I will be bringing a guitar to all of these dates, and playing some Robert Johnson songs and maybe other stuff if time allows, along with the booktalk.

Thursday, Jan. 15, 5 p.m., New Orleans, Garden District Book Shop,
2727 Prytania, 504-895-2266, betbooks@aol.com

Saturday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., Memphis, Davis-Kidd,
387 Perkins Road Extended, 901-683-9801 x 120, jbadgett@josephbeth.com

Monday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m., Blytheville, AR, That Bookstore in Blytheville
316 West Main Street, 870-763-3333, bookstbly@missconet.com

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 5 p.m., Oxford, MS, Square Books
160 Courthouse Square, 662-236-2262, www.squarebooks.com

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 5 p.m., Jackson, MS, Lemuria Books
5437 North Venetian Way, 601-366-761, www.lemuriabooks.com

Thursday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Kansas City, Rainy Day Books
2706 West 53rd Street, 913-384-3126, www.rainydaybooks.com

Monday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Iowa City, Prairie Lights Bookstore
15 S. Dubuque, 319-337-2681, www.prairielights.com

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., Chicago, Barbara's Bookstore (Oak Park)
1100 Lake Street, 312-642-4818, barbarasbookstore@earthlink.net

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 6 p.m., New York, Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street, 212-803-5890, www. coliseumbooks.com

Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m., Washington, DC, Vertigo Books
7346 Baltimore Ave. College Park MD 20740, 301-779-9300

Monday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Berkeley, CA, Black Oak Books
1491 Shattuck Ave, 510-486-0698, blackoak@infoconex.com

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m., San Francisco, City Lights
261 Columbus Ave., 415-362-8193, www.citylights.com

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Los Angeles, Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 310/659-3684, www.booksoup.com

Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Pasadena,Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd., 626-449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com

Sunday, Feb. 8, 4 p.m., Eugene, OR, Tsunami Books
2585 Willamette, 541-345-8986, tsunami1@mindspring.com

Monday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Portland, Powell's (Hawthorne Store)
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 800-878-7323, www.powells.com

Tuesday, February 10, 7 p.m. Seattle, Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, 206-366-3320, www.thirdplacebooks.com

Thursday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., Bellingham, Village Books
1210 11th Street, 800-392-2665, www.villagebooks.com