June Appearances

I made several appearances in May in support of the publication of my novel, The Shaman of Turtle Valley. There was a reading at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville with Lauren Camp, then my book launch celebration at Ox-Eye Vineyards Tasting Room in Staunton. I also spoke to one of the local Rotary Clubs about my work and even visited Redbeard Brewing for their first Meet-the-author event.

I’ve got several events lined up for June, and to see a complete list of my future appearances you can check out the Events page on my website.

First up is an appearance at Fountain Books in Richmond, where I’ll be in conversation with my friend Valerie Nieman, who is also promoting a new novel. Please join us at 6:30 pm on June 13. I hope all my Richmond friends can come out.

The following week I’ll be in New York participating in a great group reading in the #YeahYouWrite series at Bo’s Kitchen and Bar. I’m honored to be reading with Will Allison, Myla Goldberg, Jonathan Durbin, and Kelly Fordon. Plus, it’s a great place, 6 W. 24th St.

And then on Saturday, June 22, I’ll be in Winchester VA as part of the 1455 Author Series. 1455 (formerly known as Virginia Center for the Literary Arts) is a new literary organization that hosts lots of events, a literary festival, and residencies for writers.

I hope to see you at one of these events!

p.s. I’m looking to schedule more events for the rest of the year. If you know of a reading series or bookstore looking for readers, or a book club looking for an author, please leave a comment below or check out the contact page for an email address.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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