Have you heard about the Selfies Book Awards US sponsored by Publishers Weekly and BookLife? Here are the criteria: Adult fiction titles only can be submitted (in future years they hope to add other categories) Book to have been … [Read more...]
Bill Amatneek’s ‘Heart of a Man: Men’s Stories for Women’ Win BAIPA Cover Design Contest
Editor's note: We missed posting this during the holiday season due to, well, no good reason. :) There were many deserving book covers at the contest, and I am fortunate and honored to have won. I’ve always felt that the title of a … [Read more...]
Happy New Year. Time to Gear Up Your Marketing with Video
Join us for our first meeting of 2020 to learn from Mike Wolpert about how to use video marketing to sell more books. For authors, marketing is usually about connection, community, conversation and then conversion into book sales. Video can be … [Read more...]
Zoom Into Our Next BAIPA Meeting?
At our December meeting we tested out the option of having a member Zoom in to the meeting via video conferencing. It worked! The challenges were minor and can easily be addressed with a bit of a set up change. So, we're planning to make this … [Read more...]
What Have Been the Most Valuable BAIPA Presentations and Topics for You?
BAIPA is hosting Writers' World at the Mill Valley Community Center on Sunday, September 13, 2020, and we want to bring together the most valuable workshops and presenters as we can. You can help by telling us which presenters and which topics … [Read more...]
Book Cover Design Contest at December Meeting
David Kudler will be leading the presentation at our next meeting on how to make sure your book cover is doing its job. We will also be hosting our second annual book cover contest, so if you worked with a designer on your book's cover or you … [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...]
Why I Wrote an Assisted Suicide Family Thriller + Upcoming Book Launch Events
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my third novel — When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller — and I invite you to my upcoming book launches in Berkeley (October 26, 3 pm at Mo’Joe Cafe), Mill Valley (November 2, 3 pm at the … [Read more...]
Launching Your Book? Let Us Know.
At our October meeting, we launched a new element of our monthly meeting — an opportunity for authors to announce an upcoming book launch. Instead of the 15 seconds during the introduction, you get two minutes. You can only take advantage of this … [Read more...]
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