A week from Thanksgiving I’ll be doing my final book signing of the year on Thursday December 1 from noon to 2:00 at The University Bookstore on the Kent State University Campus. It’s a nice way to wrap up the year’s signing activities as well as chance for Funky fans to pick up that signed book for someone. A little culture for Christmas is always special. Details can be found under Events on this site.

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