Bob Reed and "Mother Jones," UMWA Ludlow Massacre Memorial, September 23, 2013
September 22-23, 2013, Trinidad/Ludlow, CO: UMW Strike Commemoration, Trinidad/Ludlow, Colorado. Meet-and-greet, book sales. 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday; 11 a.m - 2 p.m., Sunday.
April 18-19, 2014, El Pueblo Museum, Pueblo, CO: LaborFest Symposium. Two readings, meet-and-greet, book sales. 1 - 4 p.m., Friday; 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.
May 17-18, 2014, UMW Memorial Site, Ludlow, Colorado: UMW Ludlow Massacre Commemoration, Meet-and-Greet, book sales. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
July 2-August 31, 2014, Ft. Worth Central Library, Ft. Worth, Texas: Display of mining memorabilia, influential literature on coal mining in Colorado and 32 vintage photos from the strike and its aftermath, annotated with captions from The Red-Winged Blackbird.
August 7, 2014: Ft. Worth Central Library, Ft. Worth, Texas, 6-8 p.m.: “An Evening with Bob Reed”. 2 readings, meet-and-greet, book sales. (Article promoting the event appeared in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, August 3rd, 2014)
UPCOMING, SUMMER/FALL 2022:
Readings and book signings for all books in the trilogy pending for Rhythm and Co. Bookstore and Storiebook Cafe—both located in Glen Rose.
Bob reading from "Chapter One," Central Library, Ft. Worth, Texas, August 7, 2014
During the Q & A session after reading
Bob discussing the discovery and development of his main character, Alan Tanner. Alan’s daughter, Lulu, is the main character in Between Daylight and Dark and Glitches.
Bob signing a copy of The Red-Winged Blackbird
Reading at Woodson home. Jim Woodson painted the painting that I used as the cover for Glitches.
