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Terri Anne Greig wrote another fantastic article on LaPorte, Indiana for Michigan City's The News-Dispatch monthly newspaper, The Local; this time, she covers the book-release party hosted by B&J's American CafĂ©.  Greig quotes B&J's co-owner John Pappas, who talks about the book's impact for his diner:

"We're still getting calls from newspapers and radio stations located all over the country," says John Pappas, who owns the restaurant along with his wife, Billie.  "People are still coming in to the diner because they saw the book mentioned on TV or read about it in a newspaper or magazine."

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Book Release Party!

Friday April 21st
Book signing: noon - 2pm
Book release party: 5 - 9pm
B & J's American Cafe
607 Lincolnway in La Porte, Indiana

Come celebrate with Jason Bitner, John and Billie Pappas, Frank's granddaughter Jari, and dozens of LaPorteans who appear in the pages of the book. We're thrilled to bring a reunion to the diner, just downstairs  from the old MuralCraft studios.

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Book Signing at Intuit

For those of you in and around the Chicagoland area, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art hosts a book signing for Jason Bitner on April 27th at 6:00 pm.  Drop on by - we'd love to see you all!  Check out the event info here.