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2023
Midnight Rambles: H. P. Lovecraft in Gotham will hit the shelves on November 7, 2023! Pre-order is available!
Events are in the works … Stay tuned …
2022
August 20, 2022, 11:00 a.m: Men of Their Time: The Correspondence and Relationship of H. P. Lovecraft and James F. Morton, NecronomiCon Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.
October 29, 2022, 2:00 p.m.: H. P. Lovecraft at King Manor, King Manor Museum, Jamaica, New York.
2021
April 21, 2021: Earth, Spirit, and Race, Fordham University, New York, New York.
2020
April 20, 2020: School of Visual Arts, New York, New York. (Private Event)
July 23, 2020: Hagia Sophia: Caught Between East and West, Fordham University, New York, New York.
August 10, 2020: Center for Research in the Humanities, New York Public Library, New York, New York.
December 9, 2020: Lot Talk: Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church, Urban Archive, New York, New York.
2019
February 6, 2019: 12:30 p.m.: The Global Metropolis: Policy & Power in the 21st Century (Behind the Book series), Maloney Library, Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York.
February 11, 2019: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Leonard Lopate at Large, WBAI (99.5 FM). Live radio!
May 19, 2019: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Washington Irving: A Knickerbocker in New Jersey, Froth on Franklin, Jersey City, New Jersey. Fundraiser for the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy.
June 5, 2019: 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: City Planner Book Club (Private Event)
August 22, 2019: 6:30 p.m.: Immigrant State: Jersey’s Influential Gate, Apple Tree House, Jersey City, New Jersey. I moderated a discussion with Rutgers University‘s Carlos De Cena. Co-sponsored by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
October 5, 2019: 1:00 p.m.: Paulus Hook & Beyond, Jersey City, New Jersey. Walking tour as part of the 29th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour.
October 6, 2019: 3:00 p.m.: Paulus Hook & Beyond, Jersey City, New Jersey. Walking tour as part of the 29th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour.
October 24, 2019: 6:00 p.m.: Jedi & Jesuits, Fordham University, New York, New York.
2018
January 2, 2018, 8:00 p.m.: Fox & Crow, Jersey City, New Jersey. I participated in Backroom Broadsides, a monthly author series presented by the Riverview Neighborhood Association.
February 8, 2018: 10:00 a.m.: This is the Modern World, WFMU (91.1 FM). Live radio! My first-time on air since my days in college radio.
March 9, 2018: 11:00 a.m-12:30 p.m.: New Jersey Future Redevelopment Forum 2018, New Brunswick, New Jersey
March 22, 2018: 7:00 p.m.: Learning New Jersey … One Building at at Time, Apple Tree House, Jersey City, New Jersey. I moderated a discussion with NJIT‘s Gabrielle Esperdy. Co-sponsored by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
April 4, 2018: 7:00 p.m.: Little City Books, Hoboken, New Jersey
May 1, 2018: 2:00-3:30: International Conference on Sustainable Cities, New York, New York
May 2, 2018, 6:30 p.m.: Philadelphia City Institute, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by Friends in the City (FitC).
May 31, 2018, 6:30 p.m.: Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy’s 18th Annual Preservation Awards, Jersey City, New Jersey. I received the 2018 J. Owen Grundy History Award!
July 12, 2018, 10:30 a.m.: Jersey City Police Department, Jersey City, New Jersey
September 23, 2018, 11:00 a.m. : Tales of Our Cities: 10th Annual Jersey City Free Public Library Book Festival, Jersey City, New Jersey
October 24, 2018, 12:30 p.m.: Wither the Creative City? Art, Cities, and Justice (Behind the Book Series), Maloney Library, Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY. With Patrick Verel, Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impact of Street Art. Co-sponsored by Urban Law Center and Fordham University Press.
October 25, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: Washington Irving & The Legend of Jersey City, Apple Tree House, Jersey City, New Jersey. Co-hosted by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Sponsored by by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
December 9, 2018, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: Heights Holiday Pop Up, Jersey City, New Jersey
2017
Left Bank of the Hudson: Jersey City and the Artists of 111 1st Street (Fordham University Press) hit bookstore shelves on October 3, 2017. A book tour and assorted promotional events followed throughout the fall and winter of 2017. A dream come true.
September 17, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, New York
October 3, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: Book Culture (112th St. location), New York, New York
October 7, 2017, 3:00 p.m.: WORD, Jersey City, New Jersey
October 10, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: Olean Public Library, Olean, New York
October 11, 2017, 5:30 p.m.: Larkin Square Author Series (collaboration with Talking Leaves Books), Buffalo, New York
October 13, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: Nine Stories, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 15, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: Jersey City Art & Studio Tour 2017, Jersey City, New Jersey. I participated in 111 1st Street: A Community of Artists, an exhibit showcasing the talented artists of the former 111 1st Street.
October 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: The Regulator Bookshop, Durham, North Carolina
November 2, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 5, 2017, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: Riverview Farmers Market, Jersey City, New Jersey
November 15, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn, New York
November 25, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: Virile Barber & Shop, Jersey City, New Jersey
December 9, 2017, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: HDSID Holiday Market (WORD booth), Jersey City, New Jersey
December 10, 2017, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: HDSID Holiday Market (WORD booth), Jersey City, New Jersey
December 17, 2017, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: Heights Holiday Pop Up, Jersey City, New Jersey
Another Town on the Hudson 