Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to be autographing copies of her new book next month at the Coeur d'Alene Fred Meyer store.

Palin, who already has a best-seller before her book is even released next week, is tentatively scheduled for a Coeur d'Alene stop on Dec. 10. But don't call the store to ask for a time. They don't have one yet, company spokeswoman Melinda Merrill said Tuesday.

"Everything is really tentative right now," Merrill said.

But a CdA stop will be in keeping with her tour schedule, which is only announced through Dec. 8. She's bypassing some big blue metro areas like Seattle and L.A. and doing a red heartlands swing that includes Sioux City and Sioux Falls, Fort Wayne and Birmingham.

If she books Spokane, too, we'll let you know as soon as we do.

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