Nautilus Awards is seeking Better Books for a Better World! Celebrating 15 years, this international book award organization is deeply committed to honoring books that inspire and connect our lives as individuals, communities and global citizens. … [Read more...]
Be At the October 12 BAIPA Meeting to Go On "Adventures with Editors"!
Whether you are writing your first book or your fifth book, at the October 12 BAIPA meeting, "Adventures with Editors," you will discover useful information about editing that you can apply to your specific project. Join our panel of editing and … [Read more...]
Pat Taylor — From Neurosurgeon to Fantasy Writer
Spotlight on BAIPA Members - By Linda Jay Geldens Pat Taylor is a retired neurosurgeon-turned-fantasy writer. His latest book, The Martian Pendant, is an intriguing mix of Neanderthals, Martians who landed in Africa in a spaceship eons ago, a … [Read more...]
September BAIPA Speaker Penny Sansevieri — How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon
Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., in San Diego, is our speaker on Saturday, September 14; she will give an afternoon workshop at BAIPA that same day. With a topic like "How To Sell Books by the Truckload on … [Read more...]
Arlene Miller – A Passion for Grammar, and…Tap Dancing and Jazz
Spotlight on BAIPA Members -- By Linda Jay Geldens Arlene Miller, better known to BAIPA members as the Grammar Diva, has a passion for grammar. I asked her, "Why your intense … [Read more...]
Mani Feniger Reads from Her Book in Leipzig, Germany
I smiled at the rows of strangers waiting patiently in the Leipzig City Library. Only a few were visitors to the German city where my mother was born and left in 1936 to escape the Nazi regime. Most of those attending were contemporary Leipzig … [Read more...]
Grammar Diva Presents Workshop at Book Festival
Arlene Miller, BAIPA Board Secretary, AKA The Grammar Diva, will be presenting a 35-minute grammar workshop at the Sonoma County Book Festival as part of the Redwood Writers Academy. The workshop will begin at 2:45 p.m. Redwood Writers will be … [Read more...]
Alicia Young Wins Award for Debut Book at 2013 New York Book Festival
BAIPA member Alicia Young’s debut book, The Savvy Girl’s Guide to Grace: small touches with big impact – at home, work & in love has just won the 2013 New York Book Festival Prize for best new How-to/Self- Help book. This is a gentle … [Read more...]
Amazon Associate Issues Researched by Lee Foster
Amazon Issues about Associate Links Researched by Lee Foster At the July BAIPA meeting, three questions regarding Amazon were posed by BAIPA members. To find out the answers, BAIPA member and travel writer Lee Foster did … [Read more...]
NCIBA returns to South San Francisco for 2013!
Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4 South San Francisco Conference Center NBA will be posting a schedule of events and more details soon, but count on the show floor being open on Thursday evening and much of Friday, three Rep Picks sessions, … [Read more...]