Tour dates for The Mere Weight of Words (and other good news)
I just went through the first round of edits for The Mere Weight of Words. And by “the first round,” I mean the first final round. I’ve been taking passes at the manuscript since I finished the first draft in 2010. Since it was accepted, I’ve added approximately 6,000 words. I respect where it is now. Soon, it’ll be out of my hands. Soon, it will be in yours.
To celebrate that daunting notion, I’ll be reading/signing copies of the book in the following places on the following days:
Brooklyn, NY – WORD – Tuesday, June 26, 7pm
Bethlehem, PA – Moravian Bookshop – Saturday, July 14, 1-3pm
Brookline, MA – Brookline Booksmith (with Jill McDonough) – Tuesday, July 17, 7pm
More events are sure to follow, but those are the definite ones for now. If you’re having an event and you’d like to include me in it, let me know! I’m willing to travel within all of New England and some of the mid-Atlantic states. The official release date of the book is June 30, so after that, I’m all yours.
Until then, my short story, “1964, Berkeley” (the second installment of “The Daughters,” which is the section that precedes “Sacramento, 2006″) is in the latest issue of Consequence. And I’m happy to say I have three flash pieces coming out in the next issue of TRNSFR, which is a slick art mag that highlights the way written work is also visual art (a practice of which I’m always a fan). Very much looking forward to seeing the issue.
And, the most exciting news in a post filled with exciting news, I received notice today that I’ve been awarded a Wesleyan Scholarship to attend the Wesleyan Writers’ Conference June 14-June 17. Not only does that mean I get to spend a good portion of time just working on my novel, but also that I’m headed in the right direction with it (they had to read an excerpt in order for me to be accepted). Also, the last time I was in Connecticut (other than all the times I’ve passed through on my way to somewhere else), it was 2003 and I was doing research on Hartford for my first novel.
One last also–going to WWC means I get to meet Amy Bloom.
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