December 10, 2009 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Author's Sala Reading and Booksigning
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost: 70 pesos, includes wine reception
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire together with Robert de Gast, author of The World of San Miguel de Allende: An Uncommon Guide.

December 3, 2009 Guadalajara
Feria Internacional del Libro

Book Presentation 1:00-1:50 (13:00 a 13:50hrs) The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
Location: Salon Alfredo R. Pascencia, Salones planta alta de Expo Guadalajara

Roundtable Discussion 6- 7:50 pm Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction
Alvaro Uribe (moderator), Christopher Michael Dominguez, Alvaro Enrigue, C.M. Mayo, Jorge Hernandez, and Vivian Abenshushan
Location: Salón 5 Expo Guadalajara

December 1, 2009 Guadalajara
Feria Internacional del Libro
6:00 - 6:50 pm
LITERAL magazine presentation with editor Rose Mary Salum, C.M. Mayo, Tanya Huntington and Adolfo Castañón.
Location: Salon C, del área Internacional

November 1, 2009 Austin, Texas
Texas Book Festival
2:00 - 3:00, Senate Chamber
Imagination Sin Fronteras: Four Novelists Wrestle with Mexico
with Jimmy Santiago Baca, Barbara Renaud Gonzalez, C.M. Mayo, and Luis Alberto Urrea
Moderator: Katherine Durham Oldmixon

October 21, 2009, New York City
6 - 9 pm.
A Panel Discussion in Celebration of National Reading Group Month
Women’s National Book Association, NYC Chapter
WNBA–NYC at the Mint Theater
311 W. 43rd Street, Suite 307, New York NY
Moderators:
Rosalind Reisner (Read On . . . Life Stories and Jewish American Literature, Libraries Unlimited)
Miriam Tuliao (Assistant Director, Central Collection Development at New York Public Library)

Authors
Eva Hoffman (Appassionata, Other Press)
C.M. Mayo (The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, Unbridled Books)
Julie Metz (Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal, Hyperion/Voice)
Anne Roiphe (Epilogue, Harper Perennial)
Roxana Robinson (Cost, Picador)


Members and friends welcome! Admission free for paid-up members; $20 for nonmembers. RSVP required to programs@wnba-nyc.org

>> For more information and to sign up, click here.
>>View flyer.



October 18, 2009 Washington DC
Historical Society of Washington
Sunday Afternoon Author Series
2:30 pm
Historical Society of Washington, 801 K St NW at Mount Vernon Square, Washington DC 20001

Who knew that Mexico once had a half-American prince? Or that this little boy’s future was hotly debated not just in Mexico but in Washington D.C. and in every court in Europe? Set in the mid-19th century when Maximilian von Habsburg was Emperor of Mexico, C.M. Mayo's novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is based on the true and never before completely told story about a half-American, half-Mexican boy who, as in a fairytale, became a prince and then a pawn in the struggle-to-the-death over Mexico's destiny.

Published by Unbridled Books this May, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire has already received numerous glowing reviews, including from Publisher's Weekly, Latin American Review of Books, the Austin American-Statesman, Mexico Connect, and Library Journal, which said, "Mayo’s cultural insights are first-rate, and the glittering, doomed regime comes to life."

This novel incorporates original research into what is also a very Washingtonian story, for the prince's mother was from a prominent Washington family, and his father, Angel de Iturbide, second son of Mexico's first deposed emperor, Agustín de Iturbide, had come to Georgetown in Washington DC as a young boy and eventually served as the Mexican legation's secretary.

C.M. Mayo will present the novel and discuss the story of Mexico's last prince, a descendant not only of an emperor of Mexico, but of an old Washingtonian family, and why it has been obscured for nearly 150 years.


September 30, 2009 Mexico City
Amigos de la Universidad de Chicago te invita a la presentación del más reciente libro de C.M. Mayo (MA'85) titulado The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire con la participación de
Javier Garcíadiego (PhD'88)
Luis Cerda y
Alejandro Rosas.
Lugar: Club de Industriales, Andrés Bello # 29, Col. Polanco, Tel: 52.82.9500
Hora: 7:00 pm. Presentación del libro; 8:30 pm. Vino de honor
>>Click here to view photos of this event.

Manuel Sanchez, Luis Cerda, C.M. Mayo, Jarvier Garciadiego, Alejandro Rosas



September 27, 2009 Bethesda MD
The Writers Center
1 - 4 pm.
Dialogue Intensive. One day only workshop with C.M. Mayo.
One of the most powerfully vivid ways to show character, relationship, conflict and/or mood is through the use of dialogue. For both beginning and advanced fiction and nonfiction writers, this workshop focuses on the use and misuse of dialogue, with a series of mini-lectures interspersed with brief exercises. The goal is that by the end of the workshop, your dialogue will be of notably higher quality.
>>Click here for more information and to register.

September 26, 2009 Fairfax VA
Fall for the Book Festival
3 pm - 4 pm .
Novelists Pam Jenoff and C.M. Mayo
Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA 22180 (map)
Description: The secrets of World War II cast a murderous shadow on the present in Jenoff’s latest novel, Almost Home, and a little-known chapter of U.S. and Mexican history — and local history too! — comes to light in Mayo’s The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.


>>Fall for the Book Festival (George Mason University): David Heath interviews C.M. Mayo about The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire and the story behind the story of Mexico's half-American prince. September 2009.

>>BookCast interview with Pam Jenoff and C.M. Mayo. September 2009.
>>more interviews here.



September 25, 2009 Washington DC
The Library of Congress
12 pm
Roundtable on Spanish Translation: North American Authors Translating Hispanic Poets
Pickford Theater. The James Madison Building, 3rd Floor, 101 Independence Avenue, SE. Followed by a reception. R.S.V.P. Cynthia Acosta at (202)707-2013
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and 450 years of U.S. Hispanic poetry, Dr Georgette Dorn, Chief of the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, will be hosting a panel discussion moderated by poet Luis Alberto Ambroggio, a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. Other authors participating: Lori Marie Carlson; C.M. Mayo; Yvette Neisser Moreno; and Steven F. White.

>>For the on-line audio of C.M. Mayo's Library of Congress lecture (July 2009) about the research behind The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, click here.



September 6, 2009 Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico
La Sombra del Sabino
1 p.m.
Av Revolucion No. 45, Barrio de San Jose, Tepoztlan, Morelos. Tel. (01 739) 395-0369
C.M. Mayo will read from and discuss the novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.

>>View poster
>>Why attend a bookstore reading?




July 20, 2009 Washington DC
Library of Congress
12 p.m.
Mary Pickford Theater, 3rd Floor, James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave SE. Note: This is not the Library of Congress building next to the Capitol, but just across the street. Nearest (very near) Metro: Capitol South.
C.M. Mayo will give a talk about the research in the Library of Congress archives (including the Emperor Iturbide and Iturbide Family archives and the Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko archive) for the novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire . Read the Library of Congress press release for this event here.

>>Listen to the complete Library of Congress lecture.


July 16, 2009 Washington DC
PubSpeak
For the American Independent Writers Association
Program 7:00-9:00 p.m., food and beverage orders starting at 6:30 p.m.
Mackey’s Public House
1823 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 331-7667
Metro: Farragut North (Red) or Farragut West (Blue or Orange)
C.M. Mayo will give a talk about the Washington DC history behind the novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
Who knew that Mexico once had a half-American prince? Or that this little boy’s future was hotly debated not just in Mexico but in Washington D.C. and in every court in Europe? Set in the mid-19th century when Maximilian von Habsburg was Emperor of Mexico, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is based on the true and never before completely told story about a half-American boy who, as in a fairytale, became the heir presumptive to the throne of Mexico and then, when his American mother wanted him back, a pawn in the struggle-to-the-death over Mexico's destiny. This novel incorporates original research into what is also a very Washingtonian story, for the prince's mother, née Alice Green, was from a prominent Washington family, and his father, Angel de Iturbide, second son of Mexico's first deposed emperor, Agustín de Iturbide, had come to Washington as a young boy and eventually served as the Mexican legation's secretary.
Photographs, excerpts and more can be found at www.cmmayo.com. In her Pubspeak presentation, C.M. Mayo will detail the story behind the story of the prince and why it has been obscured for over 150 years.

Member cost is $10 with advance payment; $15 at the door. Nonmember cost is $15 with advance payment; $20 at the door. Reservations are required. To RSVP, call (202) 775-5150, send e-mail to rsvp@aiwriters.org or register online at www.aiwriters.org. Please mention the event for which you are responding and your membership status.

July 7, 2009 San Miguel de Allende
The Writing Workshops in San Miguel de Allende, University of New Orleans
6 p.m.
Reading from The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire with others.

June 15 -28, 2009 Cyberspace
On-Line Interview / Discussion
Library Thing Author Chat
Ask your questions about The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, and other books by C.M. Mayo, anytime all this week at www.librarything.com/groups/authorchat

June 18, 2009 Bethesda MD
Reading & Book Signing
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
7 p.m.
4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Barnes & Noble, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>Read the Madam Mayo blog post report about this event here.
>>why attend a bookstore reading?

July 2009 San Miguel de Allende
The Writing Workshops of San Miguel de Allende / University of New Orleans Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
C.M. Mayo to read from The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire


June 14, 2009 Bethesda MD
Techniques of Fiction One Day Workshop
The Writers Center
One day only, 1- 5 pm
Uniquely geared toward both beginning and advanced writers, C.M. Mayo’s creative writing workshop emphasizes techniques for tapping into creativity and specific aspects of craft. As at the Bethesda, Maryland Writers Center where Mayo has taught highly popular workshops since 1999. In this session you will focus on generating new material with exercises addressing: specificity, point of view, synesthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot and more. Click here for more information and to register on-line.


June 13, 2009 Washington DC
American Independent Writers Association Conference
Cafritz Conference Center, George Washington University, Marvin Center Building, 800 21st St NW, Washington DC 20052
C.M. Mayo to participate on a panel about historical fiction with Wayne Karlin, Olga Grushin and Frederick Reuss.

>> Read the Madam Mayo blog post report about this event here.


June 11, 2009 Austin, Texas
Reading & Book Signing
Book People
7 pm
C.M. Mayo to read from, discuss, and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
603 N. Lamar Austin, TX 78703 tel. (512) 472-5050 and (800) 853-9757
At the corner of 6th & Lamar, across the street from Waterloo Records and right next door to REI & Anthropology.
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Book People, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?

June 10, 2009 San Antonio, Texas
Reading & Book Signing
The Twig Book Shop
5 pm
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
5005 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209, Tel: 210-826-6411
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from The Twig, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?


June 9, 2009 Houston, Texas
Book Presentation (Reading, Discussion & Book Signing)
Consulate General of Mexico 4506 Caroline Street, 4th. floor| Houston, TX 77004 . tel (713) 778-6101
12 p.m.
Among other presenters, John Mason Hart, Professor of Mexican History at the University of Houston, and Rogelio García-Contreras, Professor at the University of Saint Thomas, will introduce the author and provide a historical context for the book’s subject matter. Location: Consulate General of Mexico Free admission. Light lunch will be provided RSVP: culturaleshouston (at) sre.gob.mx

>>Read Rose Mary Salum's blog post about the event here.
>>And mine (at Madam Mayo blog) here.


June 8, 2009 Houston, Texas
Reading & Book Signing
Blue Willow Bookshop
7 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
14532 Memorial Drive at Dairy Ashford, Houston TX 77079
tel (281) 497-8675
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Blue Willow, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?

June 3, 2009 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reading & Book Signing
Bookworks
7 p.m.
4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque NM 87107
tel (505) 344-8139
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from The Book Works, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?


May 28, 2009 Los Angeles CA
Reading & Book Signing
The Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles.
7 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
2401 W. 6th St, Los Angeles CA 90057 tel (213) 351-6800


May 27, 2009 Del Mar CA
Reading & Book Signing
The Book Works
7 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
2670 Via De La Valle, Ste A230, Del Mar CA 92014 tel (858) 755-3735
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from The Book Works, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?


May 27, 2009 La Jolla CA
Book Discussion / Lecture
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD
12 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to discuss the original research behind the story of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
IOA Complex: Deutz Room. Free and open to the general public. For directions to the Center for U.S. Mexican Studies, click here.
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? Click here.




May 26, 2009 Pasadena CA
Reading & Book Signing
Vroman's
7 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena CA 91101 tel (626) 449-5320
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Vroman's, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?


May 22, 2009 Berkeley CA
Reading & Book Signing
Mrs Dalloway's
7:30 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
2904 College Ave, Berkeley CA 94705 tel (510) 704-8222.
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Mrs Dalloway's, click here For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?


May 21, 2009 Corte Madera CA
Reading & Book Signing
Book Passages, Corte Madera Store
7 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Book Passages, click here. For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?


May 20, 2009 Palo Alto CA
Reading & Book Signing
Books Inc.
7 p.m.
C.M. Mayo to read from and sign The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.
Town & Country Shopping Center
855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto CA 94301
Tel. (650) 321-0600
Can't make this reading but want to buy the book? To order direct from Books, Inc., click here. For all ordering options, click here.

>>why attend a bookstore reading?

May 17, 2009 Bethesda MD
Reading & Book Signing
The Writers Center
2 p.m.
C.M. Mayo reading and signing the novel The Last Princeof the Mexican Empire (With translator and poet Yvette Neisser Moreno, reading from her translation of poet Luis Alberto Ambroggio's Difficult Beauty.)
The Writers Center is located at 4508 Walsh Street, about 1/2 block off Wisconsin Ave. and there is parking directly across the street.
Click here for directions.

>> Read the Madam Mayo blog post report about this event here.

May 12, 2009 Washington DC
Reading & Booksigning
The Mexican Cultural Institute
6:30 pm
C.M. Mayo to read, sign and discuss novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire Introduction by John Tutino, Department of History, Georgetown University.
Free, wine reception. 2829 16th St NW, Washington DC tel. 202-728-1628
icmdc@instituteofmexicodc.org
On-street parking and easy walking distance from Columbia Metro Station (click here for map)

>>Read the Madam Mayo blog post report about this event here.



May 5, 2009 Washington DC
Pub date for the novel, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire.




April 23, 2009 Arlington VA
Poetry Reading in Celebration of Poetry Month and the Release of Poetic Voices Without Borders 2, ed. Robert Giron
7 PM
The Arlington Arts Center 3550 Wilson Blvd. (across from the Virginia Square Metro stop) 703.248.6800
Readings by poets Naomi Ayala, Peter Klappert, C.M. Mayo, Judith McCombs, E. Ethelbert Miller, Miles David Moore, Richard Peabody, Kim Roberts, M.A. Schaffner, Gregg Shapiro, and others.

April 10, 2009 Cyberspace
4 pm EST.
LitCh@at interview on twitter
Yes, on twitter. Follow @cmmayo1 Join into the conversation and tweet #litchat at www.tweetchat.com Tweeting to your tweets about The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire The publisher, Unbridled Books, will give away a free copy of the novel. P.S. Keep your ADD Rx handy.

April 11, 2009 Washington DC
Conversations and Connections Writers Conference
(Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery College, Baltimore Review, Barrelhouse, and Potomac Review)
1717 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC
9:45 - 11 am
C.M. Mayo to participate on a panel with novelists Susan Coll and Leslie Pierzyk:
"The Novel: Juggling Points of View"

April 18, 2009 Bethesda MD
Literary Travel Writing Workshop
The Writers Center
A special one day only workshop
1-5 pm
Take your travel writing to another level: the literary, which is to say, giving the reader the novelistic experience of actually traveling there with you. For both beginning and advanced writers, this workshop covers the techniques from fiction and poetry that you can apply to this specialized form of creative nonfiction for deliciously vivid effects. Click here for more information and to register.

P.S. Read an article about this workshop here.


February 20-22, 2009 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
San Miguel Writers Conference
C.M. Mayo to participate on panel on publishing, Sat. Feb 21 @ 11:45-12:45; C.M. Mayo to lead break-out session on Techniques of Fiction, Sun. Feb 22 @ 10:30-11:30.

February 23-24, 2009 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
San Miguel Workshops "Techniques of Fiction"
A special two day workshop with C.M. Mayo
10-1 pm both days.
Uniquely geared toward both beginning and advanced writers, C.M. Mayo’s creative writing workshop emphasizes techniques for tapping into creativity and specific aspects of craft. As at the Bethesda, Maryland Writers Center where Mayo has taught highly popular workshops since 1999. In this session you will focus on generating new material with exercises addressing: specificity, point of view, synesthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot and more. For direct on-line registration, click here.