More events for Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man

Doug Fine just sent me his new list of events. So far he has events in Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and California. I'll have to hit him up for an interview about his return to the sun. I haven't read Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man yet, but I *might* be around to go to the Capitola event. Haven't heard of the book? Here's a snidbit from Doug's website:

"NOT REALLY AN ALASKAN MOUNTAIN MAN recounts author Doug Fine's hysterically funny attempts to adjust to rural Alaskan life after growing up in the suburbs of New York. During the harsh winter of 1998, our narrator has to contend with broken down snowmachines, heavy dead whales, frozen pipes, angry moose and disorientation in a bear-packed wilderness. And yet, somehow, he decides all the frostbite and embarrassment are worth it: at least he doesn't have to face traffic jams. NOT REALLY AN ALASKAN MOUNTAIN MAN will make you laugh out loud, and at the same time touch you as you realize that beneath Fine's bumbling there lies a life-affirming philosophy and a love of wilderness beauty. These are things that he won't lose even if the locals are still chuckling over his first winter's shenanigans.

January 3: Books and Books, Coral Gables, Florida, 8 p.m. Info: 305-442-4408. (Now we're talkin' solar heat.) January 5: NBC Television Appearance: "South Florida Today," 10 a.m. Channel 6. January 17: Readers' Oasis, Tucson, Arizona, 1 p.m. Info: 520-319-7887, readersoasisjy@cs.com. January 29: Barnes and Noble Books, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 12:30 p.m. Info: 505-522-4499. January 30: Barnes and Noble Books, El Paso, TX, 2 p.m. Info: (915) 581-5353 February 3: Manhattan Marymount College, New York, NY, 6 p.m. Address: 221 East 55th St. Regina Peruggi Room, located on the 2nd floor in the main building of the college. February 4: Gallery North in Setauket, Long Island, New York. Info: gallerynorth@aol.com February 5: Chester County Book And Music Company, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 7:30 p.m. Info: 610-696-1661 February 7: Borders Books, Miami, Florida, 7 p.m. Address: 9205 S. Dixie Highway. Info: 305-665-8800 March 15: Capitola Book Café, Capitola, California, 7:30 p.m. Info: 831-462-6297 March 17: University of California Davis, Pacific Regional Humanities Center, 5 p.m. Speaking at a conference. Conference title: Beyond Consuming: Food, Wine and Culture of the Pacific Region. My presentation title: "Journey to Subsistence Fishing: Catching Protein In The Backyard." Info: www.prhc.ucdavis.edu/initiatives/conferences.html March 22:National Geographic Society "Quest For Adventure" Lecture series, Washington, DC. This is a pretty fabulous venue at NGS headquarters in DC. Tickets are $16 for this one (or $13 for Society members). NGS Box Office: 202-857-7700, www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive, or www.ticketweb.com. Note: My publisher tells me there will be more mid-March California dates added soon, probably in both the Northern and Southern kingdoms. Also, there will likely be Oregon and Washington dates in late March, and maybe an Austin, Texas event in January. If you'll be in these areas or have friends or relatives who will, feel free to email me. As always, Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man, which I'm delighted to say is on its second printing, is available at www.dougfine.com. There, signed copies can reach you or your gift recipients in three days.