Patrick tour to promote book is detailed

Governor Deval Patrick will embark on a two-week book tour next month that will take him to Washington, NewYork, and Chicago and put him on the ‘‘Today’’ show and other high-visibility venues, his publisher said yesterday. The busy schedule is sure to renew criticism that Patrick’s attempt to sell his memoir and become a national figure are distracting him from his duties to the state. His book tour also includes appearances on ‘‘The Daily Show,’’ ‘‘Real Time with Bill Maher,’’ National Public Radio’s ‘‘Morning Edition,’’ ‘‘The Tavis Smiley Show,’’ and MSNBC-TV.