The Monroe News’s Blake Bacho reports that Dr. Murray Howe will be heading to Monroe to talk about and then sign copies of his book, Nine Lessons I Learned From My Father:
It’s hard for Dr. Murray Howe to pick out the favorite among the long list of stories he’s heard about his late father, hockey legend Gordie Howe.
The youngest son of “Mr. Hockey,” Dr. Howe listened to thousands of anecdotes about his famous dad even before the younger Howe’s book, “Nine Lessons I Learned from my Father,” hit stores last October.
“When I wrote the book on Dad, I really just put it down because I just wanted to pay tribute to him, and just kind of share with the world the humanitarian that he was and the kind of amazing father he was …,” Dr. Howe said. “(I wrote it) without any forethought as to what would happen afterwards, what it would look like when the book was done. I kind of just went with the flow.
“The book has been so well received, and it’s just been a neat way to keep Dad’s spirit going. The main way that’s happening is through all the appearances I’ve been doing, and just meeting people.”
Dr. Howe will visit the Bedford Branch Library for a Meet the Author event on from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Books will be available for purchase and a signing will follow the program.
