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Readings & Other Events

September 26, 2011

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe:
Selections from Problems of Translation, Jim's picaresque novel-in-progress, and from his recently published short story, "Chasing the Condor." Click the links below for excerpts in audio (mp3) or video (mp4, m4v) format.*
> Problems of Translation:
What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas

(10 minutes)
Audio (9.5MB)
Video (115MB)
> Problems of Translation:
A Locomotive Slips Under the Radar

(7 minutes)
Audio (6.7MB)
Video (83MB)
> Chasing the Condor (excerpt, 8 minutes)
(8 minutes)
Audio (7MB)
Video (90MB)

January 18, 2011

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe:
Selections from Problems of Translation, Jim's picaresque novel-in-progress. Click the links below to listen to an excerpt in audio (mp3) or video (mp4, m4v) format.*
> Problems of Translation:
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

(12 minutes)
Audio (11MB)
Video (143MB)
> Problems of Translation:
Georgetown, the Cayman Islands

(9 minutes)
Audio (8MB)
Video (105MB)
> Problems of Translation:
Belknap's Agita

(8 minutes)
Audio (7MB)
Video (88MB)

October 19, 2010

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe, www.corneliastreetcafe.com.
Selections from two novels currently in progress. Click below to listen to, watch, or download an excerpt in audio or video format:
> Problems of Translation: China
(16 minutes)
Audio version (mp3, 14MB)
Video version (mp4, 182MB)*
> The Shotgun: Clovis Remembers
(4 minutes)
Audio (mp3, 3.5MB)
Video (mp4, 46MB)
> Problems of Translation: India
(7 minutes)
Audio (mp3, 6.5MB)
Video (mp4, 82MB)
*If you have a slow Internet connection or a less powerful PC, try the audio version.

January 25, 2010

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe:
Additional selections from Problems of Translation and The Shotgun. Click below to listen to or download the entire reading:
Audio (mp3, 23MB, 25 minutes)

February 9, 2009

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe:
Selections from works in progress and from Love and Other Terminal Diseases. An early Valentine's Day celebration with Jim.

February 5, 2008

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe:
Selections from Jim's collection of short stories, Love and Other Terminal Diseases and his novel, Wounded by History, and from a work in progress.

September 25, 2007

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe

March 6, 2007

Reading, Cornelia Street Cafe

February 2007

Read Jim's interview with the Women's National Book Association.