Upcoming Events

Conversation with Jesi Bender, author of Child of Light, and Sarah Handley-Cousins, coauthor of Spiritualism’s Place
Sunday, August 24, 2:00 p.m.
Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY

Recent Past Events

VIRTUAL group reading to celebrate the paperback release of
Richard Mirabella’s novel Brother & Sister Enter the Forest
Tuesday, August 27, 7:00 p.m.
Register here.
With Stephen Patrick Bell, TJ Benson, Emma Copley Eisenberg,
Thomas Grattan, Joseph Lezza, Amy Stuber, and Kyle Winkler

Conversation with Brooke Shaffner, author of Country of Under
about gender and street art in our novels, among other things!
Friday, May 3, 7:00 p.m.
Kew & Willow Books
81-63 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415
718-441-0009

Conversation with Holly M. Wendt
about their debut novel Heading North
Sunday, November 19, 4:00 p.m.
Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY

Story House Ithaca
I’m hosting an open-mic storytelling session on the theme of planes, trains, and automobiles: getting from one place to another
Thursday, December 14, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY

2024 AWP Annual Conference (Virtual)
Panel: Writing the Recent Past
with Sarah McCraw Crow, Daisy Alpert Florin, Ava Homa, and Karen Dukess
Date and time TBA, available to registered AWP conference attendees, in person and virtual

Valley Cottage Library (Virtual)
Conversation with From the Source Book Club
Wednesday, November 15, 8:00 p.m.

Story House Ithaca
Story Night: an open-mic storytelling session on the theme of books, hosted by me!
Saturday, August 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m., Liquid State Brewery

Outwrite DC LGBTQ+ Literary Festival (Virtual)
Panel: Queer Stories: Writing Our Way Into Belonging
with Neema Avashia (she/her), Jeffrey Dale Lofton (he/him), and Curtis Chin (he/him)
Sunday, August 13, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Reading and Conversation with Vanessa Cuti,
author of The Tip Line
April 24, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
The Next Chapter
204 New York Ave.
Huntington, NY

Reading and Conversation with Richard Mirabella,
author of Brother & Sister Enter the Forest
for the Spring Writes Literary Festival, hosted by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County
May 13, 2023, 5:15–6:45 p.m.
The Downstairs
Ithaca, NY

Endpapers book launch
February 7, 2023, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
The Cherry Artspace
102 Cherry Street
Ithaca, NY

Virtual Reading and Conversation with Marisa Crane,
author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 6:00 p.m. CST / 7:00 p.m. EST
A Room of One’s Own Bookstore
Watch the recording here.

In-Person Reading and Conversation with Margot Douaihy,
author of Scorched Grace
March 12, 2023, 3:00 p.m.
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
Room 210, The LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY
Watch the recording here.

In person: Reading / Q&A at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, English Department
March 30, 2023, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Demarest Hall, Blackwell Room