Palin book tour includes stops in Iowa and South Carolina

Sarah Palin begins her book tour in two weeks, and she'll stop in two states that play an important role in the GOP primary process.

She's scheduled to make stops in Iowa and South Carolina — two early voting states in the race for the Republican nomination. Notably missing from the list is New Hampshire, home to the nation's first presidential primary.

The nine-day, 16-stop tour focuses on areas of the country in which the former Alaska governor is most popular: the Midwest and the South. As with her first book tour, she'll avoid most major cities on the coasts.

Her family will join her during the tour.

Palin tweeted Wednesday: "Family gearing up 4 Thanksgiving break book tour; anxious 4 kids 2 have "what I did on my vacation" experiences in great US towns along way."

They'll be on the road from Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, with a break for Thanksgiving. The book, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, comes out Nov. 23.

Palin will kick off her tour in Phoenix, home of her 2008 running mate John McCain.

She also tweeted Wednesday: "America by Heart" available Nov 23! We'll kick off tour then;wrap up in Alaska...add stops like we did w Going Rogue tour,depending on time."

The full tour schedule is after the jump.

Nov. 23: Phoenix
Nov. 26: Tulsa, Okla.
Nov. 27: Norfolk, Neb.
Nov. 27: Des Moines, Iowa
Nov. 28: Andover, Kan.
Nov. 28: Dallas
Nov. 29: Houston
Nov. 29: New Orleans
Nov. 30: Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 30: Little Rock, Ark.
Dec. 1: Brentwood, Tenn.
Dec. 1: Lexington, Ky.
Dec. 2: Spirit Lake, Iowa
Dec. 2. Carmel, Ind.
Dec. 3: Cincinnati
Dec. 3: Columbia, S.C.

In 2009, Palin kicked off her first book tour in Grand Rapids, Mich., where she was greeted with long lines of enthusiastic supporters. "Going Rogue" spent six weeks atop The New York Times bestseller list.