Wine and Books Bookclub, March 5th

Chapter Ten Readers, March 22

Association of University Women, Annual Authors Luncheon, April 18

May 15: BookClub gathering

April 26: Independent Book Store Day

Book Expo, Barrington Library

October 21 – 7 PM – 8:30 PM Book Inc. Writers’ Institute Workshop: “Dynamic Setting” (via zoom) More info here

October 1 – 6 PM
Meet the Author. In conversation with Biddle Duke. 
Ashwagh Hall, East Hampton, free and open to the public.
More info here

June 13 | Bristol book club

May 26 | Keene Valley book talk (with writers Caperton Tissot and Lorraine Duvall)

May 11 | Linden Place

I was honored to be an artist in residence at this spectacular mansion/museum, which culminated in a fun outdoor reading on the grounds.

April 21 | Montauk library book club

April 20 | Atlantic Bluffs Club book club (Montauk)

March 9-12 | Tucson Festival of Books and Masters Workshop

My table at the festival, and writer friends from the Masters workshop

The interior of the beautiful Carl Fisher House

Mia Certic, Executive Director of the Montauk Historical Society, introducing Tom and myself

Rhode Island launch – Thurs. Nov. 2, 6:30 pm. Hosted by Barrington Books, Barrington RI. Barrington Library, 281 County Rd, Barrington, RI. In conversation with author Tina Egnoski

With the staff of Barrington Books

New York City launch – Friday, Nov. 10, 6 pm. Shakespeare & Co., 2020 Broadway, New York, NY. In conversation with author Alice Elliott Dark

Virtual Book Launch – Tuesday, November 14^th, 7 pm; hosted by Project Write Now

New Jersey Launch – Friday, Dec. 8, 6:30, Asbury Park, hosted by the Asbury Book Cooperative and Project Write Now/bookinc.org. In conversation with author Suzanne Simonetti

The crew of bookinc.org

Celebrating the launch of Sue Mell’s beautiful debut, Provenance

Join me at this gorgeous gallery https://www.bluegallerynyc.com, in a building that was a former stable & dairy, circa 1865, in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay. I’ll be reading along with Coco Picard, Susanne Davis, and the star of the show, Sue Mell. All welcome.

October 13, 2021

Reading & Conversation

If interested, a link to this event is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPHVvkgCxDE

March 6-10, 2021

Tucson Festival of Books 

This wonderful festival and conference was virtual this year. https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/

I was honored to win the first place fiction award! https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=1486

Southampton Writers’ Conference

BookEnds: Reading

4:30 pm

Set on the lovely campus of Stony Brook Southampton, in Shinnecock Hills, the conference was virtual this year. I read from my novel-in-progress set in Montauk.

50 Years Since Woodstock…The Beat Goes On!

Reading

7 pm

Trattoria Mirabella

Calling All Poets Series (CAPS), an organization that hosts readings and other events throughout the Hudson Valley, invited me to be part of The ’60s @ 50 at the lovely restaurant/jazz club Trattoria Marbella in Ellenville, N.Y., not far from where the legendary Woodstock folk festival was held 50 years ago this past summer. I joined Rifka Kreiter, author of Home Free, Adventures of a Child of the Sixties, to read from my novel Layla, which is also focused on the politics and counterculture of that very turbulent time in U.S. politics.

As Rifka and I drove up from New York City, the sun dappled the hills and woods along back roads to a part of the state I’d never been before. Ellenville is coming back from a depressed period, its downtown now bustling with new quirky stores (Mexican artifacts, antiques, art supplies) and restaurants. Before the event we strolled the town’s appealing streets, including a stop at the library, where we chatted with the librarian and donated signed copies of our books.

For the CAPS event, Rifka and I punctuated our readings with short musical selections from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, and, of course, Eric Clapton (whose song “Layla” gave me the title of my novel). We were followed by an Open Mic and a wide-ranging discussion of the political and social issues of the ’60s and today. It was an intense and wonderful day, reminding me why I write – the power of words, the building of community, the coming together.

Telling Radical Stories: Fiction as an Instrument of Resistance

Panel, @New Left Forum

12 noon
John Jay College

April 21, 2018

#YeahYouWrite

Literary Soirée

7:00 pm
South Edison Restaurant
Montauk

Women Take on the Environment: Writing & Activism

A Reading and Discussion

7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore & Cafe
142 Allen Street, NYC

with Susan DeMark, JoeAnn Hart, & Ellen Meeropol

What an inspiring evening this was! JoeAnn, author of Float, described how environmental issues, especially the problem of trash in our oceans, became entangled in her novel’s plot. Susan spoke of how “mindfulness” is so important in feeling connected to the earth and the built environment and how this is reflected in her blog Mindful Walker. Ellen talked about the importance of activism in staying sane during difficult political times, and read from her latest novel, Kinship of Clover. I read from my story “Home,” in the anthology On Montauk: A Literary Celebration, which deals with the challenges of over-development and sea-level rise.  The main discussion with the audience was on how to find ways to keep up our spirits in this time of upheaval and given the severity of environmental threats. Suggestions included finding ways to be good to ourselves, to practice meditation and mindfulness, to be active in politics, and to find and form community.

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March 31, 2017

Novels That Rock

Reading and Music

6:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
Union Square, NY

with singer-songwriters Kim Vogels and Cass Dillon, plus authors Howard Massey and Garine Isassi

Moderator: Anthony DeCurtis

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March 9, 2017

Revolution # 9 Variety Show

Hosted by Gianna Volpe

Time: 7pm
@The Crazy Fork
10560 Main Road, Mattituck, NY 11952