Past Events

Thu, November 16, 2006 - 9:30 pm

THE NETHERLANDS: Crossing Border Festival

Reading and live interview

Theatre Aan Het Spui
The Hague
The Netherlands

Thu, January 04, 2007 - 7:00 pm

NYC: McNally Robinson Bookstore

Reading and book-signing

McNally Robinson Bookstore is located at:
52 Prince St. (between Lafayette and Mulberry)
New York City
Tel: (212) 274-1160

Wed, January 17, 2007 - 7:00 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Olsson's Bookstore/Dupont Circle

Reading and book-signing

Olsson’s-Dupont Circle is located at:
1307 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 785-1133

Sat, January 20, 2007 - 7:30 pm

RHINEBECK, NY: Oblong Books & Music

Reading and book-signing

Oblong Books & Music is located at:
Montgomery Row
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-0500
(845) 876-0511 (fax)

Tue, January 23, 2007 - 6:30 pm

CAMBRIDGE: Harvard Book Store

Reading and book-signing

Harvard Book Store is located at:
1256 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: (800) 542-READ
Fax: (617) 497-1158

Wed, January 24, 2007 - 2:30 pm

NEW HAMPSHIRE: New England College

Reading and Discussion

Topic: Culture & Conflict in Contemporary Literature;
writing in a second language about a political conflict.
New England College is located at:
24 Bridge Street
Henniker, NH 03242
Tel: (603) 428-2000

Sun, January 28, 2007 - 7:00 pm

NYC: KGB Bar

Reading and book-signing

KGB Bar is located at:
85 East 4th Street (just off 2nd Avenue)
New York City

Mon, January 29, 2007 - 7:30 pm

BROOKLYN: Barnes & Noble/Park Slope

Reading & book-signing

Barnes & Noble Park Slope is located at:
267 7th Avenue (corner of 7th Avenue and 6th street)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Tel: (718) 832-9066
Directions: Take F train to 7th Avenue station.

Wed, January 31, 2007 - 7:00 pm

IOWA CITY: Prairie Lights Bookstore

Reading and book-signing

Prairie Lights Bookstore is located at:
15 South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Tel: (319) 337-2681

Thu, March 08, 2007 - 7:30 pm

BROOKLYN: Pete's Candy Store Reading Series

Reading and book-signing

Pete’s Candy Store is located at:
709 Lorimer street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
(718) 302 - 3770

Wed, April 18, 2007 - 6:30 pm

NYC: El Museo del Barrio

Reading, discussion and book-signing

El Museo del Barrio is located at:
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
Tel: 212.831.7272
Directions:
Train # 6 to 103rd St. Station
- or-
Train # 2 or # 3 to 110th St. Station

Sat, June 09, 2007 - 1:30 pm

BATTLE LINES, a discussion.
With Sandra Dallas & Frances Sherwood
Moderated by Mary Schmich
Hotel Blake, The Burnham Room
500 S. Dearborn St. (between Congress Pky & Harrison St)

Tue, October 09, 2007 - 6:00 pm

CHICAGO: DePaul University

Reading & Discussion

DePaul University Student Center
Room 316
2250 N. Sheffield
Chicago

THIS EVENT IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tue, December 18, 2007 - 6:00 pm

BOGOTÁ: Authors Bookstore

Reading, Discussion & Book-signing

Authors Bookstore
Calle 70 # 5-23
Bogotá, Colombia
Tel: 217-7788
E-mail: info@authors.com.co

THIS EVENT IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Sat, January 26, 2008 - 2:00 pm

CHESTER, VT: New Voices 2008

NEW VOICES 2008:
a weekend of readings
showcasing six debut authors.

Misty Valley Books
58 The Common Chester
Chester, Vermont, 05143
Tel: (802) 875-3400

Sat, January 26, 2008 - 7:30 pm

CHESTER, VT: New Voices 2008

First Universalist Church
in Chester’s Stone Village
Chester, Vermont, 05143
Tel: (802) 875-3400

Wed, January 30, 2008 - 12:00 pm

WESTPORT, CT: Westport Library

Reading & Book-signing

Westport Public Library
Arnold Bernhard Plaza
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: (203) 291-4840
Fax: (203) 227-3829

THIS EVENT IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tue, April 15, 2008 - 6:30 pm

"In Our Lingo: Dialogues Between Latino Authors”
James Cañón interviews Silvana Paternostro, author of My Colombian War: A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind.

El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
Tel: 212.831.7272
Directions:
Train # 6 to 103rd St. Station
- or-
Train # 2 or # 3 to 110th St. Station

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tue, April 29, 2008 - 6:00 pm

Reading: Lambda Literary Awards
Come celebrate the 20th Lambda Literary Awards with a
reading by the NYC area finalists, including James Cañón,
Aiobheann Sweeney, Sarah Schulman, Roberto Ferrari and
Robert Reid-Pharr, among others.
LGBT Center
208 W 13th St
New York, NY 10011
This event is free and open to the public

Sat, May 10, 2008 - 6:30 pm

HUDSON OPERA HOUSE
Reading & Book-signing
With Hillary Jordan & Jennifer C. Epstein
327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534
This event is free and open to the public

Thu, May 15, 2008 - 5:30 pm

4e SALON DU LIVRE D’AMÉRIQUE LATINE
Maison de l’Amérique Latine
217 Boulevard Saint Germain
75007 Paris

Fri, May 16, 2008 - 8:30 pm

ROUND TABLE
James Cañón with Wendy Guerra (Cuba),
Mario Bellatin (Mexico), and Alan Pauls (Argentina)
Cité Internationale des Arts
18 rue de l’Hotel de Ville, 75004

Sun, May 18, 2008 - 4:00 pm

BOOK SIGNING
Les Cahiers de Colette Bookshop
23/25 rue Rambuteau 75004 PARIS
tél : 01 42 72 95 06

Wed, May 28, 2008 - 2:00 pm

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE NOVEL 2008
Live Interview
Le Progrés Club de Lecture
4 rue Montrochet
69002 Lyon, France

Wed, May 28, 2008 - 6:30 pm

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE NOVEL 2008
Round Table
Les Subsistances
8bis quai Saint Vincent
69001 Lyon

Sat, September 27, 2008 - 4:00 pm

FESTIVAL AMERICA 2008
Une Heure avec… James Cañón (Colombia/US) & Jordi Soler (Mexico/Spain)
Salle: Anne Hébert (Petit Auditorium - Espace Daniel Sorano)

Sun, September 28, 2008 - 11:30 am

FESTIVAL AMERICA 2008
Debate: Au Sud : des écrivains et l’Amérique latine
James Cañón (Colombia/US), Horacio Castellanos Moya (Honduras), Nathan Englander (US), Wendy Guerra (Cuba), Jordi Soler (Mexico/Spain), and Douglas Unger (US)
Salle: Auditorium Ernest Hemingway (Cœur de ville - Auditorium Jean-Pierre Miquel)

Sun, September 28, 2008 - 4:00 pm

FESTIVAL AMERICA 2008
Lecture: James Cañón (Colombia/US) with Ishmael Beah (Sierra Leone), Abha Dawesar (India), and Wendy Guerra (Cuba)
Salle: Espace Truman Capote (Magic Mirrors)

Sat, September 27, 2008 - 7:00 pm

FESTIVAL AMERICA 2008
Café des libraires: “En temps de guerre”
James Cañón (Colombia/US) with Rawi Hage (Lebanon) and Uzodinma Iweala (Nigeria)
Salle: William Faulkner (Hôtel de Ville - Salle des Fêtes)