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My new book, the second Ode Books title, a series devoted to books, book places, and reading, River of Books: A Life in Reading, is due out in November.

My calendar is starting to fill up with events for River of Books!! I hope you can join the celebration.

River of Books debuts in New York on Friday, November 15, 6:30 pm. at McNally Jackson, the Seaport store: 4 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038. I'm so thrilled to be in conversation with John Freeman. Details and registration here.

 

The big launch party is in Chicago! With tremendous thanks to Women & Children First, we will be celebrating the store's 45th anniversary and River of Books: A Life in Reading.

Please join us on Thursday, November 21, at the Swedish Museum, 5211 N. Clark, Chicago, IL 60640. Details here.

 

I'll be at the famed Miami Book Fair, November 23, at 4:00 pm, on a panel: The Power of Books. Here's the listing.

 

The Book Stall, 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 will be hosting an event with me and River of Books on December 4, 6:30. More details to follow. 

 

Cuyahoga County Public Library, December 9, 2024, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Beachwood Branch. Beachwood Meeting Room (Auditorium) (84), 25501 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122. Full details.

 

Back in Chicago, I'm so excited to be speaking at the American Writers Museum, Monday, December 16, 6:00 pm. Here's the event page.  

 

January 19, 2025Boswell Book Company, 2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211. Scroll down to find River of Books!

 

Available now!