Sirenland
Sirenland 2011
Category: Events
Graveyard Cake
Some of you might remember this graveyard cake, put together by a mother/son bookclub reading The Good Thief. Now another group of readers in Rochester, NY has decided to create their own graveyard cake inspired by the book. Soon I may have to sponsor some kind of bake-off, but for now I will simply enjoy and […]
Good Thief Scavenger Hunt: WITH REAL BONES!
I’m looking forward to heading up to Rochester, NY soon, where they are doing an All City Read of The Good Thief. To kick things off, Writers & Books is hosting a scavenger hunt: WITH REAL HUMAN BONES!!!!!!! It all takes place tomorrow, at participating First Friday venues in Rochester. About a dozen bones will be […]
Rochester, NY: All City Read
Thanks to the great organization Writers & Books, the entire city of Rochester, NY will be reading The Good Thief this winter. I’m heading to Rochester March 23–26th and going to bookclubs, schools, libraries, hospitals, churches, coffee shops and radio shows to talk with all the good folks of upstate New York who have given Ren a […]
Selected Shorts
Last November, a story of mine, “Milestones,” was broadcast on public radio’s Selected Shorts, an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction by great actors from stage, screen and television, recorded live at New York’s Symphony Space. My story was read by Laurie Anderson, and afterwards I was interviewed by the […]
The Most Literary Rent Party Ever
I’ll be helping host this important event to support Charles Bock & his wife Diana Colbert on Feb. 6th. Tickets go on sale Jan. 10th, but you can donate anytime. To find out more click the picture or go here.
Christmas
This coming Sunday, Dec. 19th from 1-4 pm I’ll be taking part in a marathon reading of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol at Used Housing Works Bookstore. Used Housing Works is a great organization that benefits the homeless and people living with AIDs, and they could use your support. So if you’re in New York […]
The Out of Towners
On Thursday, October 28th, 7 pm, I’ll be hosting an event at Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO, Brooklyn to celebrate the first books of three One Story authors, all from out of town: Susanna Daniel (FL), John Jodzio (MN) & Bruce Machart (TX). There will be free drinks and music provided by The Hollows, so if you’re in […]
A Tornado Grows in Brooklyn
Hello Everybody. Just to be entirely clear: YES, there was a tornado in Brooklyn yesterday. YES, it did touch down in Gowanus. NO, it did not suck me up into its vortex. I AM STILL HERE. Thanks for the emails, though, folks. It’s nice to know you would care if I pulled a Dorothy. Cheers, Hannah
Stormtroopers love One Story, too.
My mission to save the short story in a galaxy far, far away: now complete.