The Book Tour Journal
    City                                                     Entry                                      
Asheville, NC                             A big hometown turnout--friends, local writers and teachers,
Malaprops                               and the head cartographer of the US Forest Service--got the
                                              book tour off to a rousing start. 

Charlotte, NC                             Twelve people gathered to discuss maps, reading, and writing for
                                              nearly two hours.                       
Park Road Books

Greenville, SC                            Writing students of Scott Gould and George Singleton were an
TGSFTA                               enthusiastic audience for Maps and, on the mighty greenhouse bridge,
                                            for "My Wife Dreams of the Surging Waters."

Atlanta, GA                            
Barnes and Noble

Chicago, IL                              Barbara's UIC store is located in an up-and-coming part of
                                             town.  Warren Wilson writers made the reading Game 1 of a festive
                                            double-header that carried on with poet Lucy Anderton at the Guild Complex.

Iowa City, IO                            Prairie Lights! One of the greatest independent bookstores in the nation.
Prarie Lights                          The reading was broadcast live over WSUI and will be available on
                                            the station's website, complete with a thought-provoking Q and A
                                            session afterwards. To listen to the reading go to:    
                                               
http://wsui.uiowa.edu/prairielights.htm       
                                                Then click on Live From Prairie Lights where a list of readings
                                             will appear.  Scrolling down to October 7th you will find
                                             Pete Turchi.