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--Thurs., July 2, 9pm--PORTLAND, OR, Portland Noir editor Kevin Sampsell and contributors Justin Hocking, Karen Karbo, Gigi Little, and Monica Drake appear at The Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont).

--Fri., July 10, 7pm--W. HOLLYWOOD, CA, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, appears at Book Soup (8818 Sunset Blvd.). Also reading Neal Pollack.

--Sat., July 11, 7pm--SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, appears at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St.) as part of the Writers with Drinks series, hosted by Charlie Anders.

--Sat., July 11, 7:30pm--SEATTLE, WA, Elliott Bay Book Co. (101 S. Main St.) presents Portland Noir vs. Seattle Noir, featuring editors Kevin Sampsell and Curt Colbert, and contributors Chris A. Bolton and Bharti Kirchner.

--Sat., July 11, 7pm--CLEVELAND, OH, Akashic Books and Mac's Backs Paperbacks (1820 Coventry Road) present a tribute to John O'Brien, author of Better, with special guest Erin O'Brien, sister of the author.

--Tues., July 14, 7pm--SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, appears at City Lights (261 Columbus Ave.). Also reading Kevin Killian.

--Wed., July 15, 7:30pm--PORTLAND, OR, Murder by the Book (3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) presents Portland Noir vs. Seattle Noir, featuring editors Kevin Sampsell and Curt Colbert, Portland Noir contributor Bill Cameron, and others TBA.

--Thurs., July 16, 7:30pm--PORTLAND, OR, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, appears at Powell's on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd). Also reading, Stacey Levine, author of The Girl with Brown Fur.

--Thurs., July 16, 7pm--LOS ANGELES, CA, Akashic Books and Book Soup (8818 Sunset Blvd.) present a tribute to John O'Brien, author of Better, featuring a presentation by the author's sister, Erin O'Brien, with special guest Jerry Stahl.

--Thurs., July 16, 6pm--NEW YORK, NY, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha appears at Hue-Man Books (2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd.).

--Sat., July 18, 7pm--CHICAGO, IL, Achy Obejas, author of Ruins, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, and Patrick Somerville, author of The Cradle appear at The Book Cellar (4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave.).

--Sun., July 19, 6:30pm--BROOKLYN, NY, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, appears at Word Books (126 Franklin St.). *With Rakesh Satyal, author of Blue Boy. Moderated by Akashic Books Editor Ben Fama

--Mon., July 20, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Derek McCormack, author of The Show that Smells, appears at Bluestockings Books (172 Allen St.). Also reading, Edmund White, author of Rimbaud: The Double Life of a Rebel.

--Sat., July 21, 7pm--SEATTLE, WA, Hugo House (1634 11th Ave.) A Mystery Novel Panel featuring contributors from Seattle Noir. Editor Curt Colbert, Robert Lopresti, and author Julie Kramer will participate. Contributor Bharti Kirchner will moderate discussion.

--Thurs., July 30, 7pm--SAN FRANCISCO, CA, The Green Arcade (1680 Market St @ Gough St.). A martini social featuring contributors from San Francisco Noir 2...with music!

AUGUST


--Thurs., August 6, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha appears at Revolution Books (146 W. 26th St.).

--Thurs., August 6, 7pm--TAMPA, FL, Achy Obejas, author of Ruins, appears at Inkwood Books (216 South Armenia Ave.).


SEPTEMBER


--Wed., September 2, 7pm--LOS ANGELES, CA, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha appears at Eso Won Books (4331 Degnan Blvd.).

--Wed., September 3, 9:30pm--WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha appears at Book Soup (8818 Sunset Blvd.).

--Sun., September 6, Time TBD--SEATTLE, WA, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha appears at Bumbershoot Festival (location TBD).

--Sun., September 7, 7:30pm--SEATTLE, WA, Curt Colbert, editor of Seattle Noir appears at Bumbershoot Festival (Literary Stage at the Leo K. Theatre).

--Sat., September 12, 7pm--OTTAWA, ON (Canada), Amatoritsero Ede, author of Globetrotter & Hitler's Children, appears at Collected Works Bookstore (1242 Wellington St. W).

--Sun., September 13, Time TBA--BROOKLYN, NY, Achy Obejas, author of Ruins, Elizabeth Nunez, author of Anna In-Between, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha, Hirsh Sawhney and Meera Nair, Editor and contributor to Delhi Noir, all appearing at the Brooklyn Book Festival (full program details TBA).

--Mon., September 14, 4pm--OTTAWA, ON (Canada), Amatoritsero Ede, author of Globetrotter & Hitler's Children, appears at Carleton University, Dept. of English Language & Literature (1812 Dunton Tower, 1125 Colonel by Drive.).

--Wed., September 16, 6:30pm--TORONTO, ON (Canada), Amatoritsero Ede , author of Globetrotter & Hitler's Children, appears at A Different Booklist (746 Bathurst St.). Hosted by Tom Howell, co-host of CBC Radio's literary program "The Next Chapter."

--Sat., September 15, 5-7:30pm--OLYMPIA, WA, Seattle Noir editor Curt Colbert and contributors Lou Kemp and Bharti Kirchner, appear at the Books by the Bay Literacy Celebration at the Olympia Golf & Country Club (3636 Country Club Dr., NW). Books by the Bay Literacy Celebration is a fund-raiser for South Sound Reading Foundation.


OCTOBER


--Sat., October 3, 6pm--SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Launch event for Phoenix Noir, featuring editor Patrick Millikin and several contributors at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore (4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., #101).

--Sat., October 10, 4pm--BROOKLYN, NY, Elizabeth Nunez, author of Anna In-Between, appears at the Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch (Grand Army Plaza) in conversation with Leonard Lopate (WNYC) as part of the Cosmopolis: Immigrant Writers in New York City series.

--Tues., Oct. 13, time TBA--NEW YORK, NY, Book event for Delhi Noir, featuring editor Hirsh Sawhney, contributor Meera Nair and others TBA at Asian American Writers' Workshop (16 W. 32nd St., Suite 10A).

--Sat., October 24, Time TBA--BOSTON, MA, Dennis Lehane, editor of Boston Noir, appears at the Boston Book Festival (full program details TBA).

--Sat., October 24, Time TBA--BOSTON, MA, Elizabeth Nunez, author of Anna In-Between, appears at the Boston Book Festival (full program details TBA).


NOVEMBER


--Wed., Nov 4, 7pm--NEW YORK, NY, Book event for Delhi Noir, featuring editor Hirsh Sawhney, contributors Meera Nair and Mohan Sikka, 92nd Street Y (1395 Lexington Ave.).

--Thurs., November 5, 6pm--NEW YORK, NY, Elizabeth Nunez, author of Anna In-Between, appears at the Caribbean Cultural Center (408 W. 58th St.). Sponsored by the Black Bar Association.

--Sun., November 8-15,--MIAMI, FL, The Miami Book Fair (location and times to be added as events are scheduled) featuring Achy Obejas, author of Ruins, Elizabeth Nunez, author of Anna In-Between, Melvin Van Peebles, author of Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha, Mike Farrell, author of Of Mule and Man, and Akashic Books authors Robert Arellano and Joel Schalit, all appearing at events throughout the week. Dennis Lehane, editor of the forthcoming Boston Noir collection, will appear with Noir Series editors S.J. Rozan, Denise Hamilton, and Les Standiford on a Noir Series program.

--Thurs., November 19, 7pm--SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Elizabeth Nunez, author of Anna In-Between, appears at City Lights Books (261 Columbus Ave.). Also featuring Ishmael Reed.