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Going to AWP in LA this week?? I'm excited to announce two Friday events:. 12:10–1:25 PM, Rm. 515A, Level Two ~ “The Daily & Long-Term Nuts & Bolts of Writing a Novel” with Sally Wiener Grotta, Elysha Chang, and Roohi Choudhry. 3:00–3:30 PM, Coleman Hill signing, VSC Booth # T723

Meet me in St. Louie (or online!!): Monday, 10/21, 6:00 PM CT @ Left Bank Books ~ @kimbiliofiction Reading Series with Joseph Earl Thomas, RSVP (free):

UPDATE: 9/25 paperback launch postponed! However, I'll be at the Center for Fiction Friday, 9/27, 7:00–8:15 PM EDT ~ RSVP (free): Brooklyn & Livestreamed ~ with Regina Porter, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Shayla Lawz, and Francesca Momplaisir

Coleman Hill is officially on sale today! And sharing some music for your commute: the Coleman Hill Spotify playlist!!

I'm psyched to launch the paperback of Coleman Hill NEXT WEEK with my dear pal and writer/editor/literary citizen extraordinaire, @jbakernyc!! Wed., 9/25, @cafeconlibros_bk, Brooklyn, NY, RSVP:

It was so great to see old & new friends this weekend in Chicago @PrintersRowFest!!

I'm excited to announce that the paperback for my debut novel, Coleman Hill, goes on sale Tuesday, September 17, but you can pre-order a copy NOW online or anywhere books are sold! #HistoricalFiction #BookRecommendations #newjersey

Join me in Chicago next week!. Saturday, September 7, 2024, 1:00 PM ~ “Amplifying Women’s Voices: The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction” @printersrowfest .#PRLF24 #PrintersRowLitFest2024 #LitFest2024 #LitFestChicago2024 #PrintersRow #LitFest

Hot off the press: Coleman Hill has been long-listed for the Crook’s Corner Book Prize for debut novels set in the South!!

This Wednesday evening, in Brooklyn, I'm excited to be in conversation with Nana Brew-Hammond about her new novel, My Parents’ Marriage! RSVP to events@kewlijournal.org. Wednesday, August 14, 7:00–8:30 PM ~ Kweli Lit Fest 24 @ Akwaaba Mansion, 347 MacDonough St, Brooklyn, NY

I'm psyched to be in conversation with Remica L. Bingham-Risher, who also writes about family and history: Tuesday, June 25, 2:00 PM ET. RSVP:

It was such an honor to be among 5 of 250 authors selected as finalists for the 2nd annual Carol Shields Prize for Fiction--V. V. Ganeshananthan (prize winner), Janika Oza, Claudia Dey, and Eleanor Catton--and to be honored in Toronto last weekend!

Sooo psyched to get this news today! A huge thanks to the judges and congrats to my fellow writers on the shortlist.

This Sunday, 4/7, Hoboken, NJ, 2:00-3:30: I'm excited to be in conversation with Dr. Mariel Buque, psychologist and author of Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma! FREE registration.

Join me at Adelphi University’s FREE Writers and Readers Festival, April 5-6, in Long Island. My panel: “Breaking In and Breaking Through,” 4/5, 1–2 PM. Register at #AdelphiWRFestival

FRIDAY, 2/23: a reading near home!.7:00 – 9:00 PM.Montclair, NJ ~ Montclair Public Library ~ “Finding Our Way Home” in conversation with Maisy Card, Dionne Ford, and Cleyvis Natera (sponsored by Friends of the Howe House) @DionneFord @dracm @CleyvisNatera

THURSDAY! 1:30 PM.Fairfax, VA ~ Fall for the Book Mini Fest ~ “Belonging and Exile: Contemporary Voices,” in conversation with Nana Brew-Hammond and Itoro Bassey @FallfortheBook @nanaekua

AWP events, Thursday, Feb. 8:. 9:00 – 10:15 AM, Room 2104A.“Fictionalizing Marginalized Histories: India, Jamaica, Japan, USA” with @dracm, @a_serizawa, and Shilpi Suneja. 1:30 - 2:00 PM, Bookfair: Table T1438.Book signing for Coleman Hill with Vermont Studio Center.

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RT @nanaekua: #DMV Friends: @FallfortheBook's Mini Fest is almost here and I'm super stoked to be among the lineup. 2/22, 1:30pm at @George….