April 2014 – Jim Merkel the Writer

Come on out to the Kirkwood Public Library at 7 p.m. this coming Thursday, April 24. I’ll give a program and sign some books. The address is 140 E. Jefferson Ave. I’ll see you there.

Back on the Radio

John Carney will quiz me about my Gateway Arch book at 1:40 p.m. Thursday on KTRS, the Big 550. I’m not sure, but I think you can hear it online at ktrs.com.

Yes, today. Drop everything. Rush. Panic. Beat the crowds. Today is the only day in the history of the human race, the only day EVER that there will be a release/signing party for my book The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, The Schemers, and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch. Grab $21.50Continue reading “It happens today”

2 days to go

Two days before the release/signing party for my book on the Gateway Arch, it’s time to talk about everything that will be going on. Besides the sale of The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, the Schemers and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch, you’ll have a first-time ever chance to have meContinue reading “2 days to go”

4 days to go

Four days before the release/signing party for The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, The Schemers, and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch, I’ll have my first radio interview. Mike Montgomery of Alton radio station WBGZ Radio, AM 1570, will quiz me on his “Matinee Madness” show at 3 p.m. today, April FoolsContinue reading “4 days to go”