Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Palin book tour to include Nov. 22 stop in Roanoke
Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin plans to swing through Roanoke to tout her new book.
Sarah Palin will visit the Barnes & Noble bookstore at Valley View Mall Nov. 22 as part of the promotional tour for her book "Going Rogue: An American Life."
The former Republican vice presidential candidate's appearance will be at noon, a HarperCollins spokeswoman said. She didn't know if Palin would appear along with her family members, who traveled with her on the campaign trail last year.
To handle the expected crowds, the Valley View store will hand out wristbands to fans at 6 a.m., said Deanna Lemburg, Barnes & Noble's regional community relations manager.
Palin's last visit to the Roanoke Valley, for a presidential campaign rally in October 2008, drew a crowd estimated at 16,000 to Salem Stadium. Since then, her celebrity status hasn't diminished: "Going Rogue" has an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies and has been at or near the top of Amazon.com's best-seller list for weeks.
The book, which "imparts Palin’s vision of a way forward for America," the publisher says, will go on sale Nov. 17.
The tour starts the next day at Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin made a campaign appearance as the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
Other stops include Noblesville, Ind., and Rochester, N.Y., but not New York City or Seattle. Fort Bragg, N.C., will host the former Alaska governor the day after she sees the Star City.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate's appearance will be at noon, a HarperCollins spokeswoman said. She didn't know if Palin would appear along with her family members, who traveled with her on the campaign trail last year.
To handle the expected crowds, the Valley View store will hand out wristbands to fans at 6 a.m., said Deanna Lemburg, Barnes & Noble's regional community relations manager.
Palin's last visit to the Roanoke Valley, for a presidential campaign rally in October 2008, drew a crowd estimated at 16,000 to Salem Stadium. Since then, her celebrity status hasn't diminished: "Going Rogue" has an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies and has been at or near the top of Amazon.com's best-seller list for weeks.
The book, which "imparts Palin’s vision of a way forward for America," the publisher says, will go on sale Nov. 17.
The tour starts the next day at Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin made a campaign appearance as the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
Other stops include Noblesville, Ind., and Rochester, N.Y., but not New York City or Seattle. Fort Bragg, N.C., will host the former Alaska governor the day after she sees the Star City.
