Book Signing at Barnes & Noble -

The Saturday before Thanksgiving was a beautiful day, and a busy one on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. We had a good time, saw friends, met new folks and sold some books. A good time was had by all.

Book Signing in Kansas City, Missouri November 22

Leland and I will be signing books at Barnes & Noble on the Country Club Plaza next Saturday - November 22 - from 1 - 3 p.m. The store is at 420 W. 47th St. Kansas City, Missouri


This is our first book signing event and we're curious to see who might come and what aspects of our books generate the most interest. The new book, Mystery of the Irish Wilderness (which by the way is non-fiction), begins in the pre-Civil War era, with Irish Famine immigrants, and follows 150 years of land use policies and personalities as they affect the area the Irish settled. It also follows the life of the intrepid young priest who led the colony: John Joseph Hogan. He became the first bishop of Kansas City and much of our research was done here in the archives of the Diocese.


Of course, See the Ozarks and Beautiful and Enduring Ozarks will be available as well!

Leland Payton scans for photo ops below the dam at Pomme de Terre Lake. We're starting a new project on the Osage River; the Pomme de Terre is a tributary.