Literary Salon: Charles Entrekin

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Charles Entrekin, Founder of The Berkeley Poets Cooperative, Managing Editor of Hip Pocket Press and  Editor of The Berkeley Poets Cooperative:  A History of the Times

Charles Entrekin

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

Charles Entrekin, Founder of The Berkeley Poets Cooperative (1968-1991) is going to talk about the importance of groups and organizations such as BPW&P. These poets and writers of BPW&P were writing about and living in tumultuous times in Berkeley when universities were under attack and free speech was in question, when the byword of the culture rang out, “Question authority.” It was an amazing period in history; when everything seemed possible. Looking back on times like this and on groups like BPW&P, can help and inspire new groups of poets and writers to maybe show a little of the optimism that sometimes seems lost.  We, at Left Coast Writers, count Charles and The Berkeley Poets Cooperative as one of our major sources of inspiration. (more…)

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Literary Salon: Perry Garfinkel

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Perry Garfinkel, author of Buddha or Bust

Perry Garfinkel

Monday, August 5th, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

Do you have an interest in travel? Spirituality? Adventure? Perry Garfinkel will discuss his special blend of the three and the genre he has carved out for himself in his book Buddha or Bust, along with other similar works.  He will also be discussing what he calls the trifecta of media : magazines, books, and film, along with the transition from one to the other. It should be a fascinating evening, and with the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference just ahead, one you won’t want to miss.

Perry Garfinkel has been a contributor to the New York Times since 1986. He’s also written for National Geographic Magazine and many other publications. He is the author of Buddha or Bust (Three Rivers Press), a national bestseller in 2006 that Emotional Intelligence author Daniel Goleman wrote was “like following Woody Allen in the footsteps of the Buddha”); and of Travel Writing for Profit and (more…)

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Literary Salon: Gillian Bagwell

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Gillian Bagwell, author of The Darling Strumpet, The September Queen, and the new Venus in Winter

Gillian Bagwell

Monday, July 1st, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

Come and hear from the wonderfully talented and critically acclaimed author of historical fiction, Gillian Bagwell. She has written several books in the genre of historical fiction, centering around British royalty.  Her latest novel, Venus in Winter, focuses on Bess of Hardwick, the four-times widowed noble whose power was second only to Queen Elizabeth. Gillian, whose background includes a stint as artistic director of the Pasadena Shakespeare Company, will be sharing tips on how to improve your readings and stage presence. (more…)

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Literary Salon: Oksana Marafioti

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Oksana Marafioti, author of American Gypsy

Oksana Marafioti

Monday, June 3rd, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

Oksana Marafioti, author of American Gypsy, will discuss writing a revealing memoir—how much to embellish and how much must absolutely stay true to reality. She has great advice to give on writing memoirs, so if you are planning on writing a memoir or any autobiographical or nonfiction work, for that matter, be sure to attend!

Oksana Marafioti was born in Riga, Latvia and grew up in a stage family, spending her childhood on concert tours with a Russian Romani troupe led by her grandfather, Andrei Kopylenko. She moved to (more…)

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Literary Salon: David Downie

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: David Downie, author of Paris to the Pyrenees: A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint James

David Downie

Monday, May 6th, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

Whether you are worldly, unworldly, other-worldly or out-of-this-worldly, you won’t want to miss our May Literary Salon.

Renowned travel writer David Downie will share the tools of his trade with us. David has written extensively about world travel and Paris in particular, with books like Paris, Paris: Journey to the City of Light, Paris City of Night, and his most recent Paris to the Pyrenees: A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint James. He’ll talk about travel, travel writing and Paris and answer questions about exploring a place or a passion and writing about it.  Trust us, there can be no better (more…)

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Literary Salon: Patricia Bracewell

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON:  Patricia Bracewell, author of Shadow on the Crown

Patricia Bracewell

Monday, April 1st, 2013 || 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 recently released novel,  Shadow on the Crown (Viking, 2012), has been very well received and critically acclaimed. Patricia will be discussing the research that goes into writing such a novel, how much to fabricate and how much to keep to the facts, and other problems one may face when writing fact-based fiction.

Patricia Bracewell is a native of California where she taught literature and composition (more…)

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Literary Salon: Self-Publishing Panel

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Self-Publishing Panel – Self-publish Like a Professional: How to Avoid the New Slush Pile

Monday, March 4th, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

This time we have a full panel of speakers coming to teach you about self-publishing.  They’ll be sharing their expertise in all areas of writing, publishing, design, distribution and marketing with you. If you are thinking about publication, either with a traditional publisher or as an independent, you won’t want to miss out on the wealth of information offered here. It will save you from making many of the blunders that plague novice authors and mark them as amateurs. There’ll also be plenty of time to answer your particular questions.

The panelists are:

  • Jim Shubin, Book Design
  • Lowry McFerrin, Publication and Print
  • Phil Cousineau, Writing and Marketing
  • Bill Petrocelli, Book Sales and Distribution (more…)
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Literary Salon: Brooke Warner

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Brooke Warner, author of What’s Your Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Get You from Inspiration to Published Author, editor, and publisher

Brooke Warner

Monday, February 4th, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

Do you dream about writing a book but second-guess yourself? Are you trying to finish a manuscript but can’t because you’re stuck with writers block? Have you finished a manuscript, shopped it around with no bites, and given up? Brooke Warner, author of What’s Your Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Get You from Inspiration to Published Author, editor, and publisher, will be coming to speak with all of you about just those issues. She will give advice to and answer questions from all those that aspire (more…)

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Literary Salon: Connie Hale

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Connie Hale, Author of Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing

Connie Hale

Monday, January 7th, 2013 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

We’re kicking off the new year with a great speaker.

Gambol, gallivant, or gallop over over to Book Passage in Corte Madera on Left Coast Writers® Literary Salon night to hear the Bay Area’s own  Constance Hale is going to impart her wisdom on the mechanics of writing.  We hope you will all be there!

Constance Hale is a San Francisco based journalist and author. Her three books on language and writing, (more…)

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Literary Salon: Ausbert de Arce and Petra Mason

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Ausbert de Arce (publisher) and Petra Mason (author, photographer, designer)

Petra and Ausbert

Monday, December 3rd, 2012 || 7pm
Book Passage || Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com

It’s the end of the year, and we have a special two-speaker salon this month! Our final literary salon speakers this year are Ausbert de Arce and Petra Mason. They will be discussing the benefits of self-publishing or creating a boutique press, taking from his extensive knowledge as a publisher and her knowledge as a published author.

Ausbert de Arce is the founder of Taschen America and Assouline Publications, and current head of the Rizzoli Studio program of the art publications division of Random House group. (more…)

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