Catch Jim Shepard before he leaves the country on March 30…

March 23: Prairie Lights, Iowa City, IA, 5:30

http://www.prairielights.com/live/jim-shepard

March 24: City Lights Bookstore/Zoetrope Cafe, San Francisco, CA,

launch party, 3:00 pm

http://www.citylights.com/bookstore/?fa=event&event_id=2851

March 25: Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park, CA, 2:00

In conversation with Ron Hansen

http://www.keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal/2017/3/25/an-afternoon-with-jim-shepard

March 27: The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA, 7:30

http://www.booksmith.com/event/jim-shepard-world-come

March 28: Close Reading Seminar, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Inc., 4:00

registration required

https://lighthousewriters.org/workshop/detail/id/1606

March 28: The Tattered Cover, Denver, CO, 7:00

http://www.tatteredcover.com/new-event-calendar

March 29: Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH, 7:00

https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Events/Event-Results/Event-Detail.aspx?id=110765

Two chances to see Jim Shepard (and not to mention various and random other Shepards) in NYC next week:

March 15: McNally Jackson, New York, NY, 7:00

in conversation with Gary Fisketjon

http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/world-come-jim-shepard

March 16: Greenlight Bookstore/Prospect Lefferts Gardens Store, Brooklyn, NY, 7:30

In conversation with Joshua Ferris

http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/event/jim-shepard-joshua-ferris

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/viet-thanh-nguyens-the-refugees-and-jim-shepards-the-world-to-come-reviewed-history-in-the-making/article34263690/

If you’re in Williamstown on March 14 and you’re interested in how to keep your kids (or yourselves) from being overwhelmed by anxiety, come to this event.  Read more about Lynn here: http://www.lynnlyonsnh.com

Lynn Lyons presents

Anxious Kids Anxious Parents

7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle

Date: Tuesday – March 14, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Mount Greylock Cafeteria
Babysitting is available at 7:00 as well. Families requesting babysitting should contact the Principal’s Office

at nmcmullen@mgrhs.org or 413-458-9582, ext 102.

“Before you ship out, before you submerge your submarine or unleash your balloon, cherish every bit of warmth and respite, every gesture of love. The world is coming for you.”

Wind, Waves and Weather: Jim Shepard’s Stories Force Men Out of Their Element https://nyti.ms/2mABEgW

March 1: Harvard Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, 7:00

http://www.harvard.com/event/jim_shepard2/

March 2: Newtonville Books, Newton, MA, 7:00

https://www.newtonvillebooks.com/cms/category/events/

“…no one is better at inhabiting a voice…”

“nearly flawless”

“There’s no topic he can’t handle, and each story in The World to Come is its own sort of joy to read…”

And perhaps my favorite: “There’s nothing more present than death in Jim Shepard’s latest collection of short stories.”

https://www.outsideonline.com/2159821/brink-disaster

“Jim Shepard’s stories show us who we are when the ground shakes,” says the wise and wonderful Vincent Scarpa.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/jim-shepard-2/#continue_reading_post

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