‘Overburden’ holiday book signing in Hibbing Thursday evening

The holiday tour for my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” continues Thursday where it all began. I’ll be signing books today from 5-7 p.m. at Howard Street Booksellers in downtown Hibbing, the site of my first signing last year.

“Overburden” is a part-funny, part-serious creative nonfiction title written in a memoir style. I delve into the region’s history, culture and challenges with a light-hearted nod to life under 30 in a mining town (I still have a few days before I turn the big 3-0, so I’m going to wring the life out of that one). The style is similar to my weekly newspaper column and radio essays. In fact, some of my best columns from the last few years are included in the book as mental breaks between my longer original essays.

The book makes a good Christmas gift for anyone curious about or confounded by the Iron Range, along with all those who love it and want to see it survive the 21st century.

Comments

  1. Sound spiffy, Aaron. I’ll have to check your book out. Just discovered you today. I write a blog about local/regional history from my hometown area, St. Vincent, MN in the extreme northwest corner of Minnesota and one of these days will get a book out about it. I also rattle on about my memories growing up there in another of my blogs. You can find my various blogs under my blogger profile. Check ’em out and let me know what you think…I will be reading your blog from now on. Have a good one…

  2. Thanks, Trish — I’ll check out your blog, too. Keep in touch!
    AB

    PS: On your other comment, RE: Ironworld, I have a column coming out on Sunday and I expect there will be an ongoing debate on how to reopen it. Stay tuned.

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