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Author Panel

New England Conference on Multicultural Education

Hartford, CT

October 8, 2008

Reading

AAWW

New York, NY

October 9, 2008 7PM

ALAN Workshops Author Panel

NCTE Annual Convention

San Antonio, TX

November 24-25, 2008

Recent Events

Book Signing

NEIBA Conference

Hynes Convention Center

Boston, MA

September 20, 2008

Reading

The Riverrun Bookstore

Portsmouth, NH

August 28, 2008 7PM

AAWW Author Panel

New York, NY

June 5, 2008

Children's and YA Literature Cafe Series

New York Public Library

New York, NY

June 14, 2008

Author Panel

Barnard College

New York, NY

April 30, 2008

The Reading Series at

Kettle of Fish

59 Christopher Street

New York, NY

November 28, 2007 7PM

Wordspace 2007 Texas Unbound

Literary Festival

July 28, 2007

Trammell Crow Collection

Dallas, TX

Reading

August 12-18, 2007

Camp Sejong

Blairstown, NJ

Teen Writing Workshops

November 29, 2006

Susan's Book Club

Arlington, MA

730PM

September 23, 2006

Grub Street Author Panel

Boston, MA

10AM

September 27, 2006

Kettle of Fish Reading Series

New York, NY

7PM

August 14-16, 2006

Camp Sejong

Writing Workshops

Blairstown, NJ

May 4, 2006

AAWW Writer's Loft

Author Panel

New York, NYC

February 16, 2006

Northeastern University

Discussion, Q&A, book signing

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

February 8, 2006

Newton North High School

Asian Culture Day

School Visit

Newton, MA

Wednesday, December 7, 2005

Meet the Author Program

Metrowest MA Regional Library System

Bedford Free Public Library

330PM

Friday, December 2, 2005

Milan at Crowne Plaza Buckhead

Korean American Coalition

Reading/Signing

Atlanta, GA

8PM

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Kettle of Fish Reading Series

New York, NY

730PM

Monday, September 26, 2005

University of Connecticut at Storrs

Discussion, Q&A, book signing

UConn Co-op

430PM

News

This web site is currently being re-designed, should be ready in mid September...

David did an audio interview with Penelope Carrington of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

David's essay "Turning Japanese" is turned into a short audio piece by Fresh Air's Jonathan Menjivar for the Third Coast International Audio Festival, (the piece is # 54, titled "Want Some Sushi?")

GIRLS FOR BREAKFAST was selected for inclusion on the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2006 List.

GIRLS FOR BREAKFAST was selected as one of

Reading Rants 2005 Top Ten Books for Teens.

David will participate on an author panel with writers Justina Chen Headley, Jenny Han, and Grace Lin, sponsored by the Asian American Writer's Workshop, on May 4, 2006.

The paperback version of GIRLS FOR BREAKFAST is slated for September 12, 2006. Details forthcoming.

Visit David at Myspace

David will participate on a panel as part of the Meet the Author Program, sponsored by the Metrowest MA Regional Library System, on December 7, 2005.

An interview with David and his sister appears in the August 2005 issue of Koream Journal as well as a review of the novel.

An interview with David ran in the Sunday Daily Camera, the newspaper in Boulder, Colorado, on July 31.

A profile on David and his novel ran in Dirt Magazine July 25th, featuring the only known photo of David with long hair.

David will be the featured slAAm! (Sampling Literature by Asian Americans) Book Club author at the University of Connecticut this fall, sponsored by The Asian American Cultural Center and the Women's Studies Program at UConn. He will give a university-wide talk on Girls For Breakfast followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

David discussed his novel with members of "Katie's Club" at Avon High School on June 6, 2005.

A profile of David ran in the Korea Times of NY on May 24, 2005. Availability: the issue is currently being used to wrap meat at your local Korean grocery store.

Girls For Breakfast has been chosen for the Summer 2005 Booksense Picks List for teens.

The anthology Guys Write For Guys Read hits bookstores April 21, 2005. Proceeds support the Guys Read program. The anthology features pieces by Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Handler, Jon Scieszka, Ned Vizzini, and many others.

The journal Rush Hour, volume 3 (Face), is in bookstores now. The excerpt featured on Amazon is the first 2 pages of David's essay, "Turning Japanese."

Recent/Forthcoming

Other Works

David's second novel, STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE (Hyperion) will be published September 30, 2008.

David's short story, "Somewhat Super" appears in the anthology Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories, edited by Owen King and John McNally (The Free Press, July 15, 2008)

David is a guest author of a chapter of the book, The Good Writer's Guide (Hampton Brown, 2007)

David's essay "Heartbeat," will be re-published in an 8th grade English textbook (Holt-Rinehart Winston, 2007).

David has a short story, “Heartbeat,” in the anthology Guys Write For Guys Read (Viking, 2005) (see News)

David has a short essay, “Turning Japanese,” in the journal Rush Hour: Face (Delacorte, 2005)