Lee Foster, known to everyone in BAIPA as a friendly, inspiring, generous man, and a prolific writer of travel books, has died. His death was unexpected as he was in good health, according to his family, and those of us who knew him are in shock. … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Pomada, Co-founder of San Francisco Writers Conference with Michael Larsen, Has Died
Elizabeth Pomada, who co-founded the popular and well-attended San Francisco Writers Conference with her husband and business partner Michael Larsen in 2003, died in late June. The pair also founded the annual Writing for Change Conference. Before … [Read more...]
Welcome New BAIPA Members
Let’s welcome two new BAIPA members, who joined in May – Judy Bebelaar and Carolyn Jones! Judy Bebelaar co-authored a non-fiction book in 2018 , And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of People’s Temple from High School to Jonestown, with Ron Cabral, … [Read more...]
Book Passage Hosts Zoom Conversations With your Favorite Writers
Here's a new idea that Book Passage just started to keep readers alert and involved during this coronavirus crisis. 8,000 people have signed up for it already! Each Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. on Zoom, you can watch hourlong conversations … [Read more...]
Former BAIPA Annual Seminar Speaker Joe Sabah Has Died
Joe Sabah has died. He is remembered by many BAIPA members (such as former BAIPA President Pete Masterson, and current member Bill Amatneek) as an entertaining speaker at the 1999 and 2003 BAIPA Annual Seminars. Perhaps the only speaker ever … [Read more...]
Welcome back Arlene Miller as Board Secretary — Zooming In to BAIPA Meetings from Florida!
Signs of these amazing times! The BAIPA Board is delighted to welcome back Arlene Miller, who was Board Secretary for several years, as a remote Board member — and has reinstated her as Secretary. She attended the December Board meeting from … [Read more...]