Earlier this fall I read at the University of Pennsylvania’s The Kelly Writers’ House, where so many literary heavyweights have over the years read from their work. Pretty sweet to be included. Click here for the video of my Kelly Writers House reading. Or if you just want to hear the audio recording, that’s publicly available too, but be forewarned the master of ceremonies wasn’t close enough to the mike, so you probably wont hear anything until 30 seconds or so into the audio tape, when I start talking. Click here for audio only.
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Video from Penn’s The Kelly Writers’ House
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010Sarah Lawrence College Reading
Monday, October 25th, 2010On Friday, October 29th, at 6pm I will be returning to my alma mater, Sarah Lawrence College, to give a reading celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the college’s Friends Of The Library. I received a terrific education there in Bronxville, New York, which still resonates with me 30 years later. That’s not hyperbole. The inspiration for the novel I am currently writing, Buddhaland Brooklyn, is The Year Of My Life, a slim volume of haiku and prose by the 18th century Buddhist poet-priest, Kobayashi Issa, assigned to me in Albert Sadler’s Comparative Religion course three decades earlier. (Albert Sadler took over Joseph Campbell’s spot when the mythologist retired after 38 years teaching at SLC.)
So please come help celebrate this unique institution on Oct. 29th – Sarah Lawrence has a wonderful evening planned, all free, complete with reading, Q&A, reception and book signing. Details can be found here.
Miami Bound
Sunday, October 17th, 2010I’ve mostly been in purdah this fall, head down and beavering away at my next novel, Buddhaland Brooklyn, which is nearing completion. But I emerge this week to fly down to Miami for a reading of The Hundred-Foot Journey at Books & Books, reputedly one of the finest independent bookstores in the country. The event is occurring Thursday, October 21st, at 8pm at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. The event is free. Here is a short and sweet drum roll from the Miami NewTimes.
Sadie Lou: Back To The Future
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010At Sarah Lawrence College, as a young man, I studied fiction-writing with Grace Paley and Louise Rose. Both these writers – and other professors, like Albert Sadler (Comparative Religion), Charles and Gloria Carshon (Theater), and Hyman Kleinman (Literature) – all helped to shape the writer I became. Now, 30 years later, my alma mater has invited me back to give a reading from The Hundred-Foot Journey.
Specifically, I have been asked by the Friends Of The Sarah Lawrence College Library to help them celebrate their 35th anniversary. They have an elegant event planned for October 29th – a reading at the Donnelley Theatre, followed by a reception and book signing. I fully intend to give Sarah Lawrence my all, as it gave me, three decades ago.
I guess it’s an age thing – you get easily moved by the circle closing.
Singing for my supper at Penn
Monday, September 20th, 2010This Wednesday, September 22nd, at the University of Pennsylvania, I will be reading excerpts from The Hundred-Foot Journey, riffing on the novel’s own curious journey across the globe, and answering questions from the public. It all takes place at the Ivy League’s Kelly Writers House, an ultra-cool Arts & Crafts house dedicated to all things related to the written word. Better yet, The Kelly Writers House reading series director, Jessica Lowenthal, has ordered up a lip-smacking Indian buffet at noon, free of charge for all those who come to the reading, followed by my “performance” at the podium.
Please, join us at 3805 Locust Walk in Philadelphia. Will be a hoot. Here is the full calendar of events for The Kelly Writers House – continuously weaving silk threads through the fabric of Philadelphia’s cultural life.
The Hundred-Foot Journey: NBC interview
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010We’re off to the races. Here is the link to my interview with Bill Henley, the charming and professional host of The 10! Show.
Luckily, Henley made me look passably good. And I didn’t stutter too much. We love The 10! Show!
The 10! Show on NBC
Monday, July 5th, 2010Tomorrow, July 6th, is launch day for The Hundred-Foot Journey. Nervous and oh so ready. Been a long time coming. The day starts with the right promotional foot forward. I will be appearing on Philadelphia’s popular local morning slot, NBC’s The 10! Show on Channel 10/WCAU-TV. It’s live and it’s at 11AM. Will be there to talk about The Hundred-Foot Journey and the Chestnut Hill Book Festival where I will be reading on July 10th.









