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Hamilton County author Joe Drozda is ending his current statewide book tour for his book I Love IU/I Hate Purdue with a local book signing at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at Barnes and Noble, 14790 Greyhound Plaza, Carmel. Drozda has made 14 stops on this tour which has spanned the state of Indiana from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River.
Hamilton County author Joseph Drozda is joined by Miss IU Second Runner-up 2020 Vanesa Quiroga (left) and Miss IU 2020 Alexandria Ford (right). (Photo provided)
Drozda has experienced tremendous appreciation from IU graduates and fans for this book which celebrates good things about Indiana University and pokes fun at not-so-good things about Purdue. He has signed a book for prolific author Bob Hammel and one for TV personality Dick Vital. He has also had a lot of fun experiences while meeting fans at these signings.
In northwest Indiana, he met a lady with his same last name, Drozda.
In Greenwood, he signed a book for an IU man at 6:30 p.m. who was taking his wife out for dinner. This man returned about 8 p.m. and asked for three more books. He asked the first be dedicated to his dad, a Purdue grad, quoting a passage from the book. Drozda exclaimed, “That’s from the book!” The wife then added, “I know, I think he tried to read the whole book to me all through dinner.” The same thing happened at a signing at an Indianapolis store. The man came back and bought more books the same night.
At a signing in Bloomington, he and Miss IU led the Kiwanis Club guests in singing of “Indiana Our Indiana.” Then he signed books for members and guests.
To date, Joe Drozda’s book has become a best-seller among IU grads and is being sold at many retailers and online book sellers as well. This past Christmas, the book was featured on HoosierHuddle.com as one of the 10 recommended gifts for IU fans.