Book Tour
Signings, air shows and river cruises
I am not the kind of author who stays locked away in a writing laboratory. Here is where you can meet me in person and get a book signed on the spot.
Come find me
2026 dates
Gun shows, comic cons, homesteading festivals, air shows and a full season aboard the LST-325. Every book sold at an event is signed on the spot.
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OCT192026Next up
Knights of Columbus
Sunbury, OH
Presentation on the Method Writing style to more than 100 members.
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OCT23-242026
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NOV62026
First Friday Art Walk
Zanesville, OH
Featured artist, 5pm to 8pm.
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NOV72026
Northmor School District Craft Sale
Galion, OH
Always a big hit at my old high school.
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NOV82026
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NOV11-122026
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, OH
Veterans Day celebration.
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NOV142026
St. John Neumann Holiday Bazaar
Sunbury, OH
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NOV272026
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, OH
Black Friday sales event at the base PX mall.
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NOV28-292026
C&E Columbus Gun Show
Columbus, OH
Columbus Fair Grounds.
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DEC52026
Marengo Church of Christ Holiday Bazaar
Marengo, OH
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DEC102026
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, OH
Holiday sales event.
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FEB27-282027
Amelia Island Book Festival
Amelia Island, FL
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MAR42027
Evansville Military Museum
Evansville, IN
Lunch and learn presentation.
Earlier this year
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OCT142026
LST-325 returns home
Evansville, IN
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OCT8-122026
LST-325 public tours
Clarksville, TN
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OCT1-62026
LST-325 public tours
Ashland City, TN
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SEP23-292026
LST-325 public tours
Hendersonville, TN
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SEP192026
LST-325 Fall Cruise departs
Evansville, IN
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SEP162026
Mini-Cruises on the LST-325
Evansville, IN
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SEP122026
Owensboro Air Show
Owensboro, KY
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SEP10-122026
Evansville Film Festival
Evansville, IN
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SEP5-62026
Indiana Military Museum
Vincennes, IN
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SEP42026
Knox County Library
Vincennes, IN
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AUG29-302026
Hocking Hills Art and Craft Show
Hocking Hills, OH
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AUG20-232026
Killer Nashville Mystery Writers Conference
Nashville, TN
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AUG14-162026
Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival
Mount Vernon, OH
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JUL17-192026
Kentucky Sustainable Living Festival
Bowling Green, KY
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JUL2-52026
USS The Sullivans
Buffalo, NY
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JUN26-282026
Nickel City Comic Con
Buffalo, NY
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JUN20-212026
Dayton Comic Con
Dayton, OH
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JUN6-72026
C&E Columbus Gun Show
Columbus, OH
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MAY29-312026
WWII Reenactment aboard the LST-393
Muskegon, MI
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MAY22-242026
Velvet Ice Cream Festival
Utica, OH
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MAY22-242026
Feast of the Flowering Moon
Chillicothe, OH
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MAY16-172026
Heartland Self Reliance Festival
Millersburg, OH
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MAY92026
Evansville Anime-Fest
Evansville, IN
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MAY3-72026
LST-325 Work Week
Evansville, IN
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MAY1-32026
Mountain Readiness Festival
Hickory, NC
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APR24-262026
Homesteading and Prepping Summit
Elkton, FL
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APR17-192026
Military Vehicle and Collector Show
Denton, NC
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APR9-122026
Frontier Fellowship Survivalist Camp
Ayden, NC
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MAR28-292026
Country Living and Homesteading Festival
Jenny Wiley State Park, KY
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MAR222026
Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show
Hilliard, OH
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MAR212026
Grove City High School Craft Bazaar
Grove City, OH
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MAR13-152026
Military Hero Con
Fort Campbell, KY
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MAR7-82026
Military Hero Con
Fort Gordon, GA
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FEB27 - 12026
Military Hero Con
Fort Benning, GA
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JAN17-182026
C&E Columbus Gun Show
Columbus, OH
Where I have been
Past appearances
Twenty-five events across eight states in 2024 alone, from prepper expos and air shows to five separate cruises aboard the LST-325.
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MAR152024
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MAY252024
Sambuca's Greenhouse
Galena, OH
Early bird release for central Ohio, 10AM to 4PM.
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JUN12024
Blue Heron Winery
Cannelton, IN
Signing with live music by Paul Montgomery. Owners Gary and Lynn contributed ideas for the book.
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JUN22024
Blue Heron Winery
Cannelton, IN
Conspiracy Theory Roundtable in the Snuggery Room. Tin foil hats left at the door.
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JUN3–52024
Evansville appearances
Evansville, IN
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JUN6–92024
Aboard the LST-325
Evansville, IN
Official release date. Four days of signings on board, with a bagpipe band and reenactors on the Saturday.
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JUN22–232024
Dayton Air Show
Dayton, OH
With the Sky Soldiers helicopter group, who I volunteered with to research the Huey for the book.
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JUN292024
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JUL13–142024
Columbus Book Festival
Columbus, OH
Selected as a Featured Author with a vending tent in the Topiary Garden of the Columbus Main Library.
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AUG172024
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AUG22–252024
Killer Nashville Mystery Writers Convention
Nashville, TN
Four days of speakers, contests and a signing. Books and screenplay entered in the contests.
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AUG302024
Pittsburgh LST Cruise
Pittsburgh, PA
Through September 3. Signing aboard the LST-325 in the ship's gift shop.
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SEP5–102024
Wheeling LST Cruise
Wheeling, WV
Signing aboard the LST-325. The book's climactic battle takes place on Wheeling Island.
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SEP12–152024
Marietta LST Cruise
Marietta, OH
Signing aboard the LST-325. The book concludes at the Marietta docks.
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SEP212024
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SEP262024
The Wine Down
Evansville, IN
Music happy hour event.
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SEP272024
Author's Showcase Street Festival
Evansville, IN
11AM to 4PM, hosted by Your Brother's Bookstore.
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SEP272024
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OCT52024
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OCT12–132024
Castaways Raw Bar and Grill
Holden Beach, NC
Back to where the story began. Books and posters.
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OCT18–202024
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OCT25–262024
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NOV22024
Northmor High School PTO Holiday Craft Show
Galion, OH
Nothing like going back to your own high school for a signing.
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NOV92024
St. John Neumann Craft Show
Sunbury, OH
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NOV162024
Hocking Hills Resort Book Fair
Hocking Hills, OH
With Monday Creek Publishing.