Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Skylight Books, Los Angeles
 CLICK HERE TO RSVP _**RSVP is recommended but not required. Entry and seating are first-come, first-served. RSVPs do not guarantee entry to a full event.**_ **_New York Times_ bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off into the heart of America, following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed on an epic journey that both takes him far from home and brings him closer to it. “Rollicking, heartfelt. . . . Made me feel the kind of wonder and hope I’ve been longing for.” —John Green, author of _Everything Is Tuberculosis_** As a child, Isaac Fitzgerald was captivated by Johnny Appleseed, drawn to the legend by family ties, his father’s larger-than-life stories, and a shared restlessness to leave home and discover what lay beyond. In _American Rambler,_ he sets out on a year-long journey to follow Appleseed’s path, walking (okay, sometimes driving, and at one point, even floating downstream) from Massachusetts to Indiana. On this journey, Fitzgerald turns a childhood fascination into a profound reckoning of loss and grief, ritual and faith, grimy gas station bathrooms and scenic apple picking. He is followed by a mysterious creature, camps in hostile environments, trespasses more than once, and is warmed by the generosity of strangers at every turn. A moving blend of memoir, history, and travelogue, _American Rambler_ is at once an ode to the American heartland, a meditation on escaping the breakneck pace of modern life, and a clear-eyed look at the myths—often violent, sometimes hopeful, frequently romanticized—at the very core of American identity and history. **Isaac Fitzgerald** is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Dirtbag, Massachusetts_. He is also the author of the bestselling children’s book _How to Be a Pirate_ as well as the co-author of _Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them_ and _Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos_ (winner of an IACP Award). He appears frequently on _The Today Show,_ and his writing has appeared in _The New York Times_, _The Atlantic, Esquire_, _GQ_, _The Guardian_, _The Best American Nonrequired Reading_, and numerous other publications. He lives with his wife on the North Fork of Long Island.