Rural noir author and National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell will tour the Upper Peninsula on a book tour from July 15th through the 23rd.
Many lauded her most recent novel The Waters, including The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, and she was put on "best of" lists by Oprah Winfrey and "Today Show" co-host Jenna Bush Hager.
Bonnie is also the author of the novels Once Upon a River (a national bestseller adapted into a full-length feature film) and Q Road. She also writes short fiction collections including American Salvage, Women and Other Animals, and Mothers, Tell Your Daughters. She was a 2011 Guggenheim Fellow whose other honors include the Pushcart Prize, the Eudora Welty Prize, and the Mark Twain Award. She lives outside Kalamazoo with her husband and two donkeys.
Kurt Hauswirth spoke with Bonnie by phone about her novel The Waters and her upcoming U.P. tour:
Upper Peninsula tour dates for Bonnie Jo Campbell's The Waters, July 15-23, 2024:
- Monday, July 15, 1:00 pm ET, DeTour School and Public Library, DeTour Village, MI. Because of construction, the Author talk/signing will be held at the nearby Farmer’s Market, 178 S. Ontario, DeTour Village, 49725
- Monday, July 15, 6:30 pm ET, St. Ignace Public Library, 110 Spruce Street, St. Ignace, MI, 49781 (Author talk/signing)
- Tuesday, July 16, 2:00 pm ET, Bayliss Public Library, 541 Library Drive, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 49783 (Author talk/signing)
- Tuesday, July 16, 6:00 pm ET, Munising Public Library, 810 State Highway M-28, Munising, MI 49862 (Reading/signing)
- Wednesday, July 17, 1-3 pm ET, Dickinson County Library, 401 Iron Mountain Street, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. (Author talk/signing)
- Wednesday, July 17, 5:30-6:30 pm ET, Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington Street, Escanaba, MI 49829 (Author talk/signing)
- Thursday, July 18, 1:00 pm ET, West Iron District Library, 116 Genesee Street, Iron River, MI 49935 (Author meet and greet, signing, and hors d’oeuvres)
- Thursday, July 18, 5:00-7:00 pm ET, Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington Street, Escanaba, MI 49828. Guest presenters Bonnie Jo Campbell, Sue Harrison, and Ron Riekki will induct three new authors into the Upper Peninsula Literary Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees are Elinor Benedict, Tom Bissell, and Gloria Whelan. Free and open to the public.
- Friday, July 19, 4:00-5:00 pm ET, Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main Street, Ishpeming, MI 49849 (Author talk/signing with Snowbound Books)
- Saturday, July 20, 2:00 pm ET, Paper Mill Books, 216 S. Cedar Street, Manistique, MI 49891 (Bonnie Jo Campbell, The Waters in conversation with author Steve Amick, You Shall See the Beautiful Things)
- Monday, July 22, 9-10 am ET, Peter White Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI 49855. The Upper Michigan Today TV 6 Show will interview Bonnie Jo Campbell. The library records a book club show for them every month and The Waters is their July selection. The public is welcome to attend.
- Monday, July 22, 6:00-8:30 pm ET, Peter White Public Library, Community Room, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI 49855. Doors open at 5 pm. At 6:00 pm, there will be a catered dinner by Vango's, followed by a reading from The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell. Tickets are $25. Books are available for purchase by Snowbound Books.
- Tuesday, July 23, 2:00 pm ET, Pickford Community Library, 137 E. Main Street, Pickford, MI 49774 (Author presentation/signing)
Campbell’s library tour is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
Find out more about Bonnie Jo Campbell at her website, bonniejocampbell.net.
