UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.
It’s heeeeeere. That fateful day when we finally get to reveal the finalized tour dates for our book, fresh from our publisher’s mouth (er, email).
A few things to note are:
1. If it were humanly possible we would parasail/glacier climb/spelunk to every last crevice of the globe to thank each one of you personally for reading our blog. But given all the factors that go into planning and executing one of these things, we’re extremely grateful to be able to slide through all of the places they’ve scheduled us – especially since this was originally going to be a much smaller tour.
2. For anyone who’s bummed that we won’t in their city, we actually have a mac daddy giveaway planned for this coming Monday (why yes it does include flying one lucky winner and a friend to Richmond for the November 8th signing… amongst other awesome things like delicious meals and shopping sprees). Photo courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.
3. There’s always the possibility that our tour could be extended again down the line (depending on how things go, more dates could be added). Heck, our Austin stop wasn’t even initially planned but pre-orders at BookPeople were so popular that they invited us out. Thanks people of Austin! So to anyone in a city that isn’t on the tour, you know we’ll keep you posted the second anything changes, which is definitely a possibility (ex: there’s talk of coming to the ATL area in Feb).
4. As for the blog while we’re away, we’re sure it’ll be a bit of a juggling act but we’re dedicated as always to keeping things fun around here. So we’ve squeezed in some extra projects (surprise!) that we’ll be unveiling while we’re touring. We’ve also lined up a pretty darn amazing gaggle of house crashings (check out a few sneak peeks below). Speaking of which… if you have an awesome casa in one of the cities that we’ll be visiting, please email us photos so we can possibly crash your house! And of course there will be window shopping and other travel adventures as well as some ridiculous/dorky video footage of some of our events/stops/flights, etc – you know we like to virtually take you guys with us wherever we go…
5. Clara and Burger will travel with us for some parts of the tour and will stay back with the grandparents for other more intense legs. They don’t exactly love planes, unfamiliar rooms, and missing naps/bug-hunting adventures, so we’re trying to shield them from as much of the insanity as possible. Leaving them behind for some parts of the tour will no doubt make us a little sniffly (neither of us have ever spent a night away from Clara, and Burger even came on our honeymoon!) but we’ve gotta do the best thing for them, even if it’s the hard thing for us.
6. We just learned that the folks who are making this tour possible and hosting us at each destination (ex: independent book stores, West Elm, Flor, etc) love when you buy a book at the event for us to sign. So if you’ve pre-ordered one already and would like us to sign it, we’re happy to do that (and so grateful that you did!) but it would be awesome to show some love to the host for getting us out there by purchasing a book at the event for us to sign as well. With the holidays around the corner, maybe you can gift the one you got on pre-order? Or ebay it for $100 (what? our signature is only worth 40 cents?). Or just use it as a decorating prop while you read the other one, like so:
Fun fact about the shot above: that’s not actually our book. It’s called a “dummy copy” and it’s basically just our cover printed out and wrapped around a completely blank book since ours are still off in Indiana being printed (right here in the USA, baby). We’re supposed to get our first preview next week, which will surely make us squeal like the Chippettes. John included (he fancies himself a Jeannette – I’m totally an Eleanor).
Update #1: Some folks are worried that books won’t be available for us to sign if the tour stops in your city before the book officially comes out on the 6th. The good news is that there will be stacks of books being sold at every single event (both at independent book stores and places like Flor or West Elm). Yay! But I better start practicing my signature since it’s nothing but a messy squiggle that looks different every time… ack.
Update #2: We wish we had more control over what cities we were stopping at! It really is all about who invites us where. So it really has nothing to do with how big a city is, it’s all about if a certain vendor or bookstore works with the dates/times/etc. The great news is that it definitely sounds like the tour might get extended, so stay tuned for those details as soon as they’re finalized!
Now, for those looking for more details about our stop in each city – here’s a deeper breakdown of each event (note that some of ’em require an RSVP).
- CINCINNATI: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 A – Books by the Banks Festival, Duke Energy Convention Center. Talk, meet & greet, and signing. More details here.
- NEW YORK CITY: Thursday, November 1, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 142 Wooster Street; Book Party, Signing & Raffle (we’re unveiling and raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies, and soda. More details here.
- WILTON, CT: Friday, November 2, 9:30 AM – Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Talk & Signing. For details, call the event partner, Elm Street Books, at 203-762-3950.
- BOSTON: Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 PM -West Elm, 160 Brookline Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- RICHMOND, VA: Thursday, November 8, 7:00 PM – R*Home for the Holidays at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 West Main Street. Talk, Signing & Silent Auction: we’re offering up some of our favorite finished projects from the book to support the The School of Richmond Ballet. Wine & Hors d’hoeuvres will be served. Tickets here. Update: we’re working on a second Richmond event as well, details to come.
- CHICAGO: Saturday, November 10, 1:00 PM – West Elm, 1000 W North Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- TORONTO: Monday, November 12, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 109 Atlantic Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- MINNEAPOLIS: Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3879 Gallagher Drive, Edina, MN. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- HOUSTON: Thursday, November 15, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3910 Westheimer Road. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- DALLAS: Saturday, November 17, 11:00 AM – West Elm, 5307 East Mockingbird Lane. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
- WASHINGTON, DC: Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 1037 33rd Street NW. Book Party, Signing (we’re raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies and soda. RSVP here.
- AUSTIN: Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 PM – BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP, call 512-472-5050.
- MIAMI: Wednesday, January 9, Time TBD – Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP, call 305-442-4408.
- FORT LAUDERDALE: Thursday, January 10, Time TBD – Books & Books at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 East Las Olas Boulevard. Lunchtime Talk & Book Signing. To RSVP call (954) 262-0255.
- GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS: Friday, January 11, Time TBD – Books & Books Grand Cayman, The Town Centre at Camana Bay, Grand Cayman. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
- TACOMA, WA: Friday, January 25, 1:00 PM – Tacoma Home & Garden Show. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
- PORTLAND: January date TBD, 6:00 PM – Rejuvenation, 1100 Southeast Grand Avenue. Talk & Book Signing. For more info call (503) 238-1900.
***Please come. And bring your friends/parents/ceramic animals. And be as awkward as possible. I’m telling you guys, no one will be more nervous and sweaty than me. No one.
UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.
Sarah says
Shut. The. Front. Door. I was crossing every one of my appendages in hopes that you would be coming to Minneapolis! Ahhhhh! If you need a tour guide, I live about 10 minutes from West Elm! *nudge nudge* Cannot wait to meet you guys in the Minni-apple!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Sarah! So excited!
xo
s
Laura says
Wish I was still living in Richmond so I could see you guys again! Bummed you won’t be in WI, but will try to make the trip home to MN for that signing for sure! I’ll bring the boyfriend and as many ceramic animals as I can gather! Either way I’ve got that baby preordered!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah, thanks Laura!
xo
s
Melinda says
Congratulations! What a whirlwind of fun coming up. Here’s a few tips I’ve learned from travelling alot recently: Invest in a duplicate travel wardrobe down to the undies and pj’s (much less stress to come home to clean clothes); full set of makeup/toiletries that stays in suitcase; nightlite and extension cord; duplicate chargers that stay in suitcase; framed pic of loved ones, scented candle (not to light, just for scent) & small flashlite for nightstand, and a mug for your coffee/tea. Small comforts! Hope this is helpful.
Best wishes for a wonderful book tour! :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Love the tips! We are totally going to be homesick so hopefully it helps!
xo
s
Susie says
I am SO excited!! Living in Maine, I assumed that the closest you’d get would be Boston (it is) and that the only way I’d be able to make the two-hour trip is if it was on a weekend (it’s not) or if it just happened to be on the one day a month when I have to travel to Boston for work. And IT IS!!!!!!! How awesome is that?!?!?!? I’ll be the 30-something chick in the corner, not making eye contact, too shy and nervous to talk to you guys. But I’m still so excited to see you!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- I love that!
xo
s
Tracy H. says
Am I the only one in Maryland that wants you closer than DC? Annapolis is amazing! I’m sure you guys would love historic downtown Annapolis. I’ll even take Baltimore! But I see it’s out of your control. Guess I have some emails to send to some stores ;-)
Caitlyn says
If your book comes out November 5th, but you’ll be in Cincinnati on October 20, how do I get a signed copy of the book? Will there be some there that I can buy?!
YoungHouseLove says
Yup, they’ll be right there at the signing! All of our tour stops will have books galore!
xo
s
kathy says
Wahoo DC! You guys are actually the first famous people I really want to meet in person.
WOM-MOM (Lori) says
WE ARE SO THRILLED YOU ARE COMING INTO MINNESOTA! We were totally rioting this morning and I already have it off work!
Megan says
Already registered for the event in CT. Took the day off of work and made my boyfriend do so as well! I truly and honestly can not wait to meet you guys!
I am going to be mega awkward… just so you know. Sweating, stuttering and a whole lot of giggling…
I literally may actually cry out of pure happiness :)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, so excited Megan. I’ll be crying out of pure nervousness. Haha.
xo
s
rhiannon says
I’m coming to the DC signing!
I’m thinking I might bring some white ceramic animals so Sherry and I can have THE best photo together. Yes?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- yes!!
xo
s
Erin says
I’ve only waited in line for one other book signing and that was with Bill Clinton. I so wanted to go in for a smooch but I didn’t think that would go over very well with Secret Service. I’ll try and refrain when meeting you all as well!
Congratulations on what I’m sure will be a spectacular tour!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah! Let’s kiss Erin.
xo
s
Tracie@MiddleClassMod says
It’s goofy, but I’m just as happy for you guys as I would be for real life friends. Blogging is so weird! I’ve been reading you guys through both of us having babies, moving (from houses with identical floorplans), and equally spoiling the small fur members of our families. It’s a completely one-sided relationship, for sure, but it’s a really enjoyable one-sided relationship!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, you’re so sweet Tracie! We can’t wait to meet you guys and put faces to comment names!
xo
s
Rachel L. says
Just bought my tickets for the Richmond stop! :)
Wendy says
John, Sherry, Clara, and Burger,
May all of your travels be safe. May you find time to breathe and enjoy each moment.
Book Tour Attendees,
May all of your travels be safe. May you smile through traffic and other adventures (if a reality) to get there. May you report back to us (who are not currently in the proximity of a tour spot)- if you so desire. May you enjoy it!
Book Tour Hosts,
May you know how grateful we all are for all that you are doing to bring the reality of Young House Love to the masses.
Artisan Books,
May you know just how wise you were to sign the Petersiks to the contract. May you have as much fun as we readers do.
Anyone Else,
May what you need be there when you need it. May you enjoy each moment.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, comment of the day Wendy! Love it. So grateful to be right here where we are with all of our amazing readers. You guys rock our world.
xo
s
Charisma says
YAY Washington State!!!!!!!!!! see you guys in January!
caroline says
so so so happy for you! im close to 3 sites and seem to be working pretty much every day [or im on call]. hoping for a nice co-worker to switch with. or ill have to fake a family death. what can i say?
ill be there with my awkward pants and bells on!
caroline says
also somewhat unrelated: could you do a post about the graphics you guys have been making/posting lately? im so impressed and would love to be able to make something half as good.
share the deets!
YoungHouseLove says
Sure! John would love to!
xo
s
Jenna says
Yippee I’ll see you in Portland! I’ll be uber prego at that point (my due date is Jan 30!) but I’ll still plan on it! If I go into labor, it’ll be a great story right?? Congratulations on your success!
Designologyinteriors.blogspot.com says
I already pre- ordered your book… and all the girls in my life are getting one for Christmas. I live in Detroit so I might have to road trip to Chicago or Toronto soon for a book signing… well, really to meet you two!
Grace Y. says
No LA???? :( totally bummed… What do we have to do to get that to happen?
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s hoping someone out there invites us!
xo
s
Michelle DuPuis says
The West Elm you’re coming to in Minneapolis is like 3 minutes away from my house! I’d invite you over for a house crashing if our house was in a state worthy of crashing. Maybe it’ll be ready for the next book tour. ;-)
Karla@{TheClassyWoman} says
YAY!! :) I love that you are going outside the USA to Toronto (my hometown even though I now live in FL) and coming to FL too. I’m in central FL so I’ll be leaving bright and early in the morning to see you guys but it will be so worth it-can’t wait! I already pre-ordered my copy last month and will reserve my spot, thank you for the details on location.
I had mentioned the other day on your Blogiversary post that it would be great if you came to FL in the winter months so you can get some FL sunshine, glad to see you’ll get to visit Grand Cayman too! :) See you in a few months, Karla.
Kathleen says
YAY see you in Toronto – can’t wait!!!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
Sad to see you’re not coming to Arizona but maybe I can drive to one of the Texas locations!
Divah says
Gahhhh!!! I just RSVPd for your DC event. Is it weird that I am so excited? Here’s hoping I don’t totally geek out when you sign my book.
–D
Allison Weil says
I can’t wait to see you guys in DC!! I just added it to my calendar and invited my husband, who thinks I’m crazy when I’m like “oh, John and Sherry posted this.” I’ve decided we’re friends already :)
Berry says
I’m gonna holler at Flor and West Elm in Scottsdale, AZ to see if they can convince you to come and see me. AZ is the place to be in January/February 2013.
AprIl says
Ok. So I’m totally going to be 37 weeks pregnant when you guys come to Chicago….is it crazy that im going to try and make it?? Does the preggo lady get any special perks? :p jk!!! Hope I can make it to the book signing!!!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! I will deliver your baby. Wait, that’s not a perk, it’s a terrible idea.
xo
s
Randi says
I know you didn’t make the tour stops but NOTHING in Pennsylvania?? How do we get you here? Shall we talk to our favorite bookseller and ask them to invite you?
YoungHouseLove says
That could help!
xo
s
HeatherKC says
So excited for your new adventure!!! If you get anywhere close to Kansas City, I am there!!! Might even bring you some BBQ (you know we have the best, right?) Can’t wait for my book to come.
Cynthia says
I’m going to fly from Washington state in early January to visit my sister in Austin so we can come to your book signing there. We’re among the 1% of your readers who are in the 60+ category, and we’re proud to be in THAT 1%!
Zoe says
I would be sad that you guys aren’t coming to California but I am too busy trying to decide what city I should go visit to see you two!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Zoe!
xo
s
Kristen J. says
It’s fitting that you pictured a ceramic pig in the same post about stopping in Cincinnati (Porkopolis). However, I think you should swap out that pig for this one: http://www.zgallerie.com/p-10536-when-pigs-fly.aspx After all, our marathon is called the Flying Pig.
I look forward to meeting you in Cincy!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah!!
xo
s
Barb says
Yay! Can’t wait to see you guys in Chicago!
Jennifer says
I have been reading for over a year now! I am so excited that you will be embarking on a book tour adventure. If you guys end up in ATL come February I will be there (I’m a north Alabama girl)! Can’t wait to read the book!
Christina W says
Yeah!!! Houston made the cut! I am so excited and can’t wait!!!!
Betsy says
Philly Philly Philly! (and Burger is requested)
Kaylee says
I literally did a fist pump when I saw Toronto!! (This while I was on my lunch break at work..co-workers now think I am insane..nbd!). You are going to be in an area of town that is mostly condo’s and townhouses so it would be cool to see a “Condo Crashing”..mine isn’t nearly pretty enough haha. Thank your book tour publisher for thinking of us north of the border :)!!
See you in November!
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to Condo Crash! Who’s in?! Anyone?
xo
s
Liz says
I am suggesting Sioux Falls, SD for additional stops. I would love to come out and meet you both but so far you will not be close enough. I can’t wait to see the book though! :o)
Elizabeth M. says
YES YES YES you are coming to Minneapolis! I will bring my awkward self and perhaps a ceramic animal– or two…;)
Nora Vassar says
Congrats on the book and the tour. Looking forward to seeing you at home in RVA!
Marisa H says
Tell John that when you come to Cincinnati there is a half marathon that morning! He should totally do it! We also have a great zoo that I am sure Clara will love!! I look forward to meeting you guys! I have been following your amazing little blog since 2008 :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! That sounds like something John would love!
xo
s
Sandy says
Hey guys I left a comment earlier this morning and couldn’t help but check this evening to see how many comments you guys received ….. Over 1,600 comments!!! If this does not show you how great we think you guys are then you guys need to sit down until that feeling passes. I still say you need to come to Jersey …. It’s your hometown Sherry. :( Just saying.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, youre so sweet Sandy! Here’s hoping that’ll get added!
xo
s
Hannah says
Congrats, guys! Sounds like an awesome way to get to travel! Here’s hoping ATL will get added!
Kerri says
Hmmm… contemplating the 12 hour road trip to Chicago from Winnipeg Manitoba. Could make a whole trip out of it!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- road trips are fun!
xo
s
Christi says
No southwest cities :(
Please come to PHX or ABQ!!!
Congrats, all you deserve it so much!
Giselle says
Aww, I really wanted you guys to come to Orlando. Miami and Ft Lauderdale are so close to each other. No plans to visit Disney World :P? I would totally drive down there but I’ll be 8.5 months pregnant while you’re visiting the sunshine state. Sounds like so much fun. Hope you enjoy your tour.
Kelley says
You are coming to Minneapolis, which makes me so happy! You have my email if you need a tour guide ;)
Michelle McCormick says
I would love love love for you to come to Orange County in CA like I commented earlier, however, I just politely informed my husband that we WILL be taking a weekend trip to Portland to see you guys. I don’t care the plane ticket costs!!!!
Marie K says
I’m so excited for Chicago! I just reserved my megabus ticket from Michigan into Chi town. So excited!