Michelle Obama’s Book Tour Is Coming To St. Paul

SAINT PAUL, MN — Michelle Obama’s book tour is coming to St. Paul, the first lady announced Tuesday. Her book, “Becoming” has sold more than 3 million copies in America and Canada alone, and the hardcover edition shot to the top spot on The New York Times bestseller list after just a week, according to People magazine.

Obama told the magazine she “couldn’t be more excited” to visit even more cities across the globe on her book tour, “Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama.”

“I’ve been so humbled by the response to the tour thus far and the overwhelming interest we’ve received from so many communities we weren’t able to visit this year,” she said. “That’s why I’m thrilled that we’re able to expand our conversations to these new settings and wider audiences. I can’t wait to continue the discussions that have been so meaningful for me and, I hope, for so many others.”

The 2019 tour begins Feb. 8 in Tacoma, Washington. Obama is scheduled to visit Saint Paul on March 13 at the Xcel Energy Center, though the moderators for the conversation have not been released.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale Saturday.

You can find tickets to her book tour and other local events here. Enter the coupon code “PatchTickets10” to score a 10 percent discount.

The former first lady tweeted Tuesday the conversations she’s had have been “meaningful” for her.

“I’m having so much fun with all of you on my #IAmBecoming tour that I decided to do one final round of events to see folks in some cities we missed,” she wrote.

Her memoir was released last month. She writes openly about everything from growing up in Chicago to confronting racism in public life, The Associated Press reported. You can find out more about the book on her website.

Here’s the entire 2019 tour dates:

• Feb. 8, 2019 —Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
• Feb. 9, 2019 — Portland, OR Moda Center
• Feb. 12, 2019 — Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
• Feb. 28, 2019 — Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
• March 2, 2019 — Houston, TX Toyota Center
• March 13, 2019 — St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
• March 14, 2019 — Milwaukee, WI Miller High Life Theatre
• March 16, 2019 — Cleveland, OH KeyBank State Theatre
• March 21, 2019 — Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
• March 22, 2019 — Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
• April 9, 2019 — Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena
• April 10, 2019 — Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
• April 11, 2019 — Oslo, Norway Oslo Spektrum
• April 14, 2019 — London, UK The O2 Arena
• April 16, 2019 — Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
• April 17, 2019 — Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
• May 3, 2019 — Montreal, QC Bell Centre
• May 4, 2019 — Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
• May 10, 2019 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
• May 11, 2019 — Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
• May 12, 2019 — Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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Photo: First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama speaks during a panel discussion at Glamour Hosts 'A Brighter Future: A Global Conversation on Girls' Education' with First Lady Michelle Obama at The Newseum on October 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Glamour)