CHICAGO
February 11, 2009
February 11 - 14: Four days of readings, panels and lectures.
1. Dzanc Books Author Reading. With Stacy Bierlein, Yannick Murphy, Peter Markus and Kyle Minor.
2. "Writing the Dispatch: Inspiration on the Installment Plan." A panel discussion with Philip Graham, Holly Jones, John Griswold, Rob Jacklosky and John Warner.
9 a.m.
ST. PETERSBURG
June 22, 2008
June 22 - July 5: A three-day travel writing workshop, then ten days of readings, literary tours and roundtables, plus two craft-based lectures:
1. Between Zero and One: Chinese Fiction Meets the Internet
2. s = d/t: Playing with Fictional Times, Distances and Speeds
9 a.m.
BEIJING
March 9, 2008
Member on panel discussing "Moral Ambiguity in fiction," with Nicholas Jose,
moderated by Edward Ragg
12:30 p.m.
BEIJING
March 8, 2008
Book launch of Beijing: Portrait of a City, and reading from the anthology with fellow authors Zhu Wen and Adam Williams, among others
7 p.m.
BEIJING
March 6, 2008
Moderator for the Opening Event of the Beijing International Literary Festival, a panel on ‘The Writing Life’ with Qiu Xiaolong and Adam Williams
7:30 p.m.
DAVIS
November 7, 2007
Creative Writing Program Reading Series, University of California at Davis
Reading and signing
6:30 p.m.
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
November 5, 2007
Carr Reading Series, University of Illinois
Reading and signing
4:30 p.m.
IOWA CITY
November 1, 2007
A three-day nonfiction conference, including panel discussions, readings, keynote addresses and film screenings. Appearance with Philip Graham, Michele Morano and Xu Xi on a panel devoted to travel writing.
9 a.m.
CHICAGO
October 25, 2007
Reading and signing with Elizabeth Crane and Jonathan Messinger, hosted by
Amy Guth
7:30 p.m.
NEW YORK
October 24, 2007
Happy Ending Music and Reading Series
Reading and signing with Benjamin Percy and Min Jin Lee, with music by Max Gabriel, hosted by Amanda Stern. Video here.
8 p.m.
BEIJING
September 5, 2007
"Then and Now: The Master and Margarita"
Penguin Classics Lunchtime Lectures
12:30 p.m.
