Friday, May 13, 2011

BJC's Scheduled events


May 19 - Andy Mozina's Barbeque 5 pm. Members of his Kalamazoo College advanced fiction and intermediate fiction will be in attendance as well as Lisa Lenzo.

May 31 - Visit Andy Mozina's advanced fiction class. 12:40 - 2:30

June 4 - Printer's Row Book Fair, Chicago, 2:30 pm, center stage. Title of panel is "desperate characters in the short story." Will be on panel with Christine Sneed and Gina Frangello.

June 16 - Thursday, reading at Powells Hawthorne Branch, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, 7:30pm

June 16-26 - Pacific University Low Residency MFA Program Summer Residency, Forest Grove. BJC Reading: Sunday, June 19 7:30pm.

June 29 - (Weds) Phone interview with Susan Whitall from The Detroit News 2:30pm EST

June 30 - (Thursday) 9pm Rumpus Interview with Stephen Elliott

July 5 - Once Upon a River is released into the world by W.W. Norton.

July 6 - 4:30 - 6:00 Michigan News Agency, Kalamazoo, Meet & Greet and Snack before evening (7:00) reading.

July 6 - 7:00 pm Reading at Kalamazoo Public Library, Rose Street, Kalamazoo.

July 10 - (Sunday) 7:30 - 8:00 (Chicago time 8:30-9 Eastern Standard Time) live interview with Rick Kogan talk radio show "The Sunday Papers" on Chicago's WGN-AM.

July 10 - (Sunday) 2-6 pm, Bell's Brewery Book Release & Book Fun Party (kid-friendly environment). Also fun at Old Dog Tavern across the street (no kids).

July 11 - (Monday) 2:30 pm interview with Bill Castanier

July 11 - (Monday) 7:00 pm Public Access Cable interview with Gloria Tiller from Kazoo Books.

July 12 - (Tuesday) 2:30 interview with Marty Primeau at Grand Rapids Magazine

July 12 - 4:00 catch-up book signing at Michigan News Agency

July 12 - 6:00 interview with Lee Harrington of Bark Magazine

July 13 - 4:30 pm interview with Jim Higgins at Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

July 13 - 7:00 Wednesday, Next Chapter Books, Milwaukee WI

July 14 - Women & Children First, Chicago book release and reading, 7:00.

July 16 - 17 Iowa Festival of the Book, Saturday reading and Sunday morning panel

July 19 - Michigan Radio Interview with Brian Short 4pm at Argus Building.

July 19 - (Tuesday) 7:00 pm Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor, MI, reading.

July 21 - (Thurs) - Great Lakes Books Reading 2-4pm, Big Rapids, MI

July 21 - 7pm reading at Schuler Books & Music , 2660 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI

July 23 - (Saturday) 2-4pm, Literary Life Bookstore, Grand Rapids, MI, meet and greet, book signing.

July 27 - 4:40 radio interview with Bill Castanier

July 28 - 7:30 pm (Thursday) Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206, Reading &/or Discussion, Q&A and signing

July 29 - 4-6 Bookworm meet and greet, Edwards, CO.

August 1 - (Monday) 9:10 Interview (from home) with Ron Jolly.

August 1 - 2:30 interview with Alicia Conroy for Rain Taxi

August 2 - (Tuesday) Interview (from home) with Doug Stanton on Northern Michigan's TV 7&4 "Writer's Minute" 6:25am

Aug 4 - Ludington Writers, Meet with them 5:00 and then 7:00 reading. Contact: George Dila.

August 5 - 11 am Radio Interview with Aaron Stander, Interlochen Public Radio station, Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Aug 5 - (Friday) Cottage Books, Glen Arbor, MI 1-3 pm (signing)

Aug 5 - 5:00 pm Drive-by signing. Dog Ears Books, 106 Waukazoo Street
P.O. Box 272, Northport, MI 49670

Aug 5 - Brilliant Books, 305 St. Joseph Street, Suttons Bay, 7 pm reading

Aug 6 - Traverse City, Horizon Books (signing),243 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI

August 9 - 5pm wait for a phone interview with Aimee Levitt from the River Front Times

Aug 10 - (Wednesday) Mackinac Island Library reading, 903 Huron Street, Mackinac Island, MI (906) 847-3421 ‎followed by Island Bookstore signing 4-6

Aug 11 - 2:00 Saturn Books, Gaylord, MI, Drive-by book signing.

August 11 - Thursday evening McLean & Eakins Book Shop, Petoskey, MI

August 12 - Friday at Between the Covers, Harbor Springs MI 11:30 - 1:00

August 13 Kellee Campbell's wedding

August 15 - (Monday)6:00 PM EST interview, THE CULTURE BUZZ, Clive, IA
Contact: John Busbee. This interview will start at 6pm EST / 5pm CST.

August 16 - 2:15 PM to 2:55 PM CST Live, no callers , HAPPENINGS Q&A RADIO.

August 20 - 2:00 pm Reading at Bookbug Bookstore in Kalamazoo.

August 21 Bon & Chris Anniversary #24

August 22 - Grand Rapids Public Library Reading

August 23 - 2:00 PM EST interview KAXE-FM "Real Good Words" Grand Rapids, MN
with Heidi Holtan

August 28 - 2:30 Fundraiser for New Issues Press at Bell's Brewery, where I would be drinking anyway. (I'll read for a few minutes, along with Jaimy Gordon and some New Issues authors.)

September 11, Saturday - Kerrytown Book fest, Ann Arbor MI, in the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market (4th Ave & Catherine). The panel is "A Michigan Sense of Place." 2pm in the Main Tent, moderator Dan Johnson. Signing afterward.

September 14 - Portage District Library talk and reading, (BJC's birthday).

September 15 - The Loft, Minneapolis/St. Paul (arranged by W.W. Norton)

September 19 - River Styx reading series at Duff's

September 22 - (Thursday) 4:00 Everybody Reads bookstore visit in downtown Lansing.

September 22 - (Thursday) Schulers Lansing reading

September 26 - (Monday) Forever Books Book Group event, St. Joseph, Michigan

October 6-8 - Montana Book Festival, Missoula MT

October 14-16 Southern Book Festival, Nashville

Oct 19-23 Wisconsin Festival of the Book. Oct. 20 Friday evening event

Oct. 31 - Nov 4, 2011 - University of Alabama visiting writer gig. (Arranged through Blue Flower Arts).

November 10 -- Comstock Story Project.

Feb 9 - Vanderbilt University (Event arranged by Blue Flower Arts.)

Feb 29 - March 3 AWP in Chicago.

March 8, 2012 - Oakland University Reading (Event arranged by Blue Flower Arts)

March 18 - 22, 2012 - Story Week in Chicago

March 23 - Alumni event WMU

2 comments:

  1. get rich off this mad schedule, please? in need of a personal assistant? (just asking).

    see you soon!

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  2. I will calendar 8/20 at the Bookbug for sure, have to get a signed copy (although I'd love to book one of the Colorado stops :) ) Very happy for you and your success! Go get 'em Bonnie! Safe travels and wonderful memories. See you in August.

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