GRAMMAR WORKSHOP WITH ARLENE MILLER | Copperfield’s Books Inc. Arlene Miller, "The Grammar Diva," will be conducting a grammar workshop at Copperfield's Books in Petaluma. The workshop, which is also the launch of Miller's newest book, the second … [Read more...]
Sharon Cooper to Hold Meet and Greet At Petaluma Copperfield’s
BAIPA member Sharon Cooper, a former gymnastics teacher in Petaluma, has written and illustrated her first book, a whimsical children’s tale about gymnastics called Gymnastics Day with Silly Sammy. On Saturday, August 20, from 1:30-3:30pm, Sharon … [Read more...]
Hot August Nights Author Readings
Support your local authors and your indie bookstores! Come to Hot Summer Nights, a series of readings sponsored by Redwood Writers, on Tuesday evening, July 19 at 7 p.m. sharp. BAIPA members Arlene Miller (The Grammar Diva) and Marilyn Lanier will be … [Read more...]
Catherine Sevenau To Read from Her Book 'Queen Bee' at Book Passage
Sevenau Presents New Book on July 10 BAIPA member and author Catherine Sevenau will introduce her book Queen Bee, Reflections on Life and Other Rude Awakenings, at 4:00 p.m. at Book Passage in Corte Madera on July 10. Her first book, Passages … [Read more...]
Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab—Upcoming Book Events
Does Leaving the Bay Area Pay Off? BAIPA member Julie Freestone and her co-author Rudi Raab are doing a book event in Helena, Montana on May 19 at the Lewis and Clark library. It's the second time they've taken their Stumbling Stone novel on the … [Read more...]
35th Northern California Book Awards
The 35th Northern California Book Awards will be held Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library at the Civic Center. Admission is free. The schedule is: Awards Ceremony from 1-2:30 p.m., and book signing and … [Read more...]
David Johannesen—Success at Local Book Store
BAIPA member David Johannesen recently had a reading and signing in a local book store, selling 24 copies of his book Falcons and Seagulls, a Utah Tale. And not only that, but a Los Angeles producer is looking at as a possible TV movie. Congrats … [Read more...]
With Three Readings and a Book Launch—Author Tim Jollymore is Busy!
Want to catch BAIPA author Tim Jollymore at his book launch or one of his many bookstore signings? Here's where you should show up! * On Saturday, April 2, from noon–2:00 p.m., at COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS, 850 Fourth Street in San Rafael, Tim will be … [Read more...]
Tim Jollymore – On the Road Again Soon
Not since Ratliff, William Faulkner's sewing machine salesman in the Snopes' trilogy, has so much news traveled at such a snail's pace. BAIPA member Tim Jollymore, an Oakland Resident and IBPA member, has traveled three times to Beagle and Wolf … [Read more...]
The Blessing (and Curse) of Mild Success: Anatomy of the Wasted Author Tour
When my recent book tour ended — “not with a bang, but a whimper,” to borrow from the Hollow Men — I was relieved it was over. Now I wish I had more readings scheduled. The “Wasted Author Tour,” which included ten event in Detroit, Berkeley, Mill … [Read more...]