Abner Serd

Author | Humorist | Storyteller

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New Book Announcement!

My debut novel, The Legend of Pedestrio, is now published!

Part campfire tale and part fantasy, The Legend of Pedestrio chronicles the adventures of two vagabonds who roam the countryside in search of the greatest rambler the world has ever known: a legendary, almost mythical nomad who is said to walk the Earth by day and the sky at night. The Legend of Pedestrio is a wild, whimsical farrago of uncommon critters, outlandish characters, and places that can only be reached on foot. Imagine The Phantom Tollbooth, as embellished by Mark Twain. While intended for adults, this book is suitable for all ages.

Want to know more? Read the full description here.

Available at bookstores worldwide! Click here for details!



Abner Serd: The Walking Storyteller

Walking Book Tour!

What better way to promote and celebrate a book about pedestrian travel than by doing the book tour on foot?

In keeping with The Legend of Pedestrio's walking and storytelling themes, I leave May 1st on a journey that will take me across North America from East Coast to West. This is not your ordinary book tour, with readings and signings and stacks of books. I am a storyteller, and The Legend of Pedestrio is a story that's meant to be told out loud. I aim to entertain you with a performance of humorous tales and head-slapping wordplay. I'm betting you'll enjoy the stories enough to want to order the book, thus relieving me of the additional burden of walking 3,300 miles with a backpack full of paperbacks.

Of course, if you come with a copy of my book in hand, I'll be happy to sign it :)

The journey begins with the new moon. That's how we build momentum. After dipping my toes in the Atlantic Ocean at Quincy, Massachusetts, I'll head west through southern New Hampshire and Vermont, crossing upstate New York to Niagara Falls. My current plan is to cross the border into Canada, returning to the United States just north of Detroit, Michigan.

I have done two previous cross-country North American walks: one took the southern route through Mexico and along the Gulf Coast, while the other crossed the middle of the country. For this trip, I'll be following a northern route. I'll also be avoiding major cities like Chicago (been there, walked that). I need to get through the western mountains before the weather turns snowy, so I'll be following more or less a straight line across the continent.

The only problem is, Lake Michigan is in the way :)

I mean to stay on foot as much as possible. But I can't walk on water, except in the wintertime – and even then, it's dicey – so I may need to rely on a ferry or two. I hope to catch a steamship from Ludington, MI to Manitowoc, WI, to avoid an inconvenient southern detour around the Great Lakes. From Wisconsin, I'll pass through Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon before finishing with my toes in the Pacific at Crescent City, California.

Want to know how the trek is going? There are several ways you can follow along! For detailed updates, check out my Blog Page or follow my Facebook Author Page. You can also follow me on Twitter and Instagram. And rest assured, I'll be spinning yarns at various points along the way. So if your community is on the parade route, do check to see whether your local library, bookstore, or performance venue will be hosting an event.

And if they aren't? Well then, perhaps you might alert them to the opportunity :)