LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- In mid-November, singer Clay Aiken is set to debut his first book, a Christmas CD and begin his third U.S. tour in 2004.
The spiky-haired singer has written a book, "Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life," described by Billboard as an inspirational memoir, reported Philadelphia Inquirer. The book chronicles Aiken's life from his days as a special-education teacher in North Carolina working with autistic children to his rise to fame as the runner up on Fox's second season of "American Idol."
The book is due out Nov. 16, the same day his holiday CD is scheduled to be released. Aiken will appear on cable's CNN's "Larry King Live" Nov. 15 and make several national appearances to promote the book, CD and U.S. tour.
Aiken is scheduled to begin a 21-city holiday concert tour beginning in Los Angeles Nov. 20 and ending Dec. 23 in Detroit.
