Minnesota Brown

Minnesota Brown: Modern Life on the Iron Range

Category: Overburden

  • Thank you, Virginia

    Thank you, Virginia

    I’m back from today’s “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” book signing at Woodward’s in Virginia, Minn. I didn’t know what to expect today and was pleasantly surprised. We had a couple dozen folks show up for signed books and plenty of pre-orders to sign as well. I left a healthy stock of signed…

  • ‘Overburden’ tour hits Virginia today

    ‘Overburden’ tour hits Virginia today

    Another reminder: I’ll be signing copies of my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” today from 1-3 p.m. at Woodward’s in the Thunderbird Mall in Virginia, Minn. This will be my first event in the Queen City since we started the book tour. I don’t quite know what to expect, but I…

  • ‘Brown Bag’ discussion of Overburden set for Monday in Hibbing

    ‘Brown Bag’ discussion of Overburden set for Monday in Hibbing

    Below is the host press release for my Monday brown bag (no pun intended) lunch discussion at Hibbing Community College. (“Brown bag” is a nice way of saying we have no money to feed you). This is part of the tour for my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” available now at bookstores…

  • Thank you, Grand Rapids!

    Thank you, Grand Rapids!

    Thanks to everyone who came out for the KAXE Book Club meeting and my lecture at the Grand Rapids Public Library last night. The book, “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” is doing well. So well that you better order soon if you want a (potentially) collectible first edition copy. Act fast! Supplies are…

  • Grand Rapids tonight!

    Grand Rapids tonight!

    Allow me to remind you of tonight’s KAXE Book Club and Grand Rapids Public Library appearances for my “Overburden” book tour. 5:30 p.m.Potluck KAXE Book Club MeetingKAXE StudiosPublic is welcomeDiscussion and Q/A 7 p.m.Reading and Book SigningGrand Rapids Public LibraryFree, open to the public KAXE is located next to the library. I’m going to try…

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

    My book tour brings me back to Grand Rapids this upcoming week for a reading and my first book club discussion. The first rule about Book Club is that you must talk incessantly about Book Club. The second rule about Book Club is that you must say the same thing in a slightly different way…

  • Thank you, Ely

    Thank you, Ely

    Last night brought another fine evening of discussion on my “Overburden” Iron Range book tour. This time the venue was the lecture hall at Vermilion Community College. Though the audience was primarily “captive” (my colleague and host Pam Brunfelt’s Minnesota History class) many community members and other students also came out for the reading and…

  • ‘Overburden’ tour reaches the gates of the Boundary Waters tonight

    ‘Overburden’ tour reaches the gates of the Boundary Waters tonight

    Moving away from political and economic topics (but not too far away), I remind you all of my community lecture in Ely this evening. At 7 p.m. in the CL104 lecture hall of Vermilion Community College I will give a brief lecture and reading from my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.”…

  • ‘Overburden’ tour explores northern edge of the Iron Range

    ‘Overburden’ tour explores northern edge of the Iron Range

    Below is the press release for my Tuesday night lecture and book signing at Vermilion Community College. Ely by starlight makes for a great evening. Stop on by! November 18, 2008Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release Aaron Brown, Author of Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range, to speak at Vermilion Community College on Tuesday, November 25…

  • Thank you, Gilbert

    Thank you, Gilbert

    Thanks to all who came out to my “Overburden” reading and lecture last night in Gilbert. It was a great discussion. I unveiled a couple of new riffs that I will be working on for future events. And I was surprised to see Ms. Weigert and Mrs. Elias, my high school band teacher and librarian!…

  • Last reminder to head for Gilbert tonight

    Remember, I’ll be reading, speaking and signing books at 6:30 tonight at the Gilbert Public Library. It should be fun, so come on down. Related posts: No related posts.

  • Hot book action in Gilbert tonight! Be there!

    Hot book action in Gilbert tonight! Be there!

    In the early days of the Iron Range, most iron ore miners lived in company location towns where alcohol sales were restricted so that the miners would not drink too much. To defy their bosses, and also to drink vast amounts of alcohol and visit with, uh, professional ladies, these miners would trek across the…

  • MinnesotaBrown on the Twin Cities airwaves

    If you want to hear me on KTNF’s Mark Heaney Show from Wednesday you can listen to the archive here (other listening options here). The show highlights some of the things I talk about during my usual reading/lecture for my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” I also threaten to raise an…

  • I love you, Duluth!

    I love you, Duluth!

    Thanks to the many who came out to the Duluth Barnes and Noble last night for my reading and book signing. I saw a few familiar faces, but mostly a lot of new friends who have been following the blog and book. I sure appreciate everyone who showed up. If you couldn’t make it you…

  • See me, hear me, but don’t touch me

    See me, hear me, but don’t touch me

    Like my “Tommy” reference? I’ll see you tonight at the Duluth Barnes and Noble in the Miller Hill Mall for the first public reading/discussion of my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” The event starts at 6:30 with a brief talk and book signing to follow. I’ll be on hand to talk…