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Literary pick o’ the week
Mary Ann Grossmann of the St. Paul Pioneer Press included my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” in her weekly “Literary Pick of the Week” feature in the entertainment section. This comes in advance of my first ever Twin Cities book event, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the University of Minnesota Bookstore…
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‘Overburden’ now available on Amazon
Below is the press release I’ve put out for my “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” book tour stop in the Twin Cities next Wednesday and Thursday. In honor of the occasion, we finally got “Overburden” up on Amazon.com. We’ve been on bn.com since the beginning but you Amazon purists no longer have an…
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March 11: hockey, the Range and the ‘Overburden’ Twin Cities debut
The Virginia Blue Devils defeated Hibbing to win the Section 7A hockey tournament tonight, advancing to the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament next week. Virginia will be representing the Iron Range at state and, despite being a Hibbing native with only limited knowledge of hockey in general, I’ll be backing the Devils at state. The Iron…
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‘Overburden’ tour arrives in Virginia Tuesday night
Don’t forget to make plans for my Tuesday evening reading of my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” at the Lyric Center for the Arts in downtown Virgina. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a discussion and book signing. I’m thinking of throwing in some new material…
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‘Overburden’ just one small part of ‘Range of Arts’: Don’t miss it!
Next Tuesday, March 3, I’ll be giving a reading for my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” at the Lyric Center for the Arts “First Stage” in Virginia, Minn. The program begins at 6 p.m. and will include a discussion and book signing afterward. Organizers are suggesting a $5 donation to get…
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‘Overburden’ viewed from the ‘burbs
My former colleague and editor Paul Wahl, now the Eden Prairie editor in the Sun family of Twin Cities suburban newspapers, has written a kind review of my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” for his “Wahl Street Journal” blog. Thanks, Paul! For those scoring at home, Paul was the one whose…
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Northland arts mag Oeuvre sets sail amid turbulent times
Sophisticated readers of this blog (all 12 of you) know that Northern Minnesota has a surprisingly deep arts community. From visual artists to photographers to writers and poets, we are much more than beer and hypothermia. Thus, you should know that a new online arts, literature and culture publication called Oeuvre Magazine based in Duluth…
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Thank you, Hibbing!
The “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” road show entered the familiar environs of the Hibbing Public Library last night as I did a reading and lecture in the downstairs auditorium, feet from the famed “Bob Dylan” room. Nine hearty souls, more if you count the looky-loos by the door, banded together to hear…
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Hibbing Public Library ‘Overburden’ lecture tonight! Also, a special review!
Reminder: Tonight at 6:30 p.m. I’ll be giving a lecture based on my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” at the Hibbing Public Library. I’ll be offering selections from the book, a perspective on how Northern Minnesota’s Iron Range remains defined by its people, traditions and potential. I’ll also be answering questions,…
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‘Overburden’ tour comes home to Hibbing Public Library Feb. 18
I’ll be doing a reading/lecture and signing for my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” at the Hibbing Public Library at 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Feb. 18. (Click on “Book News” for more information about the book). The presentation is free and open to the public. This is the first time I’ve…
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Chuck and Abe
Happy 200th birthday, Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln! It is likely that no two people born on the exact same day in history will ever shape history as much as these two men, born Feb. 12, 1809. I hold dim hope that German pop star Senna Guemmour and I might hold similar influence from our…
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Superior and the Iron Range: together at last
CORRECTION: When I wrote this I meant to say Bukoski’s Ironworld lecture was Saturday, Feb. 21, the week after his radio interview. A great working class writer, Anthony Bukoski, is going to be venturing north from his Superior, Wis., base to appear on the Iron Range next week. Bukoski writes short stories about the people…
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Thank You, Chisholm!
Thanks to everyone who came out to Ironworld on Saturday to hear my lecture and book signing for “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” Ironworld is now one of several Iron Range locations where you can buy a signed copy of the book. The others include Howard Street Booksellers in Hibbing and the Village…
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Reminder: Ironworld ‘Overburden’ event is Saturday, Feb. 7
Last reminder! This Saturday, Feb. 7, I will be at Ironworld in Chisholm giving a lecture and signing copies of “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range,” my new book that is rocking the vaunted Iron Range literary establishment to its core. The lecture begins at 2 p.m. with the signing to follow. Admission includes…
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‘Overburden’ tour comes to Ironworld this Saturday
This Saturday, Feb. 7, brings one of my most anticipated stops on the “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” book tour. I’ve been selected to be part of the Ironworld 2009 Lecture series and Saturday’s my big day. Ironworld is an Iron Range interpretive and historical center in Chisholm, Minn. Starting at 2 p.m.…