NEW YORK — Sarah Palin will make in appearance in Noblesville as part of her “Going Rogue” book tour.

Instead of promoting the book in major cities like San Francisco and Philadelphia, Palin’s itinerary includes Noblesville, Washington, Pa.; and Rochester, N.Y.
Specifics about Palin’s appearance were not immediately available.

“She wants to be unconventional. She is unconventional,” HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said today. “She feels like this is where her fans are and Harper feels this is where she’ll sell the most books.”

“Going Rogue” has an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies and has been at or near the top of Amazon.com’s best-seller list for weeks.

Today, ABC News announced that Barbara Walters would interview Palin, to air in five parts over three ABC News broadcasts — “Good Morning America,” “Nightline” and “20/20,” starting the morning of publication day. Palin will also appear Nov. 16 television interview with Oprah Winfrey

On her Facebook site, Palin says she’s hoping to schedule interviews with others, including Rush Limbaugh and four Fox News Channel personalities: Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Greta Van Susteren. All but Van Susteren have their own radio programs.

The tour starts Nov. 18 at a Barnes&Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, and running mate Sen. John McCain made a campaign appearance last fall.

Choosing Michigan as the first state fits the book’s title, which refers to reports from last year that the then-Alaska governor was defying McCain’s staff and instead had gone “rogue.” Palin openly expressed her unhappiness with the campaign’s decision to pull out of Michigan and effectively concede the state to Democrat Barack Obama.

“It was a mutual decision between Harper and Palin,” Andreadis said of choosing Grand Rapids. “And Barnes&Noble has a great store there.”

The tour will last about three weeks, with a break for Thanksgiving, and will end around Dec. 10, after which the increase in holiday shoppers makes it difficult for stores to hold events, Andreadis said. Palin will travel by bus for much of the time, likely accompanied by family and by aide Meg Stapleton.

The full schedule has not been completed, but confirmed locations include Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Roanoke, Va.; the Army post in Fort Bragg, N.C.; Orlando, Fla.; and Albuquerque, N.M.