It’s monsoon season in South Asia. India’s parliament is in its “monsoon session.” Schools and universities are starting their “monsoon term.” And here in the US, it’s time for the, um, Monsoon Book Tour. Yes, I’ll be on the road over the next three months, presenting mostly at public libraries. The tour (as I grandly call it) kicks off in Wheeling next Tuesday, August 20, and wraps up at Lakewood on November 21. At most venues, I’ve been asked to do a potpourri of travel tales from Madagascar, India, Bangladesh and India. It won’t be the same mix everywhere—so if you come to two presentations, you’re likely to hear different tales! For a few libraries, I’ll be doing a country-focused presentation. And then there’s a more academic (but still entertaining) presentation in Denison University’s Global Studies Seminar series on October 14.
Thursday, August 20, 12:00 (mid-day), “Lunch with Books,” Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th Street, Wheeling WV 26003, http://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/
Tuesday, August 27, 6:00 p.m., Cabell County Public Library, Main Branch, 455 Ninth Street, Huntington, WV 25701, https://cabe.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/cabell/?
Thursday, September 12, 7:00 p.m., Orange branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 31975 Chagrin Blvd, Pepper Pike, OH 44124, https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branches/Orange.aspx
Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 p.m., Bexley Public Library, 2411 E. Main St. Bexley, OH 43209, https://www.bexleylibrary.org/
Thursday, September 26, 6:30 p.m., Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St., Dover, Ohio 44622, http://www.doverlibrary.org/
Saturday, September 28. 2:00 p.m., South Charleston Public Library, 312 Fourth Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25303, https://scplwv.org/
Thursday, October 3, 7:00 p.m., Southeast branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 70 Columbus Road, Bedford, Ohio 44146, https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branches/Southeast.aspx
Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 p.m., Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington , OH 43221, https://www.ualibrary.org/
Monday, October 14, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Denison University, Granville, Ohio, Global Studies Seminar, https://denison.edu/series/global “International university capacity building—or bullying?”
Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m., Old Worthington Library, 820 High St, Worthington, OH 43085, https://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/visit/locations/old-worthington-library Co-sponsored by Worthington International Friendship Association. “Postcards from Indonesia.”
Monday, October 21, 3:30 p.m., Nelsonville Public Library, 95 W. Washington
Nelsonville, OH 45764-1177, https://www.myacpl.org/nelsonville/ “Postcards from Indonesia.”
Monday, October 21, 6:00 p.m., Wells (Albany) Public Library, 5200 Washington Road
Albany, OH 45710, https://www.myacpl.org/wells/
Tuesday, October 22, 11:00 a.m., The Plains Public Library, 14 S. Plains Road
The Plains, OH 45780, https://www.myacpl.org/theplains/ “Postcards from Madagascar.”
Monday, November 18, 7:00 p.m., Solon branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 34125 Portz Pkwy, Solon, OH 44139, https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branches/Solon.aspx
Thursday, November 21, 7:00 p.m., “Meet the Author,” Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107 https://www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/