Longstanding BAIPA member Ben Parker, having passed the age of 94, has finally published A Field Guide to the F Word. This is actually the second edition, the first printed in 2001 though the text was originally copyrighted in 1991. We know how slow … [Read more...]
John Byrne Barry Interviews Gael Chandler
Walking the Historic Streets of San Francisco After 30 years in Los Angeles working as a film editor, teacher, and author of three books on editing, Gael Chandler returned to the Bay Area, where she wrote "Chronicles of Old San Francisco," a history … [Read more...]
Woody Weingarten to Sign Books at Fundraiser for Cancer Foundation
A September 19 family-style San Rafael barbecue and music festival that spotlights Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh will benefit cancer care. At the event, I will sell copies of my VitalityPress book, "Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his … [Read more...]
Authors Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab to be Interviewed on VoiceAmerica
BAIPA member Julie Freestone and her co-author Rudi Raab will be interviewed on VoiceAmerica radio network on the program Good Grief, this Wednesday, September 16 at 1:30pm. Host Cheryl Jones will talk to them about their historical novel "Stumbling … [Read more...]
Book Launch Party for "The Education of Joey G" by Gus Kearney
Come to the Party!! Come out and support BAIPA member Gus Kearney at a reception for the launch of his book, "The Education of Joey G," on Thursday, September 17 at 6:30pm at Reader's Books, 138 E. Napa Street, Sonoma. Have a glass of wine and some … [Read more...]
Laurie McAndish King to Teach at the Central Coast Writer's Conference
BAIPA member Laurie McAndish King will be teaching two writing classes at the Central Coast Writer's Conference, September 18th to 20th. The first, "Travel Memoir—Navigating the Wilds of Your Soul” focuses on the seven essential elements of a great … [Read more...]
Woody Weingarten Reading from his Book at Copperfields in San Rafael
Let's Support Each Other at BAIPA The way I figure it, BAIPA is in effect a giant support group—similar to the Marin men’s group I’ve been running 20 years. So, hopefully, that means a bunch of you will want to support me by showing up at my 7 pm … [Read more...]
Author Interview — Doug Greene’s Journey from Grief to Grace
Shameless Self-Promotion or Selfless Promotion of Others? One benefit of being a BAIPA member is, or should be, an opportunity to get more readers for whatever we’re writing. But many of us, especially those of us born in the Midwest, where modesty … [Read more...]
Author Woody Weingarten Interviewed on TV Show "Mosaic."
I’ll bet you missed my recent debut on San Francisco's KPIX-TV. I’d like to think it was only because the show aired at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Well, now you have a chance to make up for it. You can see watch both segments on YouTube by clicking … [Read more...]
6 Reasons You Need to Be on Goodreads
At this past Saturday's BAIPA meeting, I led a roundtable about the reasons that every independent author and publisher (as well as every “dependent” author) needed to have an active presence on Goodreads.com. It was one of three roundtable sessions … [Read more...]