Sometimes in my eagerness to make personal connections in the book signing line my mind jumps to inaccurate conclusions, then reinforces them madly. All through Minnesota I kept meeting people…View post

First leg of book tour complete. As many thanks as miles.

For most of my book tours, I stay at your basic Super 8-style motels. There are exceptions, as when I’m in a big city and a more central location is…View post

Motel day. Receipts, thank-you notes, laundry. Somewhere midway between St. Louis and Wichita. Tour odometer just rolled past 2,000 miles.

What the Visiting Tom book tour looks like so far. Driving directions contain phrase, “This route includes a ferry.” View Larger Map