(Book cover design by Sabrina Bedford, cover photo by Julie Dermansky)

Petroleum-238: Big Oil's Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It will be published April 24, 2024. The book can be ORDERED now with AMAZON or BARNES & NOBLE or BOOKSHOP.ORG or any INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE across the US

BOOK TOUR DATES (and below that is listed Press about the book)...

> Tuesday May 7: Papercuts Bookshop in Jamaica Plain just outside Boston Massachusetts, Book event in conversation with nuclear forensics scientist Dr. Marco Kaltofen (630pm)

> Saturday May 11: Musical book event at Gold Lion Community Cafe in Richmond Virginia, featuring musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc (7-10pm) [**Funding to Support May 11-19 Musical Book Tour Events Generously Provided by FreshWater Accountability Project]

> Sunday May 12: Musical book event at Blacksburg Books in Blacksburg Virginia, featuring musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by POWHR (Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights) (5pm)

> Tuesday May 14: Musical book event at Argo Books in Buckhannon West Virginia, featuring musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Buckhannon River Watershed Association (6pm)

> Wednesday May 15: Ohio County Library in Wheeling West Virginia, Book event with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by Concerned Ohio River Residents (6pm)

> Thursday May 16: Musical book event at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland in Cleveland Ohio, hosted by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) and moCa Cleveland, with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc (2-4pm)

> Friday May 17: Musical book event at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Cleveland Ohio, with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by Faith Communities Together for a Sustainable Future (7pm)

> Saturday May 18: Musical book event at Korbel's Family Farm in Hammondsville Ohio, with musicians Pierson Keating, Karen LeBlanc and MANY other great acts! Hosted by the fabulous Pete and Micki Rockenhauser (2pm~)

> Sunday May 19: Musical book event at Bloom Brewery in West Newton Pennsylvania, with musicians Pierson Keating and Karen LeBlanc, hosted by Mountain Watershed Association (12-2pm) [**Funding to Support May 11-19 Musical Book Tour Events Generously Provided by FreshWater Accountability Project] 

> Tuesday May 21: Book Event at Wooden Shoe Bookshop with Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania and Harrisburg based writer Jamar Thrasher (7pm)

> Wednesday May 22: Book event at People's Book in Takoma Park Maryland (just outside the Washington DC district line) (6pm)

> Saturday June 1: Book event at Patagonia in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, hosted by Protect PT

> Sunday June 2: FRACKSTOCK! Musical book event at Unitarian Universalist Church in Columbus Ohio, hosted by Buckeye Environmental Network, GrassRoots Ohio and First UU Church of Columbus (5-9pm)

>  Monday June 3: Bookloft Book of German Village, Columbus Ohio.

> Wednesday June 5: Book event at Charlevoix Public Library in Charlevoix Michigan, hosted by Ban Michigan Fracking (530pm-7pm)

> Thursday June 20: Book event at Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs New York, hosted by Sustainable Saratoga

> JULY, Events to come in Colorado, New Mexico and West Texas

> AUGUST, Events to come in California, Oregon and Washington

> OCTOBER, Events to come in Maryland, North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida

> Saturday November 16: Book event at Wood County Library in Toledo Ohio

**If you are interested in hosting an event at a bookstore, university or community space in your community please reach out to Karen LeBlanc, misskarret@gmail.com

 

PRESS ABOUT THE BOOK!!

> Conversation with Carolyn Harding of Grassroots Ohio, stream the interview Friday April 12, 5pm with WGRN or Sunday April 14, 2pm with WCRS FM.