WYO TOUR WILL BE HOMECOMING FOR FRANSCELL: Ron Franscell attended high school in Casper and spent most of his professional life as a journalist in Wyoming. Now a newspaper editor in Beaumont, Texas, this one-time Wyoming Arts Council creative writing fellowship winner will return to the state in December with his new book, “Fall: The Rape and Murder of Innocence in a Small Town.” It’s a factual account of the brutal 1973 attacks on Amy and Becky Burridge outside Casper. As Ron says in a press release: “I will launch ‘Fall’ exclusively in Wyoming and Colorado Dec. 1-10. Come to one of my signings or discussions in Casper, Cheyenne or Denver and say hi! For the rest of America, the book will be released after Jan. 1, 2007.” He will conduct a debut presentation and signing on Saturday, Dec. 2, 7-9 p.m., at Roberts Commons Ballroom, Casper College. This event is co-sponsored by Ralph's Books and Blue Heron Books.

Here’s the rest of Ron’s schedule:
Dec. 4: 7:30-11 a.m. Journalism classes at Kelly Walsh H.S. (Ron's alma mater), Casper
Dec. 4: Noon, Casper Rotary Club, Parkway Plaza Hotel, Casper
Dec. 6: 6-7:30 p.m. City News, Cheyenne
Dec. 7: 10-11:30 a.m. Cheyenne East H.S. Auditorium, Cheyenne
Dec. 7: 4-6 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Cheyenne
Dec. 7: 7-8:30 p.m., Discussion and Reading, Cheyenne Family YMCA Writers Voice
Dec. 9: Tattered Cover, Denver (time TBA)

If you can’t get to any of these events but want a signed copy of "Fall," contact Ralph's Books, 215 S. Montana, Casper WY 82609; 307-234-0308; RalphsBooks@juno.com.
- posted by Michael Shay @ 1:26 PM