He may be returning to “American Idol” tonight for the final episode of the iconic television series, but in just a few weeks, the ACM and CMT Award-winning country music singer/songwriter Scotty McCreery will begin a 14-city book tour promoting his debut book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream, which releases May 3.
Locations and times are listed below and can also be found at ScottyMcCreery.com.
When: Tuesday, May 3 from 7:00–9:00 pm ET
Where: Bookends Bookstore
211 East Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
When: Wednesday, May 4 from 12:30-2:30 pm ET
Where: Barnes & Noble NYC/Citigroup Center
160 E 54th Street (at Third Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
When: Wednesday, May 4 from 7:00-9:00 pm ET
Where: Barnes & Noble Country Glen Center
91 Old Country Road
Carle Place, NY 11514
When: Friday, May 6 from 3:00-5:00 pm CT
Mall of America
The Rotunda/Event Common Space
60 E Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425
When: Monday, May 9 from 6:00-8:00 pm CT
Where: Fort Worth Walmart Superstore
8520 North Beach
Fort Worth, TX 76244
When: Tuesday, May 10 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm CT
Where: Fort Hood Clear Creek Main Post Exchange
4250 Clear Creek Blvd
Fort Hood, TX 76544
*Must have military clearance to attend
When: Tuesday, May 10 from 6:00-8:00 pm CT
Where: Books-A-Million at Grapevine Mills
3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy
Grapevine, TX 76051
When: Wednesday, May 11 from 3:00–4:00 pm CT
Where: McCormick Place
2301 S King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60616
*This event is exclusive to Book Expo
America. Patrons must have a badge to get
into signing
When: Wednesday, May 11 from 6:00-8:00pm CT
Where: Barnes & Noble Skokie Old Orchard
55 Old Orchard Center
Skokie, IL 60077
When: Thursday, May 12 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm CT
Where: Franklin LifeWay Christian Store
at Cool Springs Crossing
1725 Galleria Blvd
Franklin, TN 37067
When: Thursday, May 12th from 6:00-8:00pm ET
Where: Knoxville West LifeWay Christian Store
10990 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934
When: Friday, May 13th from 12:00-2:00pm ET
Where: Barnes & Noble at Asheville Mall
3 South Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
When: Friday, May 13th from 7:00-9:00pm ET
Where: Charlotte Books-A-Million at Concord Mills
8301 Concord Mills Road
Concord, NC 28027
When: Saturday, May 14th from 9:30-11:30am ET
Where: Costco
4201 W Wendover Ave
Greensboro, NC 27407
*For Costco Wholesale members only.
When: Saturday, May 14th from 2:30-5:00pm ET
Where: First Baptist Church of Garner
Christian Life Center
601 St Mary’s St.
Garner, NC 27529
*The book tour ends in McCreery’s hometown of Garner, NC on “Scotty McCreery Day.” This event will be held on the campus of the church where he is a member. Quail Ridge bookstore will sell books for McCreery to sign, and he will be doing a Q&A and performing a brief acoustic set.
Go Big or Go Home narrates McCreery’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to 30 million across America tuning in to see him win season ten of “American Idol” to building a successful country music career. McCreery shares a glimpse of where he came from and the impact his faith, family and friends have had on a humble guy who keeps asking “why me?” This is his journey from his North Carolina roots to winning America’s most popular singing competition and moving on to launch the musical career he had always dreamed about.
Go Big or Go Home (ISBN 9780310345220, hardcover) retails at $24.99 and goes on sale from Zondervan May 3, 2016. It is currently available for pre-order at Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, Walmart.com, and ChristianBook.com.
