting scads of good press, and it's sure to be a lively evening. I will be reading from my novel-in-progress.

Conversation with James Scott, author of The Kept, at Water Street Bookstore

Water Street Bookstore 125 Water Street, Exeter, NH

  James Scott's The Kept, an Indie Next Selection and a National Bestseller, is a gripping study in the outer landscape of hardscrabble people, and the inner landscape of their psyches, no less foreboding, volatile, and scarred. Please join us as we celebrate the paperback release of this notable debut with a discussion at Water […]

Rain Taxi presents: A Literary Tribute to Grant Hart and Hüsker Dü

Department of Am I Dreaming: I'll be interviewing Grant Hart about his incredible 2013 double-album, The Argument, based on a William S. Burroughs adaptation of Paradise Lost, and reading alongside a bunch of other writers who have been influenced by Hart and Hüsker Dü. Please join us if you're in town for AWP!  Here's the […]

Sunnyoutside: Ten Years of Books Done Well

Western New York Book Arts Center 468 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

Honored to read at this event with a bunch of fellow sunnyoutside authors to help commemorate ten great years and stamp our feet for ten more. Here's an article about the exhibition marking the ten-year anniversary: http://buffalo.com/2015/03/26/news/art/sunnyoutside-press-celebrates-10-years-with-exhibition/ And a link to the event page for the closing ceremony, where I'll read from Circulation: https://www.facebook.com/events/851048904968762/

An Evening of Poetry and Fiction at the Word Barn

The Word Barn 66 Newfields Road, Exeter, NH, United States

I'm excited to read with a bunch of other writers and friends from the area to usher in the Silo Series at the Word Barn, an exciting new endeavor led by poet and resident barntender Sarah Anderson. Event details are here: https://www.facebook.com/events/394730624040110/

Interview with Jim Shepard at 3S Artspace

3S Artspace 319 Vaughan Street, Portsmouth, NH

I'm thrilled to be interviewing Jim Shepard 3SArtspace in Portsmouth on his latest novel, The Book of Aron, which Ron Charles, one of my favorite critics, calls "a slim masterpiece." Cocktails will be served at 6, with a reading at 7, following which I will interview the author and he will field questions from the […]

Local Author Fair at Portsmouth Library

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, NH

    I'll be appearing with a bunch of other authors from the Greater Portsmouth Area at the fabulous Portsmouth Public Library. There are giveaways and books of all stripes and spots. Swing by and say hello if you can. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1619315601682068/  

Waking Windows Festival in Portland, ME

All over Portland--see link or follow the smell of coffee

Music: Guerrilla Toss, Alpenglow, Nat Baldwin, Cuddle Magic, Ryley Walker, Michael Chapman, Greg Jamie, Lisa/ Liza, Jeff Beam, Paper Castles, Armies, Micromasse, Madaila, KGFREEZE, Sunset Hearts, The Box TIger, beevermccain, Pooloop, Nesey Gallons, Conjjjecture, Maryse Smith, Foam Castles, Swale, Yazan, Footings, Villanelles, Pours, Soft Eyes, S.S. Cretins, Leveret, Tandem Coffee Roasters’ Literary Crawl featuring: Ottessa […]

The Spirit of Play in Short Fiction

HyperText Bookstore 107 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, United States

Looking forward to reading with Rob Maclean and Pam Wolfson at HyperText Bookstore in Lowell, MA. Here's a glimpse of what we'll be up to: "Short fiction is a world unto itself. These three authors share a sense of play as they take risks with objects that come to life, characters that challenge us, and […]