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April 29, 2019

Philly Reading May 13th

Hi Goodreads friends,

I'll be reading at Drexel U. in Philly on Monday, May 13th. 4-4:50 p.m. in GHall 121. The reading is open to the public, and I'd love to see you there!

Honored to be part of the Live Writers series this spring alongside Cortney Lamar Charleston and Ilana Blumberg.
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Published on April 29, 2019 17:11

March 23, 2019

Reading in Chicago 4/4

Any Goodreads friends in Chicago?

I'll be reading at the wonderful Seminary Co-op Bookstore with poet Harriet Millan on April 4th. I'd love to see you there!

Event info.:

https://www.semcoop.com/event/reading...

https://www.facebook.com/events/20183...

Cheers,
Rebecca
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Published on March 23, 2019 09:35

January 14, 2019

My conversation with Soniah Kamal, author of Unmarriagable

Check out my Author to Author conversation with Soniah Kamal over at the Refresh Weekly:

https://bit.ly/2MbjPSB

Soniah's new book, Unmarriagable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan, comes out next week!
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Published on January 14, 2019 20:00

October 29, 2018

How to Love a Jamaican and other Caribbean literature recommendations

Hi, reading friends!

I was recently on Iowa Public Radio with the author Alexia Arthurs discussing her new short story collection, How to Love a Jamaican. The link here also contains a list of recommended readings from across the Caribbean. Enjoy!

Rebecca

http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/h...
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Published on October 29, 2018 08:29

September 3, 2018

New York, here I come

Any Goodreads friends in the NYC area?

On September 17th, I'll be reading with Dawn Raffel and Donna Baier Stein at KGB Bar. I'd love to see you there!

More information here:

http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/b...
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Published on September 03, 2018 09:40

July 6, 2018

Working on a novel?

Any budding novelists among my goodreads friends? I'm teaching an online workshop for Catapult designed to help you use your first chapter to (a) learn more about your book and (b) make progress on the manuscript. Open to writers with drafts at any stage. Check it out!

https://catapult.co/classes/4-week-on...
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Published on July 06, 2018 18:33

June 13, 2018

First book birthday!

Hi reader friends,

Today is exactly one year since Fingerprints was published, and I'm filled with all kinds of gratitude for readers!

ICYMI, here's a link to an essay I wrote about the all of the journeys involved in writing this book:

https://lithub.com/a-tourist-in-my-ow...

Cheers,
Rebecca
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Published on June 13, 2018 09:36

May 29, 2018

What I Learned about Writing from my Wiener Dog

I have a new essay up on Catapult, and of course it includes a picture of my late wiener dog in a hotdog costume:

https://catapult.co/stories/not-a-cra...

Thanks for checking it out!
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Published on May 29, 2018 22:47

April 30, 2018

Drunk on Ink: my interview up on the Jaggery Lit blog today

This was a fun one. Check it out:

http://jaggerylit.com/2018/04/30/drun...
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Published on April 30, 2018 18:08

April 9, 2018

Guest Blog Post at Lisa Romeo Writes

Hi friends,

I got to write a bit about some of the "tricks" I used to keep myself writing when working on my first novel. I challenged myself to try some of the exercises I assign to my students. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2HjOWJj

Lisa Romeo Writes is a great blog for writers, teachers, and readers, so it's worth checking out!
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Published on April 09, 2018 07:01