HenCam

Nantucket Atheneum
2009-07-24 11:30 (America/New_York) | Nantucket Atheneum, Select a Country:
I’m taking the ferry to Nantucket just so that I can read Tillie Lays an Egg at this library. Join me for a special storytime in this special place.

Sherborn Public Library
2009-07-01 15:00 | MA
Join Tillie and me for a special story time at the library.

Chickenstock
2009-06-14 09:00 - 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, Keene, NH, Select a Country:
Don’t miss this chicken swap and farm crafters sale held in the Agway parking lot 80 Martell Court (google for directions.) It’s being organized by a member of the BYC forum. I’ll be signing copies of Tillie Lays an Egg and the Farmstead Egg Cookbook, and selling pins and magnets made from vintage books – many with farm animal images!

Barnes and Noble
2009-06-11 10:30 | Unnamed Venue, Saugus, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg at the regular storytime at the Saugus, MA store. I can’t bring a live chicken because of the cafe, but I will have real eggs to show off and some of the props from the book. I hope to see you there!

Hampstead, NH Central School
2009-06-05 09:30 | MA
Kindergarten class visit. Hopefully, their eggs will have all hatched by the time Tillie and I arrive.

Deviled Egg Cookoff
2009-06-01 19:30 | Unnamed Venue, Somerville, MA, Select a Country:
Tillie will be a celebrity hen at this deviled egg cookoff/party at PA’s Lounge in Somerville, MA. I think that this is the first time that a live chicken has been invited to a bar! We’re looking forward to meeting a whole different demographic than the three-year olds that we usually hang with. Besides, I LOVE deviled eggs. I’ll be bringing some of my own. Go here and here for more info.

Robbins Library
2009-05-20 10:30 | Unnamed Venue, Arlington, MA, Select a Country:
Tillie and I will be in Arlington for the regular story hour. Please join us! There will be books available to purchase. I’m happy to chat with adults after the event – I know that there’s a movement afoot in Arlington to allow chickens in backyards. This is a your chance to introduce your neighbors to a real chicken.

The Tobin School
2009-05-18 | MA
Tillie and I will be meeting several classrooms of children. Tillie Lays an Egg will be available for sale through Porter Square Books (one of my all-time favorite indie booksellers.)

Reading and Booksigning at the Toadstool Bookshop
2009-05-16 14:00 | Toadstool Bookshop, Select a Country:
Join me during the town-wide Children and the Arts Festival for a Tillie Lays an Egg reading at this delightful indie bookstore.

Monadnock Writers Group
2009-05-16 09:45 | MA
I’ll be talking to this active group of writers about food writing.

Upton Public Library
2009-05-14 14:30 | Upton Public Library, Select a Country:
Join Tillie and me for a special story time. We’ll be at the Town Hall (route 140 in the town center) so that there’s enough room for everybody. Upton’s indie bookstore, Kaleidoscope Books, will have Tillie Lays an Egg at the event and at their store for sale. After story time, I look forward to meeting with 4-H members from Upton.

Winchester Public Library
2009-04-24 14:00 | Winchester Public Library, Select a Country:
Tillie and I will do a reading and booksigning.

Groton Public Library
2009-04-23 10:30 | Groton Public Library, 99 Main Street, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Tillie and I will do a reading and booksigning. For ages 3 and up.

Reading and Booksigning at Northshire Book Store
2009-04-11 14:00 | Northshire Book Store, Manchester Center, VT, Select a Country:
Northshire Book Store is an amazing indie bookstore in the gorgeous town of Manchester Center, Vermont. Make a day trip of it! This event is the day before Easter, so it’s the perfect time to enjoy a story about a chicken and her eggs. Tillie likes to travel in the car, and although it’s a long drive, we’ll both be there.

Reading and Booksigning at Book Ends
2009-04-05 15:00 | Book Ends, Winchester, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be reading and signing books. Tillie will join me at this great indie store!

Booksigning at the Spring Artisan Craft Fair
2009-04-04 09:00 - 14:00 | Union Congregational Church, 218 Main Street, Groton, MA, Select a Country:
I make pins and magnets out of discarded books and will be selling them at this country fair. I’ll also have a stack of Tillie Lays an Egg books to sign and sell. Groton is a quintessential New England town. One of my favorite plant nurseries is nearby. It’s worth a visit.

Partners Village Store
2009-03-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Partners Village Store, Westport, MA, Select a Country:
Come and meet Tillie and me at this delightful store.

Carlisle Public Library
2009-03-25 19:00 | Gleason Public Library, Carlisle, MA, Select a Country:
Join Tillie and me for PJ story hour. (You don’t have to come in pajamas, but if you’d like to wear fuzzy slippers, you can!) Open to ages four and above.

Wellesley Booksmith
2009-03-21 14:00 | Wellesley Booksmith, Wellesley, MA, Select a Country:
Tillie and a couple of other hens from Little Pond Farm will be at this terrific bookstore. I’ll readTillie Lays an Egg and sign books – but you know that the real stars of the show will be my chickens!

Westford Farmers Market Winter Program
2009-03-08 17:00 - 19:30 | First Parish Church, Westford, MA, Select a Country:
How to Raise Chickens in Your Backyard and Egg Recipes! A Westford resident, with years of chicken-keeping experience, will talk about getting started with a backyard flock. I’ll talk about how to cook with fresh, delicious eggs from your own hens. Go to the market’s web site for details.

Acton-Boxborough Rotary Club Talk
2009-02-04 12:15 | Scupperjack’s, Acton, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll talk to the Rotarians about the publishing world from the author’s perspective.

Reading and Booksigning at Porter Square Books
2009-02-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg and then you can meet Tillie! Your choice of the first or second reading time. A couple of classrooms of kindergarteners from a local school will add to the fun energy of this program. Come and join us at Porter Square Books – one of my favorite Indie Bookstores! (They have the best lattes in Cambridge. Come early and get one.)

Center Elementary School
2009-01-27 11:00 | Unnamed Venue, Wilmington, CT, Select a Country:
I’ll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg to kindergarten and first grade classes. Sponsored by the UConn COOP.

Booksigning at the Northeast Poultry Congress
2009-01-17 10:00 - 13:00 | MA
If you’ve never been to a poultry show, this is your chance to see one of the best! The Congress takes place in the poultry building at the Big E fairground in Springfield, MA. Proceeds from this signing will go to the APA-ABA Youth Program.

Hatching Party for Tillie Lays an Egg
2009-01-11 15:00 | The Concord Bookshop, Concord, MA, United States
Come and meet me and Tillie at this book launch party. Egg nog, champagne and cookies!
