Saturday 12th October: Washington State Book Awards
Saturday 12th October, 7-9pm, Central Library downtown Seattle: Come and party at the Washington State Book Awards!
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Upcoming events
Three events in the next four weeks: in Seattle, on Orcas Island, and in Vancouver BC.
Read moreMonday 5 November, 7 pm: Elliott Bay Book Company, in conversation with Katrina Carrasco
Come to Elliott Bay Book Company at 7pm on Monday 5th November. I’ll be talking with Katrina Carrasco about her debut novel, The Best Bad Things.
Read moreReadings 5/15 and 5/16!
So Lucky is out in exactly one week. I’m doing readings and talks Tues 5/15 at Phinney Books, Weds 5/16 at Elliott Bay Book Company
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I’m doing a few events in March as I gear up for the May publication of So Lucky.
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So Lucky is out 15 May and I’ve started to add appearances to my calendar. Two in March: 3/13 Orlando, FL. 3/27 Kirkland, WA.
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Join me and Kelley in San Diego Oct 5 for North American premiere of OtherLife
On Thursday Oct 5 at 8:00 pm, Kelley’s beautiful SF movie, OtherLife, has its North American premiere at the San Diego International Film Festival. We’ll be there, and we want as many people as humanly possible to be there with us.
Read moreMaking Disability Public, Friday May 13
This is my first appearance where I not only talk about and read from my work but discuss the impact of disability on that work. Expect readings focused on the body and its full-sensory physical delights…
Read moreMy Readercon schedule
I’m Guest of Honour at Readercon, July 9 – 12. Here’s my schedule of events. Consider three in particular…
Read moreThursday 16th April, 7 pm: Queen Anne Book Company
On Thursday, 16th April at 7 pm, I’m doing an event at Queen Anne Book Company. I’ll be in conversation with Patricia Bracewell, author of The Price of Blood.
Read moreSaturday: Seattle, 1 pm, Search for Meaning Book Festival
If you’re in Seattle or environs come to Seattle University tomorrow, Saturday, 28 February, where I’ll be taking part in the day-long…
Read moreThird Place Books on Thursday, February 19, 7 pm
If you’re in the Seattle area on Thursday night, February 19, come to Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), and join me…
Read moreSearch for Meaning Festival, Seattle University, Saturday Feb 28, 1 pm
//player.vimeo.com/video/116706455If you’re in or near Seattle at the end of next month you might want to hear me talk at Seattle University‘s…
Read moreWhat goes into accepting or declining invitations
From: Wendy Forgive my ignorance on such matters, but with all these appearances and interviews, are they required by your publisher? I’m…
Read moreTravel, and dropping the email portcullis
From: Christine I couldn’t get to Porter Square [Boston], unfortunately. I would, however, love to have more east coast opportunities to see…
Read moreUK Trip II: London
After our whirlwind (and beer-saturated) few days in Yorkshire Kelley and I were feeling a bit used (though pleased with ourselves) by…
Read moreMe and Kelley at Seattle’s Project Room 23 September
On Tuesday, 23rd of September, Kelley and I will be at Seattle’s Project Room to talk to Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of…
Read moreSeattle Public Library: Tuesday, 12/10, 7 pm
If you’re going to be in Seattle the night of Tuesday December 10, please join me for a fantabulous evening in the…
Read moreHild reading group guide
You can now read the Hild reading group guide. I had some input, which I used mainly to try make the questions…
Read moreElliott Bay Books Wednesday 10/23, 7 pm
At 7 p.m on Wednesday 10/23 I’ll be at the Elliott Bay Book Company to talk to John Freeman about his new…
Read moreBirthday, and Hild morsels
Today is my birthday. I intend to loaf about eating croissants, drinking coffee, and people watching, followed by Champagne and whatever other…
Read moreSave the date: Hild appearances
Hild is published on 12 November. That is, 11.12.13 (currently my favourite numbers). Most of my appearance stuff is still TBD. But here…
Read moreMy portrait is finished
Riva Lehrer’s portrait of me is finished (for a long, ruminative explanation of the project, read this post). Unframed, it measures 32 x…
Read moreSave the date
If you live anywhere near Seattle, save this date: May 8th, 5 pm. I’ll be MC’ing a reading of Lambda Literary Award…
Read moreHild and other updates
Regular readers know that I’ve been working for two years on a novel about Hild of Whitby. I’ve been thinking about her…
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