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Hot off the press (so to speak), here is the skinny on Garrison Keillor's cross-country book tour for the much-anticipated new Lake Wobegon novel, Pontoon.
The book is on shelves now, and Garrison will "launch" Pontoon in St. Paul and then embark on a 14-city cross-country tour.
Read the first Chapter >>
Order your copy now >>
Reviews:
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Sunday, December 16
2:00 PM
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Mendham Books
84 East Main street
Mendham, NJ
(973) 543-4949
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| Previously... |
Sunday, December 2
6:00 PM
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McNally Robinson Books
52 Prince Street,
(between Lafayette and Mulberry)
New York, NY
(212) 274-1160
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Monday, October 22
7:00 PM
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Borders
830 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
312-573-0564
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Monday, October 22
12:00 PM
| Chicago, IL
Hosted by Barbara's Bookstore, held off-site at Unity Temple
875 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL |
Monday, October 15
7:00 PM
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Washington, DC
Smithsonian Institute
George Washington University
Lisner Auditorium |
Sunday, October 14
6:00 PM
| Baltimore, MD
Pratt Library
400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD |
Tuesday, October 9
7:00 PM
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Portland, OR
Hosted by Powell's, held off-site at Bagdad Theater
3702 S.E Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR |
Monday, October 8
7:30 PM
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Seattle, WA
Elliott Bay
Off-site at Town Hall
1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA |
Tuesday, October 2
7:00PM
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Milwaukee, WI
Schwartz Bookshops
Live @ Alverno College Series
Alverno College's Pitman Theatre
3401 S. 39th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53234 |
Monday, October 1
7:00 PM
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Dayton, OH
Books & Co.
4453 Walnut Street, Dayton, OH 45440 |
Tuesday, September 25
8:00 PM
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San Francisco, CA
City Arts & Lectures
Marin Veteran's Auditorium
(GK will also receive the 2007 John Steinbeck award) |
Monday, September 24
7:30 PM
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San Francisco, CA
Cody's Bookstore
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley, CA |
Sunday, September 23
5:00 PM
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Los Angeles, CA
Writer's Bloc
The Beverly Wilshire Theater
8440 Wilshire at La Cienega, Beverly Hills |
Wednesday, September 19
7:00 PM
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Manchester, VT
Hosted by Northsire Books, held off-site at Burr & Burton Academy Gymnasium
Seminary Ave
Manchester Center, VT 05255 |
Tuesday, September 18
7:00 PM
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New York, NY
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street, New York, NY |
Monday, September 17
6:00 PM
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Boston, MA
Hosted by Ford Hall Forum, held off-site at Northeastern Univ.
Blackman Auditorium in Ell Hall (just off of Huntington Ave.)
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Thursday, September 13
7:30 PM
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Denver, CO
Tattered Cover
Lodo Store
1628 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202 |
Wednesday, September 12
7:30 PM
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Edina, MN
Barnes & Noble
3225 W 69th Street
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September 11, 2007
10:30 PM (CT) |
The Colbert Report on Comedy Central |
September 11, 2007
Check local listings |
WNYC's Fair Game |
September 10, 2007
10:00 AM |
St. Paul, MN
Common Good Books, Signing in Store all day, 165 Western Ave N
Suite 14, St. Paul, MN 55102 |
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