Hello, Loyal Readers!
Good news — at least for me: rumors of my death have been exaggerated, though only slightly.
From December 23 to July 19, I worked every day, usually about 16-20 hours a day the last three months, to finish ENDZONE: The Rise, Fall and Return of Michigan Football.
Better news: Thanks to the amazing folks at St. Martin’s Press, it will come out September 1, as scheduled.
On Tuesday, we posted a sneak preview of “ENDZONE” on MGoBlog.
Full excerpts will be coming up soon in the Wall Street Journal, MGoBlog, Yahoo, and more.
And thanks to you good folks, yesterday afternoon, ENDZONE nudged past Friday Night Lights and Saban’s book to become Amazon’s #1 selling football book — at least for a few hours!
You can pre-order yours on the home page, johnubacon.com, or order them at local bookstores like Nicola’s, Literati and more.
First book tour stops:
Saturday, August 29, 12-2, at the Diag bar in Chicago.
Tuesday, Sept 1, 7 p.m. at Rackham Aud at UM. Free and open to all.
Thursday, Sept 9, at the Market Place in Grand Rapids.
And many more coming, coast to coast, right up to the holidays. We’ll be adding to the list daily on johnubacon.com/upcoming-events/
Hope to see you soon! And the blog will be back this week, too!
John
Congratulations! Looking forward to reading your next book!
Great thanks, Wendy! Hope to see you when we stop in Holland this fall.
I ordered ENDZONE from Amazon. I hope that I receive it in time for your Sept. 1 event!
Great thanks! But just so you know, Literati is sponsoring that event, and will be selling books there, by the hundreds. Happy to sign yours another day.
John
Great to see you back in the land of the living. Any idea when you will be in NYC – U of M Club of New York or Prof Thom’s
Go Blue
Good to be out of the Writer’s Cave!
Working it out right now, but will definitely be back to NYC this fall.
Hope to see you then!
Just pre-ordered my copy!!!!
Thanks, Todd!
John:
Hope to see you on Sept 1 at Rackham. Looking forward to your new book!
Angie
Thanks, Angie! Hope Mr. George is there too — my esteemed AC English teacher in 11th grade!
Is SW Florida on your itinerary?
bomberjohn5
We’ll likely be adding Miami/Ft. Lauderdale – Naples – Tampa once again on this tour. All three have been great in the past. Keep an eye on the Events section of my website, johnubacon.com. Thanks!
When will your book tour visit Columbus?
We’re working on that now, but it’s very likely. Stopped there for my last three book tours, all with great success. Keep an eye on my website, johnubacon.com, under “Events.” Hope to see you soon!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BOOK. I LOOK FORWARD TO TREATING YOU AND YOUR WIFE TO LUNCH AT TPCC SHORTLY
AFTER I RECEIVE MY 6 COPIES. AS IN THE PAST, I WILL ASK YOU TO AUTOGRAPH THEM, AND SAY A FEW WORDS TO YOUR FORMER NEIGHBORS. DORISA AND JACKIE WILL PROBABLY JOIN US.
I WISH HARBAUGH ALL THE BEST OF LUCK IN HIS NEW VENTURE AS THE THE HEAD COACH OF THE MAIZE AND BLUE. I HOPE HE WINS 11 OF THEIR 12 GAMES, AND I’M SURE YOU KNOW WHICH ONE I HOPE HE HE LOSES.
YOUR FAVORITE SPARTAN.
JACK HAMM