Events
October 21, 2009
- Wine, Women and Song: Join Deborah Grabien and Laura Anne Gilman for two events, one in the East Bay, one in the Haight-Ashbury! Sunday, October 25, at 3:00 PM, at CLAYTON BOOKS, 5433D Clayton Road, Clayton, CA 94517 Wednesday, October 28, at 7:00 PM, at the SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, Park Branch (in the Haight-Ashbury), 1833 Page Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 (there will be ...
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September 1, 2009
- Join Bywater Books authors Marianne K. Martin, Z Egloff, Mari SanGiovanni, Bett Norris, Cynn Chadwick, and Marcia Finical for a week of book signings, a wine and cheese party, and a discussion of Herstory/Yourstory with comedian/author Kate Clinton on Saturday, October 17, from 10:30 am till noon, at the Paramount Showroom in the Crown and Anchor.
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July 18, 2009
- Poetry Events / CalendarsPoetry Events and Calendars in your Town or City[Please post addt'l venues in comments to be added!]~~~ALAlabama – http://www.writersforum.org/~~~CACalifornia / West Coast – http://www.poetryflash.org/Bay Area, California — Spoken Word ListingsGlendale, California – http://www.poeticresearch.com/Los Angeles, ...
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June 30, 2009
- I can do nothing but admit that I'm woeful when it comes to keeping my blog updated. Lots has been happening, so let me bring you up to speed.In March I had the pleasure of traveling to Palm Springs to meet up with my new publisher, Bold Strokes Books (in the form of Len Barot, aka, Radclyffe), her editorial staff, and quite a few of the BSB authors. We gathered for a day or two of workshops ...
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June 9, 2009
- This week is jammed packed with busy-ness. Tonight I'll be going to my friend, PJ Campbell's book party at the Book Revue in Huntington, NY and then early tomorrow morning I'll be heading up into the heart of the Adirondacks to hear musician Shawn Phillips perform before going further north to visit my Dad. After an overnight stay in the extremely small town of Churubusco where he lives, where ...
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June 5, 2009
- It seems to this author that the writing life grows ever more complex, even if you live on the edge of the world in the middle of nowhere, like me. Not too long ago, I resented the chores attached to website design and maintenance, book publicity and tours, interviews and essays, ink-buying and paper jams. These details piled up like cicada skeletons in a Kentucky field and so did my anxiety ...
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May 23, 2009
- Memorial Day is to commemorate the soldiers who have died in wars. For most people it is a long weekend about things they will do – go to the supermarket, stock up on what they need to live, plan a short trip out of town, watch lots of movies, call friends over for a barbeque, rustle up some fancy meals, clean out cupboards, complete pending paperwork, go ...
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May 6, 2009
- For years before I started my own business as a freelance writer and publishing consultant, I was a national event specialist for Borders Group, Inc. This meant that I booked authors for events in our many stores across the country, while also hosting a vast number of events in our Manhattan location. I was given the opportunity to work with many authors, some famous, others not so famous, and ...
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April 6, 2009
- Word of Mouth Bay Area TOUR EVENTS April 16 Orinda Books On Story and Story Telling Jessica Barksdale Inclan Frances Dinkelspiel Susan Freinkel Michelle Richmond Brenda Webster April 26 Clayton Books Author Festival Jessica Barksdale Inclan Catherine Brady Maria Espinosa May 7 Bookshop West Portal MC: Elizabeth Stark & Joan Gelfand Catherine Brady Dana Fredsti and Cynthia ...
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April 5, 2009
- When I got to the hotel four hours later than I planned to on Thursday night in Houston, exhausted and a bit disoriented after a long day of mind-numbing flight delays and heart-pounding turbulence, I assumed I'd find an empty lobby with maybe one sleepy receptionist at the check-in desk. Instead I walked into a magnificently loud space bustling with people. The restaurant and bar were packed. In ...
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