Events

APPEARANCES

When I was little, I entered talent show after talent show, never winning but always hopeful. I’m really just a ham. I no longer tap dance or twirl a baton, but I do love giving readings and talks. I especially like tailoring a talk to a specific group — whether it’s a Friends of the Library event, book fair, writers’ conference, civic group, religious organization, or any gathering of women. For example: I can talk about the crucial and often complex relationship between sisters; the craft and process of writing; the importance of taking on new challenges as we grow older; the similarities and differences in writing memoir, novels, and poems; how I’ve used details from my life in all three genres. I also love encouraging others to write their story. I believe there are a lot of people out there who want to turn their memories and real-life experiences into art. Got another idea? Run it by me. I’m always happy to come up with a new talk.

 

EVENTS CALENDAR

Sunday, June 3
4:30 – 8:30 pm
JBC Network “Meet the Author” Event
New York, NY

Sept. 20-21
Table Rock Writers Workshop
Wildacres
Little Switzerland, NC

Sept. 28-30
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA

Tuesday, Oct. 2
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Launch Party
Mint Museum Randolph
2730 Randolph Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Thursday, Oct. 4
7:30 pm
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27607

Saturday, Oct. 6
2:00 pm
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312

Tuesday, Oct. 9
7:00 pm
The Regulator
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705

Wednesday, Oct. 10
7:00 pm
Flyleaf Books
752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

October 12-14
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN

Wednesday, Oct. 17
7:00 pm
Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café
55 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801

Thursday, Oct. 18
5:00 pm
Hub City Bookshop
186 W. Main St.
Spartanburg, SC 29306

Saturday, Oct. 20
1:00 pm
City Lights Bookstore
3 E. Jackson St.
Sylva, NC 28770

Sunday, Oct. 21
Authors’ Breakfast
Southern Jewish Historical Society Conference
Asheville, NC

Monday, Oct. 22
6-9 pm
Women’s National Book Association
Bibliofeast — Book & Author Dinner
Maggiano’s Restaurant
SouthPark Mall
Sharon Rd.
Charlotte, NC

Saturday, Oct. 27
2:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
3125 Watham Blvd.
Burlington, NC 27215

Thursday, Nov. 1
7:00 pm
Temple B’Nai Israel
2601 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28405

Saturday, November 17
11:00am
Miami Book Fair International
Panel with Alex Witchel and Robert Leleux
Miami, FL

Thursday, Nov. 29
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
“Lunch and Learn”
(sponsored by Jewish Federation, Jewish Family Services, and Sklut Library)
Shalom Park
5007 Providence Rd.
Charlotte, NC

Saturday, Dec. 1
11:00am – 2:00pm
Overhead Station
E. Main St.
Rock Hill, SC

Saturday, Dec. 1
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Main Street Books
(Christmas in Davidson)
Davidson, NC

Monday, Dec. 3
7:00 pm
Gaston County Public Library
Main Branch
1555 E. Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28054

Sunday, Dec. 9
2:00 pm
Park Road Books
4139 Park Road
Charlotte, NC

Saturday, January 26
2:00 pm
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library
Morrison Regional Branch
7015 Morrison Blvd.
Charlotte, NC
(704) 416-5400

Sunday, Feb. 10
3:00 pm
BOOKMARKS’ Moveable Feast
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
750 Marguerite Dr.
Winston Salem, NC

Sunday, Feb. 24
3:00 pm
Ragan Writers Series
Weymouth Center
Southern Pines, NC

Wednesday, Mar. 6
3:30 pm
Rock Hill Book Clubs
Ebenezer Grill
Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC

Sunday, March 24
1:30 pm
Virginia Festival of the Book
“Memoirs: Living on the Edge” — panel
Barnes & Noble
Charlottesville, VA

April 4-6, 2013
Tennessee Mountain Writers’ Conference
Oak Ridge, TN
keynote speaker

Wednesday, April 10
11:00 am
Surry Community College
Dobson, NC
336-386-3252

Wednesday, April 10
4:00 pm
Elkin Public Library
Elkin, NC

Saturday, April 13
9:00 – 10:30 am
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Creative Nonfiction workshop
North Carolina Writers’ Network Spring Conference
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Friday, April 26
Luncheon to benefit Health Guidance
(Health advocacy org that works free-of-charge with chronically ill patients and families)
Doubletree Hilton – Southpark
Charlotte, NC

Friday, May 24
11:00 am
Moveable Feast
sponsored by Litchfield Books
Litchfield Beach, SC
843-237-8138

July 12-14
Writing in Place Conference — sponsored by Hub City Books
(teaching Creative Nonfiction workshop)
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC

Sept. 9-13
Table Rock Writers’ Workshop
(teaching Creative Nonfiction workshop)
Wildacres Retreat Center
Little Switzerland, NC

Monday, Sept. 16
Readings on Roslyn
directed by Kathryn Milam
Winston Salem, NC