I’ll be reading from my story “Ending in Paumanok” from Long Island Noir July 12, 6 p.m., as part of Le Poisson Rouge’s Mischief + Mayhem’s Unprintable monthly reading series, which features new work that writers have either refused to publish, been unable to get past industry censors, or finally managed to publish after much difficulty. The event will be hosted by Katie Halper, and I’ll be reading with some of the
Sunday night’s Noir at the Bar NYC was exceptional. Twelve hard-core crime writers read, including me: (in order) Cindy Rosmus, Justin Porter, Richie Narvaez, Todd Robbins, Jason Starr, Jonathan Hayes, Wallace Stroby, Matthew Melina, Thomas Pluck, Jen Conley, Johnny Shaw, and Todd Robinson. A truly talented hive of scum and villainy. The reading was at my favorite local, Shade Bar in the West Village. T-shirts! Books! Here’s hoping for more such