events
2025
Tuesday, 4/4/25, 6–7:30 p.m. The Rogue Loon Reading Series, with Emily Nussbaum an&d others. Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave.
Past Events
2023
Tuesday, 11/7/23, 7 p.m. Book launch with the great Hua Hsu! At The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY.
Thursday, 11/9/23, 7 p.m. A special Poured Over live podcast taping with the fabulous Miwa Messer at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd—Manhattan! (Here’s a profile on the Landmark West blog about my UWS bonafides.)
Saturday, 11/11/23, 1:15 p.m. Texas Book Festival, with Tania James (Loot), moderated by Lois Kim. Capitol Extension Room E2.030 (1100 Congress Avenue), Austin, TX.
Monday, 11/13/23, 7 p.m. In conversation with my brilliant Believer writer Natalie So. The Booksmith, 1727 Haight St., San Francisco, CA.
Tuesday, 11/14/23, 7 p.m. In conversation with Spencer Ruchti at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way, NE, Lake Forest Park, WA.
Tuesday, 11/28/23, 7 p.m. In conversation with the mighty Hillary Chute. Newtonville Books, 10 Langley Rd., Newton, MA.
Sunday, 12/3/23, 2 p.m. Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY.
Monday, 12/4/23, 5 p.m. Plutzik Reading Series, University of Rochester. Rush-Rees Library, 755 Library Rd., Rochester, NY.
2024
Tuesday, 1/9/24, 7 p.m. House of Speakeasy, with Amy Chua, Jane Ferguson, and Noah Rothbaum. Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, 125 Lafayette, NYC.
Thursday, 1/18/24, 7:30 p.m. Pete’s Candy Store, with Francesca McDonnell Capossela and Cleo Qian. 709 Lorimer St., Brooklyn, NY.
Tuesday, 2/6/24, 7 p.m. BOMB Magazine winter issue party, with Naomi Jackson, Mike Lala, and Saretta Morgan. Powerhouse Arena, 28 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY.
Tuesday, 2/20/24, 12 p.m. Center for Critical Korean Studies, in conversation with Joseph Jeon. UCI Community Gateway 101, 611 Humanities Quad, University of California, Irvine.
Monday, 3/4/24, 5–6:30 p.m. Korea Institute, Harvard University, Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA. (Zoom registration here.)
Saturday, 4/20/24, 11 a.m. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Hoffman Hall (Edison Auditorium), USC campus. Fiction panel with Vinson Cunningham, Ben Fountain, and Lydia Kiesling. Hoffman Hall.
Saturday, 4/27, 9:30 a.m. Newburyport Literary Festival, Jabberwocky Books at the Tannery, 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA. With Ryan H. Walsh.
Thursday, 5/16/24, 7:00 p.m. Literary Thursdays at the Queens Public Library (virtual event). Join here.
Saturday, 5/18/24, 4 p.m. With Sandra Newman. Hudson Valley Writers Center, Philipse Manor Station.
Saturday, 6/22/24 12:30 p.m. Keynote speech for Agents & Editors Conference, Writers’ League of Texas
Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m. Reading a new short story for Tod Lippy’s photo book Private at Public Records, 233 Butler St., Brooklyn, NY. With music by Noah and Rosie K and an original video featuring Hampton Fancher (screenwriter of Blade Runner).
Monday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. Book launch for Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword, at St. Joseph’s University, 245 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn, NY. (Tickets required.)
Thursday, July 18, 7:30 p.m. Book Club at Westsider Books, 2246 Broadway, NYC
Sunday, 9/29/24, 3:30 p.m. “Alternate Realities”: A panel with Marie-Helene Bertino and Mateo Askaripour, moderated by Lisa Lucas. At the Brooklyn Book Festival, St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn.
Past Events
2023
Tuesday, 11/7/23, 7 p.m. Book launch with the great Hua Hsu! At The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY.
Thursday, 11/9/23, 7 p.m. A special Poured Over live podcast taping with the fabulous Miwa Messer at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd—Manhattan! (Here’s a profile on the Landmark West blog about my UWS bonafides.)
Saturday, 11/11/23, 1:15 p.m. Texas Book Festival, with Tania James (Loot), moderated by Lois Kim. Capitol Extension Room E2.030 (1100 Congress Avenue), Austin, TX.
Monday, 11/13/23, 7 p.m. In conversation with my brilliant Believer writer Natalie So. The Booksmith, 1727 Haight St., San Francisco, CA.
Tuesday, 11/14/23, 7 p.m. In conversation with Spencer Ruchti at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way, NE, Lake Forest Park, WA.
Tuesday, 11/28/23, 7 p.m. In conversation with the mighty Hillary Chute. Newtonville Books, 10 Langley Rd., Newton, MA.
Sunday, 12/3/23, 2 p.m. Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY.
Monday, 12/4/23, 5 p.m. Plutzik Reading Series, University of Rochester. Rush-Rees Library, 755 Library Rd., Rochester, NY.
Tuesday, 1/9/24, 7 p.m. House of Speakeasy, with Amy Chua, Jane Ferguson, and Noah Rothbaum. Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, 125 Lafayette, NYC.
2024
Thursday, 1/18/24, 7:30 p.m. Pete’s Candy Store, with Francesca McDonnell Capossela and Cleo Qian. 709 Lorimer St., Brooklyn, NY.
Tuesday, 2/6/24, 7 p.m. BOMB Magazine winter issue party, with Naomi Jackson, Mike Lala, and Saretta Morgan. Powerhouse Arena, 28 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY.
Tuesday, 2/20/24, 12 p.m. Center for Critical Korean Studies, in conversation with Joseph Jeon. UCI Community Gateway 101, 611 Humanities Quad, University of California, Irvine.
Monday, 3/4/24, 5–6:30 p.m. Korea Institute, Harvard University, Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA. (Zoom registration here.)
Saturday, 4/20/24, 11 a.m. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Hoffman Hall (Edison Auditorium), USC campus. Fiction panel with Vinson Cunningham, Ben Fountain, and Lydia Kiesling. Hoffman Hall.
Saturday, 4/27, 9:30 a.m. Newburyport Literary Festival, Jabberwocky Books at the Tannery, 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA. With Ryan H. Walsh.
Thursday, 5/16/24, 7:00 p.m. Literary Thursdays at the Queens Public Library (virtual event). Join here.
Saturday, 5/18/24, 4 p.m. With Sandra Newman. Hudson Valley Writers Center, Philipse Manor Station.
Saturday, 6/22/24 12:30 p.m. Keynote speech for Agents & Editors Conference, Writers’ League of Texas
Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m. Reading a new short story for Tod Lippy’s photo book Private at Public Records, 233 Butler St., Brooklyn, NY. With music by Noah and Rosie K and an original video featuring Hampton Fancher (screenwriter of Blade Runner).
Monday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. Book launch for Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword, at St. Joseph’s University, 245 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn, NY. (Tickets required.)
Thursday, July 18, 7:30 p.m. Book Club at Westsider Books, 2246 Broadway, NYC
Sunday, 9/29/24, 3:30 p.m. “Alternate Realities”: A panel with Marie-Helene Bertino and Mateo Askaripour, moderated by Lisa Lucas. At the Brooklyn Book Festival, St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn.