Tonight I was honored to accept the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” I guess they said some nice things in the judges’ comments but I don’t think I comprehended a single word after I heard the syllables “O-VER-BER…” This was my first book and the first… Read More →
Book nerds say what, what
May 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
If you’re a reader looking for something to do in northern Minnesota today check out the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The book fair starts at 12:30, with author readings going on at the Marshal Performing Arts center from 1-3 until the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony. I’ll be reading from… Read More →
NEMBAs on Sunday
May 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
This weekend the “Overburden” road show will be working without a net as the missus and I head south to Duluth for the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards at UMD. I am one of scads of nominated authors in the creative nonfiction/memoir category (it’s not a juried nomination system; they let anyone in, even me). I… Read More →
Thank you, Virginia (again)
May 11, 2009 by 1 Comment
Last Friday I spoke at the Virginia (Minn.) Historical Society annual dinner about my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” It was a fun evening with a very welcoming crowd. I get a kick out of giving speeches when people audibly “harrumph” at the mention of Bob Dylan. There aren’t many crowds left… Read More →
‘Overburden’ mentioned in Star Tribune book column
May 10, 2009 by 2 Comments
My book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” was mentioned in Laurie Hertzel’s book column in the Star Tribune this morning. It’s wasn’t exactly a review (Summary: “This book exists”) but they spelled my name right so who’s complaining? I’ll be headed back to the Twin Cities June 4-5 for appearances in Roseville and… Read More →
Histro-tainment at sunset tonight
May 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Tonight I’ll be giving the keynote presentation at the Virginia (Minn.) Historical Society Annual Dinner at the Elks Club on 5th Ave. North. As usual I’ll be exploring some aspects of my recent book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” I’ll also be sprinkling in some newer material to keep my brain from smoothing… Read More →
Rock out, Friday night history style, as my ‘Overburden’ road show forges ahead
May 6, 2009 by 1 Comment
I’ll be giving the keynote speech at the Virginia (Minn.) Historical Society Dinner this Friday. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner and my whatsit to follow. Unfortunately, I didn’t get this up in time for anyone to RSVP for the dinner but you can check out the events page at the… Read More →
20 percent off "Overburden" until May 2!
April 28, 2009 by 4 Comments
Being married to a self-described cheapskate is complicated business. We divide fabric softener sheets. I’m eating some kind of rabbit food for breakfast because it was free with a coupon. But it’s all worth it. We don’t have to worry about money because I’m not spending it on boomerangs (Seriously, one time on a high… Read More →
‘Overburden’ gets boffo review in DNT
April 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment
My book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” was featured in Sunday’s “What are you reading?” segment in the Duluth News Tribune. This is the segment that replaced an actual human book editor with submitted reader reviews. But hey, why sweat the journalistic implications when a reader has something this nice to say about… Read More →
Thank you, Superior!
April 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to everyone who came out for my “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” lecture at UW-Superior yesterday. It was a nice crowd, especially considering how beautiful the weather was over in Superior Friday afternoon. Outside, college students wandered around in shorts. All the beverages and foodstuff that had frozen in my car over… Read More →
