Events — Andrew Porter
Apr
12
10:30 AM10:30

San Antonio Book Festival - San Antonio, TX

  • Central Library and UTSA Southwest Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Thrilled to be discussing my new novel, The Imagined Life, alongside authors Caoilinn Hughes and S. Kirk Walsh as part of the panel “Family Secrets in Fiction” at the San Antonio Book Festival! 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM in the Launch SA Center with a book signing afterward in the book selling tent.

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Apr
15
7:00 PM19:00

Book Launch Reading for The Imagined Life - San Antonio, TX

  • Trinity University - Dicke Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please join us for the book launch event for my new novel, The Imagined Life, hosted by Trinity University’s Humanities Collective and Department of English! I will be reading, signing and discussing The Imagined Life, starting at 7:00 PM on April 15 on the first floor of the new Dicke Hall (not to be confused with the Dicke Smith building) at Trinity University, and the event will be followed by a reception. Books will be for sale at the event. Free and open to the public. Parking can be found in Lot B and on Oakmont Ct. If you park in Lot B, please be sure to follow the paths on the left side of the Coates Library and the Halsell Building to get to Dicke Hall, as there is currently some construction. For more details, please click on the photo below.

This event is co-sponsored by the departments of Communication, Modern Languages and Literatures, Art and Art History, Human Communication and Theatre, and the Trinity University Press.

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Apr
27
12:30 PM12:30

Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book - Los Angeles, CA

  • University of Southern California (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Excited to be on the panel “Fictional Fathers and Family Sagas” with authors Adam Haslett, Sonya Walger, and Anthony Giardina, and moderator Mary Otis at the Los Angels Times Festival of the Book on Sunday, April 27 at 12:30 PM. The event will be in Seeley G. Mudd 124 on the USC campus, and this is a ticketed event. Following the event, there will be a book signing, and copies of my new novel, The Imagined Life, will be for sale. To learn more, click here.

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Nov
11
7:30 PM19:30

Actor Luke Wilson to Read My Short Story "Cello" (Arts & Letters Live)

I’m absolutely thrilled and honored that actor Luke Wilson will be reading my short story “Cello” (from The Disappeared) as part of the Arts & Letters Live event at the Dallas Museum of Art on Monday, November 11 at 7:30 PM. For information about tickets for the event, click here.

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Jun
11
6:00 PM18:00

Humanities Texas "Teaching the Literature of Texas" keynote discussion at UTSA

Excited to be serving as a panelist in the keynote opening discussion on “Teaching the Literature of Texas” as part the Humanities Texas in-person teacher institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio. 6:00–7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.  University Room in the Business Building at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Nov
12
2:30 PM14:30

Texas Book Festival - Austin, Texas

Very excited to be joining this incredible lineup of writers and participating on a panel at the 2023 Texas Book Book Festival in Austin (November 11-12). On Sunday, November 12, I will be participating on a panel entitled “Texans Telling Stories in Short Form” with author Kirk Wilson, and moderated by author Stacey Swann. The event will be at 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM in Capitol Extension Room E.012. I’ll also be doing a book signing at 3:15 PM in the Main Signing Tent.

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Nov
12
2:15 PM14:15

Short Story Panel - Texas Book Festival (Austin, TX)

On Sunday, November 12, I will be participating on a panel entitled “Texans Telling Stories in Short Form” with author Kirk Wilson and moderated by author Stacey Swann. The event will be at 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM in Capitol Extension Room E.012. I’ll also be doing a book signing at 3:15 PM in the Main Signing Tent.

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Sep
8
to Sep 13

Seoul International Writers' Festival - Seoul, South Korea

Andrew will be doing a number of events at the Seoul International Writers’ Festival in September (9/8 - 9/13). Among other things, he’ll be participating in a one-on-one interview with Eun Heekyung on 9/10. He’ll also be doing a book talk event on 9/12 with his Korean publisher, Munhakdongne, on 9/12. He’s very excited to be visiting South Korea for the first time and grateful to the SIWF for bringing me over and hosting him.

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May
17
to May 18

Big Texas Author Talk (virtual reading and talk

The Disappeared will be the Big Texas Read’s featured title for May 2023, and Andrew will be participating in a virtual reading and discussion about the book on May 17 at 7:00 PM CST. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP for FREE: https://bit.ly/44yOTDR. The Big Texas Read is sponsored by the Writing Workshops Dallas and Gemini Ink. You can visit the Big Texas Read webpage for more information about the series.

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Apr
22
11:30 AM11:30

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

  • University of Southern California (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Andrew will be at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, participating on a panel entitled Short Stories: The Art of Being Brief with fellow short story writers Marytza K. Rubio, Manuel Muñoz, and Jamil Jan Kochai, and moderator Barbara  DeMarco-Barrett. The panel will be in Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium. Afterward, Andrew will be signing copies of The Disappeared in Hoffman Hall Signing Area 1.

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Apr
15
3:00 PM15:00

San Antonio Book Festival

Andrew will be speaking with author Alejandro Varela and moderator Yvette Benavides (host of Texas Public Radio’s Book Public podcast) on the panel “Long Live Short Stories” at the San Antonio Book Festival on Sayurday, April 15. The panel begins at 3 PM in the Festival Room, and Andrew will be signing copies of The Disappeared at 4:15 PM in the Festival Marketplace.

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Apr
11
7:00 PM19:00

Book Launch Reading and Signing for The Disappeared (Trinity University). San Antonio, TX

The book launch reading and book signing for Andrew’s new short story collection, The Disappeared, will take place at 7:00 PM on April 11 in the new Dicke Hall at Trinity University. Mabee Auditorium (Dicke Hall 104). Free and open to the public. Parking in Lot B.

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