author readings
November 10, 2009
- Here's a new guest post on the blog for Porter Square Books, a great indie bookstore in my area.http://portersquarebooksblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-i-never-read.html
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November 5, 2009
- To celebrate the release of Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues, a new book drawn from the pages of the cult nonfiction magazine Morbid Curiosity, Pegasus Books Downtown hosts a reading November 7 at 7:30 p.m. All stories guaranteed true! Featured readers:* Darren Mckeeman hunts the Zodiac * A. M. Muffaz witnesses an exorcism * Allegra Lundyworf dispells ghosts * Dana Fredsti dances in ...
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November 1, 2009
- Can Morbid Curiosity cure the blues? To celebrate the release of a new book drawn from the pages of the cult nonfiction magazine Morbid Curiosity, Dark Carnival Bookstore hosts a reading today, November 1, from 2 to 3 p.m. All stories guaranteed true! Editor Loren Rhoads will read and discuss Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues: True Stories of The Unsavory, Unwise, ...
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October 21, 2009
- To celebrate the release of a new book of spooky true confessions called Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues, Half Moon Bay's Ink Spell Books hosts a reading on October 24 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.Featured readers will include:* Katrina James hunts real vampires* Allegra Lundyworf lights a bonfire to dispel ghosts* Dorian Katz survives a street attackJoining us in spirit:* Trilby Plants hugs a ghost* Mary ...
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October 12, 2009
- I just did my last 2009 reading/book signing for Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery at the Latino Festival of Books & Culture. It was one of those author/audience mixes that works on all levels. Great readings, and even greater audience response to the readings and with additional well-thought-out questions. We only had one hour, but used every minute of it. I can't say exactly why this ...
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October 10, 2009
- It’s a fact universally accepted among men and women, that whoever lives to be at least a hundred years old has a formula for longevity. It’s also a fact, universally accepted among men, women, and even children, that whoever migrates from being a mere writer to being published becomes an author and has a formula for success. If you look at some of the formulas for ...
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August 11, 2009
- This is brought on by having completed 10 or so readings for this year, not including panels or workshops. Last year's tally was closer to 15 total and the year before that was around 8. While I'm not the greatest writer/performer on the planet, I do this enough to have strong opinions about it.Without further ado:Time yourself and stick to the time limit. If you're reading in a group, no one ...
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June 21, 2009
- The Show and Tell Gallery in Portland is running an every-Monday reading+music series. I've been invited to read on Monday August 10th, 7-8PM. I pick a co-reader and a musician/s. My good friend and fabulous writer Megan Kruse will read with me - we'll both be presenting new material. I'm hoping to convince Kate Mann, a fabulous guitarist, to join us. Kate has been travelling with her ...
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June 9, 2009
- For almost as long as I have lived in Berkeley, Black Oak Books has been my neighborhood bookstore. I can’t even begin to put in words all that Black Oak meant and my sadness at the closing of the Shattuck store.I have great appreciation for the devotion and knowledge of the many booksellers who have worked there. If I were to look back at all the readings I attended and conversations I ...
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June 3, 2009
- I've got my first bookstore reading lined up for The Pool of Shikama: July 15th at the University of Washington Bookstore. The UW Bookstore has always been a stalwart supporter of local Pacific Northwest authors - I've done readings there for my first two books as well. For any of you in the neighborhood (just north of Seattle) on that day, feel free to stop by and pick up a signed copy of the ...
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