Events

Book Events

My new book, The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood, which was chosen as an NPR 2025 “Books We Love,” came out in paperback on February 3, 2026! So most of the events are over for now.

September 25, 7:00PM
Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize Shortlist Readings
My book, The Killing Fields of East New York, is nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, and this is an event where the six nominees will be reading from their books. Details here.

October 8, 2026, 6:00PM
Village Story Salon
New York Public Library, Hudson Park Branch, 66 Leroy Street
Each month there is a theme and the theme for October is: Blood. Leroy Street is one of my favorite blocks in the West Village, and I encourage you to take a walk along the block before or after the reading. Details about the reading and other readers to come at this link.

October 9, 2026, 7:00PM
Kew and Willow Books Conversation
Marie Carter, author of Mortimer and the Witches: A History of Nineteenth-Century Fortune Tellers, and I will be talking about our books. Details here.
81-63 Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens

Choral Events

The Choral Society of Grace Church Holiday Concert!
Friday, December 4, 2026, 8:00PM
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 3:00PM
Grace Church, 10th Street and Broadway.
Details here.