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...]
Susan Edelman will Promote Her Book, Your Own Brand of Sexy, at Book Passage SF on June 30
Dear fellow BAIPA members. I wanted to let you know I’ll be at Book Passage in SF on June 30. I’ll be talking about why we need a new sexual revolution and what a new revolution can look like. It’s all about being your own Brand of Sexy! I’d love to … [Read more...]
BAIPA Member Arlene Miller Launches New Grammar Book at Copperfield's
I will be launching The Best Grammar Workbook Ever! at Petaluma Copperfield's, 140 Kentucky Street, this coming Friday night, May 15 at 7 pm. I will be talking about the state of grammar and other "wordly" things. Yes, there will be chocolate cake … [Read more...]
Gorgon Burgett Explains How to Build a Profitable Publishing Empire at May 9 BAIPA Meeting
It’s a huge feather in your cap to have your books in print ... unless those books are eventually half-forgotten and mostly unsold. Let’s convert your genius, knowledge and expertise into the ka-ching of silver crowns and gold doubloons! Longtime … [Read more...]
Why Is Video a Great Promotional Tool for Authors?—Dick Jordan and Allen Bronstein Reveal Answers on July 11
Curious about why video makes a great promotional tool for authors and their books? Find out during the morning session and afternoon workshop at BAIPA on Saturday, July 11. The knowledgeable speakers are Dick Jordan, member of Left Coast Writers, … [Read more...]
BAIPA Member Woody Weingarten Wants your Feedback
Dear BAIPA members and friends of the organization, The latest Big Deal on my unhurried path to best-sellerdom is what I’ve come to describe as “a new, non-slick, imperfectly human, honest 30-minute podcast of a San Francisco-based interview … [Read more...]
Lee Foster’s Literary Memoir Minnesota Boy: Growing Up in Mid-America, Mid-20th Century Is Re-published
Dear BAIPA Friends, I have re-published my literary memoir about growing up in Minnesota, first published in 1970 as Minnesota Boy: Growing Up in Mid-America, Mid-20th Century. Several strategies went into the launch of this memoir as an … [Read more...]
Joel Blackwell One of 40 Authors to be Featured in Sacramento
BAIPA member Joel Blackwell has been accepted as one of 40 authors to discuss his book and display it at the Sacramento Public Library Book Festival Sunday April 12. Go here for Local Author Festival Info. His book, published in February 2015, is … [Read more...]
Amy Collins slides now available
Here are the slides from Amy Collins's exciting program on book marketing, sales and distribution: Morning Meeting DOWNLOAD FROM BAIPA: How sales, distribution and marketing REALLY work in the publishing industry Afternoon Workshop: DOWNLOAD FROM … [Read more...]
BAIPA Member/Author Woody Weingarten to be Featured on KCBS Radio
BAIPA member Woody Weingarten will be the subject of a spotlight feature by Jeff Bell on KCBS Radio, Sunday, March 8. The segment will focus on people who moved “from adversity to advocacy." The 90-second segment, boiled down from a … [Read more...]