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News from Susan Pace-Koch at Get Out Books

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BAIPA member Susan Pace-Koch was born in Alaska, raised in Washington and now resides in California. She founded Get Out Books, which creates delightful books that take children outside of their normal realm, and into their imaginations. Lately, her … [Read more...]

6 Reasons You Need to Be on Goodreads

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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...]

Claudia Chapline Celebrates the Release of her New Memoir

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BAIPA member Claudia Chapline has just released her latest book, Moving Out of the Frame, her second memoir, about 50 years of a creative life in modern dance, art performance, the feminist art movement, public art, international exhibitions and … [Read more...]

BAIPA Member Julie Freestone Publishes Historical Novel

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Jewish women born to immigrant parents in the Bronx in 1944 don’t get romantically involved with men who are cops, have German accents and look like Hitler youth leaders. But reporter Sarah Stern is drawn to Karl Schmidt and intrigued by his tangled … [Read more...]

Woody Weingarten—On TV and Radio Promoting His Book

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Twenty years ago, when my wife, Nancy Fox, was diagnosed with breast cancer, we both internalized a lesson: All we have is today. So we learned to appreciate the here and now—and have implemented the idea each day ever since. I’ve made references … [Read more...]

Karin Fisher-Golton Will be Speaking at June BAIPA Meeting

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The Real Life of “Selfies” (Self-Publishers)—Five BAIPA Members, from First-timers to Pros—Tell Their Stories. That's what you have to look forward to at the next BAIPA meeting on June 13. To register for the program, visit JuneBAIPAreg. To order … [Read more...]

BAIPA Member Aleta George to Participate in Two Upcoming Bay Area Book Festivals—and More!

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Aleta George will be heading to the East Bay to promote Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate this weekend and next. At the Oakland Book Festival on Sunday, May 31, she will participate on a panel, Oakland Writers … [Read more...]