“Mixed Authors & Best-Selling Drinks" = Grand Success!

jennifermassoni — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:46:25 -0700

What a night! It was so wonderful to meet so many of our local authors who gathered at literary institution Tosca last night for a swell party. I also want to say a big THANK YOU to our co-hosts Will and Debi Durst for endless laughs, Tosca'a Jeannette Etheridge for the best venue we could have asked for, and Green Apple Books for supplying copies of Will's latest: The All-American Sport of ...

Salman Rushdie says stories have to have "jump," and other things I learned at his City Arts & Lectures appearance

jennifermassoni — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:20:30 -0700

It’s not every evening that you can sit, just four rows in, and listen to one of our great contemporary writers talk candidly about writing, history, politics, and even Scarlett Johansson. But hearing KQED’s Michael Krasny’s relaxed interview with Salman Rushdie on Wednesday evening, it was the writing bit that I held onto—and feverishly tried to memorize—for the next time I found ...

I think I just ran a really long race

jennifermassoni — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:00:30 -0700

I'm not a racer. I am a runner. I ran around the neighborhood when I was growing up, when we hopped on and off bikes; around the track in high school; and around a reservoir in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts during college. I haven’t competed as a runner since high school Cross Country meets on dusty hills near Crystal Springs. I haven’t trained for a marathon. It wasn’t until a friend ...

Red Room Panel Update

jennifermassoni — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:59:40 -0700

Thanks to all who joined a packed house to hear this week’s Commonwealth Club panel on Red Room. It was a great evening for writers to meet and discuss their thoughts on community. The discussion was recorded for radio and filmed by our production team, so please visit the site soon to hear and view segments of the event. And, personally, I loved the opportunity to meet our panelists and ...

Commonwealth Club Panel on Red Room this Monday, April 21st

jennifermassoni — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:10:19 -0700

While there are many perks to working with over 800 accomplished and diverse authors, I will have the special honor of hearing five of them speak this coming Monday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The panel is titled "Red Room: Building A Community For Writers," and the discussion will focus on the need for community among writers and readers and the future of publishing in ...