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Welcome Good Morning Northland viewers
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Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday! First book event in Duluth!
Like taconite, my “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” book tour is heading for Duluth this week to get loaded. Ha! Just kidding. I don’t mix boozin’ and book sellin’ (Book writin’ … well, that’s different). We’ve had some fine book events here on the Iron Range, with more to come, but this Wednesday,…
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‘Overburden’ shifts up a gear
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Today ‘Overburden’ moves west to Grand Rapids
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Brown on the Air: IRON RANGE FOREVER!
The million dollar question: Is Grand Rapids part of the Iron Range? That is no small query. Legally and geologically, yes. Culturally? Less so. Since I moved to Itasca County (the Western Mesabi Range) from the central Range in 2005, I’ve heard many neighbors talk about the Iron Range as though it were another country,…
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First book signing is tonight!
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The dual meaning of ‘Overburden’
Last night we got another newspaper story for the book, this one by Marie Nitke at the Grand Rapids Herald-Review (“Aaron Brown’s new book a rally call to young Rangers“). An excerpt: “Overburden” can mean more than one thing. There’s the standard definition, of being overloaded with stress, and there’s the iron mining definition, which…
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Back in school, we called it Soup-Town (but they don’t like that)
Another book mention to share: Maria Lockwood of the Superior (Wis.) Telegram writes a story today about my publisher Lindsy O’Brien and the first book under her Red Step Press imprint, which happens to be my book, “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” Lindsy and I met each other at the University of Wisconsin-Superior…
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Me: the MNBlue interview
“The Big E” over at MNBlue, a Minnesota progressive blog where I am an occasional contributor, interviewed me for my new book, “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range,” which is out now. I’ll be taking questions in the comments on his post. My first event will be Thursday, Oct. 16, from 5-7 p.m. at…
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On the cover of ‘Tailings’
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…
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Overburden on Hibbing radio today
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The fish goes ‘crunch’
I’ve been a bad political blogger lately. Norm Coleman is all caught up in a free suit controversy and Iron Range State Rep. Tony Sertich’s Republican opponent is doing region-wide negative TV ads wearing a white turtleneck and an orange hunting vest. There is so much to talk about and so little time with all…
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Overburden media tour fires up
I’ve been doing interviews for my new book, “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” and you’ll start to see and hear some of these in Minnesota media. Jeff Warner is writing a story that will run in the “Tailings” section of the Sunday, Oct. 12 Hibbing Daily Tribune. “Tailings” is like the A&E section,…
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Politics in Minnesota mentions my new book
I got a nice mention in last week’s Politics in Minnesota Weekly Report. One of our favorite bloggers, Aaron Brown of Minnesota Brown, has published his first book, Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range. Aaron is a regular in our Morning Report, and we profiled him a few months ago in The Weekly Report.…
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Overburden events lining up
October has arrived. In addition to colder weather and autumnal foliage, the month also brings the campaign for my new book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” Though the official opening remains Oct. 16, local bookstores are beginning to carry the book. You can also preorder a copy at Barnes and Noble’s website at…