Nov
17
TVtrip
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“Ever check into a hotel after an eight hour flight from NY to London, and the picture of the room and hotel you saw on the hotel website does not resemble in the least what the room looks like in person?
“A website called TVtrip.com prevents these disasters and shockers. They have videotaped most of the better hotels in Europe, New York and Chicago (adding new cities on a regular basis), so you can see your next hotel in real time before you book it (with one click — to Expedia.com or Booking.com).”
Nov
17
Congratulations to Linda Jue
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Linda Jue, who was given a much-deserved award at the annual banquet for the NorCal chapter of Society of Professional Journalists for her outstanding service to the profession. And thanks to Joanna Biggar for letting us know about it.
Nov
17
Society of Professional Journalists
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“The Society of Professional Journalists (Improving and protecting journalism since 1909) is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry through the daily work of its nearly 10,000 members; works to inspire and educate current and future journalists through professional development; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press through its advocacy efforts.”
Nov
17
Art around the World
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sidra Stich’s Art-SITES “is a unique series combining art books and travel guides. User-friendly, each handbook is filled with in-depth commentaries and nitty-gritty details on art museums, top-notch galleries, pioneering exhibition spaces, cutting-edge contemporary architecture, film centers, vanguard public art, sculpture parks, art fairs, festivals and bookshops. Far beyond the usual coverage of museums and monuments, these handbooks offer an excitingly different way to explore cities and discover the hinterlands.
Nov
17
Grotto Classes
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| December 4, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
From the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto:
“GROTTO CLASSES RETURN! MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO MEET THE TEACHERS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
“The very popular Grotto classes are returning! Beginning the week of January 12, 2009, we’ll be offering weekly evening classes, as well as weekend workshops. Classes will cover every genre from fiction to non, muck-raking to memoir. Visit the Classes page of the Grotto website at http://www.sfgrotto.org for more information and to register. (These classes always fill early.) And remember, a Grotto class makes a fabulous holiday present!
Nov
17
Markets for Travel Writing
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Thanks to Camille Cusumano for forwarding this link to Brave New Travel’s list of more than 50 Travel Magazines that Want to Publish Your Writing. Links included.
Nov
17
Stepping back in time, along the hippie trail
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“It’s a novel way to chart the evolution of what for many young Australians has been a rite of passage for decades. Travel writer Brian Thacker is retracing the 1974 journey through South-East Asia of Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler using their original guidebook — based on information they collected during their adventure a third of a century ago — as his only reference.”
Read the November 9, 2008 article by Liz Porter in the Melbourne Age.
Nov
17
Venturing in Italy: Travels in Puglia, Land between Two Seas
November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
| December 14, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Editors Barbara J. Euser and Connie Burke will present their latest travel anthology, Venturing in Italy: Travels in Puglia, Land between Two Seas at Book Passage in Corte Madera at 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 14. Contributing writers will read segments from their stories about Puglia (the heel of Italy’s boot) and Barbara and Connie will present thirty slides of the region.
Local readers include Nancy Alpert, Connie Gutowsky, Tom Harrell, Laurie McAndish King, Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Ethel Mussen, and MJ Pramik. Out-of-town “celebrity readers” include Sandra Bracken, Annelize Goedbloed, and Carol Kelly
Join Us!
Nov
5
50 Social Sites That Every Business Needs a Presence on
November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
List, links, and short description of fifty sites for social and professional networking, bookmarking, job hunting, goal management, gadget networking, wiki building, traffic mapping, tutorial rating, network managing, and more. (But please don’t create a page for yourself on Wikipedia.)
Oct
23
Singlehanded Rower Erden Eruç
October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| November 6, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Rowing for Children: For those of you who have been keeping track of Erden Eruç’s progress as he rowed—singlehanded—from the waters off California to those off Papua New Guinea, you can hear a first-person account of the adventure at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon on November 6. Click on the link to learn more, or to RSVP.
From Erdun: “There will be dinner beginning at 6 p.m. and I will begin my presentation at 7 p.m. about my row across the Pacific Ocean from California shores to the Papua New Guinea waters…Â This singlehanded crossing by oars was especially meaningful for me since we raised about $47,000 for charity during that crossing to benefit the rural primary school children in regional boarding schools in Turkey.
Oct
23
Tango, an Argentine Love Story
October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| November 6, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
| November 21, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Tango, an Argentine Love Story, by Camille Cusumano will celebrate with several more Bay Area booksigning events. More info at Camille’s website.
- November 6, at 7:30 pm
Books Inc. in the Marina
2251 Chestnut Street
San Francisco - November 21st at 7:00 pm
Book Passage
Corte Madera
Oct
13
Guatemala: A Journey Through the Land of the Maya
October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| November 7, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
I’ve seen this book, and it’s beautiful. Hope you can join Kraig and Michael for the launch celebrations:
Kraig Lieb and Michael Shapiro celebrate the publication of Guatemala: A Journey Through the Land of the Maya. Lieb, a photographer for Lonely Planet, will show slides illuminating the land, traditions and celebrations of the Maya in Guatemala. Shapiro, who wrote the text for this pictorial book, will address questions about traveling to Guatemala and the best places to see there.
Two free venues:
Friday, Nov. 7, 7pm
Copperfield’s Books
138 N. Main St.
Sebastopol, Calif.
707-823-2618
Aug
26
Guatemala: A Journey Through the Land of the Maya
August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments
| November 8, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
FREE event: Kraig Lieb and Michael Shapiro celebrate the publication of Guatemala: A Journey Through the Land of the Maya with a book launch party at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Saturday, November 8. In addition to Michael’s evocative descriptions, the coffee-table book is filled with gorgeous photos. Lieb, a photographer for Lonely Planet, will show slides illuminating the land, traditions and celebrations of the Maya in Guatemala. Shapiro, who wrote the text for this pictorial book, will address questions about traveling to Guatemala and the best places to see there. More info on Michael’s website.
Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m.
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA