So as to best avoid the massive storm coming for NYC tomorrow and Friday, I’m hitting the road early in the AM.
I will be touring in March, I will be bouncing around in April (hopefully in New Orleans!), and I am going to Sweden for the month of May. Please check back here for updates. Because it’s going to be awesome.
Here’s the complete list of tour dates. Please tell a friend!
THE MELTING SEASON “DON’T STOP TILL SPRING” BOOK TOUR
February 26 – Portsmouth, NH
RiverRun Books, 7:00 PM
Everyone has told me how wonderful this bookstore is. I am very excited to be making my first visit there.
February 28 – Boston, MA
Newtonville Books, w/ Steve Almond, 2:00 PM
You guys, Steve Almond is the best. He’s one of my favorite writers. I’m so happy he’s reading with me.
March 3 – Davenport, IA
St. Ambrose University Rogalski Center – Gottlieb Lounge, 3:30 PM
Jewish girl reads at Catholic University! Look out Davenport!
March 4 – Aurora, NE
Espressions Coffee Shop and Deli
Am I reading in the small town in Nebraska that loosely inspired the setting of The Melting Season, in the cafe I used to sit in and eavesdrop on conversations? Yes, I am.
March 8 – San Francisco, CA
Rumpus Reading Series, The Makeout Room, 7:00 PM
w/Jesse Nathan, Mark Morford, and Gerard Jones.
Me and a bunch of dudes in the Mission. You can’t go wrong.
March 9 – San Francisco, CA
Modern Times Bookstore w/Joshua Mohr (Some Things that Meant the World to Me), 7:00 PM
Joshua stepped up to the plate when my co-reader dropped out, so I am a huge fan already.
March 14 – Los Angeles, CA
Vermin on the Mount, Mountain Bar, 8:00 PM
w/Jennine Capo Crucet, Margaret Wappler & T. Greenwood.
Finally, I get to read with some ladies! Awesome. This is my third time doing this series. Jim Ruland rules.
March 15 – San Diego, CA
San Diego Writers, Ink, 7:00 PM
My first reading ever in San Diego. Pretty psyched.
March 20 – Austin, TX
Largehearted Lit @ SXSW, Book People, 12:00 PM w/David Gutowski, Bill Cotter, Stephen Elliott, Alina Simone and more
Um, this will be amazing.
March 22 – Fayetteville, AR
Nightbird Books, 7:00 PM
I love this sweet little bookstore and there’s some damn fine barbecue in this town.
March 24 – Louisville, KY
Quills Coffee, 7:00 PM
With Susannah Felts, who has graciously agreed to drive for a while to get there because she is a gem.
March 26-28 – Rehoboth Beach, DE
Writers at the Beach Conference
March 26, 12:45 PM Reading + 4 PM, A Conversation with Doug Stewart and Carolyn Parkhurst
March 27, 11 AM, Want: On Character and Motivation Workshop + 4:20PM – 5:30:PM The Art of Discipline: On Writing Habits and On Keeping A Notebook Panel
This conference is also a fundraising event!
April 10 – Albany, NY
Empire State Book Festival
Women’s Fiction Panel + Future of Publishing Panel
I’m on the Future of Publishing Panel. Hilarious.
