Story Published:
Nov 16, 2009 at 5:33 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Nov 16, 2009 at 7:05 PM CDT
SPRINGFIELD -- Fan or foe, you should get ready to see a lot more of Sarah Palin over the next couple of weeks, including right here in the Ozarks. After an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Monday, the former vice presidential candidate is kicking off a nationwide book tour that will bring her back to Springfield.
It's part of a nationwide book tour for "Going Rogue" that targets cities in red states that the Republican Party ticket carried heavily in 2008. As KY3 News first reported on Nov. 9, Palin will appear at Borders bookstore.
"We were actually one of the top ten stores in the company to have the total amount of reserves," said Gary Selby, the general manager of Borders in Springfield.
Palin's book goes on sale early Tuesday but her visit to Springfield will come less than 14 months after she drew thousands to the Bass Pro parking lot to stump for the ticket in the waning days of the campaign.
"We have several hundred copies and we'll have thousands by the time she gets here on the 2nd of December," said Selby.
The Borders book signing will begin at 10 a.m. and run until about noon. The store opens at 7 a.m.
"Lines form either at 7 a.m. or prior to that, which we expect prior to that 7 o'clock time," said Selby. "We're anticipating a very large crowd."T
There are some rules for her book signing on Dec. 2: you're allowed to bring two books per person; there are no personal greetings, it's just her name; and a security team will check attendees' coats and bags.
"Photos will not be allowed. In the cue line, they can take a picture of her but not at the signing table itself," said Selby. "We'll have our own security as well as Springfield police will be involved."
On the evening of Dec. 2, Palin will speak at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout. Reporters will not be able to cover the speech unless they have free tickets that were distributed several weeks ago aon a first-come, first-served basis. College public relations director Elizabeth Andrews says the exclusion of reports was part of Palin's contract for speaking at the private school.
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