This picture shows the best part of this evening’s book event at the Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum in Chanute. This young girl is 6 and is learning to read. She pointed out the one, two and three letter words in the book – which she knows – and sounded out some of the …
Tuesday, Chanute
Hey, if you live in the Chanute area and have nothing else to do Tuesday afternoon between 5 – 7 p.m., stop by the Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum. I’ll be there doing a reading and book-signing event. I think I’ll do a short reading around 5:30. So – come on out – I’d …
Cloud County Tourism
Friday morning – Susie Haver hangs the Welcome flag. Last Friday, I had an author event in Concordia – sponsored by Cloud County Tourism, which is Susie Haver and Tammy Britt. Their office is in the Cloud County Museum Annex at 130 E. 6th in downtown Concordia. Although my book-signing / reading wasn’t until 3:30 …
Goodland Public Library
Greg Todd is the artist for this sculpture in front of the Goodland Public Library. go If you happen to have a Goodland Public Library card, you can check out the Flyover People book. It’s here.
Author event in Larned
Hey, I’ll be hitting my old stomping grounds on Thursday with a reading/book-signing event in Larned. My book is Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State, which is a celebration of life in Kansas. The essays cover everything from wind and clouds to the people, history, cafes, to visiting the small towns …
Come to Concordia
I’m having a book-signing / reading in Concordia this Friday, October 15, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Cloud County Tourism, 130 E. 6th. I think I’ll be doing a reading, too, probably at 4 p.m. If you live in the neighborhood, please drop by and say howdy.
Tonight and Tomorrow
This evening there’s a bluegrass jam in Cottonwood Falls. But first, many will be having dinner at the Emma Chase Cafe on Broadway. And then at 7:30 p.m., we’ll be down the street in the former city auditorium at 220 Broadway for a round of bluegrass. And, it’s also a Flyover People book-signing. Sue Smith …
Ride ’em Cowboy
One frame of the extensive toy collection at the Prairie Museum of Art and History. If you’re ever out in Colby, this place is definitely worth a visit. Also, they now have Flyover People books for sale here.
Talking with Jeff
Was on KVOE this morning, a live interview. I didn’t do very well, but I did it nevertheless. Writing is my first language. Speaking is not. I’ve only done a few of these live interviews – started when the book came out about a month ago. Maybe I’ll get better as time goes on. KVOE …
Cottonwood Falls, Council Grove
Sue Smith puts price stickers on the backs of Flyover People books that she’s going to carry in the Prairie Maid store – part of the Emma Chase Cafe in downtown Cottonwood Falls. Then she put the books next to the PrairyErth books which made me feel kind of proud. Sue is part of the …
Ready, set, go
October is my designated Small Town Book Tour month. Now I probably should’ve taken September and October both off to do nothing but travel Kansas, but I had plenty to do here. And, September was a fabulous month. I had a wonderful book launch at Town Crier and was at their store signing books during …