Tonight: Porter Square Books, Boston, 7 pm
Tonight I’m at Porter Square Books in Boston. It’s a new place to me, but I already know lots of people who’ve…
Read moreTonight I’m at Porter Square Books in Boston. It’s a new place to me, but I already know lots of people who’ve…
Read moreTonight we’re finishing our fabulous time in DC with a reading at Kramerbooks and Afterwords Café. I’ve never done a reading in…
Read moreWhen I first moved to this country it was to Atlanta. The first bookshop I went to was Charis. It’s where I…
Read moreToday Kelley and I get on a plane and head east for a bunch of readings and signings. Here’s the schedule: Wednesday…
Read moreFrom: Larry Well, this is excellent timing. I read and fully understood and agreed with your “Lame is so gay” post. And…
Read moreTonight I’ll be at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle, at 7 pm, to read from Hild, sign your copies, talk (and talk…
Read moreFrom: Terry I have been blown away by reading Hild – and re-reading it many times since this July – and have…
Read moreWhen all the ghouls and ghosties are cruising the streets, at 7 pm Friday 31st October, come and join me at the…
Read moreOut today. Available everywhere. But I particularly want to recommend these Seattle stores: Seattle Mystery Bookshop Phinney Books Third Place Books…
Read moreI think Hild is going to go down as my favorite read this year! Guess I will read it again next year:)…
Read moreFrom: VictoriaAs my journey to be more a sensitive/less hurtful individual continues, I notice that more and more words are offensive to…
Read moreA couple of years ago I was at a party with a few Clarion West students, several of whom—amazingly, delightfully—were from the…
Read moreTonight’s the last gig in the UK, at Forbidden Planet. Come and get your book signed and say hello.Thursday 9th OctoberForbidden Planet…
Read moreLast night I was at KCL, talking about Hild, history, and gender. Tonight it’s Queen Mary University, only it will Hild, history,…
Read moreThis is something I’ve been looking forward to for an age. Last year I was invited to a roundtable discussion but couldn’t…
Read moreAfter a fab time in Yorkshire Kelley and I will be spending the next few days in London. I have three events:Tuesday…
Read moreThis afternoon/evening I’ll be in Ilkley at the fabulous Literature Festival. I’ll be talking to Gweno Williams about Hild. I think the…
Read moreI took this photo yesterday afternoon, tootling about in Leeds. It is beautiful. I wish I’d got a photo on Wednesday evening…
Read moreIf you happen to be close to Halifax tonight I’m at the Calderdale central library. Join us—and bring everyone you’ve ever met! It…
Read moreTonight I’m at the central library in Stockton-on-Tees. Come on down!Wednesday 1st OctoberStockton-on-Tees LibraryChurch Rd, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1TU7:30 – 8:30 pm
Read moreThis week I’m in Yorkshire and Teeside. I’ll be spending most of my time with family and friends. But I’m also doing…
Read moreA conversation we had in our house many years ago: “I think I’ll try that brand new recipe when so-and-so and such-and-such…
Read moreToday is the 26th anniversary of my little sister Helena’s death. This is a repost from four years ago. Nicola and Helena,…
Read moreToday is as brilliant as any in early summer. But the air has that sharp clarity of autumn, and the spiders are…
Read moreThree things: Two juicy reviews: The Critical Flame:“Virginia Woolf’s Mistress Joan, on the pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham,…
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