Lotsa California Authors in the headlights this week. Among them:
• Patt Morrison goes to San Onofre tonight to debate nuclear power.
• Mark Arax goes to war over the Armenian Genocide with his boss at the LA Times.
• Sandra Tsing Loh goes on about safe speech.
• Peter Jackson goes to Hollywood to shop his screenplay for Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones.
• Michael Chabon goes everywhere with The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. A sampling: LAT, New York Magazine, The New York Times.
From CaliforniaAuthors editor Donna Wares, Great Escapes: Southern California is a collection of exceptional road trips with suggestions for the perfect books to take along. Highlights include first-person passages from Pico Iyer, T. Jefferson Parker, Judith Freeman, Veronique de Turenne and other great guides, plus cover images by renown photographer Rick Rickman. Learn more at Donna’s SoCal So Cool blog or buy yours here
It took a remarkable outpouring of generosity to make My California: Journeys by Great Writers a reality. This anthology of travel and adventure stories donated by 27 of California’s most talented writers benefits the beleaguered California Arts Council and writing programs for children statewide. Learn more about the project and author events at mycaliforniaproject.org or buy the book here.
Meet the authors of the California Authors Directory. Visit the directory to discover writers like Andrew Sean Greer, a San Francisco novelist whose latest book, The Story of a Marriage, was released this spring. Learn more and make the connection with Andrew and other exciting California talents in our author directory.
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