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Tim Jollymore – On the Road Again Soon

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Not since Ratliff, William Faulkner's sewing machine salesman in the Snopes' trilogy, has so much news traveled at such a snail's pace. BAIPA member Tim Jollymore, an Oakland Resident and IBPA member, has traveled three times to Beagle and Wolf … [Read more...]

Julie Freestone Shares New Website for Marketing

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Before Rudi Raab and I published our historical novel Stumbling Stone, we launched a website, stumbling-stone.com. It’s been a great place to post photos and other material that was the basis for our mystery/romance novel. Recently I’ve been … [Read more...]

Mining Minnesota for Stories, an Interview with Author Tim Jollymore

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[BAIPA member John Byrne Barry continues his series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors.] Tim Jollymore, a former English teacher in Oakland, who grew up in northern Minnesota, has written and published two novels, Listener in the Snow, set … [Read more...]

Robert Kourik Finds an Interesting Way to Sell Books

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BAIPA member Robert Kourik found a unique way to sell his books—as part of a workshop. Robert is a horticultural expert, and has written several books. So he proposed a workshop to Community Education at Santa Rosa Junior College (he had to submit … [Read more...]

The Blessing (and Curse) of Mild Success: Anatomy of the Wasted Author Tour

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When my recent book tour ended — “not with a bang, but a whimper,” to borrow from the Hollow Men — I was relieved it was over.  Now I wish I had more readings scheduled. The “Wasted Author Tour,” which included ten event in Detroit, Berkeley, Mill … [Read more...]

John Byrne Barry Interviewed by Rich Ehisen

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Interview with Rich Ehisen on The Open Mic Honestly, I didn’t launch the BAIPA author interview series as a way to promote myself, though I do sort of believe in karma, just not in a direct quid-pro-quo kind of way. So it was a pleasant … [Read more...]

Ivan Light will Discuss His Book, Deadly Secret of the Lusitania, at Book Passage

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BAIPA member Ivan Light will introduce and discuss his historical thriller, Deadly Secret of the Lusitania, at Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry building on January 11 at 6pm. The book is spy fiction that addresses the political cover-up in the … [Read more...]

Author Interview — Shari Weiss in Conversation with John Byrne Barry

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In the continuing series of BAIPA members interviewing BAIPA members, Shari Weiss recently interviewed John Byrne Barry. Q: How did you come to write Bones in the Wash? I wanted to write the kind of book I like to read — fun, fast-paced, full of … [Read more...]