Excited to be reading at Brick Lane Bookshop in London on October 9. Time and other details coming soon!

Excited to be participating on the Writers League of Texas panel “Obsessed with Texas” with authors James Wade and Hannah Smothers and moderator J Evan Parks at the Boerne Book Festival on October 4, 12:30 - 1:45 PM in the Boerne Library Community Room in Boerne, Texas

I’m thrilled to be reading with poet and fiction writer Sally Wen Mao as part of Virginia G. Piper Center Distinguished Visiting Writers Series at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. The reading will be on September 25, 2025 at 7 PM at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe and will be followed by a conversation moderated by author Matt Bell.

Excited to be reading with the brilliant writer Andrew Bertaina on Friday, July 18 at Kramers Books in Washington, DC! Clixk on the photo below for more details.

I will be discussing, signing, and reading from my new novel, The Imagined Life, at Pecantown Books and Brews in Seguin, TX on Saturday, May 24 at 3:00 PM. Free and Open to the public. For more information, click here.

I‘m thrilled to doing an in-store signing and talk at Laguna Beach Books in beautiful Laguna Beach on Thursday, May 15 at 5:00 PM. If you’re in the area, please stop by! Copies of my new novel The Imagined Life will be for sale at the store!

So excited to be in conversation with the brilliant authors Holiday Reinhorn and Jonathan Blum about my new novel, The Imagined Life, at Book Soup Bookstore in Los Angeles on Monday, May 12 at 7:00 PM. For more details, click here.

Thrilled to be in conversation with the always delightful and brilliant S. Kirk Walsh about my new novel, The Imagined Life, at BookPeople Bookstore in Austin on Friday, May 9 at 7:00 PM. If you plan to attend, please RSVP at EventBrite. Free and open to the public. For more details, click here.

 Very excited to be in conversation with the wonderful author Amanda Churchill about my new novel, The Imagined Life, at Interabang Books in Dallas on Friday, May 2 at 6:00 PM. For more details, click here.

Excited to be on the panel “Fictional Fathers and Family Sagas” with authors Adam Haslett, Sonya Walger, and Anthony Giardina, and moderator Mary Otis at the Los Angels Times Festival of the Book on Sunday, April 27 at 12:30 PM. The event will be in Seeley G. Mudd 124 on the USC campus, and this is a ticketed event. Following the event, there will be a book signing, and copies of my new novel, The Imagined Life, will be for sale. To learn more, click here.

Thrilled to be in conversation with the brilliant Amber Dermont about my new novel, The Imagined Life, at Brazos Bookstore in Houston on Thursday, April 17 (6:30 PM). For more details, click here.

Please join us for the book launch event for my new novel, The Imagined Life, hosted by Trinity University’s Humanities Collective and Department of English! I will be reading, signing and discussing The Imagined Life, starting at 7:00 PM on April 15 on the first floor of the new Dicke Hall (not to be confused with the Dicke Smith building) at Trinity University, and the event will be followed by a reception. Books will be for sale at the event. Free and open to the public. Parking can be found in Lot B and on Oakmont Ct. If you park in Lot B, please be sure to follow the paths on the left side of the Coates Library and the Halsell Building to get to Dicke Hall, as there is currently some construction. For more details, please click on the photo below.

This event is co-sponsored by the departments of Communication, Modern Languages and Literatures, Art and Art History, Human Communication and Theatre, and the Trinity University Press.

Thrilled to be discussing my new novel, The Imagined Life, alongside authors Caoilinn Hughes and S. Kirk Walsh as part of the panel “Family Secrets in Fiction” at the San Antonio Book Festival! 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM in the Launch SA Center with a book signing afterward in the book selling tent.

Looking forward to reading with the brilliant fiction writer Kim Garza on March 20 as part of the Last Writes Resurrection Reading Series here in San Antonio! Big thanks to Gerard Robledo for the invitation! See the flyer below for more details!

I’m absolutely thrilled and honored that actor Luke Wilson will be reading my short story “Cello” (from The Disappeared) as part of the Arts & Letters Live event at the Dallas Museum of Art on Monday, November 11 at 7:30 PM. For information about tickets for the event, click here.

Thrilled to be participating in this book talk with singer-songwriter/writer Yozoh at the 2024 Seoul International Book Fair on Thursday, June 27, 5:00 -7:00 PM! If you’re going to be at the SIBF or in Seoul, I’d love to see you at this event!

Honored to be in conversation with acclaimed Korean novelist Jung Yong-jun about my collection The Disappeared in Seoul, Korea on Wednesday, June 26 at 7:30 PM. Admission is 5,000 won. Hosted by my Korean publisher, Munhakdongne. More details TK.

Looking forward to participating on the panel “Writing and Publishing Short Fiction” at the 2024 Writers League of Texas Conference at 10:15 AM on Saturday, June 22 in Austin, Texas.

Excited to be serving as a panelist in the keynote opening discussion on “Teaching the Literature of Texas” as part the Humanities Texas in-person teacher institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio. 6:00–7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.  University Room in the Business Building at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Delighted to be reading at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) on Friday, February 2 as part of their Creative Writing Reading Series. The reading starts at 7:00 PM and will be held in UTSA Main Campus – University Room (Business Building 2.06.04). Free and open to the public. Please click here for more details.

Thrilled to be giving a reading and meeting with students at Rice University on Wednesday, November 29 at 5:30 PM in Anderson 117. The first 25 guests will receive a free copy of my collection, The Disappeared! This reading is part of The Cherry Reading Series. For more details, click here.

Very excited to be joining this incredible lineup of writers and participating on a panel at the 2023 Texas Book Book Festival in Austin (November 11-12). On Sunday, November 12, I will be participating on a panel entitled “Texans Telling Stories in Short Form” with author Kirk Wilson, and moderated by author Stacey Swann. The event will be at 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM in Capitol Extension Room E.012. I’ll also be doing a book signing at 3:15 PM in the Main Signing Tent.

On Sunday, November 12, I will be participating on a panel entitled “Texans Telling Stories in Short Form” with author Kirk Wilson and moderated by author Stacey Swann. The event will be at 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM in Capitol Extension Room E.012. I’ll also be doing a book signing at 3:15 PM in the Main Signing Tent.

Thrilled and honored to be participating in Story Studio Chicago’s Battle of the Craft Experts. Hosted by Rebecca Makkai and featuring Andrew Sean Greer, Angie Kim, Andrew Porter, Héctor Tobar, and Laura Villareal. 8:30 PM. Ginbar. 1813 E. 6th Street, Austin, TX.

Andrew will be participating in the short story panel “In Short” with acclaimed short story writers Deeshaw Philyaw and and George Singleton, and moderator Tracy Carr, at the Mississippi Book Festival on Saturday, August 19. State Capitol Building. More info TK.

Andrew will be signing and reading from his new collection, The Disappeared, at Ursa at Branch on High wine bar in Comfort, TX on Friday, June 23 as part of the Comfort Quarterly Reading Series. Event begins at 6:30 PM. More info to come.

Andrew will be signing and reading from his new collection, The Disappeared, at Pecantown Books and Brews on Saturday, June 17. 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Free and open to the public. More info to come.