Frances L Dinkelspiel's Blog

• Towers of Gold Makes the Bestseller List!

  November 29, 2008

  • Well, I have been out on the road for about two weeks now, talking and talking and talking about Towers of Gold, the story of my great great grandfather, Isaias Hellman, and the contribution he made to the creation of California. i have spoken to crowds of 15 (in a bookstore in Healdsburg) to crowds of 110 (at Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach) I have enjoyed it all. Now I am delighted to find ...
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• Publication Day!

  November 11, 2008

  • Today is the day I have been waiting for the last eight years. Today is the day that Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California is officially published. Did the heavens sing to me this morning? Did stardust drop around my head as I woke up? Frankly, no. It was just another typical morning in my home in Berkeley – rush, rush, rush.Except. Except. Last night ...
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• What to Wear for a Book Tour?

  November 9, 2008

  • My book, Towers of Gold, officially goes on sale November 11, and amid all the worry about reviews, publicity, and speaking engagements, I have been obsessed by an equally important question: what do I wear for my book tour?Now, I am a pants and sweater kind of gal who occasionally puts on slightly nicer pants and sweaters when I am going out. But for a book tour, I must project a more ...
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