Book Tour! A Long Way from Iowa

A Long Way from Iowa: From the Heartland to the Heart of France launched at the Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop in Paris in April. That was followed by other events in Paris and Nice, and then a wonderful 49-day, coast-to-coast book tour in the U.S.

Now it’s time for me to build on the momentum created in the tour, and if you’d like to, you can help! Write a little Amazon or Goodreads review. (It’s easy.) Tell your friends and family about the book. Buy the book as a holiday gift for your friends, from your local indie bookseller, or from Bookshop.org. Suggest the book for your book group, and invite me to join your group via Zoom for a conversation!

Here are some highlights from the launch thus far. I hope you enjoy the book, and if you do I hope you’ll let me know!

Celebrating the publication of A Long Way From Iowa: From the Heartland to the Heart of France at Politics and Prose Bookstore in WASHINGTON DC on September 23. Despite stormy weather, we had a good crowd; more signed books are available in the store for those who couldn’t make it, and here’s a link to the recording of my conversation with Bob Attardi that night.

Signed copies of A Long Way From Iowa are available at Greenlight Bookstore in FT. GREENE, BROOKLYN. Snap them up while they last!

Photos from PARIS Book Launch April 30 The Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop

From NICE June 3 Meet the Authors

From PARIS July 11 Adrian Leeds Après-Midi

MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT September 7 Mystic/Noank Library Author Talk

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA West Side Farmer’s Market September 30

SUNBURG (MN) COMMUNITY CENTER October 2 Meet the Author 6 pm

Sunburg, in West Central Minnesota, is definitely heartland. And I was thrilled to have a whole roomful of people eager to learn about my books. Thanks to everyone for coming out on a unseasonably warm October evening.

RED WING, MINNESOTA Fair Trade Books, October 7

WINONA, MINNESOTA October 10 reading at Paperbacks and Pieces

Private parties in PORTLAND (Oregon) and SEATTLE (Washington) brought the US tour to a lovely completion.

My friends Ginnie and Rick hosted a book party for me in Portland…
And my friend Noble Golden had her book group read the book. We had a great discussion, and a wonderful meal too!

Mille mercis, everyone! Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Learn more about A Long Way from Iowa.

And learn about Demystifying the French here!

Janet Hulstrand is an American writer, editor, writing coach, and teacher of writing and of literature who lives in France. She is the author of Demystifying the French: How to Love Them, and Make Them Love You, and A Long Way from Iowa: From the Heartland to the Heart of France, and coauthor of Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home.