Schedule of Author visits, readings/Q&A, book signings—Maija Rhee Devine’s novel, The Voices of Heaven (Seoul Selection/USA, Irvine, CA, 2013) (Amazon.com, GoodReads.com, www.seoulselection.com, and Ingram Whole Sale Club)
4/6/ and 4/7/2013, Irvine, CA, book signing, Seoul Selection/USA. (Two feature articles, Orange County Register and announcements by Korea Herald, 한국일보, JungangIlbo).
4/6, publication dinner organized by Sogang University alums of LA area
4/9, book signing, The Hub, Seattle, WA
4/10, an author visit with Mary Ann Anderson’s book club, Seattle, WA
4/17, Arrowhead Middle School, Kansas City, Kansas. Reading/Talk to an audience of 300 middle school students and 35 teachers. I signed books for the teachers.
4/18, Ft. Collins High School. The posting about my three readings/presentations to 10th graders with pictures appeared at www.writingforpeace.com (4/25/2013).
4/20, author visit to Beitel Elementary School, Laramie, Wyoming.
4/30, Reading, KU, 4pm, Pine Room, Kansas Union, Lawrence, KS.
5/3, Author visit at Underwood Elementary School, Lee’s Summit, MO.
5/10-6/6/2013: Author visits in Seoul:
5/20, Reading/Talk, middle school assembly, Seoul International School, Seoul, Korea.
5/21, Reading/Talk, high school assembly, Seoul International School, Seoul, Korea
5/22 (?) (Date to be announced), Publication announcement, press conference, reading, Seoul Selection Publishing, Seoul, Korea.
5/23, Reading/Talk/Book signing, Employees of G.E., Seoul, Korea
5/27, Dangjin
6/22, Give a speech about my personal experience of the Korean War and how my novel relates to the war and the Armistice Agreement, the Korean War Museum, Springfield, IL. Author visit/book signing at a library and/or book clubs in Springfield, IL, TBA.
6/26-28, Book signing, Washington, D.C., organized by Sogang alums and the Korean Association.
7/24, Book giveaway/signing, The Voices of Heaven, a novel about the Korean War, 5:30-7:30 pm, The HUB, 220 2nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104. Open to the public.
7/29, Presentation at The Horizon House, 900 University Street, Seattle, WA. Residents and invitees only.
9/17, Discussion of The Voices of Heaven, The Inclement Book Club, Lee’s Summit, MO
10/27, Reading/presentation Haechi in Myongdong, 10 Magazine Book Club in Central Seoul. Contact: Barry Welsh, host/organizer, barrywelsh23@gmail.com, 010-5138-8859, www.gbdigest.com.
5/20/2014, Reading, 7 pm, Johnson Country Community Resources Library, Kansas City, KS, contact: Jeanie Wilson, jwilson102@kc.rr.com.