2024
March 30, 2024: The Golden Notebook, Woodstock, NY
Tinker Street Social with Lynn Schmeidler, Sharon Stonekey, and Judy Katz.
March 29, 2024: Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, Baltimore, MD
Charm City Spec with Edward Daschle, Elizabeth Corrigan, and Melanie Moyer.
March 28, 2024: The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD
Virtual Craft Chat
February 29, 2024: Les Bleus Literary Salon, New York, NY
Read with Tyriek White, Brad Riew, and Hilary Leichter.
February 17, 2024: Book Suey, Detroit, MI
Read with Sean Madigan Hoen, Christina Kallery, and Cal Freeman.
February 13, 2024: Cedars West End, Youngstown, OH
Read with Brandon Carrion, Ash Dillon, Mallory Rader, Tyler Hammond and Daphne Carr.
February 12, 2024: Pilsen Community Books, Chicago, IL
In conversation with Juan Martinez.
February 10, 2024: Kill Devil Club, Kansas City, MO
Astrohorse with Jessica Alexander, Kurt Baumeister, duncan b. barlow, Matthew Binder, Mike Corrao, Jennifer Maritza McCauley, Joe Sacksteder, and Katie Jean Shinkle.
February 6, 2024: Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, Columbus, OH
Reading and conversation with Bela Koe-Krompecher.
2023
November 29, 2023: NYC Writers Circle at KGB Bar
Read with K Hank Jost, Bonnie Hall, Lindsey Trout Hughes, and Christine Vartoughian.
October 18, 2023: KGB Bar Red Room, New York, NY
Read with Brendan Lorber, Ann Stephenson, Anneysa Gaille, and Jay Gaunt.
October 11, 2023: White Box, New York, NY
Interviewed Peter Zilahy. Video available here.
October 1, 2023: Whisk(e)y Tit Reading, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Aina Hunter, Dave Fitzgerald, David Leo Rice, Joey Truman, Jon Frankel, K Hank Jost, and Terena Elizabeth Bell.
October 1, 2023: Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Moderated From Resilience to Redemption, featuring Adam Mansbach, Richard Mirabella, and Tracey Rose Peyton.
September 19, 2023: Palace Reading Series, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Janelle Greco, Nicole Beckley, Stephen Kropa, Rita Puskas, and Marisa Cadena.
June 28, 2023: Risk of Discovery Reading Series @ QED, Astoria, NY
Read with Dolan Morgan.
May 20, 2023: Middletown Public Library, Middletown, NJ
Read at Artist Café Showcase with Ryan Roberts and Kerri Sullivan.
April 22, 2023: Middletown Public Library; Middletown, NJ
Artist Cafe: Spotlight on Writing and Poetry
Panel discussion with Christine Clemetson, Flora Higgins, Ryan Roberts and Yao Tsao.
February 1, 2023: Frenchtown Bookshop, Frenchtown, NJ
“Publish or Perish” Workshop
2022
December 4, 2022: Asbury Book Co-Op
Local Author Book Fair
October 27, 2022: Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with Graeme Macrae Burnet
October 23, 2022: Arlo Nomad Hotel, New York, NY
Reading at the The Lit Revue, with Joanna Acevedo, JP Infante, Swati Khurana and Karen Levy; music by Shira
October 15, 2022: Nancy’s Artisanal Creamery, Woodstock, NY
Read at the Tinker Street Social Reading Series, with Jennifer Armstrong, Wallace West, and Christina Cooke.
October 2, 2022: Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY
“Dreams Deferred” panel with Marie Myung-Ok Lee and Chelsea Bieker; moderated by Denne Michele Norris.
September 16, 2022: The Strand, New York, NY
Interviewed Sarah Kendzior, author of They Knew.
August 23, 2022: Asbury Book Co-Op, Asbury Park, NJ
Book signing only.
August 12, 2022: Les Bleus Literary Salon
Reading with Nancy Huang, Tracy O’Neill, and Janelle Tan.
August 8, 2022: Franklin Park Reading Series, Brooklyn, NY
Reading with Elizabeth Crane, Addie Tsai, Joseph Osmundson, Cleyvis Natera, and Alison Fairbrother.
August 6, 2022: Unnameable Books, Brooklyn, NY
Reading with David Leo Rice, Jessica Hagy, and John Chaiim McConnell.
July 26, 2022: WORD, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with David Leo Rice about the anthology Children of the New Flesh.
July 5, 2022: McNally Jackson Seaport, New York, NY
Interviewed Pajtim Statovci.
March 19, 2022: SMOL Fair
Virtual reading with Leah Angstman, Gabriel Blackwell, Kwame Daniels, Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim, Ananda Lima, Sehba Sarwar, Elizabeth Switaj, Carlos Soto-Romàn, Hannah V Warren, July Westhale, & Mandy-Suzanne Wong.
2021
June 18, 2021: The Greatest Indoor Reading Series.
Reading with Katherine Bode-Lang, Laura Donnelly, and Ethel Rohan.
June 15, 2021: WORD Bookstore Online Event.
In conversation with David Leo Rice. Video available here.
2020
October 29, 2020: Print: A Bookstore, Portland, ME
Object Lessons reading with Hunter Dukes, Sheila Liming, Erica Wright, Laura Waddell, Shonna Humphrey, and Hanne Blank.
October 15, 2020: Pilsen Community Books, Chicago, IL
Sign of the Times: In conversation with Christen Carter. Video available here.
October 6, 2020: Lit on Politics
Read with Mónica Ramón Ríos, Amber Sparks, Kurt Baumeister, and Tara Campbell.
October 6, 2020: Syracuse University Libraries & Colgate University Libraries Small Press Reading Series
Read with Chelsea Biondolillo, Hayli M. Cox, and Daniel Nester.
September 23, 2020: Les Bleus Literary Salon
Read with Jason Diamond, Michele Madigan Somerville, Liara Tamani, and Krithika Varagur.
September 15, 2020: Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
An Evening With Object Lessons: In conversation with Kenneth R. Rosen. Video available here.
September 10, 2020: Book Birthdays!
Read with Amy Long and Tatiana Ryckman; music by Nick Jaina.
March 5, 2020: powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with Lance Olsen.
January 14, 2020: The Strand, New York, NY
In conversation with Tom Lutz.
2019
September 23, 2019: Nolan Park 5B, Governors Island, New York, NY
Underwater New York/Works on Water event; read with Sherese Francis, Killian Quigley, Supriya Wheat, and Asya Graf.
July 23, 2019: Funny Sexy Sad at Branch Ofc., Brooklyn, NY
Read with Jake Flores, Amamah Sardar.
May 15, 2019: Bauman Rare Books, New York, NY
In conversation with Victor LaValle.
March 13, 2019: Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd Street, Program Room, New York, NY
In conversation with Cecilia Ruiz.
2018
December 13, 2018: Words and Guitars, Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Caitlin Wolper, Eric Davidson, and Lindsey-Paige McCloy.
November 7, 2018: Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with Ian King.
October 14, 2018: Nolan Park (House 5B), Governors Island, New York, NY
Read with Asya Graf, Nathan Kensinger and Amelia Possanza.
July 30, 2018: Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with B. Catling and Allan Corduner.
June 28, 2018: Transmitter, Brooklyn, NY
Hosted an event with duncan b. barlow, Nancy Hightower, and Joanna C. Valente.
June 1, 2018: Book Expo America, New York, NY
Snotgirl panel: Interviewed Bryan Lee O’Malley and Leslie Hung.
May 30, 2018: Red Room @ KGB, New York, NY
Reading with Jennifer Baker, Ysabel Y. Gonzalez, Marnie Goodfriend, Alison Kinney, and Michael J Seidlinger.
February 9, 2018: Unnameable Books, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Jordan A. Rothacker, Joanna C. Valente, and Katie Devine.
2017
October 20, 2017: Co-Op 87, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Mike Faloon, Michael T. Fournier, Jeff Schroeck, and Cassie J. Sneider.
September 19, 2017: Quimby’s Bookstore NYC, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with Jarret Middleton.
September 17, 2017: Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Signed copies of Reel at Rare Bird’s booth (#114) from 1:00 – 2:00.
September 10, 2017: Slice Literary Writers Conference, Brooklyn, NY
Lit Mags: The Short of It panel, with Joshua Bodwell, Rob Spillman, Megan Cummins, and Lena Valencia.
July 19, 2017: Ditmas Lit at Hinterlands, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Hafizah Geter, Joanna C. Valente, and Lena Valencia.
June 15, 2017: Greenlight Bookstore (PLG), Brooklyn, NY
Moderated a panel with Eugene Lim, Joni Murphy, and Donald Breckenridge.
June 10, 2017: Concrete + Water, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Catherine Blauvelt, Chris Campanioni, Annie Christain, Sean H. Doyle, Lauren Hilger, Chris Hosea, Armando Jaramillo Garcia, John Reed, and An Tran.
June 2, 2017: Book Expo America, New York, NY
Signed at Rare Bird Lit booth (1:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
May 21, 2017: Pigeon Pages, powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Julia Strayer, Bruna Dantas Lobato, M’Bilia Meekers, and Piper Weiss.
May 14, 2017: Dead Rabbits Reading Series, DTUT, New York, NY
Reading with Wendy Xu, Jimin Han, Jeanann Verlee, and Keegan Lester.
April 22, 2017: Refinery Nashville, Nashville, TN
Read with Odie Lindsey and Molly McGhee.
April 22, 2017: Southern Kentucky Book Fest, Bowling Green, KY
Art & Music Are Characters Too panel with R. Dean (Bob) Johnson, Brian Sweany, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Liz Kay, and Rion Amilcar Scott.
April 18, 2017: WORD, Jersey City, NJ
Moderated a panel with Hannah Lillith Assadi, D. Foy, and Jane Alison.
April 13, 2017: New York Society Library, New York, NY
Read with Lauren Hilger and Bud Smith.
April 12, 2017: Quimby’s, Brooklyn, NY
Read and conversed with Annie DeWitt.
March 29, 2017: Les Bleus Literary Salon, New York, NY
Read with Wayne Hoffman, Lynn Newman, and Sarah Maslin Nir.
March 25, 2017: Volumes Bookstore, Chicago, IL
Read with duncan b. barlow and Maryse Meijer.
March 22, 2017: Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis, MN
Read with duncan b. barlow and Dylan Hicks.
March 21, 2017: Hi-Fi House, Omaha, NE
Read with duncan b. barlow and Teri Youmans Grimm.
March 20, 2017: University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Read with duncan b. barlow.
March 18, 2017: Leon Gallery, Denver, CO
Read with duncan b. barlow and Miriam Suzanne.
March 17, 2017: Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, Boulder, CO
Read with duncan b. barlow.
March 16, 2017: Santa Fe Spirits, Santa Fe, NM
Read with duncan b. barlow.
February 27, 2017: New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
Read with Victoria Soares.
February 4, 2017: Louis Bay 2nd Library and Community Center, Hawthorne, NJ
Read with Chris Campanioni, Lauren Hilger, and Dio Kollias.
February 2, 2017: WORD, Brooklyn, NY
Moderated the release event for SPOKE, with Scott Crawford, Jim Saah, Michael Hampton, and Andy Rapoport.
January 25, 2017: Pacific Standard, Brooklyn, NY
Read with J. Bradley, Deirdre Coyle, Joseph Riippi, and Joanna C. Valente.
January 24, 2017: KGB Bar, New York, NY
Read with Jude Angelini.
January 14, 2017: Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson, NY
Volume Reading Series; read with Sheela Clary and Gabrielle Squailia.
2016
December 7, 2016: Baltimore, MD
Starts Here Reading Series with D. Foy and Heather Sounds.
December 6, 2016: Tattooed Mom’s, Philadelphia, PA
Tire Fire Reading Series with D. Foy, Hilary Plum, and Gabriel Ojeda-Sague.
November 22, 2016: Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
Cool As F*** Reading Series with Joseph Anderson, Shelby Cook, and Jen Fitzgerald.
November 19, 2016: Mother Foucault’s, Portland, OR
Read with Justin Taylor.
November 17, 2016: Phinney Books, Seattle, WA
Dock Street Salon with Matthew Simmons; hosted by Jarret Middleton.
November 14, 2016: Stories Books and Cafe, Echo Park, CA
Los Angeles release party for Reel; in conversation with Margaret Wappler.
November 12, 2016: Newburgh, NY
Read with D. Foy and Wendy C. Ortiz.
October 22, 2016: The Golden Notebook, Woodstock, NY
Read with D. Foy and Shelly Oria; hosted by Nelly Reifler.
October 20, 2016: Pete’s Reading Series, Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Rachell Hall and Imbolo Mbue.
October 18, 2016: Words & Guitars, Hi-Fi, New York, NY
Read with Jenn Pelly, Amanda Dissinger, Emma Stebanshee, and Rebecca Hiscott.
October 13, 2016: Reel release party at Community Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
In conversation with Jason Diamond.
October 11, 2016: LIC Reading Series, Long Island City, NY
Read with Annie DeWitt and Belinda McKeon.
October 3, 2016: BookCourt, Brooklyn, NY
Moderated a panel featuring D. Foy, Mira Jacob, Will Chancellor, and Elizabeth Crane.
October 1, 2016: Waking Windows / Page Burner Reading Series, The Bearded Lady’s Jewel Box, Portland, ME
Read with Julie Poitras Santos, Caitlin Corrigan, Megan Grumbling, and Jensen Beach.
September 14, 2016: No, YOU Tell It! Reading Series, Jimmy’s No.43, New York, NY
Reading with Ryan Donovan, Jennifer Harder, and Alex Rubin.
September 12, 2016: Franklin Park Reading Series, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Manuel Gonzales, Helen Phillips, Gina Frangello, and Irina Reyn.
September 11, 2016: Slice Literary Writers Conference, Brooklyn, NY
Moderated the “Getting From Here to There” panel, featuring Bruce Bauman, Kristopher Jansma, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Emma Straub, and Matthew Salesses.
September 9, 2016: Nassau Reading Series at Búðin, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Elizabeth Greenwood, Matthew Sharpe, and Kea Krause.
August 25, 2016: Transitory release party at WORD, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Robert Lopez, Tracy O’Neill, and Lynn Steger Strong.
August 15, 2016: Bluestockings, New York, NY
Interviewed Michelle Meyers about her novel Glass Shatters.
August 13, 2016: Chilltown Literary Festival at WORD, Jersey City, NJ
Moderated a panel on music writing with Ally Jane Grossan, JJ Skolnik, and Paula Mejia.
July 28, 2016: Underwater New York/Versal Party at WORD, Brooklyn, NY
Read an essay inspired by this My Favorite Citizen song.
April 8, 2016: Mission Creek Festival Lit Crawl, Iowa City, IA
Civil Coping Mechanisms/Entropy: Fox Head (402 E. Market St.), 6:00 pm.
Read with Jamie Iredell, Ctch Bsnss, Johannes Goransson, Sean Adams, Katie Prout
April 1, 2016: These Days Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Two Dollar Radio, Civil Coping Mechanisms, Entropy, Action Books, and Writ Large Press AWP Event
March 11, 2016: The Strand, New York, NY
Moderated a panel with A. Igoni Barrett, Mark Doten, and Idra Novey.
February 28, 2016: The Eagle and the Wren at BookCourt, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Abba Belgrave, Leland Cheuk, Honor Malloy, and Darin Strauss.
February 8, 2016: H.I.P. Lit, Brooklyn, NY
Read with Elisabeth Donnelly, Kaitlyn Greenidge, and Robin Wasserman
Event curated by Michele Filgate.
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