Tour / Readings

Boston, MA
Tuesday, June 7 (book release)
Brookline Booksmith
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Westborough, MA
Wednesday, June 8
Tatnuck Bookseller
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Martha's Vineyard, MA
Friday, June 10
Bunch of Grapes Bookstore
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Madison, CT
Monday, June 13
R.J. Julia Booksellers
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Vero Beach, FL
Wednesday, June 15
Vero Beach Book Center
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Coral Gables, FL
Thursday, June 16
Books & Books
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Brooklyn, NY with Nick Flynn
Monday, June 20
[ BookCourt ]

Orlando, FL
Tuesday, June 21
Barnes & Noble
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Philadelphia, PA
November 5
Musehouse: A Center for Literary Arts
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Miami, FL
Sunday, November 20, 3 PM
"The Art of Memoir: Bill Clegg, Jill Bialosky and Kelle Groom"
Miami Book Fair International 2011
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Washington, DC
Tues, December 20, 12 PM
Library of Congress
Whittall Pavilion, Ground Floor Thomas Jefferson Building
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New Smyrna Beach, FL
Thurs, January 12, 4 PM
Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference
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Chicago, IL
March 1-3, 2012 (date/time TBA)
AWP Conference
Book Signing - I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl: A Memoir
Sierra Nevada College Low Residency MFA Booth
http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/2012awpconf.php

Chicago, IL
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11 AM
AWP Conference
Book Signing - Five Kingdoms: Poems
Anhinga Press Table (F20 and 21)
http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/2012awpconf.php

Las Vegas, NV
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 4 PM
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Student Union Contact: Maritza White, 702.895.5542

Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, April 7, 2012, 2 PM
PAPERBACK RELEASE of I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl
Barnes & Noble Northwest
2191 N. Rainbow Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89108
Contact - Crystal Perkins, Community Relations Manager: 702.631.1775

Syracuse, NY
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 
(3:45-4:30 PM Q&A; 5:30 PM Reading)
Raymond Carver Reading Series
Syracuse University
Gifford Auditorium, HBC Building (Huntington Beard Crouse)
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Las Vegas, NV
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 5:30 PM
Black Mountain Institute Book Club
Contact: Jessica Lucero, jessica.lucero@univ.edu

Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 7 - 9 PM
Ploughshares Spring 2012 Issue Reading & Celebration
Nick Flynn hosts the event. Readings: Mary Morris, Maria Venegas, Eric Fair, Kelle Groom, Melissa Sandor, Danielle Blau, Patricia Caspers, Michael Dumanis, Monica Ferrell, Michael Klein, Eileen Myles, Gregory Pardlo, James Tolan, Suzanne Wise, and Ronnie Yates 
The Woods, 48 South 4th Street (between Kent and Wythe)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
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Incline Village, NV
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 4:15 PM
Interview
Prim Library at Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, NV 89451
Contact: 775.831.1314
E-mail: mfainfo@sierranevada.edu
Website: http://www.sierranevada.edu/blog/mfa-special-events-schedule-july-7th-16th/ 
http://www.newsreview.com/reno/interview-with-kelle-groom/local/Calendar?oid=6522187

Incline Village, NV
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 7 PM
Reading (with Laura Wetherington)
Prim Library at Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe
999 Tahoe Blvd.
Incline Village, NV 89451
Contact: 775.831.1314
E-mail: mfainfo@sierranevada.edu
Website: http://www.sierranevada.edu/blog/mfa-special-events-schedule-july-7th-16th/ 

Incline Village, NV
Friday, September 7, 2012, 7 PM
Literary Lollapalooza 
Sierra Nevada College
Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences
Contact: June Saraceno, 775-881-7514
jsaraceno@sierranevada.edu

Brooklyn, NY
Monday, October 29, 2012, 7 PM
Book Club Discussion (via Skype)
Boulevard Books & Cafe 
7518 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11228
Contact: 718.680.5881
info@boulevardbooksandcafe.com

Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Memoir Panel: Stephen Elliott, Kelle Groom, Oksana Marafioti, & Emily Rapp
Vegas Valley Book Festival
Contact: http://www.vegasvalleybookfestival.org/

St Augustine, FL
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Reading (with Bob Shacochis)
Other Words Conference
Flagler College
Contact: Rick Campbell, rick@floridarts.org

New Smyrna Beach, FL
Tues, January 8, 8 PM with Jill Bialosky
Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Contact: 386.427.6975
 
Incline Village, NV
Friday, January 25, 2013
Reading
Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe
Contact: June Saraceno, jsaraceno@sierranevada.edu or 775.881.7514
http://www.sierranevada.edu/blog/woods/
 
Incline Village, NV
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Memoir Workshop
Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe
Contact: June Saraceno, jsaraceno@sierranevada.edu or 775.881.7514
http://www.sierranevada.edu/blog/woods/

Boston, MA
Thurs, March 7, 10:30 AM - 12 PM
Author Appearance/Book Signing for I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl: A Memoir
AWP Conference Book Fair, Hynes Convention Center
Sierra Nevada College MFA Booth
Contact:Savannah Hoover, shoover@sierranevada.edu

Boston, MA
Fri, March 8, 9 AM
Post-Genre Lit: Form in the 21st Century with Lacy M. Johnson, Nick Flynn, Kelle Groom, Kazim Ali, Stephen Elliott
AWP Conference
Hynes Convention Center
Contact: https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/schedule_fri

Boston, MA
Fri, March 8, 4 PM
Book Signing for Five Kingdoms: Poems
AWP Conference Book Fair, Hynes Convention Center
Anhinga Press Table
Contact: Rick Campbell, info@anhinga.org

Boston, MA
Sat, March 9, 4:30 -5:45 PM
Smart Girls Panel: Terry Ann Thaxton,Terese Svoboda, Bobbie Ann Mason, Kelly Cherry, Kelle Groom
AWP Conference
Hynes Convention Center
Contact: https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/schedule_fri

South Lake Tahoe, CA
Fri, April 12, 7 PM
Lake Tahoe Community College Writers' Series
LTCC Library
Contact: Suzanne Roberts 530.541.4660 ext. 708

Reno, NV
Monday, April 8, 2013
6 PM
Reading 
University of Nevada, Reno
Great Room, 4th Floor, Student Union            
Contact: Steve Gehrke, sgehrke@unr.edu

Farmville, VA
Monday, September 23, 2013
Reading 
Longwood University                  
Contact: Craig Challender, Professor of English/Director, Longwood Authors Series, challenderca@longwood.edu