I’m on book tour promoting Steal Like An Artist. See all upcoming dates?

After a flight cancellation and some major delays, Columbus, OH was a whirlwind, but the event at the Ohio State Barnes & Noble was a kind of homecoming — I grew up just 20 miles south in Circleville, so I got to see my parents, my best friend, my college roomate, aunts, uncles, cousins, my 7th grade English teacher, and even my kindergarten art teacher! Signed a lot of books. Got some Max & Erma’s room service. Columbus is a much more vibrant and happening place than I remember it from my childhood.

I had a nice couple of days in Kansas City — a TEDx talk at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a fun radio interview at KCUR, eating BBQ and visiting the cool arts district with my new pal Dick Brown (that’s him in the freight elevator), more eating in repurposed gas stations, and hanging out at First Friday.

Next week: Lexington, Chapel Hill, Atlanta, and Savannah! See the dates?

You can see more from my tour diary or follow along as it happens on Twitter: @austinkleon