Interviews about The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow
Watch and listen
My event at the Kelly Writers House with Jamie-Lee Josselyn
My appearance on AFFCNY’s “After the Kids Move In”
An audio version of my event at Politics & Prose with Lily Meyer
My appearance on “This is Hell!”
Read
My Q&A with Julia Lurie for Mother Jones
My Q&A with Jack Lowery for BOMB
My Q&A with Heather Radke for The Baffler
My Q&A with Erika Hayasaki for The Reported Essay
Upcoming Events
Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
Parkway Central Library (Skyline Room)
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Clearing the Mist: The Writer’s Publishing Journey
A Mixer and Panel Discussion Featuring: John Vercher, Kristen Martin, Eshani Surya, Michael Ivory, Maya Afilalo, and Alexandra Naughton. Moderated by Taylor Townes and Julian Shendelman, Blue Stoop’s Co-Directors
March 2026, date TBD
AWP Conference in Baltimore
Panel: Mining the Past: Creative Nonfiction in the Archives
Moderated by Heather Radke, with Sasha Bonét, Harrison Hill, Jordan Kisner, and Kristen Martin
Past Events
Tuesday, January 21 at 6:00 PM
Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania
A reading and conversation with Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Wednesday, January 22 at 7:00 PM
Politics & Prose, Washington, D.C.
A reading and conversation with Lily Meyer
Thursday, January 23 at 6:00 PM
Barnes & Noble Philadelphia
A reading and conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg
Wednesday, January 29 at 7:30 PM
Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn
A reading and conversation with Leslie Jamison
Tuesday, February 18 at 6:00 PM
Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room
Discussion with Sophie Lewis on her new book Enemy Feminisms
Saturday, March 8 from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Bryn Mawr Barnes & Noble
Book signing of The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow
Sunday, March 16 at 4:00 PM
Making Worlds Bookstore, Philadelphia
Discussion with Edna Bonhomme on her new book A History of the World in Six Plagues
Saturday, March 29 at 3:20 PM
AWP Conference in Los Angeles
Panel: Reporting the Self: From Personal Curiosity to Research & Reporting
Moderated by Kristen Martin, with Sasha Bonét, Lilly Dancyger, Melissa Febos, and Heather Radke
Saturday, April 26 at 4:00 PM
Independent Bookstore Day at Making Worlds Bookstore, Philadelphia
Reading and discussion with Emma Copley Eisenberg and E Morales-Williams
Thursday, May 22 at 6:00 PM
Making Worlds Bookstore, Philadelphia
The Bed Still Burns: New Narratives of Domestic Violence
A Lux Magazine event with Natalie Adler
Wednesday, June 11 at 5:30 PM
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
Publishing Salon: Local Author Speed Dating
Thursday, September 25 at 5:30 PM
University of Pennsylvania Bookstore
A reading and conversation with Jiordan Castle