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Welcome Good Morning Northland viewers
I just got back to the Range from my early “Good Morning Northland” interview about my book “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” It may have been four hours in the car for 20 minutes in the studio and two minutes on the air, but I’m sure it will all be worth it ……
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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
Business North this month features a Beth Bily story about my new book, “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range.” We’ve had a very successful first week of release and we haven’t even started the fun stuff yet. I have a series of lectures and other events that run once a week every week after…
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Today ‘Overburden’ moves west to Grand Rapids
Just a reminder: I’ll be holding a book signing for “Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range” today at Village Bookstore in Grand Rapids’ Village Mall from 12-2 p.m., after my morning appearance on 91.7 KAXE’s “Between You and Me” (10 a.m. to noon). Related posts: No related posts.
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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!
Just a reminder, the grand opening book signing is tonight at Howard Street Booksellers in Hibbing from 5-7 p.m. Cookies. Juice. Books. Maybe more. Read more about my new book here. Related posts: No related posts.
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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
I did an interview this morning for the Hibbing radio show “The Craig and Kate Affair” which will be rebroadcast today at about 5:30 p.m. on 650 AM WNMT. After the sun sets AM frequencies carry hundreds of miles, reaching many far away places. I don’t know why they ever switched to FM. Darn kids.…
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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…