Sioux Falls is one of the stops on the book tour of Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.

Palin is to appear at Barnes & Noble in Sioux Falls on Dec. 6 to sign copies of her book, "Going Rogue: An American Life."

"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.

Palin is among several Republicans seen as 2012 presidential aspirants who are jockeying for position as they campaign and raise money for 2010 GOP candidates.