Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to speak at locations across Michigan in promotion of new memoir

Big Gretch is hitting the road, and she may be coming to a location near you.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new memoir, “True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between,” has been released. In celebration, she’s mounting a small promotional tour this month that includes Michigan stops.

At 7 p.m. on July 22, she’ll appear at Chelsea’s Purple Rose Theatre in conversation with theater founder and artistic director Jeff Daniels. Daniels is an Emmy-winning actor known for his work in films such as “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Dumb and Dumber,” and “Pleasantville,” television series like  HBO’s “The Newsroom” and Broadway smashes like “God of Carnage” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

(Germane to this particular discussion: Many may remember a scene from the “Newsroom” pilot that went viral in 2012, in which Daniels’ character rages and laments about the current state of America.)

The Purple Rose event is for ticket holders only. In-person tickets are general admission; at $35, they include a pre-signed copy of “True Gretch.” Virtual attendance tickets also include a pre-signed copy and the option to pick up at Chelsea’s Serendipity Books or receive via domestic shipping, plus a link to watch from home. Virtual tickets are $30 with in-store book pickup, or $36 for domestic shipping.

Tickets are available exclusively through Serendipity Books, online at serendipity-books.com, and in-store at 108 E. Middle St. in Chelsea.

Whitmer’s tour kicks off July 14 in Seattle, with stops in Santa Monica, California; San Francisco, Martha’s Vineyard, and Washington, D.C. Other Michigan dates include July 23, on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, and a July 31 date at Traverse City’s City Opera House.

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The MSU event will be a conversation with 45th Michigan Gov. Jim Blanchard, who served from 1983 to 1991; in Traverse City, Whitmer will be joined by Bob Sutherland, the Cherry Republic founder who currently serves on the board of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.

In a tweet about the tour, Whitmer also promised Michigan bookstore promotions throughout July and a surprise Detroit event to be announced later.