by Sandra V. McGee BookLife Indie Spotlight Here's a complimentary (read: free) publicity op from Publishers Weekly BookLife. Each month, books in a specific genre are chosen to be in the BookLife Indie Spotlight. As an example, in … [Read more...]
Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize 2024 Nonfiction Contest
by Sandra V. McGee Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize 2024 Nonfiction Contest Entries for the Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize 2024 Nonfiction Contest are being accepted through January 31, 2025, in these categories: Memoir/Autobiography … [Read more...]
MATHXPLORERS Makes Math Learning Friendly, Exciting, & Fun!
“MathXplorers makes math learning intuitive, friendly, exciting, & fun! I'm excited to be part of this journey!" — Gigi Carunungan, Ed.D., CEO, MATHXPLORERS September 27, 2024 – Manhattan Beach, CA - The Independent Book … [Read more...]
Remembering Wendy Bartlett
The Board is sad to announce the passing of Wendy Bartlett on April 7, 2024. The multi-talented artist, author, singer, and friend to many will be deeply missed. Her daughter, Elizabeth Stark, posted on Facebook: "My mother … [Read more...]
Spine Design with John Berry, June 18, 2024 on Zoom
Spine Design with John Berry What makes a book spine effective? And what job does the spine design have to do? When: June 18, 2024, noon (Pacific time) Where: On Zoom! … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindle Cross-Promotion – July Prime Days
Hello BAIPA members: Robbie Samuels, a good friend of mine, is coordinating a business book Amazon Kindle Cross-Promotion forJuly Prime Days. I have signed up and wanted to offer this opportunity to you as well. More than 100 business authors will … [Read more...]
Lorraine Segal – Here’s to the Next Chapter
Dear BAIPA board and members, I am not renewing my membership at this time. Other projects and concerns have been pulling me away from book writing, publishing, and promoting, so I haven't been attending the meetings. But I didn't want to leave … [Read more...]
What Was Really Going On At Those Nevada Divorce Ranches? Fact & Fiction
Reno's notorious divorce ranches are back in the spotlight. The Nevada Historical Society in Reno will present "What Was Really Going On At Those Nevada Divorce Ranches? Fact & Faction" on May 8, 2024 as part of its popular Writers' Wednesday … [Read more...]
“What Was Really Going On At Those Nevada Divorce Ranches?”
Come to Writers' Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Nevada Historical Society, Reno, 5 p.m. Authors Sandra McGee and Peggy Wynne Borgman will share the stage and talk about how Sandra's nonfiction book inspired Peggy's novel. While browsing in a Carson … [Read more...]
What Was Really Going On At Those Nevada Divorce Ranches?
ON SALE DECEMBER 1, 2023 OFFICIAL BOOK TRAILER https://youtu.be/EbI5Mj5pRoE?si=UmAaJXUdgSsz7aku IN PAPERBACK & EBOOK FROM AMAZON ABOUT THE BOOK … [Read more...]