Lee Foster, known to everyone in BAIPA as a friendly, inspiring, generous man, and a prolific writer of travel books, has died. His death was unexpected as he was in good health, according to his family, and those of us who knew him are in shock. … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Pomada, Co-founder of San Francisco Writers Conference with Michael Larsen, Has Died
Elizabeth Pomada, who co-founded the popular and well-attended San Francisco Writers Conference with her husband and business partner Michael Larsen in 2003, died in late June. The pair also founded the annual Writing for Change Conference. Before … [Read more...]
Steven Pinker on Linguistics and Style
I enjoyed this Steven Pinker video on grammar and usage. You might too. He’s got a sense of humor. … [Read more...]
4-Week ‘Book Marketing Momentum Mastermind’ Starts in August
4-week Book Marketing Momentum Mastermind Your investment will never be this low again. The time for action is now. Successful book marketing needs two things: a plan and taking action. In this mastermind group, you will build an … [Read more...]
‘Sacred Journey Medicine Cards’ Honored as Finalist in 2020 International Book Awards
Sacred Journey Medicine Cards, my 54-card deck featuring life changing images and a companion booklet, is a finalist for the 2020 International Book Awards in the New Age Non-Fiction category. Thanks for having me as part of this … [Read more...]
Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions
Fair use is a subject that comes up a lot with my copyright clients. Some of them think it’s a magic bullet that will defend them against all lawsuits (it’s not). Others are simply confused and want to know more about what it is and how it … [Read more...]
Welcome New BAIPA Members
Let’s welcome two new BAIPA members, who joined in May – Judy Bebelaar and Carolyn Jones! Judy Bebelaar co-authored a non-fiction book in 2018 , And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of People’s Temple from High School to Jonestown, with Ron Cabral, … [Read more...]
The Poof! Academy Collection is Finally Here
Dear BAIPA family, I’m finally published!—after writing eighty-plus children’s stories over thirty-five years! The Poof! Academy — a collection of fairy tales that teach kids to read — is now available at amazon.com, soon to be followed by The … [Read more...]
BAIPA Video Author Interviews, Part 1
We talked at our May meeting about ways we as authors and publishers might help each other promote our books during the pandemic, or whether we shouldn't be doing that at all. One idea we had was to interview each other on Zoom and post those … [Read more...]
Reflections on This Moment
Here's a note from the Independent Book Publishers Association, a sort of national "parent" of BAIPA, that we wanted to share with you. Dear members of the IBPA community, We are a nation struggling with two crises. One, a months-old pandemic that … [Read more...]
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