Where I (and my books) will be at during the next several weeks...
Book fairs, appearances, and my formal book launch, among others.
The book tour (such as it is) for my new book The Yank Striker: A Footballer’s Beginning continues later this week. You can also find additional reminders of these upcoming events on my other platforms, including Substack Notes, my Facebook author's page, and my Instagram author’s page.
On the Calendar:
My next appearance will be at the Authors on the River Walk event from 12 to 4 p.m. this Saturday, June 17, at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Downtown Capital Meeting Room, 120 SW Water St., Des Moines. I’ll be part of a wide variety of authors from different genres, so come check us out.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 24, I’ll be appearing at a community book fair at Gävle Hall on the campus of Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island, Illinois. The Midwest Writing Center, of which I was a member when I lived in Muscatine, is hosting the book fair as part of its annual David R. Collins Writers’ Conference.
At 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, I’ll be back in my hometown of Muscatine, Iowa, for an appearance at Musser Public Library, 408 East 2nd St. Muscatine. It’s not the old library where I spent good portions of my weekends and summers when I was a kid reading away, but it is a very fine facility and a good successor to the other buildings bearing the Musser name. I look forward to seeing you there.
My Official Launch Party for The Yank Striker will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at Chocolaterie Stam, 2814 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines.
By the wayyyyy… All those who buy a book at my launch party will be eligible for a gift drawing that evening. I hope everyone can make it there.
From 12-6 p.m. Sunday, July 9, it appears that I will be one of the area authors participating in the Northside Market event in the Highland Park business district in Des Moines. I’ll be based at The Slowdown Coffee Co., 3613 6th Ave.
I’m very excited to have been invited for a book talk at one of Des Moines’ top independent bookstores, Beaverdale Books, 2629 Beaver Ave # S1, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26. This is the first time I’ve had any bookstore invite me in for an event, and I could not be happier. If anyone can make it out to Des Moines that evening, I would absolutely appreciate your support.
I’ll be participating in the Iowa/Regional Authors Book Fair sponsored by the Iowa City Book Festival from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at MERGE, 136 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. This will be my first year participating in the event and I’m really excited to do this in Iowa City, where I lived on and off for four years during my time at the University of Iowa.
At all of these locations, I will have advance copies of The Yank Striker for sale, as well as copies of my first book, The Holy Fool.
However, speaking of Beaverdale Books, they are one of three independent book stores here in Iowa where you can actually find my books. They include:
Beaverdale Books, 2629 Beaver Ave # S1, Des Moines.
Pella Books, 824 Franklin St, Pella.
The Book Vault, 105 S Market St, Oskaloosa.
All three of them are great places for a day of book shopping.
If you are not sure where my links are for not only my Facebook and Instagram pages, but my links for The Yank Striker, either go to my author’s page on Substack or the Link in Bio Page on my Wordpress. You’ll find it all there.