I’m heading off to do a brief tour of readings. At each of these events I’ll be showing slides of graveyards and giving away things from The Good Thief: wishing stones, St. Anthony medals, and bottles of Mother Jones’s Elixir for Misbehaving Children. It would be great to see some of you–I hope you’ll come […]
For the past three years, I’ve been taking part in the Sirenland Writers Conference. This extraordinary conference began about four years ago, when author Dani Shapiro and her husband the screenwriter Michael Maren met Antonio and Carla Sersale, owners of Le Sirenuse Hotel in Positano, Italy. Antonio wanted to host a writers’ conference at his hotel, […]
Last night I put on a bonnet and helped Ben Winters celebrate the publication of Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters at Idlewild Bookstore. Here are the highlights!
On September 15th at 7 pm my friend David Del Vecchio, owner of the fantastic Idlewild Books is hosting a launch party for Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters, follow up to the bestseller Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I’ll be there acting out a scene with Jane Austen’s co-author, Ben Winters. I’m hoping to […]
Last night I did a book signing at The Spirit of ’76 Bookstore in Marblehead, MA with National Book Award winner Julia Glass. I’ve been a fan of Julia’s work for many years, and it was a thrill to share a signing table with her. Her latest novel, I See You Everywhere, is just out […]