Book Tour

Minneapolis Book Reading and Signing

I’ll be in Minneapolis this week, speaking about my book. Hope you can come out! Thursday, June 16th 8pm Ethique Nouveau, 317 W. 48th St. in South Minneapolis Please RSVP on Facebook

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German Review of “Green Is the New Red” in “analyse & kritik”

I’ve been fortunate to meet so many incredible people through this work, including activists and academics overseas. In Germany, Christian Stache has published a review of my book in analyse & kritik. The review is in German, of course, but there has been some steady website traffic from Germany after that Arte TV program, and […]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: Labeling Political Activists as “Terrorists” Puts Everyone at Risk

Everything about how I approached this book project was focused on raising awareness about this issue outside of activist circles, and even progressive circles, and making clear that this terrorist scare-mongering affects all of us. My guest blog post for Powell’s Bookstore today focuses on this: There are plenty of discussions that need to be […]

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Texas Observer Interviews Will Potter (Video)

When I was in Austin for some speaking events, I had the pleasure of stopping by the Texas Observer offices and sitting down to interview with Michael May, the managing editor. As an aside, the first piece I wrote on what (ten years later) became my book was for the Texas Observer. In my totally […]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: The Real People Being Labeled ‘Eco-Terrorists’

The book reading at Powell’s last night was a huge success, with about 80 people there and standing room only. Thank you so much to everyone who came out! It’s really an honor that I’ve been able to speak at such great venues (Powell’s and City Lights both made it on Salon’s list of the most […]

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Guest-blogging at Powell’s Books

The good folks at Powell’s Books, Inc. have invited me to guest-blog all week. (Which is a bit daunting, considering Erik Larson was blogging for them last week. As an aside, Devil in the White City had a huge influence on how I thought about approaching my own book.) Here’s an excerpt of my first post: […]

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Matt Gauck Limited Edition Screenprints Available Now!

Matt Gauck is an incredible artist and a very kind dude, and he was generous with his time to design these posters specifically for the Green Is the New Red book release party. Even before I put the early images up on Tumblr and Facebook, people were asking about how to get hold of them. […]

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Reading at City Lights Books!

City Lights Books has been dubbed the world’s greatest bookstore, and City Lights Publishing has a list of authors that has included Allen Ginsberg, Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky. So I’m honored, and a bit nervous, to say I’ll be reading there in just a few weeks! Soon after I’ll also be reading at the […]

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Philadelphia: Book Reading and Discussion at Grindcore House

I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to speak at such a wide range of venues over the years– bar associations, universities, churches, conferences, book stores, people’s homes, non-profits, shows. But I have to say, I have never had a speaking event at an all-vegan-punk-rock-coffee-house… and I am STOKED. The kind folks at Grindcore House […]

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NYC: “Green Is the New Red” Event at Bluestockings Books

Hey, New Yorkers! The wonderful folks at Bluestockings are hosting my NYC book reading. Here’s all the info. See you there! Bluestockings Sunday, May 29th, 2011 7pm 172 Allen Street, New York City Will Potter will discuss his new book, “Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege” Please […]

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