The 14th annual San Francisco Writers Conference, called by many one of the premier writers' conferences in the United States, will be held at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco on Presidents' Day Weekend, from February 16-19, 2017. There … [Read more...]
Children’s Book Author Sharon Cooper Reads at Redwood Empire Gymnastics
On January 5, children's book author and illustrator, Sharon Christine Cooper, visited Redwood Empire Gymnastics to read her book, Gymnastics Day with Silly Sammy, to 39 Winter Day Campers ages 5-10. The children were very engaged in the story. They … [Read more...]
Writers Want to Write, Right?
Seeking Writers, Volunteers for Website Not all BAIPA members are writers, but many of us are. And almost all of us are trying to promote ourselves or our work in one way or another. Meanwhile, we have this BAIPA website, which has untapped … [Read more...]
Marilyn Skinner Lanier’s Book Passage Reading Rescheduled from January 9 to May 8
BAIPA members, please note that Marilyn Skinner Lanier's reading at Book Passage's San Francisco store (Ferry Building) has been rescheduled from Monday, January 9 to Monday, May 8 from 6-7 p.m. Please save the date. She will be reading from … [Read more...]
The Secrets of Ebook Publishing Success
January 14 BAIPA Meeting Jim Azevedo, Marketing Director of Smashwords (Morning Speaker + Afternoon Workshop) Here's a preview of the BAIPA January meeting by presenter Jim Azevedo. My morning session will be more of an introduction to ebooks, … [Read more...]
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth to Speak on Jan. 28 Mystery Panel
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth will be speaking on a panel about writing mystery and suspense at Barnes & Noble, 313 Corte Madera Center on Saturday, January 28– 2:00-4:00 p.m., with authors Peggy Lucke and Kate Jessica Raphael. A BAIPA member, she is … [Read more...]
Patricia Leslie to Receive Scholarship to IBPA Publishing University
IBPA has just announced the recipients of scholarships to their Publishing University, taking place in April 2017, in Portland, Oregon. Your fellow BAIPA member, novelist Patricia A. Leslie, is the happy recipient of the scholarship for regional … [Read more...]
Bed, Bath, Beyond, and Blooper
I saw this today in an online ad from Bed Bath & Beyond: Clean and Light the Front Porch and Walkway Slipping hazards take priority. Remove fallen leaves or snow. Replace outdoor light bulbs, if necessary.… Place seasonal potted pants and a … [Read more...]
Review of “The Oath,” 2016 BAIPA Award Winner for Fiction
Before I finished the first chapter of The Oath, Dennis Koller’s San Francisco–based mystery/thriller, I was feeling uncomfortable. Koller’s novel starts with a flashback to 1966 at the “Hanoi Hilton,” the North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war … [Read more...]
Dennis Koller and Skye Blaine Win BAIPA Book Awards
At its December 10 meeting, the BAIPA awards committee honored 12 authors for their books, with first-place for fiction going to Dennis Koller's The Oath and first-place for non-fiction to Skye Blaine's Bound to Love. Second-place awards … [Read more...]
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