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Mara Lynn Johnstone’s TV Interview and Second Giveaway

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Mara Lynn Johnstone was recently on WriterSpeak, the local show that interviews authors.  It premieres on November 30 at 7pm on Comcast Channel 26 in Santa Rosa, though it’s already up on YouTube to watch at any time.  She recommends this for authors … [Read more...]

Aleta George Discusses her Book about Ina Coolbrith with Gael Chandler

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INTRO: I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Aleta George, journalist, and the author of Ina Coolbrith—The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate. I had written a chapter about Ina in my own book, Chronicles of Old San Francisco … [Read more...]

Medusa's Muse Press Book Wins Award

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BAIPA member Terena Scott's publishing company Medusa's Muse Press, publishes non-fiction, memoirs and children's books about people who are transformed through chaos and art. USABookNews.com, the premier online magazine featuring mainstream and … [Read more...]

BAIPA Member Lee Foster Reflects on Our Indie Publishing Innovations

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Wondering where the independent publishing revolution is headed in the new year of 2016? Longtime BAIPA member Lee Foster has written an intriguing post on his website, describing many aspects of this revolution in publishing that have occurred here … [Read more...]

Julie Freestone Uses Book Groups for Exposure to Her Book

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Exposure Comes in Many Forms Besides the traditional book "reading", BAIPA member Julie Freestone and her co-author Rudi Raab have been doing a few other events to get exposure for their historical novel Stumbling Stone.  Most recently, they met with … [Read more...]

Karin Fisher-Golton's 'My Amazing Day' in Two Giveaways

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Karin Fisher-Golton's book, My Amazing Day: A Celebration of Wonder and Gratitude is currently in two giveaways. The first of those, a Goodreads Giveaway, was inspired by discussions at BAIPA meetings. Karin decided to have the Goodreads Giveaway … [Read more...]

Laurie McAndish King Reads about Cornwall at Novato Library

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Need a virtual vacation? Cornwall's moors and mineshafts, castles and Camelot, magic and Merlin are as close as the Novato Public Library, where Laurie McAndish King will read from the recently released Wandering in Cornwall — Mystery, Mirth and … [Read more...]

BAIPA President Becky Parker Geist Announces Launch of Audiobooks

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BAIPA President Becky Parker Geist (Pro Audio Voices) is happy to announce the recent launches of these audiobooks, both now available on Audible and iTunes, narrated by Becky and both including sound effects: The Mermaid and the Moon by BAIPA … [Read more...]

Julie Freestone Interviewed by Laurie McAndish King

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Another Angle Leads to NPR Podcast BAIPA member Julie Freestone and her Stumbling Stone co-author Rudi Raab were interviewed for Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilner for an NPR Podcast about travel. BAIPA member and NPR correspondent, Laurie … [Read more...]