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Pontoon Book Tour
A NOVEL OF LAKE WOBEGON

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.

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Sunday, December 16
2:00 PM
Mendham Books
84 East Main street
Mendham, NJ
(973) 543-4949
Previously...
Sunday, December 2
6:00 PM
McNally Robinson Books
52 Prince Street,
(between Lafayette and Mulberry)
New York, NY
(212) 274-1160
Monday, October 22
7:00 PM
Borders
830 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
312-573-0564
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
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
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
Seattle, WA
Elliott Bay
Off-site at Town Hall
1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA
Tuesday, October 2
7:00PM
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
Dayton, OH
Books & Co.
4453 Walnut Street, Dayton, OH 45440
Tuesday, September 25
8:00 PM
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
San Francisco, CA
Cody's Bookstore
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley, CA
Sunday, September 23
5:00 PM
Los Angeles, CA
Writer's Bloc
The Beverly Wilshire Theater
8440 Wilshire at La Cienega, Beverly Hills
Wednesday, September 19
7:00 PM
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
New York, NY
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street, New York, NY
Monday, September 17
6:00 PM
Boston, MA
Hosted by Ford Hall Forum, held off-site at Northeastern Univ.
Blackman Auditorium in Ell Hall (just off of Huntington Ave.)
Thursday, September 13
7:30 PM
Denver, CO
Tattered Cover
Lodo Store
1628 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
Wednesday, September 12
7:30 PM
Edina, MN
Barnes & Noble
3225 W 69th Street
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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