Salons - Left Coast Writers

Literary Salon: Frances Caballo

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Frances Caballo, Social Media Strategist and Author of Avoid Social Media Time Suck: A Blueprint for Writers to Create Online Buzz for Their Books and Still Have Time to Write

Frances Caballo

Monday, May 4th, 2015 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

This is a must for any writer wrestling with social media or the time-suck that it sometimes seems to entail!

Francces Caballo is a social media strategist and manager for writers. Presently, she is the Social Media Manager for the San Francisco Writers Conference, the Women’s National Book Association-Francisco Chapter, and the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.

Her books include Avoid Social Media Time Suck: A Blueprint for Writers to Create Online Buzz (more…)

Literary Salon: Rebecca Foust

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Rebecca Foust, Author of Paradise Drive

Monday, April 6th, 2015 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

Join us for a craft talk and reading at the next Left Coast Writers Literary Salon at Book Passage.

Rebecca Foust will talk about how reading and writing poetry can enrich a prose practice and will tell the story of how taking a Book Passage class in 2006 brought her back from a 35-year hiatus, from publishing her first poem the year she turned 50 to writing her fifth book, Paradise Drive, winner of the Press 53 Award for Poetry.

Rebecca will read from Paradise Drive, a new collection of linked sonnets that tells the story of “Pilgrim,” whose journey begins in rust belt Pennsylvania and winds up in the tony suburbs of Marin, offering up poignancy along with some sharp-tongued social commentary along the way.

Rebecca Foust was the 2014 Dartmouth Poet in Residence and is the recipient of fellowships from the Frost Place and the MacDowell Colony. Her fifth book, Paradise (more…)

Literary Salon: Patricia Bracewell

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Patricia Bracewell, author of Shadow on the Crown and The Price of Blood

Monday, March 2nd, 2015 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

We hope all of you will come out for this very special event. Our beloved Roadwork editor, Patricia Bracewell, will be speaking about her experience writing historical fiction. Her first novel, Shadow on the Crown (Viking, 2012), was very well received and critically acclaimed and her newest novel, The Price of Blood (Viking, 2015) looks like it will be another hit. Patricia will be discussing the research that goes into writing such novels, how much to fabricate and how much to keep to the facts, and other problems one might face when writing fact-based fiction.

Patricia Bracewell is a native of California where she taught literature and composition before embarking on her writing career. A lifelong fascination with British history and a chance, on-line reference to an unfamiliar English queen led to years of research, a (more…)

Literary Salon: Tom Christensen

LEFT COAST WRITERS® LITERARY SALON: Tom Christensen, Author, Editor and Translator and author of 1616: The World in Motion

Monday, February 2nd, 2015 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

Sometimes we get surprised. You will be tonight when Tom Christensen makes an exciting, albeit unexpected salon appearance. Perhaps you saw the profile in yesterday’s paper. If not, you’ll get to meet the well know author, editor and translator this evening.

Thomas Christensen has published more than twenty books as author, editor, or translator. His two most recent books, 1616: The World in Motion and Landscape with Yellow Birds (a translation of the poetry of José Ángel Valente), were both nominated for Northern California Book Awards. 1616 was given a starred review and named one of the best history books of its season by Publishers Weekly. He was a senior editor at North Point Press and executive editor of Mercury House Publishing. Under his direction, Mercury House was nominated for a Carey-Thomas Award for excellence in publishing. He received a special award for dedication to translation (more…)

Literary Salon: C.W. Gortner, Author of The Tudor Vendetta with Special Guest Host Patricia Bracewell

LEFT COAST WRITERS® LITERARY SALON: C.W. Gortner, Author of The Tudor Vendetta with Special Guest Host Patricia Bracewell

Monday, January 5th, 2015 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

We open the year with a very special salon featuring a presentation by bestselling historical novelist C.W. Gortner. He’ll be sharing details about his literary experience and the skill of blending real life and storytelling. Our guest host for the evening is longtime Left Coast Writer® and internationally acclaimed historical novelist Patricia Bracewell.

C.W. Gortner is the international bestselling author of six historical novels, including the Spymaster trilogy. His most recent novels areThe Tudor Vendetta and The Queen’s Vow. In March 2015, his novel Mademoiselle Chanel, about the iconic fashion designer, will be published by HarperCollins. Raised in Spain and a long-time resident of the Bay Area, (more…)

Literary Salon: Andy Ross

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Andy Ross, Agent at Andy Ross Literary Agency

Monday, December 1st, 2014 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

Join us for a year-end holiday celebration and advice on how to get the attention of an agent from one of our favorite agents, Andy Ross. Yes, you may bring a guest to this event!

Andy Ross has worked in the book business for 36 years, all of his working life. He was owner and general manager of Cody’s Books in Berkeley, California from 1977-2006. Cody’s has been recognized as one of America’s great independent book stores.

During this period, Andy was the primary trade book buyer. This experience has given him a unique understanding of the retail book market, of publishing trends and, most importantly and uniquely, the hand selling of books to book buyers.

Andy is past president of the Northern California Booksellers Association, a board member and officer of the American Booksellers Association and (more…)

Literary Salon: Laurie King

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Laurie King, Author of the Mary Russell series of Mystery Novels

Monday, November 3rd, 2014 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

We have a thrilling evening in store for you at this post Day of the Dead salon as mystery writer Laurie King joins us and sheds a little light on the craft of telling a dark detective tale.

Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of 22 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories (from The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, named one of the 20th century’s best crime novels by the IMBA, to 2014’s Dreaming Spies). She has won or been nominated for an alphabet of prizes from Agatha to Wolfe, been chosen as guest of honor at several crime conventions, and is probably the only writer to have both an Edgar and an honorary doctorate in theology. She was inducted into the Baker Street Irregulars in 2010, as “The Red Circle”.

She is also the author of The Bones of Paris, a thriller in which readers are lead into the vibrant and sensual Paris of the Jazz Age—and are shown the darkest secrets of its denizens.

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Literary Salon: Shirin Yim Bridges

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Shirin Yim Bridges, Publisher of Goosebottom Books

Monday, October 6th, 2014 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

Meet Shirin Yim Bridges tonight as she shares her knowledge of writing and the many methods of publishing available to authors today. Shirin has successfully transitioned from author (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, HarperCollins/Greenwillow, Chronicle Books) to self-publisher, to award-winning publisher (Goosebottom Books). She is the author of Ruby’s Wish, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book and winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award; The Umbrella Queen, which madeTIME magazine’s Top 10 list for 2008; and Mary Wrightly So Politely, which launched in April 2013 to starred reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness.

Shirin is also the head goose of Goosebottom Books, and the proud publisher of The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames, named one of the Top 10 Nonfiction Series for Youth 2012 by the American Library Association; The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses, a silver medalist at the 2011 Independent Publishers’ Book Awards; and Horrible Hauntings, an International Reading Association Children’s Choices winner.

She has taught and discussed writing and publishing at the Asian Festival for Children’s Content, the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, the (more…)

Literary Salon: Betsy Graziani Fasbinder

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, Presentation Skills Coach and Author of Fire & Water

Monday, September 8th, 2014 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

We know that all of you are masters of voice on the page, but what do you do when it’s time to get out of the garret and present you work in person? Find out how to make the right impression on Monday, September 8th (Yes, we are skipping the Monday after the Labor Day weekend).

So, on Monday, September 8th, join us for another terrific Left Coast Writers Literary Salon, this time with a noted professional in the art of presentation.

Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is one of our favorite coaches in the art of public speaking. She is an award-winning writer and ghostwriter who has published numerous articles. Her debut novel is Fire & Water, a story of art, madness, and passion.

Betsy has been a professional presentation skills coach since 1998, empowering writers, artists, technology professionals, and business leaders to be (more…)

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Michael Shapiro, Travel Writer and Author of A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk About Their Craft, Lives, and Inspiration

Monday, August 4th, 2014 || 7pm
Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||
www.bookpassage.com

There’s a Travel Writers and Photographers Conference coming up at Book Passage in August, so who better to be our salon speaker for the month than experienced freelance travel writer, Michael Shapiro. Michael is an award-winning writer, photographer and interviewer whose work appears regularly in national magazines and metropolitan newspapers. He’s the author of A Sense of Place and specializes in travel, but his interests range far and wide — since 2011 he’s been the gambling columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Michael will share notes and anecdotes on his travel writing career and adventures. Always witty and enthusiastic, he’ll bring the laughs as well as great advice for writers, so it’s sure to be an entertaining and enlightening evening. (more…)

Literary Salon: Rebecca Foust

Literary Salon: Patricia Bracewell

Literary Salon: Tom Christensen

Literary Salon: C.W. Gortner, Author of The Tudor Vendetta with Special Guest Host Patricia Bracewell

Literary Salon: Andy Ross

Literary Salon: Laurie King

Literary Salon: Shirin Yim Bridges

Literary Salon: Betsy Graziani Fasbinder

Literary Salon: Michael Shapiro

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