Isaac Fitzgerald celebrates American Rambler on Friday, May 15th at 6pm

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA

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B&N Philadelphia welcomes Isaac Fitzgerald to discuss American Rambler on Friday, May 15th at 6pm
About this Event

welcomes on Friday, May 15th at 6pm for a discussion of . New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off to the heart of America, following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed on an epic journey that both takes him far from home and brings him closer to it.

He will be joined in conversation by Miwa Messer for a live taping of B&N's Poured Over Podcast.

PLEASE NOTE: this event has been relocated from the Old Pine Street Church to our Center City Philadelphia location.

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Single Ticket Admission: $34.56(Admission for one person + one pre-signed copy of ) **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**:

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If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: 267-234-9790.

REFUNDS

  • Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day (24 hours) before the 6 PM event start time.
  • If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia, PA will hold your books for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup.

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About

“It’s a difficult thing, to separate legend from story from memory from fact.”
As a child, Isaac Fitzgerald was always captivated by Johnny Appleseed, drawn by family ties to the legend, his father’s larger-than-life stories, and a shared restlessness to leave home and discover what lies beyond. In American Rambler, he sets out, walking from Massachusetts to Indiana on a year-long journey to follow Appleseed’s path, turning a childhood fascination into a profound reckoning of loss and grief, ritual and faith, grimy gas-station bathrooms and scenic apple picking. A moving blend of memoir, history, and travelogue, American Rambler is at once an ode to the American heartland and an antidote to the breakneck pace of modern life.


About

ISAAC FITZGERALD is the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts. He is also the author of the bestselling children’s book How to Be a Pirate as well as the co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (winner of an IACP Award). He appears frequently on The Today Show, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, GQ, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and numerous other publications. He lives with his wife on the North Fork of Long Island.


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