Writing as both a columnist and as a reporter, Jim Heffernan
has entertained and informed readers of the Duluth News
Tribune and the Duluth Herald for more than
half his life.
Jim has hand-picked fifty-two of his and his readers’
favorites, from his “Blanche” and “Ethnic
Editor” columns to his encounters with celebrities who
visited the Twin Ports during his career, and of course the
poem that became his most-requested column: “Cooler
Near the Lake.”
(Scroll down to purchase the book or to see a schedule
of upcoming Holiday 2008 book signings)
Reviews of Cooler Near the Lake
The World According to Jim Heffernan (Budgeteer)
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Heffernan’s favorite Columns Grace New Book Duluth
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Praise for Jim Heffernan
“Jim Heffernan’s columns have moved us to laughter
and tears, troubled our conscience, confronted our humanity,
and made us recognize ourselves through the lens of these
gifted verbal sketches.”
— Jim Oberstar, U. S. Congressman representing Northeastern
Minnesota
“They say laughter is the best medicine. If that’s
the case, Jim Heffernan left a lot of people healthy with
his News Tribune columns. Amidst the headlines of
crime and mayhem Heffernan’s column brought a dose of
light-hearted humor that lifted the spirits and always made
it a better day. His droll sense of humor and easy wit often
made me laugh out loud.”
— Barbara Reyelts, News Manager, Northland’s
NewsCenter
“Jim has become the unofficial historian of Duluth’s
role in the last days before ‘The Day the Music Died’
when singer Buddy Holly appeared here shortly before he and
others were killed in a plane crash. I sponsored and emcee’d
the show; Jim was there and has written movingly about it.”
— Lew Latto, veteran Duluth radio talk show host (and
broadcast executive)
“Returning to my hometown Duluth over the years, I always
took great pleasure in reading Jim’s column. It was
like catching up with a member of the family, and finding
that, despite fads, fashions and the occasional absurdities
of the times, the old hometown was still essentially the same,
and in very good hands.”
— Rick Shefchik, author of the “Sam Skarda”
mysteries Amen Corner and Green Monster.
“Every newspaper needs a storyteller and Jim Heffernan
served his native city and the Duluth News Tribune
well. He wrote about those living in the Northland and those
who touched them from the era of Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley
and John F. Kennedy to the present. Heffernan’s columns
were a slice of unique humor and insight.”
— Kevin Pates, Duluth News Tribune sportswriter
(and pop culture aficionado)
Holiday 2008 Author Book Signings with Jim Heffernan
Book Release
Somers Hall, College of St. Scholastica, Friday, November
14, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Iron Range Tour - Saturday, December 13
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Village Bookstore, Grand Rapids
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Howard Street Booksellers, Hibbing
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Woodwards Book & Yarn, Virginia
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