Tag: fiction
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day, this week in Cali, and much more
Hi dear friends, Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Yesterday I had the privilege of sharing a panel at the Morristown Festival of Books with Lakota American writer David Heska Wanbli Weiden. His captivating crime and thriller novels center Lakota culture, legal battles for indigenous sovereignty, and the grave impacts of white supremacist institutional violence on Lakota…
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From Queens to California
Dear friends, My first big update is that Manny, my sister-in-law, and I are moving to Queens in October, which, if you are a nearly-lifelong-Brooklynite, feels like a major uprooting. We have so far discovered that while Queens residents (Queensites? Queenites?? Queenies???) enjoy teasing us Brooklynites, they may be, on the whole, friendlier than us,…
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New Location for This Thursday’s Event!
Dear friends, family and colleagues, On Thursday, July 16, P.C. Verrone will read from his absolutely remarkable and unparalleled debut novel Rabbit, Fox, Tar. I’ll be serving as the conversation partner for this 7 pm event. The location has changed! We will now be in DUMBO at the offices of Catapult: 20 Jay St. Please…
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(Updated) Reflections & Stories from the Brownsville Heritage House Launch
For new subscribers, welcome! For old subscribers, this version is the best one to share & includes some additional edits. Friends, On Saturday afternoon, over 50 people gathered in Brownsville, Brooklyn for an event that used Livonia Chow Mein as a launching pad for a community dialogue about Black-Asian relations. The event took place at…
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Updated May Events, Launch Week & More
Friends! Livonia Chow Mein has been out for one week, and I’m still overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you for your congratulatory messages, your book purchases, your spreading the word, and your standing chairless at Greenlight Bookstore. I still have many emails and texts to respond to, and look forward to doing so in the coming…
