Even after more than 30 years, readers are still eager to follow the stories set in the small Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon (population: about 1,200). After a four-year hiatus, Garrison Keillor lands a new bestseller with Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 . Viking has gone to press three times, bringing the in-print total to 236,500 copies. Keillor is on a 22-city tour, doing a total of 26 appearances. Average attendance at these events is about 500 people. Big media hits include Fresh Air (air date: Wednesday, Sept. 5) and Weekend Today (set to air yesterday), as well as reviews in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and USA Today.
Hometown USA
Sep 10, 2001
A version of this article appeared in the 09/10/2001 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: