Beryl Singleton Bissell The Scent of God

Upcoming and Past Events

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2008

March
March 12 Conference Call, Wednesday Night Ladies Book Club, 7 p.m. MT, 9 p.m. CT, Ellensburg, WA

April
April 5 Discussion and signing, Nicholson Book Gathering 10 a.m. Plymouth WI
April 19 Discussion and signing, Schuft Twin Cities Book Group, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Meeting in Fitgers Hotel, Duluth MN
April 23 Discussion conference call. Catholic Book Club of Denver 6 p.m. central time

May
May 10 Talk and signing, Sugar Loaf Fund Raising Event from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place TBA
May 27 Discussion and signing, Lake Nebagamon/Solon Springs WI Book Club, 7 p.m.

June
June 11 Discussion and signing Cultured Pearls Book Club Gathering, 6:30 p.m. Minneapolis MN

National Tour Events completed

Boston
5/10/06: The Coop w/ Harvard Divinity School, 7 PM (reading & signing)
1400 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA, 02238
617-499-2000
Chicago
5/11/06: Women and Children First, 7:30 PM (reading & signing)
5233 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-9299
Duluth
5/20/06: Northern Lights, 1 PM (reading & signing)
307 Canal Park Drive
Duluth, MN 55802
1-800-868-8904
Minneapolis
5/24/06: The Loft, time 7 PM (reading & signing)
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-215-2575
5/25/06: Magers & Quinn, 7 PM (reading & signing)
3038 Hennepin Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
621-822-4611
Grand Marais, MN
5/27/06: Drury Lane Books, 4 PM (reading & signing)
12 East Wisconsin Street
Grand Marais MN 55604
218-387-3370
San Francisco
6/22/06: Book Passage, 1 PM (reading & signing)
51 Tamal Vista
Corte Madera, CA 94925
415-927-0960

Other Past Events


2006
March 24-25 Library reading and teaching Grand Marais
April 3 Library Reading Silver Bay
April 10 Interview on WTIP Grand Marais
April 22 Superior Writers Festival Reading Duluth
April 23 Art of Recovery Reading in Minneapolis
May 26 WJJC in Duluth
May 28 Drury Lane Salon
June 2-3 Read for Writing Group in Brainerd
June 4 Read for Le May Book Club in Duluth
June 11 Salon at Margaret Smith's in Minneapolis
June 13 Program for the NWU Books Division in Mpls.
June 15 Read for the St. John’s Women’s Group
June 17 Cross River Heritage Center reading
July 1-7 St. Cloud (Benedictine Spirituality retreat)
August 14 University Women group, Minneapolis MN
August 16 West End Garden Blue Reading at Naniboujou
August 22 Grand Rapids Library, MN
August 25 Soar’in Sisters Book Club, Lutsen MN
September 12 Lake Superior Pastors Conference Tofte MN
September 16 Basset Creek Book Babes, Schroeder MN
September 25 Hessig Book Group Rochester MN
September 27 MN State Library Association, St. Cloud MN
October 2 Silver Bay Library Book Club MN
October 8 Blue Earth Library Systems, Mankato MN
October 9 The Culture Club, Duluth MN
October 14 Twin Cities Book Fest, Minneapolis MN
October 19 Ladies of the Lake Book Club, Grand Marais MN
October 21 Two Harbors Library, MN
October 25 Pax Christi Catholic Community, Eden Prairie MN
October 26-31 Featured author aboard the Book it to Bermuda Gather First Anniversary Cruise, leaving Boston MA
November 2 Pradhan Book Club. Minneapolis MN
November 3-5 Call to Action Milwaukee WI
November 10-12 Deep Valley Book Festival Mankato MN
November 13 Little Marais Community Club MN
November 18 Cross River Heritage Center, Schroeder MN
November 21 Brookdale Library Book Club MN
November 21 Hennepin County Area Library Brookdale MN
December 2 Book signing 12-1 p.m. Northern Lights Bookstore, Canal Park, Duluth MN

2007
January 20 Talk and signing 9 a.m., Barnes and Noble "Teachers Appreciation," Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, MN
January 30 Talk and signing 10:30 a.m. Bookies Bookclub, Bethlehem Lutheran, Grand Marais MN
Feb 7 Talk and signing 7 p.m. Dakota County Library, Lakeville, MN "HOT Reads for COLD Nights"
February 7 Heartland Book Club discussion of The Scent of God, 8:30 p.m. Lakeville, MN
Feb 18 Talk and signing 10 a.m. Clearwater Chrysalis Winter Retreat, Deerwood, MN
Feb 22 Conference call discussion of The Scent of God 7 p.m. Taylor Falls Book Club, Taylor Falls MN
Feb 28 Talk and signing, Monastery of Saint Scholastica 6:45 PM, Duluth MN
April 12 Talk and signing Goodwill Luncheon at 12 p.m. Minneapolis, MN
April 22 Radio Interview at KMSU-FM 10:30 a.m. Mankato, MN
April 23 Talk and signing at 11 a.m. League of Catholic Women, Minneapolis, MN
April 23 Evening with the Author, school district fund-raiser at 7 p.m. Minneapolis, MN
May 1 Talk and signing 12 a.m. Just Friends Women’s Group, Edina MN
May 2 Talk and signing 6 p.m. JW Beecroft Bookstore, Superior WI
May 4 Blog tour: Colorado
May 6 Talk and signing, 12 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN
May 7 Conference call with Excelsior Library Book Club, 7:30 p.m., Minneapolis, MN
May 11 Blog tour: Boston
May 18 Blog Tour: North Carolina
May 22 Talk and signing, 7 p.m. World Council of Churches Minneapolis, MN
May 25 Blog Tour: Portland Oregon
June 1 Book Blog Tour: Massachusetts
June 8: Book Blog Tour: Minnesota
June 13: Book Blog Tour: Arkansas
June 22: Book Blog Tour: Michigan
June 29: Book Blog Tour: California
July 17 Conference call with Rome Library Book Club,6:30-8:30 p.m. Nekoosa, WI
July 20 Book Blog Tour: Saudi Arabia
July 27 Book Blog Tour: New York
August 3 Book Blog Tour: Kansas City
August 4, Talk and signing 10:30 a.m. Great American Women Getaway, Chaska, MN
August 24 Interview on MPR at 10:45 with Kerri Miller
August 12 Talk and signing 6:30 p.m. Calvary Lutheran Golden Valley Book Club, Caribou Lake, MN
August 21 Talk and signing, women's event,Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
September 10 Talk and signing 5 p.m. Westridge Book Club, New Hope, MN
October 25, Talk and signing, 7 p.m. ELCA Southern Cluster, Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 County Road 42, Apple Valley MN
November 13, Talk and signing 11:45 a.m. Osseo Book Club, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park, MN
November 13, Talk and signing 6:30 p.m. Anoka Ramsey Community College Library, Coon Rapids MN
November 14, Talk at 7 p.m. Monastery of St. Scholastica, Duluth MN
November 15, Telephone conference with Voigt book club, Stanton, MI
November 18, Talk and signing 6 p.m. Concordia Lutheran, Duluth MN
December 1, Reading for Lake Superior Writers Event, Barnes and Noble, Duluth 3-5 p.m.

2008
January 11, Discussion and signing: Miriam's Circle (Calvary Lutheran book group) 12:30 p.m. Minnetonka, MN
January 12, Talk: Association of Contemplative Sisters, 12:30 p.m., Monastery of Saint Clare, Bloomington MN





Broadcast


2006
April 10: WTIP "The Morning Calendar Show," Live (Grand Marais MN) (Central Time Zone)

May 17: 8:10 AM - 8:20 AM USA Network national, 10 min, Live, with Daybreak USA, National Syndicated | (CENTRAL TIME ZONE)

May 18: 7:40 AM - 7:50 WICH-AM New London/Norwich CT, 10 min, Live, with Old New England, Top Rated | (CENTRAL)

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM KAXE-FM Grand Rapids MI, 20 min, Taped, with Real Good Words, NPR | (CENTRAL TIME ZONE)

May 24: 10:40-11:15 AM WCCO Pat Davies Show (Central Time Zone)

May 26: 6-6:30 PM WTIP “The Road House”, Live (Grand Marais, MN)(Central Time Zone)

May 30: 8:30 AM CENTRAL WRVC-AM Huntington W.VA, 30 min, Live, with Viewpoint, Top Rated

June 1: 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM KYW-AM Philadelphia PA, 10 min, Taped, with Morning Report, 50,000 watts (Central Time Zone)

June 2: 9:10-9:20 AM CENTRAL CBS Radio Network Syndicated, 10 min,Taped, with CBS News Roundup, National Syndicated

June 7: 4:44 PM - 4:59 PM WKCT-AM Nashville TN, 15 min, Live, with Drive Time, Mid-Sized | (Central Time Zone)

June 13: 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM KCMN-AM Colorado Springs CO, 10 min, Live, with Tron in the Morning, Top Rated | (CENTRAL TIME ZONE)

June 14 7:40 AM CENTRAL WCBQ-AM & WHNC-AM Raleigh NC, 15 min, Live, with Alvin Augustus Jones Show, Top Rated | (CENTRAL TIME ZONE)

June 21 8:50 am CENTRAL Cable Radio Network - CRN National, 10, min, Live, with Cable Talk, National Syndicated

June 27: 10-10:30 AM WWJC “Northland Notebook”, Live (Duluth, MN)(Central Time Zone)

June 27 11:40 AM CENTRAL Lifestyle Talk Radio, 20 min, Live, with The Lifestyle Show, National Syndicated | (CENTRAL TIME ZONE)

June 29 9:15 AM WNMT and AM WMFG. The Craig and Kate Affair, 30 minutes, Hibbing Radio (CENTRAL TIME)

July 24: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WMUB-FM Cincinnati Ohio, 60 min, Live, with Interconnect, NPR | (CENTRAL TIME)

August 15: 10-11 AM Minnesota Public Radio “Mid Morning”, Kerri Miller, Live (Central Time Zone)


2007

August 24, 9:45- 10 AM Minnesota Public Radio "Mid Morning," Kerri Miller, Live (Central Time Zone)








My Work

Books
The Scent of God
The collision of human love and faith
Blog Tour
Author hosted by bloggers
Read an excerpt
from The Scent of God
Essay
Return to the Monastery
The saga of two return visits while writing The Scent of God
Short Stories
The White Taxi
An Italian taxi driver teaches his younger brother, a priest, to drive in 1940s Rome


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