Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday! First book event in Duluth!

Like taconite, my “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” book tour is heading for Duluth this week to get loaded.

Ha! Just kidding. I don’t mix boozin’ and book sellin’ (Book writin’ … well, that’s different).

We’ve had some fine book events here on the Iron Range, with more to come, but this Wednesday, Nov. 12 I will be giving my first public reading of “Overburden” at the Duluth Barnes and Noble in the Miller Hill Mall at 6:30 p.m. They say Barnes and Noble book events sometimes get pretty crazy. The pills. The glow sticks. The dancing girls. I’m sure mine will be even crazier, well worth the $0 you pay to get in and the paltry $16.95 to get a first edition, signed, personalized copy of “Overburden” (actually, it might be less than that with Barnes and Noble discounts). Theoretically, you could turn around and sell the book on eBay for a million bucks. Or maybe more!

I’ll be promoting this event in a few upcoming interviews. Triumphantly, I’ll be going on the talking picture box on Tuesday as I am slated to be interviewed by WDIO’s Cassie Limpert on “Good Morning Northland” early in the 6 o’clock hour Tuesday morning. That’s the ABC affiliate on Channels 10 and 13 in northern Minnesota.

I’ll be on Duluth radio as well. Monday morning just after 7 a.m. I’ll be doing the country B-105 Morning Show. On Wednesday at 7:40 a.m. I’ll do the KOOL 101.7 Morning Show again to demonstrate that I really am a little bit country AND a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. I’m taking a Johnny Cash approach on Monday and a Bob Dylan approach on Wednesday.