The first newspaper profile of my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” was featured today on the cover of the “Tailings” (A&E) section of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. Jeff Warner interviewed me last week and wrote this kind story that you should read right now. Now that I’ve done two long format radio interviews and this interview I am starting to feel less spastic in talking about the book. I am becoming envious of children’s book authors. What’s it about? Puppies. Specifically a puppy that eats a bug. See, that’s easy.
Here’s an excerpt from Warner’s story:
“Overburden: Modern life on the Iron Range” is a “rally call” for Range generations — both present and future — to forge ahead with due diligence during a time of unique opportunity.
The 239-page book is part memoir — as author Aaron Brown weaves his life history into the multifaceted socioeconomic fabric of the Iron Range — and part history book, as he poignantly puts times past into perspective with the present and an unforged future.
With a heavy dose of humor, Brown says he points out “the serious things, but never loses sight of the lighter side of living on the Range.”
“I make sure people eat their broccoli, but I put lots of cheese on it to make it fun,” he added, with a laugh.
Oh, me. Why does it always have to be about cheese?
The official kickoff event for the book is this Thursday, Oct. 16 from 5-7 p.m. at the Howard Street Booksellers in Hibbing. There will be cookies, I am told. I’m also doing a signing at the Village Bookstore in the Village Mall in downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 12-2 p.m. The book is now available at independent book stores across the Iron Range and Duluth, including the Duluth Barnes and Noble and online. Other locations will be added over the next few weeks. Keep tabs at my Overburden homepage, which will be updated with book news.
UPDATE: Meantime, KAXE has posted an archived version of my RealGoodWords interview with Heidi Holtan that originally aired Oct. 8. It’s in MP3 format.
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