Press
National Television and Radio:
"American Morning" CNN, feature
"America's Heartland" airing week of October 14th on PBS (230 markets)
click here to read the article and watch the episode
click here to read the article and watch the episode
Images from American Farmer appear in Michael Martin Murphy's new music video for the song "Close to the Land"
Close To The Land (Michael Martin Murphey) from Sammy Passamano on Vimeo.
Close To The Land (Michael Martin Murphey) from Sammy Passamano on Vimeo.
"The Mitch Albom Show" nationally syndicated radio show, Nov. 25
Listen to the interview:
Listen to the interview:
"The Martha Stewart Show" Nov. 25. 11 minute segment with author and three farmers from the book and follow-up story on website | View Evite
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Catalogs:
Midwest Booksellers Association
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
National Print and Online:
#6 on Amazon's Ten Best Books of 2008 (Art/Photography)
AGwired.com - coverage
American Farm Bureau - December 8, Focus on Agriculture review and podcast. Review | Podcast
American Photo - January holiday book coverage tba
After Capture magazine - feature - late fall, date TBA
Bee Culture - Oct book coverage with photo
Bookwatch - Dec Review
Daily Yonder Blog - Oct book coverage with photos, blog
Color magazine - September (on newsstands July 7) feature book coverage with photos
Country Living - 1.3 circ/ plus website with multi image coverage, November Download a PDF, online feature October
Edible - Spring 09 - consumer farmer's market publications - 50 editions nationally - Book coverage with pictures
Edible Chicago - Winter issue (February) photo spread
ForeWord - Sept/Oct - Spotlight review with photos
FrugalPlus.com - Feature and book giveaway
Grit magazine - Spring 09 feature book coverage with photos
Hemisphere magazine - September 6 page story, Bonus online slideshow
TheMorningNews.org - Nov photo feature and author interview
National Geographic - December 15, book review
National Geographic Adventure - November
New Horizons Magazine (Future Farmers of America, 530,000 circulation) - December
ON American Airlines Magazine - October
Open Range - Fall feature with possible cover story
Paste Magazine - Nov 17 - included in Signs of Life 2008: The Best Books We Read This Year
People magazine - Oct 20 (on newsstands Oct 9) book coverage with 2 photos Download a PDF
Photo Review - Dec with cover photo
Photographer's Forum - Fall book coverage
Picture Magazine - July, book cover image with company profile
Publisher's Weekly - June 30, Fall announcement / September 15 review, story on MBA
Range Magazine - September cover story, 6-page book coverage with photos
Rangefinder Magazine -
- July 2009, Magazine cover and feature story in "Portraits" issue. See PDF here
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Oct/Nov 2009, Fall Q&A online, extensive photo feature
Rural Heritage magazine(Tennessee) - TBA
Shutterbug - May 2009, feature with author interview and photos
January 2009, cover photo
January 2009, cover photo
Small Farmer's Journal - date tba
Spirit Magazine (Southwest Airlines) - November
Town & Country - Dec. holiday book coverage in "In the Country" feature
Winter Snail (slowfoodusa.org) - December book coverage with photos (16,000 members)
Regional Television and Radio:
"FB Update" (Michigan) - October 2008
KUSA (Denver NBC affiliate) - Nov 21 author appearance on morning show
KFMG Radio (Des Moines) - Nov - "Culture Buzz" - author interview
"Orion Samuelson show" - October 27 author interview
"This Week in Agribusiness" - February 2008
"This Week In Louisiana Agriculture" - February 2008
WJBK Fox 2 (Detroit) - December 13, author appearance on morning show
WJR, (Detroit ABC radio affiliate) - Nov 29 author interview
WMBD, WMBD (Illinois talk radio) - January 5, 2009 - interviews with Paul Mobley and Katrina Fried Part 1, Part2
KSFR, (Santa Fe) - January author interview on the Journey Home program
Regional Print and Online:
Ag Alert - October, inside back cover story
AgriNotes and News(Michigan Farm Bureau), October
Birmingham Bloomfield Eagle - Oct, front page story, syndicated to 6 regional newspapers
Birmingham Eccentric - Oct. 31, author interview, book and launch event coverage
Birmingham Magazine (Michigan) - October, cover photo with event listings
California Country Magazine - Nov/Dec feature
Cherry Republic Newsletter - September (Michigan based national newsletter)
C and G newspapers (Michigan) - author interview, book and launch event coverage.
Colorado Way of Life - November issue
Denver Post - Nov 20, Borders event announcement
Des Moines Register - December 29, 2008, photo story
Detroit Free Press - Oct. book and launch event coverage
Detroit News - Oct 18, book coverage with photos and author interview
Down East - 4-page feature, October Download a PDF
Edible Buffalo - book coverage, date TBA
Edible Wow (Detroit) - Dec. Consumer farmer's market magazine: book coverage w/ pix
Englewood Review of Books - Dec/Jan
Evansville Living - Nov photo feature (Michigan)
Farm Credit - March 24, 2010, Fenceposts Blog
Flagstaff Live - March 3, event announcement for author lecture
Garden and Gun - November Download a PDF | View Spread
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Hour Detroit - book coverage with photos, September
Iowa Journalist - Dec photo book coverage
Kalamazoo Public Library - January 31, 2009, reviewed in Recommended Reading section
Kansas City Star - January 4, 2009, review in Food section
Kentucky Monthly magazine - October, excerpt with photos
Kentucky Monthly magazine - October, excerpt with photos
Laurabelleoftheblog - book coverage
Michigan Farm News - October issue
Mississippi Farm Country - November
Mississippi Magazine - tbc for March/April
Missoula Independent - November date tba
Montana Magazine - November, photo story
Nebraska Farmer - October issue
Oklahoma Country - Fall (late Oct) and website promotion
The Oklahoman
OntheFarmRadio.com (Virginia) - January 2009, review with photos
Slow Food Utah - November, book coverage with photos and video
Santa Fe New Mexican - Dec photo story and farmer interview
Tecumseh Herald (Michigan) - book coverage with pix tied to event
Texas Monthly - November tbc
Texas Neighbors - tbc
The Iowan - book coverage with photos, November
THE Magazine (Santa Fe) - December, Monroe Gallery exhibition preview with cover photo
Texas Agriculture Magazine - November
Texas Farm Bureau - article, October
Tennessee Home and Farm Magazine - February 2009
Tulsa World - Dec holiday gift books round-up
Blogs:
Exhibitions and Events
Awards:
Wrangler Award for Best Photography Book by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum - See Youtube clip here.
The 2009 Rose Awards for Photographic Artists - 1st Place for "Exceptional Use of Color," "1st Place for Black and White"
Tour:
Paul Mobley is traveling to the following states in October, November and December: Arizona; California; Colorado; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa: Kansas; Michigan; Missouri; Montana; New York; Ohio; Wyoming
Michael Martin Murphey on tour in November and December to: Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Michael Martin Murphey on tour in November and December to: Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Events:
Mar 23, 2010 Bloomington, MN,
Presentation at Cooperative Resources International.
Sheraton Hotel, 7800 Normandale Blvd. Bloomington, MN 55439. Tel: (952) 835-7800
Presentation at Cooperative Resources International.
Sheraton Hotel, 7800 Normandale Blvd. Bloomington, MN 55439. Tel: (952) 835-7800
April 23, 2010, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
for the National Agri-Marketing Association
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-421-1234
Hear from the bookseller & event coordinators...
Hear from the bloggers:
- http://cdycattle.blogspot.com/
- http://merriganco.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-defense-of-good-photography.html
for the National Agri-Marketing Association
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-421-1234
Hear from the bookseller & event coordinators...
Hear from the bloggers:
- http://cdycattle.blogspot.com/
- http://merriganco.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-defense-of-good-photography.html
Past Events (2008,2009):
Mar 2008, 2009 American Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans | View Poster
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Mar 5, Flagstaff, AZ: Paul Mobley speaking at Northern Arizona
University
Apr 5, New York City, NY, Paul Mobley speaking at B & H Photo, 1pm-3pm
Apr 18, Oklahoma City, OK: Paul Mobley receiving award for Best
Photography Book from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Aug 27, Atlanta, GA, Portfolio School, author lecture 10am - noon
Sep 20, Des Moines, IO, author signing at Beaverdale Books at 3pm
contact: Admin@beaverdalebooks.com
contact: Admin@beaverdalebooks.com
Sep 21, Des Moines, IO, private author lecture at Iowa Bankers Association 8-9pm
Oct 19, Birmingham Farmer's Market, Michigan: Mobley to speak between 11am-2pm. Borders to handle book signing | View Evite | View Press release | View Table cards
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Oct 23, St Louis MO, private author lecture at United Soybean Board 10:30am
Oct 27, at 9am Paul is interviewed by Orion Samuelson in Chicago for radio and television
Nov 5, Paul flies into Scottsdale, book signing at the Pima Crossing Barnes and Noble from 5:45-745pm
Nov 6, Arizona State Farm Bureau convention in Scottsdale, Arizona: Mobley to speak on 11/6 at 8:05-8:35am. Barnes and Noble handling sales, event is open to public
Nov 7, Wyoming Farm Bureau Convention, Sheridan WY 7:45 pm Mobley to speak
Nov 8, Holiday Inn, Sheridan WY 10 am book signing, (Sheridan Stationery Bookstore to handle signing)
Nov 10, Billings, Montana State Farm Bureau Convention: Mobley to speak 1:15-2:30pm
Nov 10, A show will open at Fidelity Communications in Boston, closes Jan 2
Nov 14, Birmingham, Michigan Book signing at Barnes and Noble, 6pm-8pm | View Poster
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Nov 18, San Antonio, TX, private author lecture at American Bankers Association 11am
Nov 19, Austin, TX, Private author lecture at Farm Credit Bank of Texas. Read a review...
Nov 25, Paul Mobley and farmers come to New York to do The Martha Stewart Show
Nov 21, Denver, Colorado State Farm Bureau Convention: Mobley to speak at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, 10:20-11:30am. Tattered Cover is handling booksales.
Dec 11, Traverse City, MI, signing at Horizon Books, 7-9pm
Dec 13, signing at Borders in Birmingham, MI(tbc)
Dec 20, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Book signing at Monroe Gallery
Jan 11, San Antonio, TX, speaking at the American Farm Bureau National Convention
Descriptive materials available:
A website with the entire book viewable on LOOK INSIDE, with a downloadable press release, preface, introduction and afterword: www.welcomebooks.com/americanfarmer
A 16 page sales BLAD
A DVD of existing television appearances by Paul Mobley
All images and interviews available in folders by state
Press release
Multimedia:
Watch Paul Mobley recieve "Photography Book of the Year" at the 2009 Western Heritage Awards in Oklahoma City. |
Watch a Metropolitan Library System Author Interview with Paul Mobley |
The Michigan Farm Bureau documents the making of American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country |
Watch an interview with Paul Mobley |
Watch Paul Mobley as he photographs the Vorthmann family portrait |
This Week in Louisiana Agriculture interviews Paul Mobley |