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#DMV Friends: @FallfortheBook's Mini Fest is almost here and I'm super stoked to be among the lineup. 2/22, 1:30pm at George Mason University's Fenwick Library, please join Kim Coleman Foote, #ItoroBassey and me for a lively conversation #RELATIONSanthology fallforthebook.org/minifest/

AWP events, Thursday, Feb. 8: 9:00 – 10:15 AM, Room 2104A “Fictionalizing Marginalized Histories: India, Jamaica, Japan, USA” with @dracm, Asako Serizawa, and Shilpi Suneja 1:30 - 2:00 PM, Bookfair: Table T1438 Book signing for Coleman Hill with Vermont Studio Center

THURSDAY! 1:30 PM Fairfax, VA ~ Fall for the Book Mini Fest ~ “Belonging and Exile: Contemporary Voices,” in conversation with Nana Brew-Hammond and Itoro Bassey @FallfortheBook nanaekua

FRIDAY, 2/23: a reading near home! 7:00 – 9:00 PM Montclair, NJ ~ Montclair Public Library ~ “Finding Our Way Home” in conversation with Maisy Card, Dionne Ford, and Cleyvis Natera (sponsored by Friends of the Howe House) Dionne Ford @dracm Cleyvis Natera

Join me at Adelphi University’s FREE Writers and Readers Festival, April 5-6, in Long Island. My panel: “Breaking In and Breaking Through,” 4/5, 1–2 PM Register at adelphi.edu/wrfestival #AdelphiWRFestival

This Sunday, 4/7, Hoboken, NJ, 2:00-3:30: I'm excited to be in conversation with Dr. Mariel Buque, psychologist and author of Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma! FREE registration. eventbrite.com/e/kim-coleman-…

Sooo psyched to get this news today! A huge thanks to the judges and congrats to my fellow writers on the shortlist

It was such an honor to be among 5 of 250 authors selected as finalists for the 2nd annual Carol Shields Prize for Fiction--V. V. Ganeshananthan (prize winner), Janika Oza, Claudia Dey, and Eleanor Catton--and to be honored in Toronto last weekend!

I'm psyched to be in conversation with Remica L. Bingham-Risher, who also writes about family and history: Tuesday, June 25, 2:00 PM ET. RSVP: crowdcast.io/c/beyond-bound…

This Wednesday evening, in Brooklyn, I'm excited to be in conversation with Nana Brew-Hammond about her new novel, My Parents’ Marriage! RSVP to [email protected] Wednesday, August 14, 7:00–8:30 PM ~ Kweli Lit Fest 24 @ Akwaaba Mansion, 347 MacDonough St, Brooklyn, NY

Hot off the press: Coleman Hill has been long-listed for the Crook’s Corner Book Prize for debut novels set in the South!! crookscornerbookprize.com/crooks-corner-…

Join me in Chicago next week! Saturday, September 7, 2024, 1:00 PM ~ “Amplifying Women’s Voices: The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction” printersrowlitfest.org/schedule-grid-… @printersrowfest #PRLF24 #PrintersRowLitFest2024 #LitFest2024 #LitFestChicago2024 #PrintersRow #LitFest

I'm excited to announce that the paperback for my debut novel, Coleman Hill, goes on sale Tuesday, September 17, but you can pre-order a copy NOW online or anywhere books are sold! kimfoote.com #HistoricalFiction #BookRecommendations #newjersey

It was so great to see old & new friends this weekend in Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest!!

I'm psyched to launch the paperback of Coleman Hill NEXT WEEK with my dear pal and writer/editor/literary citizen extraordinaire, @jbakernyc!! Wed., 9/25, @cafeconlibros_bk, Brooklyn, NY, RSVP: cafeconlibrosbk.com/event-info/kim…

Coleman Hill is officially on sale today! And sharing some music for your commute: the Coleman Hill Spotify playlist!! open.spotify.com/playlist/4Shsz…

UPDATE: 9/25 paperback launch postponed! However, I'll be at the Center for Fiction Friday, 9/27, 7:00–8:15 PM EDT ~ RSVP (free): centerforfiction.org/event/celebrat…~ Brooklyn & Livestreamed ~ with Regina Porter, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Shayla Lawz, and Francesca Momplaisir

Meet me in St. Louie (or online!!): Monday, 10/21, 6:00 PM CT @ Left Bank Books ~ kimbiliofiction Reading Series with Joseph Earl Thomas, RSVP (free): left-bank.com/event/kimbilio…

Going to AWP in LA this week?? I'm excited to announce two Friday events: 12:10–1:25 PM, Rm. 515A, Level Two ~ “The Daily & Long-Term Nuts & Bolts of Writing a Novel” with Sally Wiener Grotta, Elysha Chang, and Roohi Choudhry 3:00–3:30 PM, Coleman Hill signing, VSC Booth # T723

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