John Hodgman is hitting the road this fall. Today Hodgman announced a batch of tour dates to promote his new book Vacationland, which hits stores at the end of the month and is currently available for pre-order at Amazon. The tour makes stops in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, DC, Portland (the Maine one and the Oregon one), Austin, Los Angeles, and more and runs from October 25th through mid-November. Check out all the dates below:
OCTOBER 25 in MANHATTAN: “The Borough That Only Brooklyn Could Defeat!†In conversation with MICHAEL IAN BLACK! At Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street New York, NY 10003 7:00pm Buy a book, get a wristband to attend. Details are HERE OCTOBER 26 in PORTLAND: “The Portland of Maine!†In conversation with GUEST BAILIFF MONTE BELMONTE! At Port City Music Hall In partnership with PRINT: A Bookstore 504 Congress Street Portland, ME 04141 7:00pm Buy a book, get a ticket. Details are HERE OCTOBER 27 in PHILADELPHIA: “Brother Lover Town, USA!†In conversation with MARY RICHARDSON GRAHAM! At The Free Library of Philadelphia In partnership with Joseph Fox Bookshop 1901 Vine Street Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 7:30pm Buy a book, get a ticket HERE OCTOBER 28 in WASHINGTON, DC: “America’s Carnage Swamp!†In conversation with Pop Culture Happy Hour’s LINDA HOLMES! At Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Avenue Washington, DC 20008 6:00pm Free to attend; buy a book to join the signing line HERE OCTOBER 29 in ATLANTA: “Donald Gloversville!†At SCADshow In conversation with Stuff You Should Know’s CHUCK BRYANT! In partnership with A Capella Books 173 14th Street Atlanta, GA 30309 7:00pm Buy a book, get a ticket HERE OCTOBER 30 in RALEIGH, NC: “The Farthest Point of the Triangle!†In conversation with JOHN DARNIELLE! At the James B. Jr. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University In partnership with Quail Ridge Books North Carolina State Campus 1070 Partners Way Raleigh, NC 27606 7:00pm Buy a book, get up to two tickets HERE NOVEMBER 1 in BROOKLINE, MA: “America’s Hometown If You’re John Hodgman!†In conversation with TV Guidance Counselor’s KEN REID! At the Coolidge Corner Theater In partnership with Brookline Booksmith 290 Harvard Street Brookline, MA 02446 6:00pm Buy a book, get a ticket HERE NOVEMBER 2 in SAINT PAUL, MN: “Withered Twin of Minneapolis!†In conversation with JOHN MOE! At The Kagin Commons at Macalester College In partnership with the Rain Taxi Reading Series 1600 Grand Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 7:00pm Buy a book, get one or two tickets HERE NOVEMBER 3 in PORTLAND, OR: “The Portland That Stole the Name Portland!†In conversation with MATT FRACTION! At Powell’s City of Books 1005 West Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 7:30pm Free to attend, buy a book to join the signing line HERE NOVEMBER 4 in SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: “Home of Future Mayor John Roderick!†At The Seattle First Baptist Church In partnership with Elliott Bay Book Company 1111 Harvard Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 7:00pm Buy a book, get one or two tickets HERE NOVEMBER 6 in LOS ANGELES: “Where the TV Show MARRIED Was Filmed!†In conversation with PATT MORRISON! At The Theater at the Ace Hotel In partnership with the LA Times Ideas Exchange and Mysterious Galaxy Books 933 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015 7:30pm Tickets are available HERE NOVEMBER 7 in PHOENIX: “Prelude To The Dark Phoenix Saga of Arizona!†In VIRTUAL CONVERSATION with the floating head of GEORGE RR MARTIN! At the Mesa Center for the Arts and simultaneously at the Jean Cocteau Theater of Santa Fe In partnership with Changing Hands Bookstore 1 East Main Street Phoenix, AZ 85201 7:00pm Buy a book, get one or two tickets HERE NOVEMBER 8 in SAN FRANCISCO: “Crazy Crab Town!†In conversation with ADAM SAVAGE! At Public Works in partnership with The Booksmith 161 Erie Street San Francisco, CA 94103 7:30pm Buy a book, get a ticket HERE NOVEMBER 10 in TURNERS FALLS, MA: “The Paris, TX of the Pioneer Valley!†Back at it with Summertime Funtime Bailiff MONTE BELMONTE! At The Shea Theater 71 Avenue A Turners Falls, MA 01376 7:00pm Tickets are available HERE NOVEMBER 15 (NOT 16) in CHICAGO: “Brigadoon of the Plains!†NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! Not November 16! The 15th! In conversation with PETER SAGAL! At The Music Box Theater In partnership with The Book Stall 3733 North Southport Avenue Chicago, IL 60613 7:00pm But a book, get a ticket HERE NOVEMBER 18 in AUSTIN, TX: “Birthplace of the Franklin Barbecue Line!†This will be a FULL PERFORMANCE of the original VACATIONLAND one man comedy show! At The Paramount Theater With books available on site from Book People 713 Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 7:00pm Buy tickets HERE