Fox Cities Book Festival

A few months ago, my agent forwarded a note that launched a series of conversations that ultimately resulted in (I know, this is starting to sound a bit like an office memo) what I can today announce is my participation in the 2010 Fox Cities (Wisconsin) Book Festival, to be held during April 11 - 18, and featuring (since I am now writing a preposterously long sentence, why not extend it?) Mary Karr, David Wroblewski, Kim Edwards, Chris Crutcher, Ted Kooser, Jane Hamilton, and others. I'll be touring through Wisconsin for those days, speaking at various schools and libraries, conducting workshops, and eating (I hope) cheese, because anyone who knows me knows that I love cheese (and also apples and chocolate and really fine bread).

In any case, I'm really looking forward to it, and I'm hoping that any of you who live in the area will come out and mix with this incredible slate of authors.