My new book, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems, is coming out on September 3rd, and I’ll be going on a short book tour! (Full information for each stop is included at the bottom of this post.)

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How to invite me to your town

Don’t see your city on the list? You can invite me! I’ll be adding one more US stop to my tour based on the results of a challenge.

The challenge: Write the best story using nothing but book covers.

Arrange the titles of your favorite books into sentences that tell a story, assemble a single continuous line of people holding up the covers, and take a photo or video documenting your feat. You can make the story as long as you want, but each book needs to be held by a different human.

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Creative grammar is fine, and you’ll get extra credit for including as many books and people as possible.

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Once your photo or video entry is ready, share it in one of two ways:

POST it on social media using the hashtag #howtoxkcd
EMAIL it to howtoxkcd@gmail.com

Submit your entry between June 10 and July 31. Make sure to include your location (city/state, US only) so we know where to find you! The winner will be announced in August.

Questions? Email howtoxkcd@gmail.com with QUESTION in the subject line!

Full tour information

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

CAMBRIDGE, MA

7:00 PM | HARVARD SCIENCE CENTER presented by HARVARD BOOKSTORE

Sanders Theater, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Tickets and information

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4

WASHINGTON, DC

7:00 PM | SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL presented by POLITICS & PROSE

Meeting House, 3825 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20016

Tickets and information

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5

NEW YORK, NY

7:00 PM | COOPER UNION presented by STRAND BOOK STORE

E 7th St, New York, NY 10003

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6

ANN ARBOR, MI

7:00 PM | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM presented by LITERATI BOOKSTORE

915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Tickets and information

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8

PORTLAND, OR

7:30 PM | POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS

1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

Event information coming soon! Click here to pre-order the book with Powell’s.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9

SEATTLE, WA

7:00 PM | THIRD PLACE BOOKS

17171 Bothell Way NE, #A101, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

7:30 PM | FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF BERKELEY presented by KPFA and PEGASUS BOOKS

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11

SANTA CRUZ, CA

7:00 PM | SANTA CRUZ BIBLE CHURCH presented by BOOKSHOP SANTA CRUZ

440 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12

LOS ANGELES, CA

8:00 PM | ARATANI THEATER presented by LIVE TALKS LA

244 S. San Pedro Street, Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90012

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

7:00 PM | LIBBY GARDNER HALL @ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH presented by WELLER BOOK WORKS & UTAH TRIANGLE FRATERNITY

1375 Presidents’ Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16

KANSAS CITY, MO

7:00 PM | UNITY TEMPLE ON THE PLAZA presented by RAINY DAY BOOKS

707 W 47th St, Kansas City, MO 64112

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17

CINCINNATI, OH

7:00 PM | JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS

2692 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45208

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18

LOUISVILLE, KY

7:00 PM | LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY presented by CARMICHAEL’S BOOKSTORE

301 York Street, Louisville, KY 40203

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19

RALEIGH, NC

7:00 PM | HUNT LIBRARY @ NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY presented by QUAILRIDGE BOOKS

1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606

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