Current Projects:

Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron RangeOVERBURDEN: MODERN LIFE ON THE IRON RANGE

Release Date: October 14, 2008

Red Step Press is currently working with Hibbing columnist and radio personality Aaron Brown on a book about his homeland, the Iron Range.  Visit www.minnesotabrown.com for samples of Aaron's columns, and stay tuned to this page for upcoming promotional information.

ISBN 13: 9780980078909      

Price: $16.95

Overburden was the winner of the 2009 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Creative Non-Fiction/Memoir



Please visit our site again for promotional tour updates!    

Order book online at Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Order book online at Amazon.com 

Or stop by your local bookstore! 

Media Tidbits 

Article from Superior Telegram Superior, Wisconsin, October 15.

Overburden is being featured at mnblue.com  beginning October 15.

Overburden will be discussed on KOOL 101.7 and B105 morning shows in October and November.

Article from Hibbing Daily Tribune, October 12.

 From Friday October 3, 2008 Weekly Report of Politics and Minnesota:

"Bits & Pieces

One of our favorite bloggers, Aaron Brown of Minnesota Brown,
has published his first book, Overburden:Modern Life on the Iron Range. Aaron is a
regular in our Morning Report, and we profiled him a few months ago in The
Weekly Report. He's got a singular and incisive take on Range issues and Overburden should be a fascinating and relevant read for Minnesotans and anyone interested in
the societies and economies of rural communities. The book is out already in Iron
Range independent bookstores, but if you can't wait for your local seller to pick it
up, you can preorder from Barnes and Noble. Aaron's also doing a series of appearances to promote the book and speak on the Range as well as media and blogging issues. Check out his site for the
schedule of these appearances."

 Aaron Brown   Aaron and his oldest son Henry

A Brief Tour of Hibbing, Minnesota. 

 Mine view and overburden piles   Mine truck on an overpass

A street sign from Old Hibbing. The city was physically moved to its current location when the mine needed to access iron ore under Old Hibbing. Even a brand new Carnegie Library was torn down.     Howard Street Booksellers in Hibbing. This is the site of the official release party of Aaron Brown's book.

 

Interesting links:

Zimmy's Bar and Restaurant

Dylan Days

ironrange.org

KAXE Radio in Grand Rapids

Hibbing Daily Tribune

Stay tuned for more info!

 

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