EVENTS

APRIL 5, 2024: IN CONVERSATION WITH MAGGIE NELSON

I’m honored to be in conversation with the great Maggie Nelson about her new collection Like Love: Essays and Conversations at Third Place Books Seward Park, Seattle, 7pm.

APRIL 19, 2024: LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS AWARD CEREMONY

I’ll be accepting the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose at the LATFOB kick-off ceremony, Friday, April 19 at 7pm, Bovard Auditorium (USC Campus)

APRIL 20, 2024: LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PANEL

I’ll be joining Amanda Montell, Geoffrey Mak, and Myriam Gurba—along with moderator Adriana E. Ramirez—for a panel entitled “This is Your Brain on Art: Cultural Critics Speak on Life, Art & Society,” Saturday, April 20 at noon, USC Campus.

APRIL 23, 2024: MONSTERS PAPERBACK LAUNCH AT PHINNEY BOOKS

So excited that beloved Phinney Books in Seattle is hosting the official pub day release event for the paperback of Monsters. More details soon.

APRIL 25, 2024: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WITH MAUREEN CORRIGAN

To celebrate the paperback release of Monsters, I’ll be in conversation with Maureen Corrigan, hallowed book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air. Thursday, April 25 at 6pm, Georgetown University, Arrupe Hall, 1575 Tondorf Road. Open to the public.

CANCELED: JUNE 29, 2024: CITY ARTS & LECTURES WITH BRIT MARLING

I’m thrilled to be discussing Monsters with the actor/screenwriter Brit Marling as part of San Francisco’s City Arts & Lectures series. The talk will be broadcast on KQED. 7:30pm, Saturday, June 29, Sydney Goldstein Theater.

DECEMBER 4, 2024: CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

I’ll be discussing Picasso and his legacy in the context of Monsters. More details soon.